Friends of Graphic Design at PSU

MoMA and Digital Type

Jason Kottke (of kottke.org) has a brief Q&A with Johnathan Hoefler (of HF&J, makers of all those beatiful typefaces we love to steal use with proper student licensing) about the recent acquisition of four of their typefaces into their permanent collection. Lots of interesting information in a few short paragraphs:

 

Kottke: Three of the four H&FJ typefaces acquired by MoMA are available for purchase on your web site. Did they just put in their credit card info and voila? Or was there a little more to it?

Hoefler: MoMA's adopting the fonts for their collection was much more complex than buying a copy online (and not only because Retina, one of our four, isn't available online.) I should start by stating that you can never actually "buy fonts" online: what one can buy are licenses, and the End-User License that surrounds a typeface does not extend the kinds of rights that are necessary to enshrine a typeface in a museum's permanent collection. The good news is that H&FJ has become as good at crafting licenses as we have at creating typefaces, an unavoidable reality in a world where fonts can be deployed in unimaginable ways. This was a fun project for our legal department.

Read the whole thing here...

Design your own alphabet contest sponsored by Veer!

Hey y'all! I know its busy time with mid-terms and all, but if you need a theraputic creative project, you can always enter the Design*Sponge/Veer contest! There is a $500 prize (plus Veer credits!), and you can submit as many designs as you want! The deadline is November 9, 2010 - 10pm EST. Find more info below, and any other details here.

Here are the details:

• Contest: Design Your Own Alphabet!
• Description: Design your own alphabet (all 26 letters, numbers are optional) and provide a sample of the alphabet letters spelling the name of your font (no length requirement) using your alphabet letters. You may submit digital or hand-drawn designs.
• Details: What do you need to turn in? Images of all 26 letters. You can combine them into one JPEG (which must be at least 500 pixels wide) or submit a zip file of all 26 letters as separate JPEGS. In addition, you must use your letters to spell the name of your alphabet. There is no length requirement for the name, but be creative and use it as a chance to see what your letters would look like together!
• Due Date: All entries must be received by 10pm EST November 9th, 2010. (I wanted to make sure everyone has time to dive into this project and design something they really love!)
• How to Enter: Send your email to SUBMISSIONS AT DESIGNSPONGE DOT COM with the subject line “Alphabet Contest”.
• What to Include in Your Email: Your full name, phone number and email address (this will only be used to contact you in the event that you are a finalist and for no other purpose). In addition to your contact information, you need to include the 26 alphabet letters and your custom alphabet name spelled in your letters. You can send this as a single JPEG or a zip file of individual files measuring at least 500 pixels wide. Please attach files, do not embed them into the email body.

*Please note: neither Veer nor Design*Sponge will have any ownership of these designs*

Read more at Design*Sponge http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/10/design-your-own-alphabet-contest-500-prize.html#ixzz13hf2uuuA

Good luck!

Heads Up! InDesign Workshop coming soon!

 

Do you wish you could work quicker in InDesign? Have you ever found yourself building everything in Illustrator and moving it to InDesign? Does it take you forever to work through an InDesign document while others seem to zip through? How often do you use shortcuts?

Well, wait no longer! Friends of Graphic Design presents the first InDesign workshop.  Key commands and shortcuts, text formatting, image manipulation, and much more will be covered. This workshop is for helping beginners become more comfortable and savvy with InDesign. The workshop is Friday, March 12th, from noon - 2:30PM. Sign up will be posted here, Friday, March 5th at Noon. There are spots for 20 people. Hope to see you there!

Printable 3D font? OH YES.

This is too clever. Here's a free (for personal use) font where each character is a cutout schematic. Hit print, apply scissors and glue, and you've got 3D type!

How cool is that? How might you use this in your next project?

Link: "Punched Out" at dafont.com

Hans out

Type + Dessert = DELICIOUS!

Someone has been spying on my dreams. Check out this typographical cookbook from Woodward Design- a limited edition of 500!

TYPOPHILE 5 OPENING CREDITS

Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles from Brent Barson on Vimeo.

My friend Dana sent this to me; maybe you've already seen it? If not, watch it! If you have, hey, watch it again!

Daily Drop Cap

essica Hische is a prolific maker of type. She has made a name for herself creating beautiful type and illustrations for clients such as Chronicle Books, O Magazine, Wired Magazine and the New York Times. Her new project is a delightful one: drawing a drop cap each and every day. She has also worked with Louise Fili! Here is a link to a great article about Jessica Hische in Print Magazine.  Don't forget! Jessica will be part of our Show & Tell Skype lecture series on December 3! Awesome!

FRIENDS OF TYPE

I think we should be friends of these friends of type.

My roommate sent this to me. Another site to get hopelessly lost in!