Birra Stout

A lovely chunk slab serif from Darden Studio.

Ripe

A Geometric Postmodern slab seriffed face. The serifs feature simplistic rounded terminals and its stroke is uniform.

Metro

A futuristic looking typeface by Alexey Maslov (maslov.tv)

Tiza

Tiza is a font developed as a means of learning Font design software. It is inspired on the lovely slab-serif Giza . It has been recently used on the website for the Teen Choice Awards 2008… “like,OMG!”

Chunk

Chunk is an ultra-bold slab serif typeface that is reminiscent of old American Western woodcuts, broadsides, and newspaper headlines. Used mainly for display, the fat block lettering is unreserved yet refined for contemporary use.

Flamina

Flaminia is a 2008 opensource project started as a Master Degree Thesis by Andrea Bergamini, an Italian graphic designer annoyed by the chaotic and poorly designed road signage system in his country.

Junction

Inspired by my favorite humanist sans serif typefaces, such as Meta, Myriad, and Scala, Junction is where the best qualities of serif and sans serif typefaces come together. It has the hand drawn and human qualities of a serif, and still retains the clarity and efficiencies of a sans serif typeface. It combines the best of both worlds.

Sniglet

A rounded display face that’s great for headlines. It includes an almost full MacRoman/WinANSI character set.

Quicksand

A nice rounded sans serif

Chocobot

An interesting experiment in display type. This typeface almost hurts my eyes, and yet its intriguing.

Kunchey

Kunchey is elegant and modern at the same time; geometric, but with a subtle calligraphic twist.

Elspeth

Elspeth is a slab serif with a contemporary touch.

Freaktur

Freaktur is an amazing and detailed gothic font made with fontstruct.

Sketchy

Another sketchy/hand done font with a twist: this was made with fontstruct. Not sure how the creator got all the detail in there!

Foldstruct

Foldstruct is a 3d typeface based on Inbetween

Typography in Motion

A nice educational lighthearted video explaining the basics of typography. We should send this video to all the clients out there that want everything big and bold!

Pulp Fiction

Oldie but a goodie – I will never get tired of the this little clip! The typography in this video expresses the tone of the movie quote perfectly. Quite possible the best kinetic typography video i’ve seen so far!

Kinetic Typography Tutorial by Elrond Hubbard

A nice indepth tutorial on how to create a kinetic typography video. Wishing I had aftereffects now!

Sandimation

Another interesting animation technique: Animation with sand…I’ll call it sandimation!

Stop Motion Break Dancing

Funny stop motion video featuring some break dancing moves that i’m sure arent even possible :)

Rotoscoping

This video features a cool animation technique called rotoscoping.

Time Lapse

Cool time lapse video of a guy driving around a city at night. Light is always so much more intense with slow shutter speeds.

Time Lapse Design Process

Video of Mike from carsonified designing some the slides for his presentaiton at FOWD London. Pretty cool to see the process from beginning to end. Amazing photoshop skills!!!

AC Title Design

I love this little techie red/black short intro. Makes me think of Russian constructivism.

3D Typography

A quick intro spot with some awesome 3d typography effects.

Lightpainting

Creepy and serene stop motion light painting set in nature. I’ve never seen anything quite like this. Very cool!

Pipes

Animation inspired by the old ‘pipes’ screensaver

Stop Animation + Candles

A cool little spot for VH1 done with stop animation and candles. Love the low tech approach!

MTV Australia

Love the way the MTV logo gets constructed in mid air in some of these spots – and the flowing cloth as well.

Typographic Battle Scene

I love the way this video uses typography as objects in a battle scene. Check out the process work – pretty complex and amazing!

Megaman

Old school videogame enthusiasts will love this vid! Stop motion animation + cut paper + megaman theme. Wow… funny and well done!

Carsonified Redesigns

Carsonified redesigned their site with a wonderfully illustrative and colorful design! Click around the site and let them know what you think.

Obox Theme Shop

Obox Design launched their theme store this week. I’m really digging their hand done ‘left handed’ theme. Go check it out! Great work guys!

