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Typography and Lettering in the Old Town of Vilnius

Tomas — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:02:05 +0000

The idea to write this post came from many “live” typography examples in various blogs from all around of world. I’m quite a big fan of “live” typography posts. It’s always interesting to see what kind of typography you can find in others cities. Letters tell the story about the city history, culture and age.

So today I will give you an opportunity to have a look at the ”live” typography examples from the beautiful Old Town of Vilnius. If you love typography and have never been in Vilnius I think you’ll find this post interesting.

If you have a post like this and want to share it, send me a link to your blog. I would love to see it.

If you want to know more about Vilnius you can read it here and here.

PBS Arts: Off Book on Typography

Tomas — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:17:20 +0000

PBS Arts: Off Book is a web-based series that explores cutting edge art and the people that make it. The 13 episode series focuses on the process, motivation and meaning of a new generation of artists. A new episode of Off Book launches every other Wednesday on PBS Arts.

In episode 2 of Off Book, typeface designers Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones outline the importance of selecting the right font to convey a particular feeling. Graphic designer Paula Scher talks about building identity in messaging, while Eddie Opara uses texture to create reaction. Infographic designers Julia Vakser and Deroy Peraza map complicated data sets into digestible imagery, mixing color, graphics and type.

You can follow PBS Arts: Off Book on http://pbsarts.tumblr.com/

Robin Nicholas, Creator of Arial Typeface, Comments On Web Fonts

Tomas — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:22:38 +0000

Video of Robin Nicholas, creator of Arial, discussing his creative inspirations, favourite typefaces and thoughts on the evolution of fonts.