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Letters from the Hellbox.
january 2010 by mattb
I need a hook right now, because if you've read much writing about typography, you're probably only granting me a paragraph or two to grab your attention. At least that's the attitude I carry going in to writing on letters. Many type essays, despite good intention, are bristling with academic narcissistic maximalism—sometimes to cover up that there is really only a paragraph of content or so, sometimes in an attempt to raise writing about typography to the beauty and evocative mystery of type itself. Such an important subject, so difficult to deliver— which is ironic since the words themselves are set in the subject. But the beauty of the letters is inconsequential unless the text it's rendering carries its own weight. The opposite is also true: a poorly typeset work of genius will render the work difficult to comprehend and the reader will not blame the type, they'll blame the writer.
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january 2010 by mattb
Jason Reed Web Design · Smart, Innovative Web Design, Development, Site Marketing and SEO for Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Beyond
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july 2009 by mattb
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july 2009 by mattb
Five Simple Steps ~ A book by Mark Boulton
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july 2009 by mattb
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july 2009 by mattb
Letterpress Printer Minneapolis - Studio On Fire
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june 2009 by mattb
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june 2009 by mattb
Information Architects
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june 2009 by mattb
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june 2009 by mattb
MetaDesign: Information needs design
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june 2009 by mattb
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Studio On Fire
june 2009 by mattb
Studio On Fire is a design and letterpress workspace. It’s like having cream and sugar in your coffee. We bring a keen synergy of design sensitivity and production knowledge to our projects. We are backed by full, in-house modern letterpress printing capabilities. We collaborate with creative firms, printers, and individuals to produce work with a tactile and distinctively modern edge. Whether the design work is our own or yours, our expert knowledge of letterpress technique brings award-winning projects to life.
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june 2009 by mattb
Cool business card designs | creativebits
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Identify a Font. Font and Typeface Identification tools. | i love typography, the typography and fonts blog
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february 2009 by mattb
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february 2009 by mattb
School of Visual Arts — MFA in Interaction Design
february 2009 by mattb
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february 2009 by mattb
13 excellent typefaces for graphic designers | David Airey » graphic designer, logo designer
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30 Best Fonts, Downloadable Fonts, Free Fonts, Cool Fonts for Designers
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february 2009 by mattb
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The History of Visual Communication
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WORDCOUNT / Tracking the Way We Use Language /
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february 2009 by mattb
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february 2009 by mattb
FortySeven Media ~ Kick Awesome Web Design, Graphic Design & Media Creation ~ Knoxville, TN
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february 2009 by mattb
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february 2009 by mattb
Lealea Design: Web, Print, Graphic Design and Creative Solutions
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june 2008 by mattb
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june 2008 by mattb
Joyent: Introducing Joyent
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Bartelme Design | User Interface and Graphics Design
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june 2008 by mattb
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Approach | Pentagram
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june 2008 by mattb
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The place Garrett Dimon calls home. | GarrettDimon.com
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