Adam D Scott

Off Book: Type on Vimeo

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:32:02 -0400

Off Book: Type on Vimeo

Controlling Web Typography

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:30:04 -0400

Controlling Web Typography:

Excellent slides from Trent Walton’s Converge SE 2011 Talk.

Design and UX Books I Have Loved (Articles, Too!) by zeldman (UX Reading Lists) :: UX Zeitgeist

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:55:02 -0400

Design and UX Books I Have Loved (Articles, Too!) by zeldman (UX Reading Lists) :: UX Zeitgeist:

A superb list by Mr. Zeldman.

A New Kind of Book› Digital Bookmaking Tools Webcast: Links & Slides

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:33:08 -0400

A New Kind of Book› Digital Bookmaking Tools Webcast: Links & Slides:

A nice roundup of tools for creating interactive books.

Native style momentum scrolling in iOS 5

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:28:23 -0400

Native style momentum scrolling in iOS 5:

Yay! No more wonky Javascript work arounds.

“Paper Cuts” by Olly Moss

Thu, 26 May 2011 15:56:02 -0400

“Paper Cuts” by Olly Moss:

From a recent solo show, silhouette paper cuts of popular culture icons by Olly Moss.

Design Professionalism - by Andy Rutledge

Tue, 24 May 2011 09:32:04 -0400

Design Professionalism - by Andy Rutledge:

A free online book discussing how to be both a professional and a designer. Introduction by Jeffrey Zeldman. Solid gold.

Stereo-typography

Wed, 18 May 2011 05:36:44 -0400

Stereo-typography:

Choosing a typeface is an art. It requires a sense of taste, style, genius, and dumb luck.

Font Sizing with rem

Tue, 17 May 2011 17:55:02 -0400

Font Sizing with rem:

A *very* cool technique to size flexible text with CSS. Supported in Safari 5, Chrome, Firefox 3.6+, and IE9.

"Because I’m so aware of (obsessed with) typography, anything I see might lead to something, even..."

Tue, 17 May 2011 05:40:02 -0400

“Because I’m so aware of (obsessed with) typography, anything I see might lead to something, even when I’m not actively “researching.” I mainly try to be receptive so that I notice things when they come along, rather than studying or researching with some sort of goal in mind.”

- Mark Simonson in an interview for Everyday Type

Web Font Services Comparison Chart

Sat, 14 May 2011 07:10:44 -0400

Web Font Services Comparison Chart:

A useful chart detailing the differences between the ever growing list of web type service providers.

Deliverreads

Sat, 14 May 2011 05:52:05 -0400

Deliverreads:

A great idea from Dave Pell. Sign up for Deliverreads and have hand selected articles automatically sent to your Kindle. Recent articles have come from GQ, Vanity Fair, & the New Yorker. As an added bonus, the site is drop dead gorgeous.

"…you don’t have to rebuild everything, nor use everything in HTML5 for it to be..."

Thu, 12 May 2011 18:15:03 -0400

“…you don’t have to rebuild everything, nor use everything in HTML5 for it to be worthwhile switching your doctype now.”

- http://weblog.200ok.com.au/2011/04/html5-switch.html

FitText - A plugin for inflating web type

Wed, 11 May 2011 17:53:03 -0400

FitText - A plugin for inflating web type:

Fit Text is a Javascript plugin for making responsive headlines. Very cool and useful.

Leading vs Line Spacing

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:31:07 -0400

Leading vs Line Spacing:

*”Leading* is like jelly betwixt the bread of a typographic sandwich…”

Typekit Love

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:04:01 -0400

Typekit Love:

A gallery of sites utilizing Typekit. Nice eye candy.

Frank Chimero on The Setup

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:01:02 -0400

Frank Chimero on The Setup:

To sum it all up: Use technology that improves your life. Remember these are just tools.

WeeNudge

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:36:55 -0400

WeeNudge:

A curated collection of helpful links designed to help with client education on topics such as the fold, whitespace, content, and wireframes.

via Jason Santa Maria

FF Scala :: A FontFont Focus by FontShop

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:51:14 -0400

FF Scala :: A FontFont Focus by FontShop:

The crowd gathered in a circle around them. At that moment Sas Hand shook hands with Serif Hand and he said “I have always done with without you but I now need you more and more.” And they lived happily ever after.

via @Fontblog

Top Web Fonts from Fonts.com

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:50:35 -0400

Top Web Fonts from Fonts.com:

A list of Fonts.com’s most commonly used web fonts form March of 2011.

via @happycog