Chat Creative

Chat Creative exists to connect the creative community one video chat at a time. Very cool idea to get to know other designers/bloggers and connect with them and learn!

Mrs. Green

Von Glitschka talks about his process of designing a character and how this expresses a brand.

Bio-Bak.nl

Flashy website with some interesting navigation…

Scrolling Background Effect

Nice header background animation tutorial from youlove.us. Nice use of png’s and jquery!

via The River Current

Packaging With Attitude

Love this simple packaging and identity system and witty copy-writing for Brooklyn Fare. I’m sure all the designers out there would love to have clients like this! :) By Mucca Designs

Post-it Note Stop Animation

Checkout this awesome stop motion post-it note video. I’m amazed at the complexity and length of this video!

Copyright 101 for Designers

Amy has some great tips for designers on basic copyright info over at design sponge. A must read if you a newbie designer or student.

PIXELATED – a lightweight IconKit

PIXELATED is extremely lightweight – the icon file sizes average 60 bytes!
All icons contain only two colors: #222 and #EEE. (I’m considering releasing a developer’s package with PSDs so users can easily customize their colors)
Since the icon’s edges are hard, these transparent GIFs will work on any background.

The icons are free to use – no strings attached.

How To Create a WordPress Theme

Themeshaper has an 11 part tutorial covering wordpress from beginning to end. Good through tutorial for beginners.

Free Typography

Love free (and decent) typefaces? Check out freetypography.com for all the latest on great free typefaces!

Rainbows oh my…

This site might cause you to have a seizure, but this is the glory of the internets. Prepare to bask in the warm glow of animated rainbow gradients :)

Screen Jelly

Screen jelly allows you to record your screen from within the browser. Pretty cool for on the fly tutorials or demonstrations.

247 web usability guidelines

User Focus has put together a HUGE checklist of usability guidelines for web projects. Great in depth resource!

45+ Beautiful Logo Design Tutorials and Resources for Designers

A compiled a list of outstanding logo design tutorials that will give you a head start in the process of creating great logos.

Four ways to keep the creative juices flowing.

Creative Den goes over 4 different ways to stay creative and to keep the new ideas coming.

7 Incredible Computer Generated Works of Art

A great selection of works of computer generated art.

30 More Essential PDF Documents Every Designer Should Download

A collection by Positive Space of some of the most useful PDF documents available to designers on the web.

ProFolio

ProFolio is an elegantly designed portfolio for artists, designers, photographers, or anyone that has creative visual pieces to share.

60 Beautiful High Resolution Paper Backgrounds

I can never seem to get enough paper backgrounds. Photoshop Roadmap drops 60 more HR paper backgrounds our way.

Inspired Interview – Jerrod Landon

Inspired Magazine interviews Jerrod Landon Porter, graphic designer extraordinaire.

When Design Meetings Have Got You Down

A big thanks to Creative Fluff for sending in this clip from one of my favorite comedy troupes.

Ultimate list of Typography resources: inspiration, tutorials, tools and books

A big list from for the typography lovers among us. Lots of useful resources for learning the basis of typography, from books, inspirational works, tutorials etc.

Tips for designing big websites

From the Couch shares their tips on designing for monster size web sites.

Free tool: Symbol Signs collection

Great collection of 50 common used signage symbols, all professionally designed. The symbols signs are free of charge available as an OpenType font format.

25 Creative Flash Websites with 3D Illustration Environment

DzineBlog runs down a collection of the best Flash Websites with 3D Environment and 3D interfaces.

Cute, Japanese emoticons for iChat and for your iPhone and iPod Touch.

Add a little kawaii to your iPhone with with Marmalade Moon’s cute, Japanese emoticons.

10 Helpful Resources for Cross Browser Testing

Ready to add more browser tester bookmarks? Here’s a few more ways to test for cross browser compatibility with minimum of fuss.

Vintage 2.0 – Glossy Retro Takes Over Web Design

Inspired Magazine’s roundup of 25 websites that mix the retro with the shiny. Worlds are colliding!

