My friend Will Colley gave me a copy of Fontsmith’s “The Collection” catalogue a few weeks ago which is a really beautiful set of typefaces demonstrated in print. The booklet is sprinkled with some extra pages which show various grid types, including a nice isometric grid and dotted isometric grid. It made me pretty nostalgic for the days back in primary school when I first drew on isometric dotted paper to make various shapes and the like.
It inspired me to open up the Adobe Illustrator isometric template that I published back at the end of December and get something new drawn. This was the work of about twenty minutes using the guides and some good snapping adjustments. I’m pretty happy at how quickly it’s possible to get stuff made using the template. It’s a significant win if you’re used to trying to draw anything isometric manually.
I must admit, I get quite easily excited by typography – especially new concepts in type. There is something really quite special in seeing new and interesting ways of expressing the written word, after all it’s not just about what you say – but how you say it.
Now as far as I see it, there is absolutely no relation between driving a car and forming letters. Or at least that’s what I figured until I watched this video from Toyota earlier today…
I’d describe myself as big media consumer. I listen to stacks of music – new and old, read quite a lot of blogs, newspapers and magazines, and I watch a lot of movies. Of them all, I probably enjoy watching documentaries moreso than anything fictional, and they tend to stick in my mind for a [...]
My colleague and all round charity marketing legend, Lee Marshall announced the (beta) launch of an innovative new car sharing site, Ridekicks. Ridekicks describes itself as “a place to share rides – with a twist.” Social games like Foursquare and Gowalla have been pretty big on the uptake recently enjoying substantial growth and fueling the [...]
My friend Will Colley gave me a copy of Fontsmith’s “The Collection” catalogue a few weeks ago which is a really beautiful set of typefaces demonstrated in print. The booklet is sprinkled with some extra pages which show various grid types, including a nice isometric grid and dotted isometric grid. It made me pretty nostalgic for the days back in primary school when I first drew on isometric dotted paper to make various shapes and the like.