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What the Font

SharpArt — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:08:29 +0000

Ever thought about how fonts change the look and feel of your written page. Most of us, as I do here, stick with the font that is automatically built in to whatever program you’re using. I have to say I avoid Time New Roman like the plague. I hate it. Generally I go for something with a simpler, clean cut line, like on this page, or Century Gothic. But I do enjoy mucking about with fonts within images and so having a bank of more off the wall fonts is a must.
I was on Language Fonts the other day and decided to download some more exotic creations to add to a piece I was working on from Fonts.com. I particularly liked for their graphic quality, the Korean fonts which have, again, very clean lines, almost like mathematical equations.
The trouble is, I could spend a lot of time just selecting all my favourites.
Here are some of those – from a variety of websites:

HY Gothic Korean Medium Language Fonts
Arial® Cyrillic MT Language Fonts
Century Gothic Fonts.com
Blackadder www.DaFont.com
California Dirt www.DaFont.com
Pokemon - yes I like this :) www.DaFont.com
el&font gothic - has to be used big www.DaFont.com
Final Lap - as does this www.DaFont.com

I found this short through this blog – ilovetypography.com. An excellent site with all the detail behind how fonts are made.

“Linotype: The Film” Official Trailer from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo.

And this beautiful opening shot leads to www.fontcraft.com and yet more to buy.

Exit Through the Gift Shop

SharpArt — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:32:34 +0000

So here’s the story behind the story. It’s not really a Banksy film. Well this trailer isn’t. It’s a Thierry Guetta film.
The biggest counter cultural movement since punk. Street Art.

Know The Not Known

SharpArt — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:52:11 +0000

I found this interesting short which is a combination of graffiti, advertising icons, interesting space and one poor bloke on a chair.
It is part of a campaign to create interest in Tiger Beer and involves a huge web of interactive incitements that will involve their target audience in engaging proactively within the campaign. It is a clever mix of treasure hunt and orienteering using all the digital paraphernalia we have available to us today and a wide range of creative fields. It harnesses digital, outdoor, magazines, media partnerships, PR, trade relations and events. And all turn their talents to directing the target audience to a FaceBook Hub page where their curiosity is rewarded with invites to underground, invite only, Tiger Beer events in pubs across London.

Has anyone been to any of these?

There are supposed to be special edition four pack out this year too for those who are not faint hearted:)

Tiger beer hub page = www.facebook.com/tigerbeeruk

Retro Posters

SharpArt — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:21:17 +0000

Just happened upon this site and love these dynamic images. Posters have to be so direct and catch your eye immediately and these did that. Had to drag myself away from this site.

http://www.vintage-poster-market.com