When Antrepo was looking at vintage 30 mm cameras from Japan’s dominant gadget days of the 70s and 80s, they noticed a common theme in the logos. They all seemed to use the same style for the typography – a line-based format with extended outline fonts. In a modern twist, they took 20 major brands of today and applied the same logo format. The results were nothing short of vintage epic. Check them out below or visit their Flickr page: …
Bicycles are becoming more fashionable especially as we try to go greener to help clean up the Environment and as we make steps towards contributing to a more Eco-friendly lifestyle, we also do not want bicycles that we rode as kids, instead we want to make a statement, and what better way to do that than personalizing a bicycle by having one made out of our name, literally. …
To the best of my knowledge, the Techi crew has let fly with a number of interesting Rubik’s Cubes in the past… or maybe it’s just been me. Either way, this one pretty much takes the cake in my opinion, as it’s made of movable type. Being a nut for both typography and Rubik’s Cubes, I’m tickled shades of pink not found in the visible spectrum of light. But the catch, as you’ve no doubt noticed by the photo, is that this Cube is in Chinese type. Only Cube you’d have to learn a new language before solving. Unless, of course, you already know Chinese. Designed by fellow type enthusiast Shaun Chung, I don’t think…
I’m a fan of 6pt type, but this is ridiculous. Computer science professor Ken Perlin has decided to claim the title of designer of the smallest readable screen font. His font, above (duh), is able to compact the first 500 words of the Declaration of Independence into a 320×240 rectangle – perfect for mobile devices. “My design,” says Perlin, “assumes that screen pixels are horizontal striped as RGBRGB, as are most LCD screens these days.” And frankly, that knowledge alone helps substantially in the legibility of this typeface – which, since Perlin has apparently given it no name, I have decided…
