Chocolate letterpress set in SS Fago Normal. Reminds me of a Gerard Unger, when he described the difficulties associated with creating chocolate letters.
Printing a book in 1947
Printing a book in 1947. It’s pretty awesome to watch all of the machinery in action. The typesetting aspect is different these days (no more hot metal) but the books still need to be printed, trimmed and bound.
Long Duration Love Affair
Long Duration Love Affair highlights a number of beautiful abstract photos resulting from NASA‘s LDEF project.
Belfast Signage & Lettering
Here’s a small photoset (slideshow) featuring lettering and signage from Belfast. I particularly liked the Fishing & Tackle and the Tyrone Produce signs.
A Layperson’s Guide to Design
On Emil Ruder
A Brief History of Emil Ruder, an introduction to one of the founders of the International Typographic Style and proponent of the grid.
Cover stories
Three authors and their cover designers, an essay from Stephen Heller.
Annie gets her shot
How videogames blind us with science
How videogames blind us with science or how kids are using the scientific method to learn a game’s world mechanics.
Palin’s Travels
Palin’s Travels features the complete texts from each of Michael Palin’s travel journals, as well as photos, guides and maps. His series of travel documentaries are some of my all-time favourites.