Posts Tagged ‘typography’
Sans Comic Sans
Sunday, July 8th, 2007We all know how bad the font Comic Sans MS is. It is a font that is to be avoided at all costs. Even for a “comic book”-style typeface it falls short of the standard. There are plenty of better alternatives out there. And many are found at Ban Comic Sans, a site dedicated to putting the abhorrent font out of use. Here is a sample of free fonts that they offer.
Emigre’s Last Issue
Tuesday, November 8th, 2005Emigre has just published its last issue. As a graphic design student in the mid ’90s, I would pour over the magazine’s pages to seek creative inspiration. The experimental design magazine featured the fonts and layouts designed by the husband and wife team of Rudy Vanderlans and Zuzana Licko. Here’s in-depth coverage of the Berkeley-based company’s history. According to the e-mail announcement I received today, only the magazine will be discontinued.* Emigre the company “will happily continue on. (They) have much work left to do.”
*Back issues are sold here.
Zeldman Redesign
Monday, May 3rd, 2004The new Zeldman.com looks purty. What’s up with the femme fatales though? I see Jeffrey has employed the Clarendon/condensed-sans-serif typeface combination with this version. A popular choice indeed. I’ve used it here myself.