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14 fonts to fall in love with: trending typefaces that designers adore

Creative Boom

Design and Illustrations by Giovani Flores using GT Pressura It's Valentine's Day this week, a celebration of love, passion and obsession. And if there's one obsession that designers feel truly passionate about, it's typography. But while font choice may be deeply personal, that doesn't mean you can't play the field once in a while.

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How to Craft Stories Through Layouts and Typography

Designer Daily

Learning how to convey a narrative with your layouts and typography is a must if you want a career in graphic design. Understanding how to weave stories with graphics is crucial whether you’re an experienced designer or a newcomer to the profession of graphic design.

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Veronica Castro on the V&A's Diva exhibition and why it's a word we need to reclaim

Creative Boom

And the collections, which focus on applied arts, decorative arts and design, are beautifully curated and cover themes and topics rarely explored in other museums in the capital. If you've never been to West London's V&A , short for Victoria & Albert Museum, it's well worth a look.

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In an Open-Source Stamp Kit, ‘BlockFace’ Gets Tactile With Type

Colossal

For hundreds of years, typography was an innately physical medium, beginning with ornate metal designs followed by mass-produced wood varieties that were cheaper and could be scaled up or down. The real joy, of course, is in creating your own! (via

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Living Heritage: A Conversation with Michael McClelland

Azure Magazine

At the base of our seemingly innumerable blue-glass condominiums sits a seemingly innumerable procession of restored Victorian façades, melding a 21st-century metropolis with the simulacrum of a 19th-century streetscape. This, at least, is the contemporary mode of historic preservation many of us encounter on a daily basis.

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Don Norman’s Top Tips from the Design for the 21st Century Course

Interaction Design Foundation

The design field is evolving. It’s been proven that aside from driving business success and delivering beautiful and successful products, design can be pivotal to solving complex human issues. you're looking to steer your career in a more meaningful direction and work on major global challenges, here are the top 4.

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Meet Grimer, a Typeface That Embraces Rigidity and Evolution

Eye on Design

Designer: Brandon Nickerson. A font’s main purpose is to proclaim, and that is exactly what she was designed for,” says Brandon Nickerson of his new BN Grimer,a bold, sans serif that seamlessly mirrors the minimalism trend. He wanted to maintain a grid framework, but bring it into the 21st century. Back Story. “A

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