Comments on: You Are My Type

You Are My Type

netbros — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:23:09 -0800

The Ministry of Type is a weblog about type, typography, lettering, calligraphy and other related things. The FontFeed, from the folks at FontShop, is a daily dispatch of recommended fonts, typography techniques, and inspirational examples of digital type at work in the real world.

Articles of interest in the archives include: Passenger and pedestrian symbols created in the early 20th Century; as part of the Isotype project set up by Otto Neurath to provide information to the often-illiterate proletariat. Central to banknote designs are Guilloche patterns, which can be created mechanically with a geometric lathe, or more likely these days, mathematically. Travel posters promoting travel to exotic eras and destinations, such as the Crimson Canyons of Mars, Tranquil Miranda, or the Winter Wonderland of the Ice Age. It's not just the latest font technology, but also the most advanced, poised to replace the old TrueType and PostScript formats. Embrace the open type hype. The best contemporary handwriting typefaces in various writing styles — from print to cursive, simple to swashy. Sometimes, flat just doesn't cut it, and we need to find other, more attractive ways to present designs. Tutorial: Photorealistic Perspective

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:27:22 -0800

Type posts are the best posts.

By: flippant

flippant — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:35:35 -0800

I love the layout of that site. Love. Clean, simple, consistent. Excellent use of the grid. The content is great as well :)

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:43:25 -0800

No! Must... not... buy... more... retro-futuristic posters!

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:46:04 -0800

Type posts are the best posts. Which type posts?

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:54:37 -0800

No Alvy, it was a command. "posts are the best posts."

By: stavrogin

stavrogin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:56:14 -0800

You know how to play mefi like a fiddle. Favorite whore!

By: ricochet biscuit

ricochet biscuit — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:59:54 -0800

"Type-type posts," he typed in his post.

By: CCBC

CCBC — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:17:52 -0800

Helveticake.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:20:49 -0800

Those posters make me nostalgic for the future.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:30:52 -0800

Ministry of Type is a favorite of mine, but I hadn't seen FontFeed before- many thanks!

By: ocherdraco

ocherdraco — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:51:16 -0800

I love the Ministry of Type. Love love love.

By: puffmoike

puffmoike — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:23:38 -0800

If you truly love type then it's hard to go past I Love Typography