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.

Lost Type Co-op

Lost Type Co-op

Whilst browsing through some inspiration on Dribbble, I came across a number of fonts that had been downloaded from losttype.com. The Lost Type Co-op essentially works on a ‘pay-what-you-want’ basis, with all funds of sales going directly to the designers of the fonts.

Over the last few months, Lost Type has grown hugely, and now features 35+ high quality typefaces. Some of the fonts have been used in high profile projects, such as Nike’s ‘Nikevision Winter 2011 Campaign‘, and even on Barack Obama’s website.

Keep us informed if you see any high profile websites using any of these fonts!

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.