Woodkit by Ondrej Jób

October 22, 2014 at 10:24 am

Consider my mind blown. I’m try­ing to find the appro­pri­ate words to con­vey the awe­some­ness of the Woodkit type­face sys­tem Ondrej Jób has designed, but it isn’t hap­pen­ing. I keep stum­bling between mouth agape silence and repet­i­tive, high-pitched OMGs like I’m a tween girl at the lat­est boy band of the month con­cert. And then the occa­sion­al, “It’s freak­ing ridicu­lous,” pops into my head. Okay, type­gasm over. Let’s just leave it at you should total­ly check this out over on Typotheque.

Woodkit Typeface by Ondrej Jób, Available through Typotheque, white distressed wood block type on black background, rotating letterforms, opentype alternates

Headline Heads Up — No. 18

January 22, 2013 at 9:53 pm

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

Thirsty Rough

Foundry : Yellow Design Studio
Designer(s) : Ryan Martinson
Cost: $9 (introductory offer)

Thirsty Rough by Yellow Design Studio - Alphabet Example, Distressed Wood Type Script

First up this month is anoth­er great release by Yellow Design Studio called Thirsty Rough. It is a pick your poi­son of dis­tressed fun. With four weights and four lev­els of increas­ing weath­er­ing for each weight you get six­teen fonts to play with. Then there is an off­set shad­ow ver­sion for each weight, plus a fun set of tex­tures to round out the font count at 21. The block print­ed feel rein­forces the vin­tage qual­i­ty of the script mak­ing it per­fect for retro appli­ca­tions in pack­ag­ing and poster design. (If dis­tressed type isn’t your thing, there’s also Thirsty Script to check out.) Continue read­ing →

Headline Heads Up — No. 12

February 13, 2012 at 10:57 pm

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

Stgotic

Foundry : Latinotype
Designer(s) : Daniel Hernández
Cost: $10

Stgotic Alphabet Example - Pixel Type, Pixel Blackletter, Blackletter Typography

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Headline Heads Up — No. 10

November 9, 2011 at 8:14 pm

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

GRN Burgy

Foundry : Marco Goran Romano
Designer(s) : Marco Goran Romano
Cost: FREE

GRN Burgy Alphabet Example - Bubble Letters with Reflection Highlights, Early American Graffiti and Fast Food Culture Inspiration

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