8faces #4

8 Faces #4 Magazine

So the next instalment of the beautiful 8 Faces magazine has landed on my desk. The first thing that catches the eye is the cover artwork which has been produced by Jessica Hische.

Along with the general focus on 8 designers, there are several great articles, the first of which being ’8 Steps to Beautiful Paragraph Text on the Web’ by Tim Brown. The essay outlines key areas that should be considered when styling paragraph text, most of which could be easily overlooked in the development stage on the web.

Other features of the magazine include a review of ‘Typography Sketchbooks’ and a ‘Showcase of Typography Design in the Digital Domain’.

As luck would have it, there is still a few copies available! So hurry along to 8faces.com and get your copy.

Erskine Tweets of Wisdom

‘Tweet Your Wisdom’ Prints

Saw these prints over at Erskine Labs recently and really liked the idea behind it. Erskine set up a website – tweetyourwisdom.com – to collect words of wisdom that were to be printed onto posters and given away at a conference. The entries were called in from Twitter that included the hashtag #tweetyourwisdom. Very clever.

*Featured tweet from Matt Berridge

Icon Handbook

The Icon Handbook

The much anticipated launch of The Icon Handbook by Jon Hicks is set for 20th December 2011. The handbook takes a look through the history of icons, and guides you through the basics and all the way through to being able to create stunning iconography.

“Have you ever needed to create an icon for something and not known where to start? How do you go about crafting the right message, the tone, the line work and getting it to work in the environment it’s supposed to; be it mobile, operating system, or browser. Thankfully we now have the place to go.

Jon Hicks’ ‘The Icon Handbook’ will become the go-to book for the modern designer; for uncovering the thought processes, the skills and the reference for designing your own icons.”

More to follow once I’ve got my hands on a copy!

Jon Hicks – The Icon Handbook

8 Faces Magazine
8 Faces Magazine
8 Faces Magazine
8 Faces Magazine

8 Faces #3 Magazine

The shiny new installment of 8 Faces was delivered to my desk this morning. Limited to just 2000 copies worldwide, this again sold out quickly. But never fear! You can still get your hands on a PDF version. Take a look at 8faces.com.

The magazine focuses on 8 designers and asks the question:
“If you could only use eight typefaces for the rest of your life, which would you choose?”

It also focuses on a number of topics including ‘Type Rendering & Web Fonts‘ along with featured artwork by Mc Bess.

So #3 has been added to my collection. Gutted I haven’t got #1 to complete the set. If you have a spare/neglected copy, leave a comment and I’ll gladly give it a new loving home!

Typography Sins
Typography Sins
Typography Sins

Typographic Sins

This fantastic limited-edition signed letterpress poster, created by Jim Godfrey, explores the 34 most horrific Typographic Sins in the design world.