Maximize Your Keyword Efficiency

A good list of Do’s and Dont’s when it comes to keywords and how they will effect your search engine ranking.

Top 3 Cost-Cutting Strategies for Web Designers

Pinch those design pennies with Matthew Paul’s cost-cutting strategies for web designers.

Jaw-Dropping Examples of Beautiful Contact Page Designs

Some great examples of beautiful contact form design by Balkhis.

The Rebranding of a Company

Sam over at Build Internet has a great write up of how he rebranded his web design business from Cazzu Media to One Mighty Roar. Its always great to read about the reasoning behind others design choices!

Helvetica Moleskine Icon

Bigkobe over at deviant art has some sweet moleskine icons – including the two limited edition Helvetica Moleskines! if you are a swiss-nerd like me you will enjoy these! I’ll be using mine to replace the text edit icon in my dock!

When Free Fonts Aren’t Free

Web typography is about to make another major shift in implementation – weather the font foundries embrace this or not! Typekit has a great blog post about EULA agreements and how they are often times vague and need to change.

Modernizr

Have you ever wanted to do if-statements in your CSS for the availability of cool features like border-radius? Well, with Modernizr you can accomplish just that! Modernizr uses feature detection to test the current browser against upcoming features like rgba(), border-radius, CSS Transitions and many more. These are currently being implemented across browsers and with Modernizr you can start using them right now, with an easy way to control the fallbacks for browsers that don’t yet support them.

XHTML WTF

Web-God Zeldman breaks the news about the death of XHTML and the transition to HTML5. Interesting discussion going on in the comments.

Gridmaker

A sweet grid generator that will help you with your web designs. Just plug in the number of columns and generate a png file to build your designs off of!

You’ve Got 20 Seconds Or Less to Live

At the end of the day, packaging has tobe about substance, not just style, if it is going to be effective. Great article on package design by Ted mininni over at The Dieline.

Table Styling, Fixed Header and Highlighting

Just a couple of quick tricks, from scratch, on coding up tables. We use the proper semantic tags for a table header and then set it to a fixed position so when scrolling the table the header is always visible. Then we implement row AND column highlighting with a bit of semi-clever JavaScript.

Copycat!!!

Looks like the designer of this political campaign website was a little bit more than ‘inspired’ by the iconic Obama design…

Design Boost

Designboost envisions a holistic approach as a condition for sustainable design. To fulfil this vision we believe in upgrading design competence and boosting competitiveness by knowledge sharing. Our four inter-related platforms, BoostUpgrades: BoostEvent, BoostMedia, BoostResource and BoostConcept can be further explored in our periodical table of design knowledge.

For Print Only

FPO is a blog dedicated to both the visual stimulus and the detailing of the development and production of printed matter: Annual reports, books, business cards, stationery suites, collateral materials, posters, packaging and anything else where ink meets substrate. A subject matter we know, love and understand.

Blurb

Looking to have a nice printed bound book of your work? Check out Blurb – I had several friends use this service to print their portfolio books to leave behind at job interviews. Very nice and professional!

3 Deadly Sins of Print Design

A great article with some simple and straight to the point tips about print design. Sometimes we all just need to be reminded of the basics.

Setting Up Crops and Bleed

A design destined for print requires setting up to certain specifications to ensure that the work is printed correctly by industrial lithographic or digital print firms. This often starts with the initial document upon which the design is to be created by adding the correct bleed area and crop marks. Let’s take a look at what crops and bleed actually are, why they are required and how to set them up in your favourite Adobe package.

Lovely as a Tree

Lovely as a Tree – the website that tells you everything you need to know to be a more environmentally aware graphic designer.
We give you the low down on how your choices of design, paper and print impact upon the environment.

Flogged Magazine

Has a client rejected on of your amazing print designs recently? You keep looking at the design, it excites you, it pisses you off, it excites you, it pisses you off. Send it to flogged! they celebrage good designs that hve been blogged in a monthly magazine.

Rethink Design

Rethink Design is an extensive resource for professionals and students in the field of graphic design. It takes considerable time to research and interpret the information needed to make sustainable choices easily. Today’s fast-paced market makes it difficult to find sufficient time for this. Rethink Design makes this information and helpful tools readily accessible for making smart choices easily.

