An overview of contemporary type design written by MoMA design and architecture curator Paola Antonelli.

Speaking of Helvetica (previous post), here is a short (5:20) excerpt from the documentary "Helvetica" in which the famous type designer, Hermann Zapf, shares his thoughts about Helvetica.

Ok, all those people who claim to hate Helvetica will probably not want this deck of playing cards. But, you must admit that the design is rather striking!

http://curiositycounts.com/post/10891515615/helveticards-brilliant-minimalist...

Here is a short list of references for students beginning to work on Greek. It is not exhaustive by any measure, only a starting point.

I'm posting this here so that I will have it handy for the next time I start working on the Greek codepage for one of my fonts. Perhaps other type designers will find this helpful.

A short video (7 minutes) touching on type design, typography, and infographics, featuring (among others) world-famous type designers Tobias Frere-Jones and Jonathan Hoefler (shown above).

A must-read article by calligrapher / typographer / author, Paul Shaw, about "flawed" typefaces, defining a flawed typeface as one "that is perfectly fine—except for one nagging aspect, usually a single character." http://imprint.printmag.com/typography/flawed-typefaces/

Now that all of my fonts are available for licensing as web fonts at MyFonts, I guess it's time to learn more about them. A good resource seems to be Webfonts.info. For information about MyFonts' licensing for webfonts, check out their info page.

Ah, the dilemma of how to go about "reviving" a typeface. I can relate to everything the author says. My approach to type design revival has evolved over the years. Each design has its own story. Maybe I will write about that sometime.

Of course we all know that the terms arm, ear, leg, eye, spine, and foot refer to human anatomy. Well, these terms and many more also apply to the parts of letters. For a nicely illustrated typographic anatomy lesson, check out this latest educational article from FontShop.