tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68121712682151080882024-03-14T05:26:10.912-07:00TypezillaA comprehensive (and obsessive) look at typography in visual communicationsMarcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-31074093943919643372011-10-25T16:44:00.000-07:002011-10-25T16:46:54.729-07:00A font of shame<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="byline">Author, Simon Garfield wrote a really nice <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-garfield-fonts-20111023,0,2316884.story">piece</a> in the </span><span class="byline">L.A. Times </span><span class="byline">about his love for typography, and his (and others) disdain for the new London Olympics logo. I would have to agree, it really is a low point in design for the Olympic history. And once you see <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/2012-olympics-logo-lisa-simpson-giving-bart-head-4t5">what Lisa Simpson is doing to Bart</a>, you can't unsee it.</span></div>
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<span class="byline">Garfield, references the other logos, so I thought, let's take a look at the others and see how poorly this London one stacks up. Here's a <a href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/39-olympic-logos-from-1924-to-2012/">list</a> of every logo from the summer and winter Olympic games from 1924 to 2012.</span><span class="byline"> My personal fave is Athens. The blend of traditional with the handwritten logo is simply beautiful. </span></div>
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<br /></div>Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-36488709259135859222011-10-25T09:29:00.000-07:002011-10-25T09:32:18.906-07:00Typographer Ryan Gosling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lswwqbfQ1U1r4bj28o1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 478px; height: 637px;" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lswwqbfQ1U1r4bj28o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Smooth and handsome Gosling lays it <a href="http://typographerryangosling.tumblr.com/">down</a> for the ladies (and typographers).Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-35891476596930688592010-09-15T22:46:00.000-07:002010-09-15T22:51:07.001-07:00Awesome Poster from Vahalla Studios<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiU-E6uy6IR_LQC7n7nE34RCyhuNOANu7Tt6cd9XLN7m2BFgZLF2y09bQILRHJJuXsxj6SwBOWXPvSXg2F5_WObo9bMrXqUNfAsMpzRALG4LpcEwpFTo5IpBazBkKN_93jqrU4bEllTtk/s1600/Picture+13.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiU-E6uy6IR_LQC7n7nE34RCyhuNOANu7Tt6cd9XLN7m2BFgZLF2y09bQILRHJJuXsxj6SwBOWXPvSXg2F5_WObo9bMrXqUNfAsMpzRALG4LpcEwpFTo5IpBazBkKN_93jqrU4bEllTtk/s320/Picture+13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517384734590563250" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Check out the full size <a href="http://friendsoftype.thinkhost.com/shop/">here</a>. Love the gray on black printing.<br /><br />Props to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.WeHeartHandclaps.com">Migtastic</a> for the find.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-9618656932171121252010-07-26T11:38:00.000-07:002010-07-26T12:13:32.626-07:00A Field Guide To Typestaches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://uniqpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/typestaches_final.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1200px; height: 1600px;" src="http://uniqpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/typestaches_final.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Who doesn't love a <a href="http://uniqpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/typestaches_final.png">mustache</a> made out of type?!Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-21288144768887502972010-07-20T15:10:00.000-07:002010-07-20T16:32:45.892-07:00Inception Typeface = Gotham. How appropriate.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRXjVFK3yI_ee8HoMD8yy3XHh-TORH6Ys4InzdPJ1gB66pT3g_w2k7l_USwdPP_4e6AXKbLJiadF1rWLLfVo0gqiz68_2MduCafkU4rXc7uHyxZQVfgTwnSuD5wtgfbxQn_4S4_vsMbw/s1600/inception.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRXjVFK3yI_ee8HoMD8yy3XHh-TORH6Ys4InzdPJ1gB66pT3g_w2k7l_USwdPP_4e6AXKbLJiadF1rWLLfVo0gqiz68_2MduCafkU4rXc7uHyxZQVfgTwnSuD5wtgfbxQn_4S4_vsMbw/s400/inception.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496135364748451570" border="0" /></a><br />Seeing as Christopher Nolan's last two films dealt with Gotham city's caped crusader, I wonder if it was on purpose, or a happy accident that his following film uses the <a href="http://www.typography.com/fonts/font_overview.php?productLineID=100008">font</a> named after the flying bat's city. (This is the kind of stuff that keeps me awake at night)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blog.cartelagency.