New Views Two

if any one happens to be in London...

they should check out this conference

fraktur mon amour

blackletter is back...this book, by Judith Schalansky, was recently released from a german publisher...it documents hundreds of blackletter fonts and also come with a cd of 130 free fonts

you can purchase at john neal book sellers along with other books on typography and calligraphy and book making supplies

betsy dunlap calligraphy and handlettering

I love calligraphy, it is very interesting to study the relationships between calligarphy and typography, very closely related. Betsy Dunlap has some beautiful and unique calligraphy

Breathtaking Typographic Posters

Need some inspiration for a poster...here are some endless possibilities, all based on type.

the ampersand

This is a blog completely on ampersands. I have to credit, leeanne found this first, but i though it belonged on the type blog

from leeanne "i guess there's a blog out there for everyone... this one is solely about ampersands! but i agree, the ampersand is definitely one of the nicest symbols in typography."

... and here's a little fun fact - the shape of the ampersand was derived from the latin word "et"... who knew?