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A look through the eyes of Paul Stonier. These are the things that make me smile, think and drool. You'll find typography, fashion and skate culture. Cheers.Paul Stonier, the Type Nerd.
Im almost there. by @marchroom (Via @andreirobu) http://instagr.am/p/RCkyDmnMUC/
Type Worship is 2
This month sees Type Worship’s second birthday! Writing about type and lettering plus hunting for those design work gems has been tremendous fun. I had no idea that this blog would prove to be such an enjoyable catalyst for learning about and meeting so many incredibly talented people. I’ve been incredibly lucky to have had such great reaction from everyone, especially the community on Tumblr.
To coincide with this, CreativeBloq has published my article, 11 Killer tips for a successful Tumblr Blog, describing how Type Worship grew from a handful of followers and how to ensure your blog Tumblr stands out from the crowd.
Thank you to all those who have followed, liked, reblogged and supported. And thanks to these designers too for use of these twos:
- 2 by Nic Louw
- Big Fat TWO rough sketch by Will Ruocco
- Two: Some assembly required by Jon Buckley [wow!]
- No. 2 by Andy Wise
- Frilly 2 by Kyle Gallant
- And ‘2’ by recent Type Worship interviewee, Simon Ålander
David A. Smith is a traditional sign-writer/designer specialising in high-quality ornamental hand-crafted reverse glass signs and decorative silvered and gilded mirrors. David recently produced a wonderful turn-of-the-century, trade-card styled album cover for popular American singer/songwriter John Mayer.
This is such an astounding piece of work. The level of craftsmanship and detail that went into this album is impossible for me to wrap my head around. This is an album I may just have to buy in order to keep this little piece of history.
http://paulstonier.com/graphic-design-blog/david-a-smiths-design-of-john-mayers-born-raised-album-cover/
Jason Santa Maria gives us a glimpse into the thoughts, challenges and considerations a type nerd (or in his words, a font geek). He shows the audience why we make the decisions we do and tells it quite well. For anyone interesting in learning typography, I highly recommend watching this.
Jason Santa Maria has gained a reputation for being one of the early adopters of web typography and embracing the flexibility of web design to take on principles from web design. Like in his talk at SVA, The Influence of Print Design on Web Design.
Friday Free Font 9
This time with the DUDE fontface from Dan Gneiding from Greyhood.
He is an awesome typographer with many references such as urban outfitters, the lost type co-op, flux labs and many more. His style reminds me on the sign drawers from the last century.You can also buy this font, it depends on you and your apreciation. Download it here
A few more works of him:
Sketchbook Progress — 2010, 2011, 2012
I have a long way to go to get my calligraphy to a level I’d be happy with, but I’m really pleased with the progress I’ve made in just over two years. Letterforms stimulate, engage and challenge me like nothing else. The eminent calligrapher Rudolf Koch articulated best how I feel about letterforms myself. He said “The making of letters in every form is for me the greatest pleasure. It was and it is for me the most happy and perfect expression of my life.”
(via iliketype)
Tibor Kalman - Perverse Optimism
This book changed the way I look at design.
http://www.amazon.com/Tibor-Kalman-Perverse-Optimist-Peter/dp/1568982585
