( niGraphic ) { web design & photography }

Typography and typefaces, without a doubt, are two of the most fascinating aspects of visual design. Great designers can execute great designs with typefaces and nothing else, if required, and certainly if preferred. Design legends Saul Bass and Paula Scher have proved this many times over, and they comprise only a fraction of a very long list of luminaries who can wield type brilliantly.

Some are gorgeous. Some are cheesy.

Type discussion.

Exquisite handiwork from Coudal.

Zanzibar is the second Filmotype font I’ve digitized. (The first was Glenlake.) At first glance, I didn’t think much of it. But when I started looking more closely, I realized I’d never seen anything quite like it and decided I needed to do it…

Gorgeous drawings from spring training forty-six years ago, from the hand of the legendary, pioneering illustrator Robert Weaver.

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Seven years ago, David Allen penned his now best-selling book for time management and productivity, Getting Things Done (GTD).

Some good stuff, but remember: they’re trying to sell you typefaces.