Graphic designer Craig Rozynski developed the new, funkier take on Comic Sans. He describes the new font as aspiring "to be the casual script choice for everyone including the typographically savvy"; it looks like someone told Comic Sans to straighten up and put on a tie.

http://comicneue.com/

foolproof

I wasn't entirely sure what i was going to post today, until I came across these two posters. At first I thought it was just going to be another poster with overlaid text, which i'm seeing more and more. But even though these posters do have that, they are actually really well executed, in my opinion. The content is funny, the color choices are really well done and it just adds a sense of pride to how designers see some typefaces. These were made for april fool's day, so the designer is being a little overzealous about how "foolproof" these typefaces actually are, but i can find merit in some of the things she's written.

Enough Good Typography... what about the BAD?

Everyone keeps showing amazing examples of great typography and really effective info graphics.. but what about bad typography? Sometimes we need to look at the bad to realize the "what not to do" in typography.

I found this site stumbling around tying to find some terrible examples and this article made me laugh and cringe at the same time.

http://www.companyfolders.com/blog/worst-fonts-ever-11-examples-of-bad-typography-in-print

Everyone knows how deadly a typeface can be when used the wrong way, or just how using a bad typeface can destroy the whole message of the piece.

Oh... and if you ever thought Comic Sans might be a useable typeface for your next project (I really hope that thought has never been created in your mind) DONT.

If you need some more reassurance as to why not... please look at these iconic brands using Comic Sans and tell me how "iconic" they look after.

Aren't they lovely?! Hah...

Infographic that really sparked something in me!!

Just wanted to get my input of the info graphics in. I was torn between this and a poster that I stumbled across in search of fun album art done mostly with typography, as the John Mayer cover still resonates in my head as to how amazingly intricate the process was. This is however a poster on the negative effects of climate change, I found a bunch and thought I'd share one with the blog to get feedback. It speaks volumes about the smog effects. I love the birds and the feeling I get when I see a hawk circling or a robin on my fence. Although they aren't the only animals effected I'm convinced that they get it the worst.

http://good50x70.org/2011/2009-edition/climate-change/

Hoefler & Co is a type foundry in New York City run by Jonathan Hoefler. He achieved his greatest fame while working with Tobias Fere-Jones, under the name Hoefler & Frere-Jones from 2004 – 2014.

H&Co develops fonts for both the retail market and for individual clients. Clients include The New York Times, The Guardian, The Times, Esquire and The Guardian.

In 2009, Hoefler and Frere-Jones became the first typeface designers to be recognized by the National Design Awards.

“For 25 years, we’ve helped the world’s foremost publications, corporations, and institutions develop unique voices through typography. Our body of work includes some of the world’s most famous designs, typefaces marked by both high performance and high style. We work with brand leaders in every sector, developing original typefaces for print, web, and mobile environments, and licensing fonts from our library of more than one thousand designs.”

Visit www.typography.com for fonts by Hoefler & Co.

Typography Murals

I found these while looking through the creative bloq site. They are beautiful murals and really opened my eyes to the different ways and emotions that you can convey with using type! Worth a look!

http://www.creativebloq.com/computer-arts/5-breathtaking-typography-murals-51411638

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