Taking the form of an antique type-specimen book, Retrofonts is a chronicle of the best type designs from last 150 years, with an accompanying CD containing 222 copyright-free fonts.
Munich-based graphic designer Gregor Stawinski compiled and categorized more than 360 fonts into nine chronological sections for the book, ranging from “Art Nouveau and Japonism” to “Postmodern and Punk.” The resulting 560-page volume is a compendium of the best examples of modern typeface, presented within a historical context that uses each font to visually represent a different zeitgeist.
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Back in 1998, Paul Shaw — a calligrapher and typographer working in New York City — wrote a piece for Letterspace, the newsletter of the Type Directors Club, naming the “top 100 typefaces of all time.” Now that a few years have passed he has decided to update the original with a list of the top ten typefaces of 2000 to 2010. Click through to check out his picks, and keep in mind what he says: “As before, it is not a list of my favorite typefaces, nor is it a list of the most popular typefaces. Instead, it is a list of typefaces that have been ‘important’ for one reason or another.”
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A student blogger who has chosen to go by simply Shane, recently created a simplified and “clean” version of some of our favorites memes. By taking away the context of videos and pictures and replacing the jokes with simple Helvetica typeface, he has created a minimalist meta-lover’s delight, a meme about memes. Click through for a few of our favorites, all coupled with a link to the meme that they’re based off.
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NC State student designer Kayce Lomas experiments with typefaces in a way that sure tickles our fancy. This particular abecedary comprises 26 letters made up of textures corresponding to each one: B for barnacles, C for clouds, H for hive, and so forth. After the jump, peep the letters in sentence form.
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