Trend Spotting: 10 Typography Prints For Tots' Rooms


Updated 08/31/11 8:45 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Typography Wall Decor For Nursery

One of the hottest trends in home decor this year, typography can instantly update any room — and this is a trend that we hope will last the test of time! Pillows, decals, art, and prints are just a few ways incorporate typography into your tot's decor. Mix it up a bit by adding a modern typographic print among nontraditional pieces or vice versa. Check out these 10 pieces of art for some Read more

Put Your Best Font Face Forward


Updated 06/07/11 6:10 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Font Face Paint by Atipo

Check out Spanish design group Atipo's beautiful tribute to some of typography's most iconic fonts. Fontface is a photo series depicting models with their literal faces painted as four typefaces, including Helvetica (of course) and Caslon. The gorgeous making-of video shows the entire creation process, which gives you a sense of just how much time and talent face paint like this takes. To see all Read more

Gorgeous City Maps Made Entirely From Type


Updated 02/03/11 4:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Axis Maps Typographic City Maps

Check out these beautiful city maps, created using nothing but type. These gorgeous prints definitely satisfy my inner font geek, and they aren't bad to look at, either. The collection of three Typographic Maps features Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago with Manhattan and Washington DC on the way. During the printing process, each letter was manually placed, a process that took "hundreds of Read more

A Gift Suggestion For the Font Geek in Your Life


Updated 12/16/10 1:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Typography Memory Game

Remember the childhood game Memory, where you had to match two like tiles by remembering where they were and flipping them over? Now the game has been reimagined for font nerds and designers! The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog Memory Game ($25) features 50 cards and 25 different typefaces; the aim, much like the Memory game of yore, is to match the two like fonts. Find out more about Read more

Are You a Wordy Decorator?


Updated 11/18/10 11:54 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Poll on Using Typography in Home Decorating?

As you know, I'm a big fan of trendy typography. From bookshelves to letterpress posters, there are plenty of wonderful designs to choose from. In this house tour from Hus & Hem magazine, homeowners Robert and Sofie added word-accented bedding and wall art to their bedroom. I love the utilitarian look of these elements — the duvet cover actually reads "duvet cover." It reminds me, in a Read more

Love It or Hate It? Aakkoset Bookcase


Updated 10/26/10 7:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Aakkoset Alphabet Bookcase by Lincoln Kayiwa

A bona fide typography nerd, I gravitate toward alphabet motifs in all shapes and forms. From throw pillows emblazoned with letters to quotation mark bookends, the typography trend is one that I wholeheartedly support. So imagine how excited I was to discover this Aakkoset Bookcase by Ugandan-born designer Lincoln Kayiwa, which uses each letter's form as a nook to hold books, CDs, magazines, Read more

Erica Weiner Gives the Letterpress a Makeover


Updated 02/20/10 6:55 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Geek Jewelry: Erica Weiner Letterpress Necklace

Confession: I am a huge font nerd. And like most vintage geek collectors, I am always on the hunt for old timey tech. While I have a pretty decent collection of vintage typewriters, I knew the only way to pay proper respect to my passion for typography was to learn letterpress printing. After taking months of workshops and making my own set of unique greeting cards, I finally felt like I Read more

Do You Decorate With Letters?


Updated 09/28/09 11:08 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 6 comments

Do You Decorate With Letters?

While the typography trend continues to truck along, a new trend of decorating with letters, often consonants and syllables from vintage signs, has arisen. Personally, I find it kind of cheesy to decorate with initials — a big "C.S." on my wall is just not my style. But I'd happily put a less self-referential letter in my home if it were eye-catching like this vibrant red T. Putting a letter in Read more

Let's Go Trend Hunting: Wordy Furniture and Graffitied Home Finds


Updated 09/26/09 7:00 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 3 comments

Let's Go Trend Hunting: Wordy Furniture and Graffitied Home Finds

This month, at Paris's trade interior design show Maison & Objet, UK designer Andrew Martin, who's known for his Union Jack motif furniture, showed off some other, bold prints, including this chair upholstered in designer Martin Waller’s new God Bless America fabric. Martin and Waller aren't the first (or the last) designers to jump on the typography and graffiti bandwagon. There are a lot Read more