Fonts and Kerns and Ampersands, Oh My!

Typography is, as our good friends at Wikipedia explain, "the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs". In other words, it's making cool fonts and arranging words on a page (or screen) in a way that looks good. Typography designers and fans are passionate folk, and fair enough - once you get around the shallow view that "eh, it's just letters and shit", there is a lot to appreciate in a well-designed typeface.

To kick things off is a true heavyweight on today's type scene, Alex Trochut. With clients ranging from The Rolling Stones and i-D Magazine to Cadbury and even British Airways, his work is eclectic, eye-catching and thoroughly modern:

On the other end of the spectrum is the divine Yulia Brodskaya, whose painstaking paper creations are a prime example of what can happen when great art and great type collide:

Sigh, so pretty! However, my favourite graphic designers at the moment is Jessica Hische. She creates creates enchanting typefaces and designs by hand and computer. Take a look and try not to fall in love:

Some Type Of Wonderful is an annual celebration celebrating the best of international typography. While the STW10 prints are yet to be unveiled, this is an example of last years' lovely work (featuring Jesse Hora, Hellovon & Luke Lucas) :

 

And finally, to further whet your appetite for some quality typography googling time, here's an incredible video produced for the 5th Typophile Film Festival. It's CG-free and probably and best 3 minutes 41 seconds you'll ever spend watching a video.

Further links:

• I Love Typography blog
  
• Flickr Type Pool
  
• Typography on the Behance network
  
• Typophile Film Fest 5 (with more amazing videos)
  
• Typography Served ("fresh works from leading creative professionals")