Home — 36 Days of Type. Alan Kitching. Alan Kitching is one of the world’s foremost practitioners of letterpress typographic design and printmaking. Alan Kitching is renowned for his expressive use of wood and metal letterforms in creating visuals for commissions and his own limited edition prints. Alan Kitching has had solo shows in London and Barcelona, and contributed to various group exhibitions including the Pompidou Centre Paris, the British Library and the Barbican Art Gallery London.
In 1994 Alan Kitching was appointed Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) and elected member of Alliance Graphique International (AGI). Alan is Honorary Fellow of The Royal College of Art and Visiting Professor, University of the Arts London. Alan has conducted his workshops and given talks to industry, art schools and design conventions in UK, Europe, Australia and South Africa. Typography Inspiration for the Modern Web · Typewolf. Martina Flor - Lettering & Custom Typography.
Gemma O'Brien. Chromeography - photos of emblems, badges, logos on cars & other objects. VERNACULAR TYPOGRAPHY : Vernacular Typography. Allver. Ellen Lupton’s top ten favorite typographic posters of all time. Jessica Hische - Home. FontSpotting. Tyrsamisu. 9 Amazing Type Designers to Inspire You | Webelemint. Type design is a growing field these days, from beautiful labels for beer and coffee to custom typography, type designers have a lot to work with. In this post we feature some of the top type designers from around the world. Some are amazing new type designers, others have been around for a while. They are the creators of beautiful logos, awesome labels, and creative typographic layouts. Some have been featured in typography magazines, major news publications, & adobe forums across the world.
Scroll down and discover the world of type design, custom lettering, & calligraphy with these amazing type designers & letterers. 1. Sean McCabe (aka Sean Wes) is an extraordinary type designer. 2. Jordan Metcalf is a type designer from the lovely city of Cape Town, South Africa. 3. Nick Slater the extraordinaire! 4. Claire Coullon is an independent designer from the Czech Republic. 5. 6. Dana Tanamachi is by far one of the most unique and talented type designers. 7. 8. 9. About The Author. Ellen Lupton: Thinking w/Type.
10 Inspirational Typography Posters. Typography should inspire. Motivate one to create. Shine a light to a dark corner and uplift a broken spirit. I hope these designs inspire you in your next project or assignment. “As the saying goes, type is a beautiful group of letters, not a group of beautiful letters.” Matthew Carter All images below link to the full-sized image for a better view. “Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing.” “Typography is two-dimensional architecture, based on experience and imagination, and guided by rules and readability. “Wouldn’t it be interesting if there were only one typeface in the world? “Most people think typography is about fonts. “Typographical design should perform optically what the speaker creates through voice and gesture of his thoughts.”El Lizzitsky “Typography needs to be audible. “Faces of type are like men’s faces. “You cannot understand typography and typefaces without knowledge and you can’t keep that knowledge for only yourself.