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For procrastinators, choosing an ongoing competition is a great opportunity to start and (mainly!) finish a project, because deadlines keep us moving in the right direction. Or a direction, which is better than no direction. Needless to say, a competition is also a smart way to get your work noticed by professionals who can become your future colleagues, employees, employers, sponsors, groupies, and so on. In today's post we want to save you some time and give you a few suggestions of relevant typography competitions. We start with...

This week was... sweet. Yes, that's the word. With all these articles about chocolate and typography, we just couldn't keep our hand off the sugary treats. Among other things we took a crash course in anatomy (of web typography!), wallowed in tutorials, fell in love with a typo-classy-workspace, played with word animals and so on. But enough about the joys of typo desserts, let's just dig in! 80 Top-Class Typography Tutorials Here’s a post you should bookmark right away. It gathers together 80 of the best typography tutorials from...

Do you know those goodie bags they give to all the nominees at the Oscars? Probably not, unless you were nominated. In which case, well done! But we thought we should follow this tradition and come up with our very own kinetic typography goodies bag. When you’ll rummage through you’ll find tutorials, inspiring videos, and inspired reads. Some of you might ask, OK, but what is kinetic typography? Etymology makes it easy, as ‘kinetic’ comes from the Greek kinetokos - relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion. So, kinetic...

It’s Monday, but we’re in the mood for film festivals. Sometimes it's just film festival posters, or logos, but we blame the types genie for this. There are those festival logos we've been seeing for decades, and there are rather obscure festivals (and logos) but equally intriguing in typographic terms. That's how we decided to put together this motley collection and get a taste of several different approaches. Some logos just force us to hit the couch and grab a bag of popcorn every time we see them. Some leave us quite indifferent....

The last week of February made us think about the future of responsive typography, but also look back at pictograms and hieroglyphs. Nothing like a good history lesson to understand the present and the future, right? Talking about lessons, we came across a great collection of infographics about typography and hurriedly bookmarked it. Typography apps and walks also caught our eye, so the weekend looks exciting too. Without further ado, let the round up begin! Creating Exciting And Unusual Visual Hierarchies This article takes a closer...

We’ve been browsing through virtual bookshelves and picked 15 covers that caught our eye. What’s special about them is the intense use of typography to the detriment of other design elements. Whether you just admire the book, browse through it or end up buying it, the typography on the cover can obviously add extra appeal. Our selection focuses on non-fiction book covers, for the simple reason that these are powerful books which tackle real events, topical issues, and are the materialisation of months or years of research. So, is...

Here's a neat infographic that explains the differences between serif and sans serif fonts. You'll learn when to use one over the other as well as examples and web usages. Let us know what you think!

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Last week we talked about typography magazines and we focused on the print, limited editions and university publications. This week we continue our discussion with a couple of veteran online publications and more print magazines. Baseline is an international first rate periodical for typography and graphic design matters published three to four times a year. This serious venture provides a rich mixture of articles and reference materials on our dear typography, of course. The contents are deliberately eclectic and the editorial...