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Typekit & Web Fonts

September 28, 2009

Type Example

If you haven’t heard of Typekit it’s definitely worth taking a moment and poking around the website. In a nutshell, they want to expand the capabilities of web typography by increasing the number of fonts web designers can choose from. I’m pretty sure they do this with the @font-face, a bit of javascript and a subscription. Either way it has some pretty awesome capabilities.

The awesome thing about Typekit and @font-face is that they work in Safari; the shitting thing about Typekit and @font-face is that they don’t work anywhere else (at least not IE, FF, Chrome or Opera).

edit: @font-face will work in IE, FF, Chome & Opera, but additional font file types are needed and it must be in a version running CSS3. OTF & TTF work in Safari, but EOT is needed for IE, and SVG is needed for Opera.

As annoying as that may seem, TTF fonts can magically be turned into EOT here, and an SVG converter can be downloaded here.

Here’s an additional resource on the subject: Mozilla Hacks @font-face

I decided to make a little web utility so that I could more easily preview the Typekit fonts without logging in and using their previewer. Since I currently have a free membership with Typekit I’m only able to use two of their fonts at a time, so I decided to add a few free typefaces that I found. If I do end up getting a membership I think it will come in handy.

Font Previewing

Destructive Typography

July 24, 2009

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Screen Printing with Bleached Ink

July 6, 2009

Gerlager Screenprinting

Over the weekend I was able to do some experimentation with t-shirt screen printing. I wanted to see what kind of effects could be achieved by mixing bleach into normal screen printing ink.
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Woodworking Project

June 15, 2009

Driftwood

There’s something exciting about a hands on project that’s different from digital work. Being able to touch and hold something physical sets off different emotions than looking at a computer screen. I get the same great rush every time I set up my screen printer and begin mixing my inks. I think it’s programmed into us as humans. Anyhow, I decided to try something new this summer and start a woodworking project.

I took one wood course about seven years ago and I’ve seen Norm Abrams show enough to know that I’m equipped with neither the right tools nor the experience, but I’m confident beginners luck will be on my side.

The only teaser that I can give out right now is that it involves driftwood and a dust mask. Stay tuned.