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daily pointers
AORTAL - the anti-portal,
here's today's daily pointers:
05/17/12
B.O.O.T.J.I.L
intertwingled
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[daily pointers archive]
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OpenType (.otf) also available
StateFace – "a font you can use in your web apps when you want tiny state shapes as a design element" [Social Design Notes]oh so painful!
Comic Sans ProjectWe are the Comic Sans defenders. We fear no fonts and we will make the whole world Comic Sans. Because Helvetica is sooo 2011[.]
old type and lettering
Historic TypeA community-based image database, dedicated to collecting, documenting, and preserving images of type and lettering on old signs and buildings in the United States.
'tidy and logical'
GridloverGridlover is the tool to establish a type system with modular scale and vertical rhythm to build upon.
free license fonts
Open Font LibraryThe goal of the Open Font Library is to offer great fonts, help designers share their work, accelerate the usage of the @font-face tag available in modern web browsers, and to help educate everyone about how to design and use fonts.
just your type...
flipping typical – "A way to explore the popular typefaces you have on your computer."another CSS framework (3)
Atatonic CSS framework – "created to provide a stable grid and solid typography"building signage/typography
preservePreserve is on going project to produce a permanent visual record of hand painted building signage. Many of these are being erased from our cityscapes either being worn away by weather over time, covered as buildings have been repainted, disappearing as buildings are demolished or replaced with modern signage equivalents...