Work from the artist Mark Weaver, one of my new design inspirations. He has an amazing knack for color and typography, and his exploration of space and time make for really interesting commentary on our cultural past and how it relates to the future. Definitely worth a look, take a peek here.

I love typography, but I’m not just saying that because I’m a designer and there’s that stereotype demanding that all designers love type,  make bad jokes about kerning, and scoff at papyrus and comic sans (well, that last one is absolutely true).

There are some sweet typefaces out there– but some are so gorgeous, so flawless, so perfect that there are no words to describe their perfection (so I’m forced to make one up, and I’m going to do so right now .. scrumtrulescent). I’m not saying I have a problem, but, they cause me to compulsively stand up and shout “yes, thank you Lord” like I’m in a New Orleans church on a hot summer sunday morning.

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lease check out these awesome, gorgeous drop caps supplied by Jessica Hische. She does a new one each day and is almost finished with the alphabet. Here’s hoping she continues on with numbers and symbols afterward! (I cheated and tried to come up with a post that started with “P” so I could use it cause its my favorite…)

She supplies instructions on her drop cap blog with links included – here: Daily Drop Cap