How to typeset headlines

Headlines can become more than just the biggest piece of text on the page. The way you set the type can be come a defining element for your layout or even the entire campaign. Here are different headline styles you may want to explore or build upon in your next design.

Preflight checking in InDesign

The term preflight check originates from the aviation industry where it is a standard procedure for pilots to go over a checklist before lift-off. Preflight checks (preflighting) for print documents have a similar idea in mind. They run trough all the files you used in the document to see if they’re missing, changed or anything else that might have happened to the file.

11 Essential Tips for Good Print Typography

Typography is a huge part of print design and design is a huge part of type. You can’t just throw text on a page, it has to be laid out and organized in a clean way that adds to the information being presented. Here are 11 tips to help you convey information in print the right way.

DIY screen printing tutorial

A great DIY tutorial on screenprinting! Its always good to get off the computer and play with other areas of print design.

Capturing and Optimizing Screenshots for Print

This tutorial came in handy for me when preparing my portfolio last year. Its always good to know how to set up your screenshots to print well. Nothing looks tackier than pixelation – even if you are a web designer!

Before and After Magazine

Before & After magazine has some great pdf tutorials on several topics relevant to both print and web design.

Mustache Typography

A series of posters designed for the University of Brighton 2009 Degree Shows. The theme emphasizes the fact that the University is 150 years old on this year with a Victorian tongue-in-cheek look at University life. Very interesting use of typography with a fake beard… :)

Typophile

Looking to learn the ins and outs of type design? Hand around the pros! Check out Typophile – an active community of type designers. Check our the forums, wiki and blogs.

Exljbris

I’m sure we have all seen and used Exljbris’s fonts:
Delicious, Fontin, Fontin Sans, Tallys, Fertigo Pro , Diavlo, Anivers, Museo and Museo Sans. But have you seen how others are using them? Check out this flickr group of Exljbris fonts in use.

Typographic Posters Directory

Looking for typographic poster inspiration? Check out this massive directory of posters submitted by designers.

Suprb

Suprb has some interesting experimental and custom type work.

PX to EM Conversion

PX to EM helps you convert your text sizes based on a body font size.

Birra Stout

Darden Studio is giving away Birra Stout! This font is bold and chunky and has lots of quirky character.

Sessions

Another free font for you guys! This font was made with the online type tool fontstruct.
Via ILT

Moo

Another free super bold blocky font available for free download. I’ll admit that there are alot of these fonts out there, but you can’t argue with free!
Via I’m Just Creative

Technique For Creating A Hand Drawn Website

The guys at From The Couch have a great video tutorial on a technique for creating hand drawn websites. Definitely check it out if you are looking to try something different!

Rounded Corners In FireFox And Safari

A quick tutorial on CSS3 selectors that make rounded corners a piece of cake in FF and Safari!

Stop Trying Start Doing

Another great video blog from the guys at From The Couch.

Interview with the guys ‘From The Couch”

Tired of the from the couch links yet? Ha! Well this is the last. Check out this interview Aaron did! Its cool to see how the guys got their start video blogging and what they are inspired by.

Build a Photo Gallery Tutorial

Chris from CSS-Tricks seems to never run out ideas for video tutorials. Check out this tut on building a photo gallery.

jQuery for Beginners

Looking to learn jQuery but don’t know where to start? Check out Jeff’s video series that will teach you how to use jQuery from the ground up!

Diving Into Php

Another great series by Jeff over at Theme Forest & Nettuts is diving into PHP. I’m currently going through these tutorials and learning a ton!

From Design to Print Podcast

Enough web stuff – let’s talk about print design: Bleeds, die cuts, paper types oh my! Check out this podcast if you want to learn more about all things print related. (itunes link!)

Boagworld Podcast

Another great web design related podcast to check out, subscribe to and follow religiously: Boagworld. This weeks show is about conflicts that surround design decisions.

