tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616034752821566272009-11-09T17:28:48.045-08:00LetterologyLetters Are Symbols Which Turn Matter Into SpiritAbout Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.netBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-83523418857857443462009-11-09T15:33:00.000-08:002009-11-09T16:49:59.629-08:00It's Never Too Late to be PunctualAldus Manutius, the Venetian typographer and printer who gave us portable books and italic letters in the late 15th century, is also known to be the inventor of the semi-colon. (Wouldn't you like to have that on your resume!) Manutius also was an early proponent of using a period to indicate a full stop at the end of a sentence and a diagonal slash to represent a pause in reading. Consider About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-13545247864488418112009-11-05T22:52:00.000-08:002009-11-05T23:01:42.701-08:00Heavy MetalFind free stuff and great deals on metal revival fonts from ArchiveType. All fonts available in OpenType.About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-79763342227414851862009-11-05T18:26:00.000-08:002009-11-05T23:07:53.017-08:00A Font of KnowledgeWe're confronted everyday with typography. From advertising, road signage, instructions, books, media - yet how often do you stop to consider how most fonts are explicitly designed for reading and emotional effect? Listen to Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones talk about the design of their Gotham font and it's use as the font of Change and Hope during the Obama campaign. Learn about the About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-6560725459130988182009-10-28T23:13:00.000-07:002009-10-28T23:23:02.920-07:00El VeticaAt last, a t-shirt to celebrate the career of Mexico's only typographer/luchador. Get yours now at The Feed Store.About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-19412386109200162852009-10-24T10:40:00.000-07:002009-10-25T11:38:14.125-07:00Photographic High DramaPaolo Ventura on Winter Stories from Aperture Foundation on Vimeo.Italian photographer, Paolo Ventura is a virtuoso storyteller. He does it all with the aid of sophisticated small props, dramatic lighting and the meticulous detail of a magician. Using large format Polaroids with a minimal color palette, Ventura constructs dreamy, Fellini-inspired sets to recreate scenes of a war-torn Italy or theAbout Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-21330391008040380172009-10-15T09:08:00.000-07:002009-10-15T13:06:50.884-07:00Books While You WaitThe Espresso Book Machine - it gives new meaning to tall, short or skinny. Care for a tall tale, short story or a skinny novel? It can print and bind a perfect bound book in a matter of minutes. Look for the Espresso to be installed at nearby Third Place Books in Bothell this coming November. This machine is going to dramatically change the book publishing industry in the coming years. It's your About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-35606453243267212002009-10-14T22:52:00.000-07:002009-10-14T22:56:10.655-07:0020 Great Book Cover Designs From AIGA ArchivesAbout Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-63550760738811724162009-10-14T14:28:00.001-07:002009-10-14T14:33:23.743-07:00Blind Text GeneratorFor when Lorem Ipsum just doesn't get the message across.About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-1878447810911050212009-10-07T13:55:00.000-07:002009-10-07T19:49:40.196-07:00Where Old Art Supplies GoThe Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies looks like a glimpse of my art studio if someone turned it upside down and shook it all out. There is stuff in there I haven't used for decades, but I am unable to part with. Two of my favorite old tools happen to be very useful to the Bookbinder for fixing unsightly errors and book blunders. They are the fun little kneaded eraser, which you can disguise as a About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-20064249164376756132009-10-07T12:36:00.000-07:002009-10-08T00:20:02.452-07:00Daily Drop Capnitial caps are capital letters at the beginning of a chapter which are set larger than the rest of the text. They can be adjusted to make a raised cap, where they sit on the same baseline as the rest of text, or can be set below as a drop cap where they rest on the lines below. They can be very useful if chapters are not named or numbered and can alert the reader that a new chapter is beginning.About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-64317535483928733272009-09-30T14:07:00.000-07:002009-09-30T14:17:31.337-07:00Lessons to Live byFrom Jay B Sauceda at Public School are some lessons to live by. Welcome back students!About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-60653323162152200692009-06-08T20:12:00.000-07:002009-06-08T20:15:26.904-07:00So You Want Fries with that Logo?About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-61405260994517085302009-06-08T18:41:00.000-07:002009-06-08T20:15:50.286-07:00Say