A transmission from the deep south.Tumblr (3.0; @matthewb)http://matthewbuchanan.name/“Most people can’t discern good from bad typography but everybody can feel it.”<br/><br/> - <em>Oliver Reichenstein, writing on iA’s new, adaptive <a href="http://informationarchitects.net/blog/responsive-typography/">agency site</a> about responsive typography, and the work his company has done to create multiple grades of its Nitti and iABC faces.</em>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/23751843634http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/23751843634Sat, 26 May 2012 09:04:32 +1200TypographyfontswebfontsrwdWEBiphone<a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/04/24/a-closer-look-at-font-rendering/">A Closer Look At Font Rendering</a>: <p>Type designer and <a href="http://typekit.com">Typekit</a> consultant Tim Ahrens has written a comprehensive state of the play for Smashing Magazine regarding rendering engines and font formats for screen use. He covers the basics of rasterisation, the benefits and drawbacks of the Windows ClearType renderer, and the differences between PostScript and TrueType outlines. A must read.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/22041815208http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/22041815208Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:12:08 +1200TypographyWEBwebfontsarticlefonts<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzd2wejSpt1qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Type design firm Underware’s bold and beautiful <a href="http://underware.nl/logotypes/Tahoe_South/">new wordmark</a> for Tahoe South. Love.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/17586522973http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/17586522973Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:29:00 +1300Typographybrandlogo<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35665217" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A stunning, fan-made <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/nicetype#35665217">opening title sequence</a> for Christopher Nolan’s <em>The Dark Knight Rises</em>, created and composited by <a href="http://www.dogancangundogdu.com">Doğan Can Gündoğdu</a>. /via <a href="http://nicetype.tumblr.com/post/16572056495">Nice Type</a></p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/16572118161http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/16572118161Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:31:53 +1300videotitlesTypographyfilmcomics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwkqjnPMDm1qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>FontShop’s <a href="http://www.fontshop.com/blog/newsletters/dec2011c/">best typefaces of 2011</a> have been announced:</p> <blockquote> <p>To celebrate the end of another exciting year in type, our type experts put their heads together to compile our annual “Best Of” list, highlighting the typefaces that surprised, impressed, and delighted us.</p> </blockquote> <p>Some nice picks, I’m a big fan of TypeTogether’s <a href="http://www.fontshop.com/blog/newsletters/nov2011b/">Abril</a> which was lauded as a “Modern Romance”.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/14581242716http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/14581242716Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:02:11 +1300fontsTypographywebfontsbest of<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucvmqVLIk1qz7o2mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucvmqVLIk1qz7o2mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucvmqVLIk1qz7o2mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucvmqVLIk1qz7o2mo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucvmqVLIk1qz7o2mo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucvmqVLIk1qz7o2mo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucvmqVLIk1qz7o2mo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucvmqVLIk1qz7o2mo8_r7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://ckck.tumblr.com/post/12560516148/saul-bass-brilliant-opening-titles-for-grand-prix" class="tumblr_blog">Claes Källarsson</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Saul Bass’ brilliant <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cADL_gjDim4">opening titles</a> for <em>Grand Prix</em> (1966).</p></blockquote>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/12733988062http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/12733988062Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:46:27 +1300titlesfilmvideoTypography<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26278283" width="400" height="170" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Jurjen Versteeg’s 2011 <a href="http://vimeo.com/26278283">graduation project</a> pays homage to the greats of title sequence design, each rendered in their signature style. Perfect. Watch the Titles has the <a href="http://www.watchthetitles.com/articles/00214-A_History_Of_The_Title_Sequence">backstory</a>.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/8640261877http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/8640261877Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:05:00 +1200videoTypographytitleshomageanimation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loaqeiqpNq1qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice use of pictograms in this student packaging <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Pictograms-Icons/556289">project</a> by Sascha Elmers. (via <a href="http://twitter.com/typographica/status/91238742022569984">Stephen Coles</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/7592047934http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/7592047934Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:54:18 +1200iconsIllustrationPackagingTypography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmthq4dMQw1qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Among new work at Matt Lehman Studio, this <a href="http://mattlehmanstudio.com/#1107195/Esquire-Eat-Like-A-Man">logo</a> for the March 2011 edition of <em>Esquire</em>’s “Eat Like A Man” section.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/6547030985http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/6547030985Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:54:04 +1200logoIllustrationTypographymagazineicons<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22639018" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/nicetype#22639018"><em>Letterpress</em></a> by Naomie Ross, music by Mark Mothersbaugh.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/5186934998http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/5186934998Wed, 04 May 2011 22:48:00 +1200videoTypographyletterpressprinthardware