I'm Rae. I make fonts & blog. I reside in a city on a lake but spend most of my time living in my head.
If you want either of these fonts links are to the right to buy the new font and download the free font. Stay tuned for next month's new font which will either by my Cowboy Doodles or Nancy's Animal Silhouettes. See you then. Stay warm, by then it will be Spring, or almost Spring or the hope of Spring... I am ready for Spring.
There are lots of little quirks about our condo and here is one of them. All the interior doors are like this. They don't latch and turn like normal doors. They push and pull. Odd, but that is how all the hardware works. The upstairs master bath door is a tight fit and guests get stuck in there. And the knobs do turn but nothing happens so people think there is something wrong. Someone suggested putting the word PULL by the knob.
We were recently in Milwaukee in a junkque store in the 3rd Ward. I had picked out some letters and told the owner what I was trying to do. While I continued to shop they hunted for more letters and recreated the word. I added the asterisk as a graphic element.
So if people can't figure this out now well they will just have to stay where they are.
I am quite pleased with the end result with has kind of a '50s-'60s typographic feel. And I got all this typographic goodness for $2. What a steal.
Here is my newest font which I am quite pleased with. It is fresh and fun. You can buy it right here. Check back to see what else is on the drawing board... I've got Cowboy Doodles and Big Brush Print... Nancy has Le Femme Silhouettes and Dog Silhouettes... lots of font goodness coming your way this year.
If there are any breeds you would especially like to see plz let me know and I'll see if I can twist Nancy's arm.
I splurged and have treated myself to a year's subscription (4 issues) to uppercase magazine. And it is a splurge as the 4 issues are $80 with shipping. But just taking one little peek tells me that I will not be disappointed. I know I will savor it, pour over it, read every word and add it to my library. It has been years since I've found a graphics magazine that takes me back to magazines like U&lc magazine.
The paper is nice in this magazine... bright white and matte. And it smells like ink. Mine came with a bookmark and a letterpress display frame card and envelope. I can see that I am going to delight in each issue. Check it out here.
Seattle-based designer Shelby White has created a rather nice looking guide to 50 of the most commonly used typefaces in the world that includes fun info like the fonts’ designers, birthdays and cities of origin. Added bonus: It’s conveniently available for purchase as a print for $29. Click here to view the full-size version. [via Fast Company]
I love it when information can be visually presented in a concise and pleasing way.
My cousin Diane recommended and lent me this book. I practically read it all in one sitting. Very moving... the kind of book that sticks with you. I knew nothing about this disturbing piece of Parisian history.
An American journalist researches the notorious roundup of Parisian Jews and uncovers her French family's war-era secrets.
By Tatiana de Rosnay - St. Martin's Press (2008) - Paperback - 320 pages - ISBN 0312370849
A New York Times bestseller. Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.Paris, May 2002: On Vel’ d’Hiv’s 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life. Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode. - Google.com
TATIANA DE ROSNAY was born in the suburbs of Paris and is of English, French and Russian descent. She is the author of nine French novels. She also writes for French ELLE, and is a literary critic for Psychologies magazine. Tatiana de Rosnay is married and has two children. SARAH'S KEY is her first novel written in her mother tongue, English.
AND here is something really interesting... some good typographical design in this book. The book is told in two voices. The first is the 10 year old Sarah and the second is the journalist Julia. They very interestingly use two serif faces one for each voice.
This is Sarah speaking. This is an older looking typeface that is darker and heavier looking. That is enhanced by the drop cap that is used.
And here is Julie speaking, also a serif face but a lighter, more contemporary one. The drop cap also reflects this.
This is very subtle. As they did use two serif faces, not one serif and one san serif. And I didn't see this until page 44 and then had to immediately go back to make sure that this wasn't just some error in typesetting. And my guess is that many people will read this book and not notice this. But I really like those kind of little things that are part of good design and a well thought out project. They should be subtle and should enhance the over all experience. I read this book as a paperback so I can only assume this is also in the hard cover. But here is the real question... will it be set like this in an electronic book reader? And if not then that is another reason why I just can't make this switch from a real book that can have good to typography to electronic words on a device. For me it just isn't the same.
(Thanks Diane!)
And since this is an older book it is available quite reasonably (used) from Amazon. Link on the right if you are interested.
Ellie found some additional correspondence from A.M.H. (My part 1 post is here.) I was surprised, delighted and charmed to see that A.M.H. who I thought was a woman was actually a man! This is a fan letter from 1916. How truly sweet. What lovely handwriting and typography of the day.
I'm Rae. I make fonts and blog. I reside in a city on a lake but spend most of the time living in my head.