What?No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist. - Ludvig Von Beethoven (1770 - 1827)About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-78470742628744320592009-04-22T15:09:00.000-07:002009-04-22T15:36:41.882-07:00How to Nail an InterviewTip No. 17: Be honest but not too honest. Would you hire this guy? For more tips on how to nail a job interview, check this out.About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-62282512365668188012009-04-13T12:21:00.000-07:002009-04-13T18:01:12.103-07:00xType Culture ShowThe rules of engagement for my experimental typography class were an "about face" from classwork of the previous quarter teaching the fine typography skills required of book design. Here are just a few of the 37 great examples currently on exhibit in our school's art gallery through end of April. From the top: Emi Buckmaster: Ephemeral (Suminagashi) | Shinya Iwaki: Cityscape (Handmade About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-47492307187169754082009-03-26T22:59:00.000-07:002009-03-26T23:05:34.718-07:00Industrial TypographyI wonder if these letters pollute?About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-77670424788280038922009-03-16T23:06:00.000-07:002009-03-16T23:22:02.278-07:00Not My TypeIt's The Visual Enforcement Kit. Don't leave home without it.About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-39236676239158207082009-03-16T12:29:00.001-07:002009-04-13T16:49:44.943-07:00Antonio Frasconi ExhibitI just saw an exhibit of the master woodcut and poster artist, Antonio Frasconi at Davidson Galleries in Seattle's Pioneer Square and came away so inspired to learn the craft. Frasconi has illustrated many books including children's books and his work is in the collection of several major museums including MoMA, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco and the Brooklyn Museum. This is his first About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-29841190820017007442009-03-14T12:02:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:51:34.403-07:00TArtist, Marc Andre Robinson created the NYT's 15' tall blackletter "T", made entirely out of castoff chairs, for The New York TImes Style Magazine recently. Watch a time lapse video of the creation of Robinson's "T" here.About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-80311055556526102852009-02-23T10:32:00.000-08:002009-02-23T10:41:55.165-08:00Designing TypefacesThe question has often come up this quarter about how to design your own typefaces. My first thought is to ask, how experimental is this? Are you talking 26 letters, or 700 glyphs? A good place to begin would be to read this reference book, Designing Type by David Earls. Then sit down and begin drawing. Oh, and notice how the book title so nicely mimics the font in the title above it!About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-53111529185602274092009-02-23T01:12:00.000-08:002009-02-23T01:16:33.466-08:00Marian Bantjes Business CardShe just continues to amaze!About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-48260209662151764712009-02-18T18:45:00.000-08:002009-02-18T18:55:00.881-08:00Paper Letters of the Other KindLondon design consultancy, Johnson Banks, created a series of nice posters in the mid-nineties based entirely on letterforms made from folded or 'found' paper-related objects. Very inspired!About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-37934522935782245522009-02-09T15:43:00.000-08:002009-04-13T15:04:27.294-07:00CD Album Cover Artwork Assignment1. Go here and choose the third photo, no matter what it is, as your album cover.2. Go here and select the last four words of the very last quote as the title of your album.3. Go here and select the first article title on the page as the name of your band.4. On a separate layer, produce all the text as either handmade letterforms or altered digital fonts. Merge layers together to complete your About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-89029157086414864612009-02-02T12:04:00.000-08:002009-02-02T12:11:57.851-08:00The Pursuit of HappinessMaira Kalman is back on the nytimes.com blog with her charming handlettered paintings portraying her recent experiences at the inauguration in DC.About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861603475282156627.post-21237131970109743162009-01-31T11:09:00.000-08:002009-01-31T11:35:00.630-08:00The NoseThe Nose No. 18 (published, illustrated, and conceived by Seymour Chwast, and edited by Steven Heller) is now online for the first time. The Nose is a publication designed to draw attention to relevant social issues as well as trivial ones. Each 24 page issue is designed and illustrated by Seymour Chwast, lovingly handlettered in his most charming and endearing style. This issue is devoted to "About Letterologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954038527888594968kennardz@comcast.net0