Iceland Shores In August 2012 I was sent to Iceland to shoot...
Iceland Shores In August 2012 I was sent to Iceland to shoot pictures on behalf of the mobile phone network o2. The images here were predominantly shot using an iPhone 4s. This is dummy copy. It is not meant to be read. It has been placed here solely to demonstrate the look and feel of finished typeset text. Heading 2 By itself, the screen makes the One a great option for watching movies or playing games, but the front-firing speakers above and below the display take things to a whole other level. With the phone held sideways, the two create...
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A Closer Look At Font Rendering
A Closer Look At Font Rendering: The Armory Show, a leading international contemporary and modern art fair and one of the most important annual art events in New York, takes place every March on Piers 92 & 94 in central Manhattan. The Armory Show is devoted to showcasing the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. Type designer and Typekit consultant Tim Ahrens has written a comprehensive state of the play for Smashing Magazine regarding rendering engines and font formats for screen use. He covers the basics of rasterisation, the benefits and drawbacks of the Windows ClearType renderer,...
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"A man who would letterspace lower case would steal sheep, Frederic Goudy liked to say. The reason..."
“"A man who would letterspace lower case would steal sheep, Frederic Goudy liked to say. The reason for not letterspacing lower case is that it hampers legibility. But there are some lowercase alphabets to which this principle doesn’t apply. Moderate letterspacing can make a face such as lowercase Univers bold condensed more legible rather than less."” - Extracts from ‘The Elements of Typographic Style’ by Robert Bringhurst.
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boyattractions: The Morning Benders — Hand Me Downs (Wild...
boyattractions:
The Morning Benders — Hand Me Downs (Wild Nothing Remix)
The Morning Benders have joined the ranks of Chad VanGaalen, tUnE-yArDs, and countless others in the effort to aid Japan’s recovery. Their new Japan Echo EP collects Big Echo remixes from Star Slinger, Twin Sister, and others, as well as two previously unheard tracks. Hear Wild Nothing’s take on “Hand Me Downs” and donate/download here.
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making waves showslow: Nick Selway, Inside the Wave
making waves
showslow:
Nick Selway, Inside the Wave
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