"Typocalypse"

Amazing.

Design rocks

Recent poster design for the Archaeology Centre at the University of Toronto

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The more you know: Know your type

I was only going to post one of these, but they're so great, you should see at all of them! (via)

Meet Clarendon:

-created by Robert Besley in 1845

-based on Antique and Egyptian slab serifs; now considered a style of its own

-popularized in the era of wood type and the Wild West; ubiquitous use in 'Wanted' posters

Meet DIN:

-stands for Deutsches Institut für Normang (German Institute for Standardization)

-created in 1905 for the Prussian railways; redrawn by D. Stempel AG and released as DIN in 1923; adopted in 1936 by Germany government and renamed DIN 1451; polished in 1995 by Albert-Jan Pool and renamed FF DIN

-widely used today for its lean, geometric lines

Meet Futura:

-created by Paul Renner between 1924 and 1926

-based on the Bauhaus philosophies of simple geometric forms and proportions

-one of the most used sans serif fonts today

Meet Gill Sans:

-designed by Eric Gill in 1928

-inspired by Johnston font; based on classic roman proportions

-called the "Helvetica of England"

Meet Gotham:

-designed by Tobias Frere-Jones and Jonathan Hoefler in 2000 for GQ magazine

-based on post-war signage and lettering around New York City

-after GQ's exclusive license ended, it became hugely popular, most recently during Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign

-deemed by USA Today as the "font of the decade"

Nostalgia

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Stereotypes made FUN!

Found these kids in The National Post years ago, and always loved them.

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Memories, 1966

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We will no longer be seen and not heard.

Barbara Kruger's Untitled, 1985

Making words move

Kid at heart.

Melissa & Doug Alphabet Stamp Set

Turn it down!

Shhh... Cards from Coudal Partners