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/obamatypeface.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 343px;" src="http://blog.cartelagency.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/obamatypeface.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7BZ_bKZpcrfnoiXkoNhaeImosjH4ynbIcFyWCy1PbQBqrW3puR6b-Cs2VD3S8GT9KvyKzrjadIKfMY2L8zJMsHBIm0K5daxXooKYwwDbxcjQwOGYB9jp6WXPoBuqWkMHHggdxPtL2nk/s400/gotham.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7BZ_bKZpcrfnoiXkoNhaeImosjH4ynbIcFyWCy1PbQBqrW3puR6b-Cs2VD3S8GT9KvyKzrjadIKfMY2L8zJMsHBIm0K5daxXooKYwwDbxcjQwOGYB9jp6WXPoBuqWkMHHggdxPtL2nk/s400/gotham.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />BTW, the film was one of the best I've seen in years. I can't wait to see it again.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-70654008194263412212010-07-10T11:10:00.000-07:002010-07-10T11:12:49.599-07:00Someone's been drunk blogging with Comic Sans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/lebron-james-comic-sans1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 220px;" src="http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/lebron-james-comic-sans1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.htmlMarcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-7824197613447856792010-06-23T09:56:00.000-07:002010-06-23T09:59:50.026-07:00Unintentionally Dirty Font Fails<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.asylum.com/media/2010/06/ornerybookwormflickr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 247px;" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.asylum.com/media/2010/06/ornerybookwormflickr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.asylum.com/media/2010/06/megaflicks.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 247px;" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.asylum.com/media/2010/06/megaflicks.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />As always, be careful out there when choosing typefaces. More <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/22/11-hilarious-font-fails/">here</a>.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-61854716275731630362010-06-21T21:49:00.000-07:002010-06-21T21:57:34.611-07:00Beautiful Words Written in Knives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDetx18NhkZFsCP_3ckCOQqSx8j53JbgwaJbCtDNM2Bj6XSTlwdxZTNOsxR_639cSzNnhNO5J-CQ2hLhhK_CQAN7QDwYMGfFK_zEnwbVWzbMIoLdNSC8DjU-b7jABRaXaaUZrqL5D4V3Y/s1600/116897648.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDetx18NhkZFsCP_3ckCOQqSx8j53JbgwaJbCtDNM2Bj6XSTlwdxZTNOsxR_639cSzNnhNO5J-CQ2hLhhK_CQAN7QDwYMGfFK_zEnwbVWzbMIoLdNSC8DjU-b7jABRaXaaUZrqL5D4V3Y/s320/116897648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485456528539655906" border="0" /></a>Thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/rebrivved">Rebecca Rivera</a> for sharing this. "<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">Saw this in Paris. The words are written with knives." </span></span></span>I love it. (click to enlarge)Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-58504213490147206802010-06-17T11:00:00.000-07:002010-06-17T11:04:20.650-07:00I'm Comic Sans, Asshole.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.asdlabs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/asdlabs-no-comic-sans.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 420px; height: 417px;" src="http://www.asdlabs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/asdlabs-no-comic-sans.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Thanks to <a href="http://www.wehearthandclaps.com/">Miguel</a> and <a href="http://www.donlupo.com/">Don</a> for sending me this. This is rich. (BTW, I still hate you Comic Sans)<br /><br />http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/monologues/15comicsans.htmlMarcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-91265856301650185772010-06-06T12:02:00.001-07:002010-06-06T12:15:00.689-07:00Concert Posters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG4/LCDSoundsystem.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 600px;" src="http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG4/LCDSoundsystem.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG4/SheHim_Oakland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 600px;" src="http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/mcnail/OMG4/SheHim_Oakland.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Love the simplicity and design of these beautiful <a href="http://omgposters.com/2010/06/02/a-whole-new-batch-of-concert-posters-from-the-small-stakes/">concert posters</a>. HT to <a href="http://www.wehearthandclaps.com/">Miguel</a> for the awesome find.