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Today I am LOVING these prints by Tom Davie. Each features a quote from Alice in Wonderland.

Tom Davie typography print

Tom Davie typography print

Tom Davie typography print

You can see the full set here.

Is it a font? Is it a typeface? The classic designer’s semantic conundrum is cunningly resolved by Spanish design firm Atipo. LOVE this poster series called fontface.

 

font face poster

font face posters

I’ve totally got this year’s Halloween costume down! Caslon Italic (but an F instead of a T).

You can see more images from the series here. First seen on The Atlantic.

Ack. I am kind of in love with this potential wallpaper by Toronto illustrator and designer, Alanna Cavanagh.

Alanna, if you’re listening, I’ll take the black, please and thanks!

There are tons of places all over the inter-web where one can go for visual inspiration. Need a good idea for colour combos? Try Kuler. Looking for some inspiration for that next logo design? LogoPond is a good place to start. But when it comes to type, it’s a little harder. Yep, you can look at type specimens from the foundries and type-buying sites, but sometimes that doesn’t cut it. You need to see the type in application, you know what I mean?

Well, good news. Check out Fonts in Use.

fonts in useThat’s right. Type at work in real world applications. I swoon! And I double swoon because the home page features a project set in Chapparal, one of my personal faves.

Ack! How did I not know about this site before? Such a lot of typographic fun.

erik marinovich type illustration

[Erik Marinovich]

jason wong type illustration

[Jason Wong]

script and seal type illustration

[Script and Seal]

Get your type on here.

It can be challenging to find a casual sans serif that feels fresh without feeling childish (Comic Sans, I’m looking at you). That’s why I am quite taken with St Ryde, a new typeface from German type foundry Stereotypes. A little bit curvy, a little bit rounded, but still sophisticated enough for professional use.

St Ryde font preview

St Ryde font preview

St Ryde font preview

St Ryde is available in five weights (with true italics for each weight too!) from MyFonts.com. The regular weight is free — that’s right, free… only fueling my desire for the remaining nine fonts. They’re definitely on my wish list!