http://designchat.info Mon, 07 May 2012 03:18:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://designchat.info/dc_63-erik-spiekermann/ http://designchat.info/dc_63-erik-spiekermann/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:17:29 +0000 James Gray http://m.podshow.com/media/23477/episodes/253522/designchat-253522-10-17-2010.m4v We were lucky enough to catch Erik Spiekermann, German typographer and designer, while he was on a trip to San Francisco. He talks about his role in the digital type revolution with FontShop and shares his opinions on a number of issues facing designers including specialization, perfectionism and procrastination. MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/dc_63-erik-spiekermann/feed/ 7 http://designchat.info/dc-guest-jessica-hische/ http://designchat.info/dc-guest-jessica-hische/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:29:54 +0000 Ryan McGovern http://designchat.info/?p=2836 On the heels of the Cusp Conference, it's business as usual at DesignChat this week; fantastic guest, amazing work, sprinkle in some beers and hilarity shall ensue. Tomorrow, Wednesday September 29th at 8pmCST join us as we welcome the mystifying typographic talent that is called Jessica Hische. Her Drop Caps will stupify you. Her public digital sharing mechanism will webify you. MORE:]]> http://designchat.info/dc-guest-jessica-hische/feed/ 2 http://designchat.info/new-type-design-degree/ http://designchat.info/new-type-design-degree/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:28:09 +0000 Ryan McGovern http://designchat.info/?p=1760 Something that is both wonderful and surprising will happen in October. Students at the Cooper Union in New York will attend classes as part of a new masters degree program in typeface design called Type@Cooper. The wonderful part is that its happening at all; the surprising part is that its the first of its kind in the United States. MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/new-type-design-degree/feed/ 0 http://designchat.info/erik-spiekermann/ http://designchat.info/erik-spiekermann/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:04:17 +0000 Shampton http://designchat.info/?p=1603 This Wednesday, August 11th, at 8PM CST, DesignChat welcomes the universally-respected creative director, typographer and design advocate, Erik Spiekermann to the conversation. Original designer of typefaces like ITC Officina, Unit, and even Meta— called one of the most successful humanist sans serif typefaces of the previous decade. MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/erik-spiekermann/feed/ 5 http://designchat.info/google-web-fonts/ http://designchat.info/google-web-fonts/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:30:37 +0000 ohnho http://designchat.info/?p=1256 After perusing the Apple Safari Extensions, the GoogleFonts in Safari extension from Julio Di Nicola caught my eye. It switches fonts that are available directly from Google and allows you to check how they'll look on your site. Best part is, the fonts are free to use on your site! MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/google-web-fonts/feed/ 0 http://designchat.info/typography-invades-hollywood/ http://designchat.info/typography-invades-hollywood/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:12 +0000 pstonier http://designchat.info/?p=1008 For years, the wine industry has lobbied its way into the entertainment industry. It's about time we saw some type being discussed. Check out this wonderful clip from White Collar]]> http://designchat.info/typography-invades-hollywood/feed/ 7