Archive for December, 2008

Last-minute Gift Ideas

 

Mens Ampersand T from House Industries

Mens Ampersand T from House Industries

This will likely be the last round of gift ideas I pass on for the year, but I just had to pass along that House Industries now has Ampersand Tees back in stock! I already bought myself two, so no need to buy one for me, but make sure that you get these for your loved ones before they sell out again. House has lots of other interesting merchandise, so be sure to check out their selection with everything from cutting boards to handbags.

If you liked the Fleet Street print that I blogged about a few weeks back, but found that none of the options really fit your budget, you’re in luck there too. The artist is publishing an open edition of tiny prints for £20.00 a pop.

Lastly, I must advocate the purchase of any products you can get your hands on by the extremely talented artist, illustrator and letterer Ray Fenwick. He has a load of products you can purchase on his site. It seems that I missed the boat for finding this bedding with my favorite ‘Quiet, Please’ print, but if someone tracks them down, please let me know! Tiny Showcase also has a range of Fenwick merch, including the Hall of Best Knowledge book, bookplates, and more.
I hope that’s got you covered for gift ideas for all your designer friends and friendesses. Happy shopping!
P.S. How could I forget?! Another essential item for every font lover is P22 Playing Cards for $10 per set, or free with any purchase over $100.

The Ever-useful Rotalic

Helvetica Textbook Rotalic

Helvetica Rotalic by Filip Tydén

I brought up the word ‘rotalic’ in a conversation with my old boss, Richard Kegler, when we got together for his birthday and I was surprised to find that this term is not yet common parlance, so here’s a new (and really useful) typographic term for all of you to incorporate into your everyday vocabulary. I myself first learned of this useful term from the seminal typography blog i love typography.
Apparently, the following article was originally found on Wikipedia, but it has since been scrapped, and I had to rescue it from Wikibin. I an effort to preserve and promote such knowledge, I’m reposting the thing here:
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