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Album Covers Recreated In Clip-Art And Comic Sans

Joni Mitchell sang in Big Yellow Taxi “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” This concept is illustrated with wit and humour on the Tumblr log Clipart Covers. Under the banner “Purists beware!” classic (and not so classic) album covers are recreated in clip-art and Comic Sans. I know I sometimes rail against poor imagery and inappropriate typography in my My Type of Music series, but those transgressions pale when compared to the hilarious mediocrity on display here. A good song can be successfully performed on a simple acoustic guitar or piano, yet it is disconcerting – and very funny – to see wonderful graphic concepts and iconic designs crumble before your very eyes when translated into asinine clip-art and the poorest of typefaces. The resulting covers conjure up haunting memories of the days before Internet was widely available in offices, when “creative” co-workers with too much time on their hands and a cheap clip-art CD created the cave art of the technology age. Giggle-worthy. And the best part is that you can request remakes yourself.

Fonts in Use, My Type of Music | Yves Peters | January 11, 2012

Communication Arts Typography Annual 2

For the second consecutive year Communication Arts – “the premier source of inspiration for graphic designers, art directors, design firms, corporate design departments, advertising agencies, interactive designers, illustrators and photographers—everyone involved in visual communication” – held its annual typography and type design competition. The 2012 Typography Annual showcases the 150 winning projects selected by a distinguished panel of jurors – Richard Kegler, founder and lead designer at P22 type foundry; Erik Spiekermann, information architect, type designer and author of books and articles on type and typography; and Tiffany Wardle de Sousa a.k.a. “Typegirl”, a typographer and graphic designer.

Fonts in Use | Yves Peters | January 6, 2012

On A Daily Basis: The All New FontBook 2.0

Five months ago FontShop International surprised the type world by announcing that its legendary FontBook – commonly dubbed the FontShop Bible – would from now on be an iPad app. The development team has since been busy improving its performance and adding even more features, and now the first major upgrade to version 2.0 introduces the following enhancements.

News | Jürgen Siebert | January 5, 2012

Jan.03.12

Atipo’s Cassannet Recreates Classic Cassandre Advertisement In The Flesh

To promote the introduction of their typeface Cassannet, and as a tribute to Cassandre, Atipo have recreated his famous triptych “Dubo, Dubon, Dubonnet” in real life.

Fonts in Use | Yves Peters

Dec.25.11

Merry Christmas from The FontFeed

The FontFeed editors & FontShop Communication Team wish you all a Merry Christmas (or whatever other celebration you may have around this time of year). Normal service will resume after the New Year. Header image: Acta Poster from the Acta/Acto type system, my selection for Typographica’s upcoming Our Favorite Typefaces of 2011.

Uncategorized | Yves Peters

Dec.22.11

Dusty Signs

Although The FontFeed mostly focuses on digital type, we do have a soft spot for “analogue” techniques like letterpress, calligraphy, hand lettering, and letter carving. The clip below shows Dusty Signs’ Dan Madsen hand-lettering a sign for his business. Dan is a traditional sign painter born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He’s the 3rd generation [...]

Fonts in Use, Lovely Lettering | Yves Peters

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