Custom Letters!

February 2nd, 2010 by Julie Hill

I don't care if it IS Photoshopped.

More custom lettering than you can shake a stick at, brought to you by Lettercult.
View them all: Custom Letters of 2009

By Alberto Seveso

By Alex Trochut

By Gemma O'Brien

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LAIKA – Real-Time Dynamic Type Rendering

November 6th, 2009 by Julie Hill

Oooh, is this cool. Really cool. I mean, cool if you’re a nerd like myself, of course.

LAIKA from Michael Flückiger on Vimeo.

“Type has always been something static. In considering type we speak, for example, in terms of bold, thin, grotesque, classical, roman, italic: terms that all describe a defined variant of the font family. Thus we only ever see individual fixed points in what is actually an infinitely wide space of possibilities. With digitalisation, however, typeface has left its manifest image – cast in lead – behind, and with it all the associated limitations. Computer-based applications, the Internet and new, fluid advertising media allow us to go beyond the existing, static view of typography.” – from LAIKA website

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Be Curious, Be Playful

October 5th, 2009 by admin

Go ahead, play!

Nate Williams just launched Letter PLAYGROUND, a wonderful community for people who like letters (and making them). You can join and upload your own designs!

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Ikea NOOOOOOOOO

August 26th, 2009 by admin

OK OK OK I was just joking with the Comic Sans. Ikea is really more of a Papyrus kind of brand, don't you think?

Projected Ikea 2015 Brand Character

Well, it happened. Ikea changed something and everyone is FREAKING OUT. The big news: Ikea has dropped their signature Futura for Verdana. In print even. (more…)

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