Typography Inspiration: 20 Creative Examples
An Anonymous Reader made us aware of a delightful discourse featured on Web Design Ledger. A sample follows:
The word typography, from the greek word typos, is the art and technique of arranging type. And I have to agree that arranging typography is an art. Some designers have the right skill to transform normal type in inspiring and eye candy pieces. We decided to gather a list with inspiring examples of typography from three […]
John Cranston’s Funny or Die interstitials
Betty emailed us this notable submission from the folks at Motionographer. A selection follows:
John Cranston (aka Visual Creatures) brought you these delicious celebration of retro mo-graph. Enjoy! Posted on Motionographer
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An Anonymous Reader found us this notable piece of writing found on AdFreak. A passage reads:
Latch on to the news of the day and—voila!—an ad campaign appears. W Hotels, nimble in its marketing and liberal in its thinking, just launched a “Right to Unite” package that's perfectly timed for the summer tourist season and New York's newly passed same-sex marriage bill. At W properties in New York, couples can get a car service to and from City Hall (or upgrade with festivities at the hotel), a “Right to Unite” Flip camera to document the nuptials, champagne, cake, dress and/or suit spiffing, and a hotel suite. (Honeymooners who want a tropical getaway can also check out the W Vieques in Puerto Rico.) Expect many more marketing messages and offers like this, as New York becomes the sixth state to recognize same-sex unions. In fact, NYC & Co., the city's official tourism agency, is already at work on a global marketing campaign called “NYC I Do” to promote the city as the top gay-wedding destination in the U.S. Love, humanity, consumerism! Ain't it sweet?
25 Examples of Capital Letters Usage in Web Design
Ronald highlights this topical treatise posted on Web Design Ledger. An excerpt follows:
Letter case – in orthography and typography is the distinction between the larger majuscule (capital, caps, upper-case, upper case, or uppercase) and smaller minuscule (lower-case, etc.) letters. The usage of capital letters can have different meanings – in emails CAPS can sound rude, but when used properly, especially in web design they can be pretty […]