I Love Typography featured some of Maggie’s letterpress work in the “Sunday Type” post for April 21. We’re always excited when her work is recognized, but to be noticed by one of our favorite blogs is truly very flattering. You can check out more of Maggie’s letterpress work on her blog and at her Etsy [...]
I’ve mentioned political typography here before, and the Times blog piece linked below is just an extension of that discussion. What I want to draw your attention to is what I think might be the first ever appearance of Comic Sans in the gray lady: Change you better believe in. Thanks for the link, Maggie! [...]
This is a really clever way to evaluate whether a typeface suits the task: apply the text and type to a completely different context and see if it feels comfortable. Ask H&FJ | Hoefler & Frere-Jones
I’ve had this sitting in a tab in Firefox all week, with the intention to write something about it. Obviously that didn’t happen, but you should still check out "New Black Face" an in-depth study of two typefaces and how they became associated with African and African-American culture. But away from the white-controlled industries of [...]
Sans Comic Sans is written by Matt Raw in Brooklyn, NY.