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-7287864513901767552010-04-09T15:06:00.000-07:002010-04-09T15:09:34.800-07:00Old School Type Love/Hate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/futura_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 580px;" src="http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/futura_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/futura_2.jpg"><br /></a>Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-60980863438856646342010-03-25T12:18:00.000-07:002010-03-25T12:24:58.468-07:00United Weights of Helvetica<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://teejunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/helvetica-300x300.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://teejunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/helvetica-300x300.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sweet. It's about time the weights of Helvetica were united. Thanks to <a href="http://www.wehearthandclaps.com/">Miguel</a> for the find. Buy the <a href="http://teejunkie.com/2010/03/24/yet-another-well-worth-owning-typographical-t-shirt/">shirt</a> here.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-45611226310243082272010-03-17T22:49:00.000-07:002010-03-17T22:52:19.709-07:00Typefaces and Dogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyp8jgYJy31qbnss7o1_500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 490px; height: 700px;" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyp8jgYJy31qbnss7o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>HT to <a href="http://www.donlupo.com/">Don Lupo</a> for the find.<br />More <a href="http://lebowitz.net/typefaces-matched-with-dog-breeds-via-flavorp">here</a>.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-88884849712675299272010-03-08T22:39:00.000-08:002010-03-08T22:45:01.236-08:00Beautiful Graffitti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sodapopgirl.net/wp-content/uploads/Ripo-480x270.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 270px;" src="http://www.sodapopgirl.net/wp-content/uploads/Ripo-480x270.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.sodapopgirl.net/art/ripo-street-art/">Beautiful street art</a>. 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His parents were creatives that brought him at an early age to galleries and museums.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-4579625815299032202010-03-03T21:00:00.000-08:002010-03-03T21:01:39.631-08:00Star Wars vs. Saul Bass<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z25t-PQDn5A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z25t-PQDn5A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-90826219973805393812010-02-11T23:32:00.000-08:002010-02-11T23:34:39.124-08:00French Fry "A"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img131.yfrog.com/img131/994/69682874.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 525px; height: 700px;" src="http://img131.yfrog.com/img131/994/69682874.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Via Jessica Hische http://twitter.com/jessicahische/status/8824374345Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-21379690266704014542010-01-31T21:41:00.000-08:002010-01-31T21:59:50.306-08:00My message in a bottleI recently took part in a quickie <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/lost/final-season-sweepstakes">quiz</a> online that asked 8 or so questions about ABC's Lost. I managed to get them right, so they sent me (and 814 others) the below package. A note and a flash drive with a movie clip on it. I was under the assumption that the footage was exclusive, but looking on the ABC <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/lost/index">website</a>, the clip was there, too. So, I'm guessing the exclusivity was the message, "Nothing's Irreversible." Which sounds a lot like an Adidas <a href="http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/media/223/20070404-impossible_adidas06.jpg">tagline</a>.<div><br /></div><div>At any rate, I can't wait for the final season.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, the video on the flash drive was 102 MB. Would've been cool if it was 108. (Nerd Level: Rising...)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ60d5m3hdmLMMF0Sglw4VFbUicLVoO9DkNWqNgOvRm6DvY7BWyNZIKWccoi3lfeFbr2YDkMGOh6gj5T2SVr97ZR4NoT6ebeCoc3m8AKAWTYRMDhyphenhyphenfSif5IsK4WsYpfLh5ncxpu7Gjy34/s1600-h/IMG_8280.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ60d5m3hdmLMMF0Sglw4VFbUicLVoO9DkNWqNgOvRm6DvY7BWyNZIKWccoi3lfeFbr2YDkMGOh6gj5T2SVr97ZR4NoT6ebeCoc3m8AKAWTYRMDhyphenhyphenfSif5IsK4WsYpfLh5ncxpu7Gjy34/s400/IMG_8280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433146483819798898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLdyh3jTsmDKTppYjBqoryns874tf3j5clHO2lUkXHyy1zFvb-hy9W-ClrQ_FlDplKbMvSLIEkdwmWjPFPHjRFOGdDyjsqmtZPucoPgVQddk7RftKvjG_Fys8LCabAIUmByndhaxkcWY/s1600-h/IMG_8282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLdyh3jTsmDKTppYjBqoryns874tf3j5clHO2lUkXHyy1zFvb-hy9W-ClrQ_FlDplKbMvSLIEkdwmWjPFPHjRFOGdDyjsqmtZPucoPgVQddk7RftKvjG_Fys8LCabAIUmByndhaxkcWY/s400/IMG_8282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433146725732885650" /></a></div><br /><br />Oh, and for the typophiles that follow this blog for typography stuff, the Lost logo looks like a variation on Impact, and the note is illustrated.