Some Type Inspiration

Ran across some neat type inspiration that I thought was really cool. I wanted to share it with you!

First, Helveticards from CB2 (yes, I'm on a CB2 streak...it is just so cool!). But aren't these playing cards neat? If ever there was a deck of cards that was just perfect for me, this is it. I love the modern, so completely "Helvetican" design of the cards.

Buy these here.

Next up, I got the MyFonts "Rising Stars" newsletter in my inbox recently, and I was actually very impressed and surprised. It chronicles new, popular fonts, and the whole newsletter is quite lovely and well designed. Here's one image from the newsletter, demonstrating the font Samantha Script.

Buy Samantha here.

I like the way the colors are coordinating, and the little image really does a good job of showing the font and its feeling. If you'd like to subscribe to the MyFonts newsletter, you can do so here. It looks like you have to subscribe to both "Rising Stars" and "Creative Characters," which I also got and skimmed through quickly. It looked interesting but not quite as visually fun as "Rising Stars."

I also came across a blog article by David Airey called "13 typefaces for graphic designers." All the typefaces he features are top-notch. I'd love to own many if not all of them one day. Here are two fonts he mentioned that I don't think I've talked about on my blog yet.

This was the first ever sans serif font!

This is Clarendon, a really nice bold serif font.

To read more and to find links to the font, check out the post on DavidAirey.com.

Finally, I saw this super cool printed calendar on FPO. This isn't only typography, but it's interesting type-wise because it emphasizes the numbers of the typeface used. The numbers themselves are very striking! Here are a few images, but please read the post to see more.

I like the neat texture in the background and the way the white numbers stick out. The rest of the calendar is great too.

I'd love to know what you all think of this typography inspiration!