Pangrams are fun

Akira Zapf Optima pangram

Being into type, either professionally or casually, pangrams are a nice way to quickly sample all letters of the alphabet.

Craig Eliason has set up an entertaining and fun blog for new pangrams.

This week’s is all type-themed and he has started off with a great one! Make sure to keep checking his site for the rest.

dailypangram.blogspot.com

Fleming Fictions Find Fresh Facades

New james bond book covers

Ian Fleming (d. 1964) acclaimed creator and author of James bond would be celebrating his 100th birthday this year. In commemoration of this anniversary, Penguin UK is re-issuing his series of 14 books with newly designed hard covers created by MichaelĀ Gillette.
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Fashionable Type

fashion, Viktor and Rolf, type, fonts on clothes

So here is part of Viktor and Rolf’s new runway collection. Not critiquing the actual fashion, this is simply to point out the serious use of type in the clothing. Good or bad, it is fun to see. Contrary to what this site says:

Her eyes may say ‘yes’ but her clothes say ‘no’…

I have to say the “NOs” seem rather redundant because the models look quite unhappy and icy. Here are a couple extra images:
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