Tag: type

Now this is a drink making machine that would make William Shakespeare proud... nah, how about Charles Dickens or Mark Twain... no, still not right, how about J.K. Rowling... now that's what I'm talkin about! Now you can type out a literary masterpiece and then drink those words right up. These p ...

Type: 6 Minute Guide To The Pro Lingo [Video]

There you are, doing your best to impress people with your designs. You tinker, go over your stuff meticulously and almost border on the extreme before you'll let anyone even have a peek at them. That could really be a description of me, and a ton of other designers in the world. I check pretty much ...

Social Media

A Hierarchy Of Social Communication: Know Your Tools [Infographic]

In a social media climate where new services are continuously poking at our attention, we need to know more than ever what it is we're trying to achieve. If it is just to communicate, then there are several ways to do that, and to get the result you want. However, if you're looking at it from a busi ...

Geek

How Frequently Each Letter Is Used On Your Keyboard

I am sure there is some kind of app or software out there that will help us keep track of all the characters we use on our keyboards throughout whatever time period we want. I know there are some plugins for WordPress that will keep track of how many words each author has typed in every article and ...

Design: City Maps Hand-Woven From Typography

Lately, I've seen a lot of people go back and forth online debating about what typography actually is. I guess since I'm not a designer, I am excused from not knowing how the traditionalists view it. To me, typography is text in different colors, fonts, shapes and sizes put together to create some ...

For Trendy Geeks: A Sleek New Minimalist Mouse Design

I remember even just as recently as five years ago, almost nobody was getting creative with computer mouse design. We all had a standard mouse, and nobody really questioned it. It's just the way it was. However, these days, things are much different. Designers are catering to our creative side ...

There Ain’t Nothing Cooler Than Boba Fett Typography!

Not too long ago, I descended into the Star Wars bin of awesomeness yet once more and found the cool makings of Star Wars Typography. I found it very appealing and creative yet it was created out of really simple characters and not too many of them either. Created were three of the legendary serie ...

Technology

Kee4: Apparently You Only Need 4 Keys On Your Keyboard

When you have been using a computer for over 20 years, you basically know that without a keyboard, you won't get much done. It has become an extension of your mind and body to some extent. It's an effortless interaction between a human and a machine, and it's only getting more intuitive with time. ...

Geek

A Collection of Weird Shoes! Style vs. Comfort

Misty Belardo

I love shoes. I guess it runs in our family. If I have lots of shoes, you should see my sister's closet! It took us a whole day to transfer our shoes to our new home when we moved two years ago. Shoes are a girl's best friend, and we can never have enough. We truly need different types of shoes depe ...

Technology

Digital Slingshot: Shoot Your SMS’s On The Wall!

Few gadgets can rival a truly innovative and geeky approach to something that is both illegal and a form of amazing guerrilla marketing. Usually we all have to stay within the boundaries of boredom, and cling to the laws of the world. Many have tried and failed to break out of it, just to get a li ...

Technology

The USB Curse Cup – You Say It, You Pay It

I don't want to brag or come across as a prude, but I have never been much of a swearer really. Not that I don't curse at all, of course I do. However, there are far better words to express the nature of the situation when needed, in my opinion. Some people have made it a habit to curse, and it c ...

Typography You Can Wear – Using Humans As Typeface

The nature of our environment and our lives is moving faster and faster. Just think about two very small pieces of the puzzle: Augmented reality and social media. The growth in those two areas alone is enough to make anyone's head spin. It makes sense that if an ordinary sign is to keep up wit ...

A Zany Keyboard – Typography Inspiration

I love typography because it's so raw and simple. Since I'm not a designer, I'm always fascinated to see how people are able to arrange and modify type. There are truly an unlimited number of ways to design letters. I think a lot of times we take typography for granted. It is easy to read a wo ...