Holiday greetings! Here's the latest scoop:
-- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Typeface as decoration: Thinking outside the alphabetical box
-- Typembrya
-- Homage to Velvet Touch Lettering -- Upcoming Typography Workshops -- Gourmet Typography Discount LAST MONTH -- The Type Studio now on Twitter
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. Most design software lets me
stretch and squeeze characters, but I'm not
sure how far is too far. Are there acceptable
parameters for distorting type? Check
it out...
Q. I'm bored with the look of digital fonts, even the ones that try to look grungy. Do I have other options? Check it out...
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Typeface as decoration: Thinking outside the alphabetical box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Type is usually meant to be read. But not
always! With a little imagination, you can
use many typefaces to create engaging
decorative elements. You can apply your
original ornamentation to just about
anything, from greeting cards and
announcements to posters, book covers and
editorial spreads. You can also use
decorative type elements effectively on the
Web and other dynamic applications.
Read
on...
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Typembrya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This short film shows a typographic mutation
of an ampersand, inspired by current
biotechnology methods. Created by Oded Ezer,
Typembrya is a personal homage to the
Mother
& Child logo, designed by the legendary Herb
Lubalin in 1967. Take
a look...
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Homage to Velvet Touch Lettering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Steve Heller's wonderfully nostalgic homage
to the transfer type of the pre-computer
(B.C.) era..."It was the wee hours of Monday
morning some months back when my computer
died while
I was designing a brochure that had to be
finished later that day. Without a computer
what could I do? Dependency is a horrible
thing. But rather than self-indulgently
wallow in misfortune, I walked over to a flat
file where I stored dozens of old press type
sheets."
Check it out...
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Upcoming Typography Workshops ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Every creative professional, including the
most seasoned designer, can benefit from
learning to communicate more effectively with
type. This workshop will give you the
expert-level typographic skills and
aesthetics necessary to visibly improve your
type. It will sharpen your eye and reignite
your passion for typography.Typography for Print: The Finer Points Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) Boston, MA Friday, January 8 If you'd like to see Gourmet Typography come to Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or any other city, let me know! Ilene
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Gourmet Typography Discount LAST MONTH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In today's competitive market, you need all
the edge you can get. Whether you are a
student or a professional, having strong
typographic skills should be at the top of your
list.Bring Gourmet Typography Training right to your company, school or organization! Workshops are customized for groups of any size and designed to fit your specific needs. Sessions are scheduled for your convenience - daytime, evenings or weekends. We will design a program customized for your particular requirements. ONSITE TRAINING: $300 off workshops booked through December. SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES: Special pricing, call 203.227.5929 for details. "I found your class to be the missing link in the field of graphic design. I have had type classes before and the content is mostly about the structure of fonts, word usage style and then how to see type as a design element. Very important classes, but not all inclusive. Having been in the field for over 16 years, I was surprised how much I learned and some of the practical information about what to do with fonts. Thanks again!" For more info, click here or call 203.227.5929.
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The Type Studio now on Twitter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I gave in to Twitter pressure. It's no
longer your teenager's social networking
tool, but a valuable source of education and
information for students, educators and
professionals of all kinds.Follow me at Twitter for the best of typographic rants, raves, reviews, and releases.
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