Arabic Typography

Last week someone was asking about fonts in other languages, particularly Arabic. Here are two galleries showing American brands and their Arabic text/logo counterparts.

http://www.graphicology.com/blog/2009/1/4/225-arabic-versions-of-global-brand-identities.html

http://www.graphicology.com/blog/2009/1/8/226-arabic-versions-of-global-packaging-logos.html

Say What Again

By Jarratt Moody
Audio from Pulp Fiction.

15th Century "Specimen Book"

More pictures of the ornate fonts here.

i love typography Blog

I just wanted to share my favorite Typography related blog: http://ilovetypography.com/

They write news articles weekly and have many interesting posts from technical analysis of letterforms to type inspiration and much more.

Ambigram

20th anniversary release of the Princess Bride features a cool ambigram
[via BoingBoing]

font snobbery

Typography is everywhere!

Pretty soon, this comic will strike a chord with all of you. Type snobbery can be super fun.

Typography Spring 2009

This course is an introduction to typography and focuses on the process of ordering words and images in space. The course is a laboratory for exploration and emphasizes the ways in which typographic structure creates and supports content. Projects will move from drawing single letter forms to designing typographic marks and systems employing manual, mechanical, and digital methods. Printing is at the center of all course work and students will work in a multi-media environment to complete projects of varying scale and complexity.

Syllabus!