Four or Five Fonts Friday
Combining fonts is an art rather than a science, but there are basics that will help you make decisions. Typography.com has some ideas. (Not to be confused with my blog post Font-Pairs Font Friday, which suggests five websites for AI-generated two-font pairings.) Four Techniques for Combining Fonts Building a palette is an intuitive process, and […]
Folies Facade Font Friday
The Folies Bergère is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Established in 1869, the house was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s. The building was updated in the 1920s with a strong Art Deco font and sculptural inset. The type on top of the building […]
Fuller Folies Font Friday
The Folies Bergère is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Established in 1869, the house was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s’ Belle Époque through the 1920s’ Années folles. (See my post about the Folies facade here.) Loie (Loïe) Fuller was an American modern dancer and choreographer who […]
Fingers, Facial Hair, and Phalluses Font Friday
Art History Masterpieces Transformed Into Surreal Typefaces By Alison Nastasi from Flavorwire Typography and art nerds, this one’s for you. Israeli designer Oded Ezer (who we first spotted on Co.Design) enjoys playing with type to create unusual fonts — and he’s designed some humorous typefaces inspired by the annals of art history. Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, […]
Foreign Font Friday 1
These foreign-look fonts explore the different shapes and rhythms of non-roman type, in a roman font. All are available here.