VALUE

Just another quick idea. Why don't Tesco start their own publishing, and run out cheap books? Low grade recycled paper, no glossy covers or fancy embossing. Good honest simple novels without any thrills. Maybe £1 a book for classics? I'm guessing Penguin has had an effect on me here...

WELL ROUNDED

I love din. German efficiency at its best. But I know what you're thinking... 'It's nice, but it's a bit too sterile and  utilitarian for this particular job'. Then how about DIN Rounded???

Albert-Jan Pool and his team redrew each letterform to maintain the structure of the original. This ensures FF DIN and FF DIN Round will work well together in logos, slogans, price tags, etc. as compatible parts of advertising campaigns and corporate identities. FF DIN Round is not only a good companion to FF DIN, its smooth and friendly curves make it work on its own for branding strategies for family cars, bikes, household appliances, sportswear, shoes, or medical products. It’s also very legible on screen and available in Web format. Get it here.

CLICHE SPOTTING

How many end of year shows have you been to recently?
Spot any recurring themes? I know I did. Here's a handy app/old skool pdf to help you keep track of them.

I have to say, I'm rather proud of my home town for being the most cliched.

A POINT WELL MADE

Dear Futura, I love you - but you can seem a bit too starched from time to time. Justin David Cox seems to agree. I'm guessing it's meant to look like an envelope, but if not I still like. He adds "Please note that calling Paul Renner lazy is supposed to be so absurd that it can’t be taken seriously. That said I still think the C is the weak point of the most beautiful typeface ever created." Check out his blog here.

IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND

I've wanted to make this for a while, not really sure why... Should it just be the able-sighted who get to enjoy varied families of a typeface? Introducing Braille Sans! Ta-Da! I'll work on the serif version next. Click on the image to get the full gif.

PHOTOS

Fancy looking at some cool photos of cool people? Me too. Glimpses into some strange lives. I love old photos. Check it out. Do you recognise any one in a few of my favourites?

WE HEART HAND-MADE

Here at JAMblog, we love all things hand-crafted. A friend of mine has recently graduated from university and is putting together a website for her jewellery. Go and bookmark it now, and keep an eye in the near future. Alice O'Neill Jewellery.

STEREOTYPES

Curvy, chunky, friendly, unusual... No, not my fiancé, St Mika of course! One-man-font-foundry Sascha Timplan has forged a rather quirky but undeniably usuable opentype font avaible from myfonts for a mere $25.90. Grab yours now.

NINJA TUBE

On a a bit of a music video kick at the moment. So here is a new single and video from the masterful record label, Ninja Tune. Blockhead's The Music Scene has some pretty imaginative animation going on. Must have taken a fair amount of time. Kudos to Anthony Schepperd. Check out some of this previous work here.

BOXES

Purely stop motion animation, no special effects wizardry (apprently). Pretty impressive.