MetaFilter posts tagged with typography and illustration

Books, book bindings, and the death of the book

the man of twists and turns — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:23:30 -0800

Ever since something was invented to replace it, people have been predicting the end of the book: The Death Of The Book Through The Ages Books (specifically, in codex form) contain so much more than text on a page. Folios ( making a comeback!) have instructions on folding. (via) Codices provide opportunities for unique art forms like paper marbling, poetry, cover design (Previously) (and competition) (via), illustrations, and have inspired paintings. Some people are still hand-making books. Used books can have a deep effect on the casual browser. You can go to school for rare books, but it is a good idea to get a sense of what makes rare books valuable. (via) Take a look, it's in a book ... bindery. Running out of storage room? Try your staircase. Some people struggle to get the books they desire, while other have too many. Not for the squeamish: For unwanted books, there is no heaven. (a sometimes controversial practice) If you read a lot, you may find yourself taking on attributes of fictional characters. Or getting out of a Brazilian prison. Previously: The Frantic Career of the Eyes many links via the paris review

Beans and ?

sveskemus — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:01:14 -0800

Ampersand Food Groups by Dan Beckemeyer.

Hola hola hola, oatmeal and granola.

buriednexttoyou — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:54:29 -0800

You're breakfast. From Parra of Rockwell. NSFW, unless your work consists of gorgeous hand-drawn typography and voluptuous bird women cavorting together.

There Is

netbros — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:33:56 -0800

Sean Freeman is a UK-based illustrator and designer specializing in typography. For example, this piece, collaborated with fellow illustrator Pomme Chan. Don't miss the archive, including a little fish.

Andy Smith draws real good

Brandon Blatcher — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:01:15 -0800

Can't talk, too busy looking at Andy Smith's art and typography

I had always wanted to do this

Rinku — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:26:48 -0800

Make your handwriting into a font with Yourfonts. Download the PDF, draw your alphabet, scan and upload, then download the finished result. Examples. Via Drawn!