Headline Heads Up — No. 16

August 21, 2012 at 8:15 am

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

Mission Script

Foundry : Lost Type Co-op
Designer(s) : James T. Edmondson
Cost: Name Your Price

Mission Script Typeface Alphabet by James Edmondson - Casual Brush Script Font

First up this month is a gor­geous brush script inspired by the sig­nage of San Francisco. Mission Script by James Edmondson is a casu­al design with good flow. A few Opentype lig­a­tures and con­tex­tu­al alter­nates for repeat­ed let­ters like “ll” and “ss” are includ­ed. I love the weight and con­trast of the type­face — not too thick, not too thin. Plus, it has an awe­some amper­sand so how can you say no. Get your a copy of Mission Script at The Lost Type Co-op. Continue read­ing →

Headline Heads Up — No. 15

July 10, 2012 at 7:55 am

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

47

Foundry : Moinzek
Designer(s) : Hendrick Rolandez
Cost: FREE

47 Typeface by Hendrick Rolandez - Art Deco Font, Stylish Sans Serif

First up is an Art Deco treat. Named 47, I like it for the num­bers. They would look great cast in metal and hang­ing on a house for the street address. I could also see using the glyphs as the base for a logo and build­ing on their shapes. It’s all upper­case and num­bers at the moment, but there is also an ital­ic that adds a lit­tle for­ward move­ment. It would look good on the side of a car for a name­plate or some­thing. Get 47 on Dribbble, and check out some exam­ples on Behance.

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Headline Heads Up — No. 14

April 11, 2012 at 9:09 pm

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

Sheepman

Foundry : Hanoded
Designer(s) : David Kerkhoff
Cost: $15

Sheepman Typeface by Hanoded - Alphabet Example - Handwritten, Handwriting Type

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Headline Heads Up — No. 13

March 14, 2012 at 9:12 pm

One Tuesday every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

Birra Stout

Foundry : Darden Studio
Designer(s) : Darden Studio
Cost: FREE

Birra Stout Typeface by Darden Studio - Alphabet Example

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Headline Heads Up — No. 11

January 10, 2012 at 10:31 pm

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

Bready

Foundry : Måns Grebäck
Designer(s) : Måns Grebäck
Cost: $5 — $79 (depending on license)

Bready Typeface Alphabet Example by Måns Grebäck - Brush Script, Lettering Alternates

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A Spare Update — No. 3

December 15, 2011 at 11:07 pm

With the way the hol­i­days are soak­ing up all my time, I’m going to wrap up this month’s Wall­pa­per Wednes­day and Head­line Heads-Up into one big update post. But first, here’s some other cool things to go check out.

Portfolio Site for Sean Wes
Some great let­ter­ing and all around good type & design.

Print Free Graph Paper
Need a A4 sheet of 1/4″ iso­met­ric graph paper? Print one here along with nor­mal boxed graph paper and other formats.

Portfolio Site for Anthony James Paglia
All around fun design and some nice type projects. (Plus I love the color.)

Icon Fonts are Awesome
A cool CSS trick with icon fonts.

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Headline Heads Up — No. 10

November 9, 2011 at 8:14 pm

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

GRN Burgy

Foundry : Marco Goran Romano
Designer(s) : Marco Goran Romano
Cost: FREE

GRN Burgy Alphabet Example - Bubble Letters with Reflection Highlights, Early American Graffiti and Fast Food Culture Inspiration

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Headline Heads Up — No. 9

October 13, 2011 at 8:15 pm

One Tues­day every month, I’m going to round up a cou­ple (maybe a few) awe­some dis­play type­faces to show­case and give a lit­tle break­down on each one. If you have a sug­ges­tion you want me to take a look at, drop me a line. Let’s jump straight into some head­line goodness.

Homestead

Foundry : Lost Type Co-op
Designer(s) : Luke Lisi
Cost: Name Your Own Price

Slab Serif Typeface with Inline White Space - Homestead Font

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