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-67572438012582579022010-01-25T16:17:00.000-08:002010-01-25T16:25:51.440-08:00Helveticookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/25/helveticookies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/25/helveticookies.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mmmm, I could eat a whole stanza's worth.<br /><br />I'm curious how the "O", "D", "B", "R", "P" and "Q" cookies handle the counter (empty space inside the stroke). Created by graphic designer, <a href="http://beverlyhsu.com/cookies.html">Beverly Hsu</a>.<br /><br />HT to the magnificent <a href="http://www.donlupo.com/">Don Lupo</a> for the findMarcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-2157948092803561242010-01-18T20:35:00.000-08:002010-01-18T20:49:18.701-08:00Interesting Letterhead pieces<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw12pf0x2v1qac511o1_500.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 630px;" src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw12pf0x2v1qac511o1_500.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvmvmgTi3u1qac511o1_500.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 656px;" src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvmvmgTi3u1qac511o1_500.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvu62dQaxv1qac511o1_r1_500.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 656px;" src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvu62dQaxv1qac511o1_r1_500.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw6mxnTqGa1qac511o1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 650px;" src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw6mxnTqGa1qac511o1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />A writer friend of mine, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/robert.manley?ref=ts">Robert Manley</a> found this and thought his AD friends would find it interesting.<br /><br />One word: yes.<div><br /></div><div>here's the rest <a href="http://www.letterheady.com/">here</a>.</div>Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-50143678712211273912010-01-04T22:18:00.000-08:002010-01-04T22:33:32.974-08:00Avatar and the worst possible font choice. PapyrusI saw Avatar this weekend. And while the story was decent, the action was amazing and the special effects were mind-blowing, I don't understand why James Cameron chose the single worst typeface ever, <a href="http://www.ihatepapyrus.info/blog/">Papyrus</a>. Was Comic Sans not loaded in the designers' computer?<br /><br />He uses it as the main logo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FogHmGZX1yuSQ6NkXHNhPzAs7bOnK2LhBsd9-4pxvTddBj7fysCnnedsifzGHWddJMwLQBlfsYuv2RJYePAurM3_UgMZKxVq-fhZOC7bnMevesgkjGBtTeYIKtxTVs_xp9_3H7Pbbgk/s1600-h/avatar-poster1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FogHmGZX1yuSQ6NkXHNhPzAs7bOnK2LhBsd9-4pxvTddBj7fysCnnedsifzGHWddJMwLQBlfsYuv2RJYePAurM3_UgMZKxVq-fhZOC7bnMevesgkjGBtTeYIKtxTVs_xp9_3H7Pbbgk/s320/avatar-poster1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423137813055214978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylCGVpe6Sr5mDTvF2xjn42nJ7AGo43itkd4w5hpzMtAQQ6K8jJUptq2m6jzlXEc6l4FdiGIG4Q87VzP7__aRnUK7n0TQh1IIxSZfsUH1y8EkoWYPC9GoVXzooL4ICP7WGtEQ1oxQR1UU/s1600-h/Avatar_title.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylCGVpe6Sr5mDTvF2xjn42nJ7AGo43itkd4w5hpzMtAQQ6K8jJUptq2m6jzlXEc6l4FdiGIG4Q87VzP7__aRnUK7n0TQh1IIxSZfsUH1y8EkoWYPC9GoVXzooL4ICP7WGtEQ1oxQR1UU/s320/Avatar_title.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423137974352942530" /></a><br /><br />And as subtitles throughout<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnB7cfAM6r6D9-UEWdMZffr4U3XbpSkMudWevXyDGM-ZZz9p1PeTKYm2pxjxvoqFTFvwBKMjiagbU1ntX_CBvlG5B63C7S8umHpWRT5VG6ieqm4uqgSwX2O9tbUWeYlNutKYEat2yZS0/s1600-h/Avatar_subtitles1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnB7cfAM6r6D9-UEWdMZffr4U3XbpSkMudWevXyDGM-ZZz9p1PeTKYm2pxjxvoqFTFvwBKMjiagbU1ntX_CBvlG5B63C7S8umHpWRT5VG6ieqm4uqgSwX2O9tbUWeYlNutKYEat2yZS0/s320/Avatar_subtitles1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423137227502583346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A mini Twitter <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5430268/i-spent-300-million-on-this-movie-and-all-i-got-were-these-lousy-papyrus-subtitles">revolt</a> has begun, understandably. This film cost gazillions to make. They could've at least dropped some coin on a type designer to create a custom font. Shows how little respect the world of typography gets.