TYPE: Past and Present |
FONT Sources |
DESIGN Zines |
The Alphabet Fontbonne University typoGRAPHIC Evolution of Alphabets. Great visual, take a look. Cary Graphic Arts Collection: the premier library on the history and practice of printing. Counterspace: dedicated to type and its history. Fascinating timeline. On Fonts: Typehead Chronicles Delightful stop animation of type and letterpress printing. F O N
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for font management / PC platform Font-related
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An inspirational site of gorgeous fonts and designs: Veer.com My
Fonts House Industries LetterPerfect **Emigre p22 Go to **LetterSeries and read about the history of your favorite letter(s). Sending a Love Letter? Linotype Retro Fonts & Clip Art Foundries
and Fonts on the Web Peachpit Press: Robin's comments on Helvetica
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Typophile The Design & Publishing Center T R A
D E • Communication
Arts How
Magazine **Before
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Magazine Step Inside Design design from the inside out. J U S T • F O R • F U N the Alphabet Book Henrich Weustoff: Watch the intro to see beautiful art with wooden and copper letters. SF Gallery Opening: Type of Karmic Formation, Laurie Szujewska, of Ensatina Press, Penngrove. |
TYPE Designers |
USING a Search Engine |
BARB & Friends |
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Hermann
Zapf: Margo
Chase Don
Barnett Calligraphy
Centre |
Use **Google (or your favorite search engine) right now to look up info on something you are curious or passionate about. Just type a few “keywords” (the title, and/or words that describe your subject) into the edit box and press Search. Click on any of the links that come up. The information highway has no stop signs. Be sure to log out and go home sometime tonight. |
If you have time for a tale, try this one: The Tale of Thunder and Lightning, written for my nephew Devin when he was 5 and afraid of thunder. My friend and mentor, Robin Williams, and Url’s Internet Cafe
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| I hope you enjoyed this web excursion. This is just a small slice of what is available. If there is this much info about design and fonts, imagine what you can find on chocolate, or chocolate, or chocolate, or whatever your passion may be. It is very empowering to feel a world of information at your fingertips—any time of day or night! |
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