If I ever have a baby, the little rugrat will definitely be receiving a few of these typographic teething toys made by Little Alouette. The 5.25″ letters are made of locally sourced hardwoods and, if not left unfinished, are finished with organic flax seed oil. Bottom line: it’s never too early to introduce kids to typography!
Buy it for $20 at Little Alouette.
(Thank you, Amy!)
When it comes to wine, I’m definitely not a snob. Whether the bottle has a cork or a bottle cap or comes in a box, I’ll happily drink it. But here’s one reason to opt for the bottle cap version: It can serve as a tiny blank slate for creating some custom, hand-etched typography, like these little beauties made by Cindy Sheldan. She scratches whimsical phrases into the metal lids with an X-acto knife, turning what would otherwise be trash into art.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! In addition to devouring ridiculous amounts of turkey, stuffing and gravy today, I spent some time playing around with two new fonts from The Lost Type Co-Op: Lavanderia and Carton. So I came up with this Thanksgiving-inspired design in honor of all the tasty, tasty gravy I ate.
Possessing some technical typography knowledge is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it makes you a better designer (duh), but that razor sharp eye of yours inevitably spots every example of typography-gone-wrong that you encounter in your daily life. And in case you’re wondering…yes, bad typography can cause physical pain. So if you ever find yourself gasping at the kerning between a couple letters, then this Learn to kern t-shirt by Able Parris is for you.
Cheese or Font is a funny little game that my friend Amy tipped me off to. The premise is simple: You’re given a name and you have to decide whether it’s a type of cheese or a font. Try it out. It’s pretty entertaining.
Some of you may recall seeing the incredibly colorful Food of the Rainbow series by photographer Henry Hargreaves last summer. Well, Henry has done it again and much to my delight, he’s created an alphabet made entirely out of bacon! That’s one tasty typeface.
Beautiful filigree-style alphabet and number lollipops! Buy one of these typographic treats from VintageConfections.
(Via Vintage Me Oh My)
I’ve seen a lot of minimalist movie posters but these typographic posters by Patrik Svensson push minimalism to its limits. Cool, huh? I was stumped by the Usual Suspects design for a while but once I figured it out I thought it was a really clever idea. Here are a few of my favorites. Visit Patrik’s website, Prince Hat, to see them all, or check out his online store to purchase compilation posters.
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