Man Made DIY

The super fun Font Game has become my first choice for time passing during those waiting-in-line sessions. Here's a similar challenge - TypeWar. It only gives you two typefaces as options, but a mere single character to inform your… read more

Brooklyn-based artist Scotty Albrecht has an amazing new show at the Curiousity Shoppe in San Francisco called SomethingMistakenForNothing.  Scotty is a graduate of The Art Institute in Philadelphia, when Scott is not working on web-design projects for his clients, he enjoys drawing, painting, screen-printing, and wood-working. With a strong sense of color and typography, his aesthetic can be described as clean and modern with retro appeal.

SomethingMistakenForNothing is an amazing mixture of woodworking, color illustration, and original typeography that's got us drooling. Scotty was kind enough to answer a few… read more

I may be a little behind on discovering this new video by Cee Lo, the vocal half of Gnarls Barkley and former Goodie Mob member. "F**k you," the first video from his new solo album "The Lady Killer" is a is pure eye and ear candy. It features only the lyrics of the song, ever so slightly animated against brilliant colors. Stereogum says: "It’s a sunshining piano soul kiss-off just a shade off from Cee-Lo’s Danger Mouse jaunts, and sees him playing a character that is most definitely not based on his life: can’t afford his lady Ferraris, comparing his replacement to an Xbox while he’s just an Atari." 

FontShop.com does more than just sell the best typefaces. They also want to help you learn to use them properly. They're offering four amazing free downloads that can do just that.

Meet Your Type is a charming, first-date-themed primer to all things… read more

Jon Contino is a New York-based designer, illustrator, and typeographer. His impeccable hand-lettering, and an appearance in new book, New Ornamental Type, make one thing clear: this dude has got it down.