thirtyonethree

The creative blog of Jeff Bridgforth

Typography

Is it the right choice of typography?

The choice of font is not exactly what you would expect for a headstone. Of course it does lend some personality that you don’t normally see in this context. Maybe it represents the person Mr. Morton. I’m not so sure it is the wrong choice.
From The Onion

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Embracing the Medium

Khoi Vinh wrote an article for print designers who want to get into Web design. I think he makes some good points about how designing for the Web is a different discipline than print design. He addresses one of my pet peeves of an over reliance on Flash that I have observed many print designers [...]

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“Control” on the Web

Lately, one of my interests has been to improve my skills in the area of typography (started after hearing Cameron Moll’s Essential Web Skills). I have read a couple of books on the subject and come across some great resources on the Web.
A couple of weeks ago, I heard Richard Rutter of Clearleft speak to [...]

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