Beautiful Web Type »
A showcase of the best typefaces from the Google web fonts directory.
The project is also on Github.
January 30th 2012
Code Cards, by Matt Raw
The Egg Nog Arrays pack, $14, shown above, actually comes with one card each for Python, Ruby, PHP, and JavaScript. I’m notoriously bad at giving cards with my gifts, but I think I will be breaking that habit this year.
Side note: Interesting to see how many sites are starting to use Twitter’s Bootstrap framework.
Linus Dean’s hand-crafted typographic rugs are enough to make any type-loving designer swoon.
Video: Jonathan Hoefler at Pivot »
It’s a shame they decided to post this video with AIGA’s crummy video embed, so I can’t embed directly — but if you have any interest in typography today, click through and take 30 minutes out of your day to watch this. Informative, funny, and inspiring.
Collator, a Pay-What-You-Want font that is also available for web embedding. Distributed through Practice Foundry:
Practice Foundry is an independent type foundry and a collective space for showcasing the work of amateur type designers in Canada. Our goal is to create a stronger Canadian typographic presence.
Art of the Menu »
A collection of menu designs (as in a restaurant menu) with beautiful typography and design. I might recommend some favorite designs from Flux Labs.
American Flags Map from These Are Things ($99.00).
If you haven’t already check them out, Beautiful Swear Words is giving some really good type.
The top 10 open source web fonts »
A great selection here, some of which I hadn’t seen yet.
