little font

Dear Sarah font via FontShop

lovely hand-drawn type

If you haven't already seen Jessica Hirsh's portfolio of typography, it could change your life. Jessica is the woman behind the daily drop cap and her other work is equally inspirational. I just love it all!

what type are you?

Turns out I'm Marina Script.
And you?

Fun interactive quiz to find out what type you are:
Here
password: character

affordable art roundup

I stumbled upon this online gallery with some really great and affordable prints.
All around $20.
The site is really well designed and built as well (Flash-o-rama!). Check it out!

Charmingwall


Prints by Devon Kelley-Yurdin, Eric Otto, Evan B. Harris & APAK

the lost art of letterheads

A friend sent this website to me the other day - very cool blog all about letterheads.
Some really great vintage designs, personal as well as business.
*love the Henson Associates letterhead!

letterheady

one more time, with flourish

So I'm sitting home alone. Watching Iron Chef America on my dvr (Battle Almond!). And an overwhelming urge just hit me. The urge to conduct a Google search using the search term "flourishes". This is perfectly normal, right? Right??

Anyway, I found a cool blog post from Andrew at www.myinkblog.com in which he gives detailed, step-by-step instructions for creating your own swirls and flourishes in Illustrator. Way to bring The Awesome to my Tuesday night, Andrew!

typographic blues remedy

Serious type inspiration.

Feeling a little blue? Type got you down?
No need to fret! Brand new blog, Friends of Type are here to save the day.
I came across FoT browsing on GrainEdit this morning, and I'm swooning.
They've only been posting for a short time and already their blog is full of inspiring type and sketches.
I love the 'yes.stay' and I'm really feeling like hand drawing some type this weekend.