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-5739487899089646832009-12-17T16:51:00.001-08:002009-12-17T16:53:26.874-08:00Type T-Shirts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.whitezine.com/images/timthumb.php?src=http://www.whitezine.com/images/big_thumb_typotee.jpg&h=380&w=580&zc=1&q=100"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 580px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.whitezine.com/images/timthumb.php?src=http://www.whitezine.com/images/big_thumb_typotee.jpg&h=380&w=580&zc=1&q=100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Cool shirts. Check out more <a href="http://www.whitezine.com/en/graphic/typo-tees-by-tomek-koszyk.html">here</a>.Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-43811285187375528642009-12-08T15:37:00.000-08:002009-12-08T15:40:28.203-08:00Superman/Batman Public Enemies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/11/23/superman-batman-public-enemies/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvOOwq5-0WNrbZl8bv-UH6Y_Ca3KnmQzUnpwekcOKAZHL_6X4OSnWpPYzHw9PKxy710wZg667-aYVJ85R0EKBcYEcS878ZKhCXzDHNJ3WuDivdXtwc_A2ulVl1_jJ6mi1H49XBWkUOmA/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413013835798933778" border="0" /></a>Love the title treatment for this. Via <a href="http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/11/23/superman-batman-public-enemies/">Art of the Title Sequence</a>Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-50432330218851919162009-11-20T12:14:00.000-08:002009-11-20T12:20:57.795-08:00So Disappointed - Brothers TypefaceWhy is it that studios market a film with a killer type treatment and then when it's time for trailers and the actual movie, they resort to boiler plate, status quo <a href="http://typezilla.blogspot.com/2008/12/curious-case-of-benjamin-button.html">boringness</a>?<br /><br />Case in point, "Brothers". The typeface on top is used in the one-sheets and obviously, the site. Love the disjointed cut style on the bottom.<br /><br />But the trailer has the old stand-by. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/trajanfilmposter/">Trajan</a>. What gives?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiUPraCh0nEFGBYwRqddRxjc__dE_0KU8zyfs0AkvDt8K_1V56g_S7anqvjSocsOnmBQ4wQwMXA2noPnYWHS_cOXGZrZUcynisyatl9t6h6wwVP6-adzj61H2kH7Iv8u1px7Qg4JqbcA/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiUPraCh0nEFGBYwRqddRxjc__dE_0KU8zyfs0AkvDt8K_1V56g_S7anqvjSocsOnmBQ4wQwMXA2noPnYWHS_cOXGZrZUcynisyatl9t6h6wwVP6-adzj61H2kH7Iv8u1px7Qg4JqbcA/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406282803703717506" border="0" /></a>Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-11847225199119910902009-11-11T07:31:00.000-08:002009-11-11T07:37:54.256-08:00Franklin Gothic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiuPN7i-Prw_2mTPPPN43YFoa7yze_0j0Js8eJraIJNIWMR_7VpyGs4GGrjDRcq98ZeRZAoKqGLrI5RBPsSSMWdJ9_zRp8Tn9F_nkRA9ZVcadaOz5IqIlBtJVRU1PttJMCZXCuJxAX00/s1600-h/11042_1272865583525_1286460950_30750154_8036133_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiuPN7i-Prw_2mTPPPN43YFoa7yze_0j0Js8eJraIJNIWMR_7VpyGs4GGrjDRcq98ZeRZAoKqGLrI5RBPsSSMWdJ9_zRp8Tn9F_nkRA9ZVcadaOz5IqIlBtJVRU1PttJMCZXCuJxAX00/s320/11042_1272865583525_1286460950_30750154_8036133_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402869275604765842" /></a><br /><br />HT to <a href="http://www.wehearthandclaps.com/">Miguel</a> for the findMarcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812171268215108088.post-76029447061444894232009-09-30T21:24:00.000-07:002009-09-30T21:35:12.329-07:00Kick Ass Zombieland logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.filmshaft.com/images/2009/08/Zombieland-Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 587px; height: 524px;" src="http://www.filmshaft.com/images/2009/08/Zombieland-Logo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Check out how not all the letters are the same type of neon. Love it. It reminds me of an uber-extreme version of the Picturehouse logo. <br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xLafXdA6bLc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xLafXdA6bLc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />And taking some visual cues here<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/Pixies-Bossanova.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 300px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/Pixies-Bossanova.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And here<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aop_7Q3PoW0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aop_7Q3PoW0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183889024698684486noreply@blogger.com2