Typography

There is no finish line. These five words say so much and the big, bold font is the perfect choice to deliver the simple message to enjoy the journey! Nike gets an A+ for this one.

Swindler and Swindler is a husband and wife duo AKA "Mr. and Mrs.

N is for Night by Heather McKean reminds me of initial letters from illustrated manuscripts and children's fairy tales. Although there is minimal space within the letter for an entire landscape, Heather manages to evoke a scene that tells a much larger story.

The Betrayer Family is a lettering studio who has a distinctive and cohesive branding identity. Reminiscent of vintage matchbooks and old school tattoo designs, I love their punk and grungy esthetic.

The Hamilton Type Museum is a type lover's dream come true. Wired introduced me to this celebration of the history of printing explaining that the, "Hamilton is a working museum, where first-time visitors and longtime patrons alike can get their hands dirty. Ten of the museum’s 62 printing presses work, and visitors can learn entry level typesetting or basic letterpress printing."

Unlimited Mag by Víctor Guerrero Vila is a gorgeous student project with too many cool pages to show here. I've selected a few of my favorites and I especially love the stab bound cover.

Fonts in use is one of my favorite websites to browse for inspiration. Books, magazines, signs, and other fonts in the wild are shared. Both users and staff submit different examples that are easily sorted by medium, font, industry, or key word.

Flickr user Eric Carl scanned this huge collection of vintage logos "from a mid-70's edition of the book World of Logotypes". You can download the PDF from Archive.org. 

I really like the white on black chalky look of this hand lettering by Mark Serrano. Into the Mystic also happens to be one of my favorite songs.

Emil Kozole has created a thought provoking font called seen that censors the 370 words on The Department of Homeland Security's list of words they track on the internet.