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Idealog—in the ideas business

  • What Font?

    2011-04-08 10:19:51 // // The Idealog Blog
    We’ve stumbled across this very cool and free (everybody loves free) tool that allows you to easily find what font is being used on a web page.
  • Font my phone

    2011-04-06 09:00:00 // // The Idealog Blog
    One of our Twitter followers has kindly pointed us to this very cool app for designers and font enthusiasts who want to be surrounded by font goodness all of the time.
  • New Google fonts

    2010-09-22 20:34:19 // // The Idealog Blog
    “Documents without font choices are like photographs without colors. Just as shades of color can add depth to a picture, smart font choices give your text another dimension,” says Google software engineer Jeremie Lenfant-Engelmann. And in light of that comment, Google has announced the addition of six new fonts for Google Docs that will make documents more appealing and easier to access.
  • Web Watch: I Love Typography

    2010-09-16 12:33:54 // // The Idealog Blog
    With the name ‘I Love Typography’, there’s no prize for guessing that this week’s web watch will particularly appeal to typography addicts.
  • 10 Typefaces of the Decade

    2010-08-31 14:01:49 // // The Idealog Blog
    What are the top 10 typefaces of the decade? While that may be open to debate, Paul Shaw reckons he’s got the best 10 pinned dow
  • Ace Activity App

    2010-08-19 12:02:35 // // The Idealog Blog
    With an iPad floating around the office we obviously couldn’t resist flicking through all the cool apps. One of our favourites has to be Veer’s Super‑Incredible Activity Book for Creatives.
  • Typography and graphic resurrection

    2010-08-09 13:53:18 // // The Idealog Blog
    Here’s a film for type-face/printing enthusiasts and anyone interested in the preservation of traditional design and print techniques in the face of modern-day technology. Justine Nagan’s documentary Typeface, which made its Kiwi debut earlier this week in Wellington, focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique.