Posts Tagged ‘typography’
Typography Tuesday
I can’t believe it’s been almost two years since I last wrote about typography. (If you’re a font geek, you may want to check out my list of common typographic diseases.) Typography is one of my secret obsessions. Maybe it’s because—as a writer—I know that mere words will only get me so far. Words may […]
Filed under: How to ..., Technology, Typography, Writing | 7 Comments
Tags: fontplay.com, fonts, postaday2011, typographical diseases, typography
The Peace of Wild Things
“Be here now.” A four-year-old child might be able to write those words, but this 44-year-old woman is still struggling to live by their simple admonition. Over the past few days I’ve been struck by how little control we really have over our lives. Steve and I had plans: We were going to save our […]
Filed under: Friends and family, Minnesota, Photography, Psychology, Random thoughts, Typography | 2 Comments
Tags: birdwatching, fontplay, meditation, Photography, poetry, postaday2011, The Peace of Wild Things, typography, Wendell Berry, writing, zen
MyFonts.com released its monthly newsletter today—and perhaps predictably, a look back at the top fonts of 2010. Some of them were fanciful … … while others were clean and spare … A couple felt nostalgic … … while two others were decidedly hand-drawn and modern: But what struck me about the top fonts, as a […]
Filed under: Psychology, Typography | 2 Comments
Tags: MyFonts.com, postaday2011, Rising Stars, top fonts 2010, typography
My type of fun
I’ve been out of town for a few days, so I’ve spent my evening slogging through the 100 or so emails that are clogging my in-box. While I catch up on the offers to enlarge my mortgage, here’s a recycled selection from my “humor” folder. I obviously wrote this when I had way more free […]
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Tags: font, type, typeface, typography