Rookie Designer Podcast

Adam over at Rookie Designer runs a great podcast that covers important topics that newbies need to know about. This most recent episode Adam talks about how hiring a sales person to bring in new business may or may not help freelancers out there.

Grasshopper

Last but not least – check out this typography based video on entrepreneurship. Quite inspiring! :)

What is the color of the Internet?

Ever wonder what colors dominate the web? Take a look at A2591′s breakdown of dominate colors in the categories of global, blogs, design, and gaming.

Dot Dot Dot Lectures

The Dot Dot Dot Lecture Series is a great source for information and explorations in design, business, and aesthetics. Jason Santa Maria is particularly enjoyable…and his Captain Noah can’t be beat!

Creative Opera

A really cool app for displaying filtered tweets in a very unique way!

Free WordPress Themes

A nice little selection of free WordPress themes being given away by Woo Themes.

Birdhouse – A notepad for twitter

Ever think of something for your Twitter that you don’t want to post right away? Birdhouse is the perfect place to put it. It keeps track of, and helps publish all of your future posts.

10 Essential Plugins Every Modern WordPress Site Should Have

With so many WordPress plugins, it’s almost a sure bet that you’re going to miss out on a few. Freelance Folder goes over their top 10 essential plugins.

8 Signs of a Great Client

Who doesn’t want great clients? DesignMag runs down things to look for in landing those clients that we love.

20 Examples Of Dark & Minimalist Website Designs With Great Typography

Get font inspired with Spyre Studios’ list of 20 sites with great typography mixed with a touch of minimalism.

25 Beautiful One Page Portfolio Websites of Designers on Twitter

Hit up the Cubicle for inspiration from one-page portfolio designers.

The Evolution of Photoshop

Take a stroll down memory lane with a look at Photoshop’s evolving icon design.

A Little Birdy Shares Video of Twitterrific 2.0

Mashable shares a sneak peek of Twitterrific 2.0. (should be availble now)

85+ of the Best Twitterers Designers Should Follow

What’s the deal with all the twitter news this month? I guess designers love talking about Twitter…almost as much as what other designers to follow :)

Font Embedding Now

Dave Shea busts out some new website font embedding.

Premium Brands have always been recession-proof. Until now.

If you’ve ever thought that premium brands were recession-proof, Olivier Blanchard says – think again.

How to Write a Viral-ready Article in 2 Hours Flat

Skellie takes us step by step through how to write viral marketing in 2 hours or less. It takes me longer to mow my lawn!

15 Best Street Artworks of 2008

Some really impressive street artwork from last year.

The Universe in ’09

Seed Magazine puts together a feast for the eyes with a creative look at the best ideas from 2009.

Behind The Websites

Illustrator Ricardo Gimenes has come up with a clever little idea: Illustrate the people and ideas behind popular websites! These illustrations rage from clever, to funny, to freaking cute! Go check out his blog (updated every weekday) and suggest a website!

Dear American Airlines…

User interface designer Dustin Curtis gives AA a piece of his mind regarding his experience with their website.

The Response…

In response to the blog post directed towards American Airlines – a UX architect responds to Dustin Curtis. Interesting read!

Neutron Creations

I was out searching for single page design inspiration this week and stumbled upon the Neutron Creations site. Simple, colorful, beautiful. Lovely design!

Milton Glaser

Looking for poster inspiration? Take a look at the work of Milton Glaser – a poster artist who’s work has spanned more than 50 years!

We Love Icons!

Mezzo Blue has recently released a set of free payment icons. Great resource for e commerce projects!

Make the Logo Smaller

I’m sure we have all experienced clients that suffer from ‘make-my-logo-bigger-itis’ . This t-shirt by Typography Shop is definitely a cure to that horrible, horrible disease.

Resizable Image Grid with jQuery

I’ve never seen anything quite like this! This tutorial would be pretty useful for a photo galleries or portfolio sites!

Typojungle

Typojungle is a new typography based design blog with a focus on clean, minimal design.

Mod Font by Font Fabric

Another free font by Font Fabric – Mod Font is a lovely blocky font that has some interesting applications when used as masks for photographs.