November 2008
38 posts
Fwd: Font Lorry Proposal →
Begin forwarded message:
From: Sarah Carter <REDACTED>
Date: 22 November 2008 13:34:48 GMT
To: <hello@fontlorry.com>
Subject: RE: Font Lorry Proposal
Hello, Yeah that sounds…
Type Consultancy
We had a nice session with Caroline Archer regarding the Longwill website. We brought the schools concerns about legibility and stuff and Caroline helped us to show that you dont need it set in comic sans at 48pt.
She had done some research for her PHD regarding childrens typography and how they respond to it. So you think kids find it easier to read sans serif fonts?
FAIL.
Kids acctually...
Consultancy with Rob Sharl and John Barratt
As I previously mentioned, I had a consultancy (coffee) meeting with Rob Sharl and John Barratt. It was very helpful and just what I needed because since Bal’s been away it’s been tricky to keep in touch with how I should be keeping myself for uni.
Rob basically broke down Font Lorry after ripping it apart. I mean this in a good way. He raised very important points;
What the hell is...
The Bond
Sue, Matt and I have started looking for premises for Smile. It’s exciting. We had a look round the Bond and The Arch in Digbeth. These places are nice. They’re like little walled villages.
Pros:
24 hour access
Nice surroundings
2nd Floor studios have a nice view
Kept on about doing ‘deals’
Potential incubator space if we find smaller companies to work alongside
...
hugeType →
This is a great little iPhone site. It’s a shame that it rendered in that horrible mobile optimized view because I nearly missed the real thing. Beautiful UI for the mobile device and a generally good concept. Would love to use this in a project somehow.
HMF.com →
Amazing font foundry dealing in hand made fonts. It’s just a shame that their not actually font files. It’s all psd files which is reassuring because I know it’s been done now, but not so great because I wouldn’t buy it.
Lego® Art
→
Found this amazing piece whilst researching lego typefaces.
Taking a step back from the Lorry
Font Lorry isn’t even live and it’s changing.
After a meeting with a clever web guy - Rob Sharl - There are things that need to be changed in a big way. Design is secondary to the big idea, and at present, that idea is getting lost. Therefore the idea is evolving.
More to come.
Tom Ayerst →
Tom goes to the same uni that I study at, and he’s an incredibly talented photographer. I hope that we can work together in the future.
The Dissertation
Earlier today I laid down the first sentence of my dissertation, officially confirming that it has begun. It’s a bit late to be honest and I really couldn’t get motivated, so I went and spent too much money on some beautiful books meaning that I had to do something otherwise I had wasted money, right?
It’s entitled “How effective is typography on mobile devices?” and...
Big-Fat-Font-Lorry-Update
That’s right. It’s big and its fat and its a genuine update.
I’ve been really quite about this because I’m weary about people viewing the work in process stuff, but now, I feel that Font Lorry is almost ready for public consumption. The design process has been meticulous. I’ve taken tone of voice into consideration, whilst my main priority is always on the hierarchy...
I feel pretty bad about this
I seriously neglected this diary because I’ve been so busy updating all my other sites. I even installed the bookmarklet to make this easier.
I’m sorry.
Anyway, I’ve got loads of stuff to link to etc, so theres going to be a whirlwind of updates. This post is simply the calm before the storm.
Here comes the noise…
Scratch that last bit. I’ve just found out I can...
4Talent magazine · Plus International Design... →
Yes, it’s another mention for Font Lorry and Smile.
D’log » Printmaking in the West Midlands →
This is proper sneaky. Found this page by snooping about for Font Lorry links. Whilst it’s great to get featured and mentioned, the about me page doesnt tell you who the author is! I can only assume that this is my dissertation tutor; David Hayden. He seems like a really cool guy.
Eye blog » Type, tart cards, T-shirts and crosses. →
Yes, you guessed it! Smile is only on the mother-fudging Eye blog!
Created in Birmingham » Font Lorry →
Font Lorry gets a feature on Created in Birmingham. Slick!
Cheers Chris :-D
Twitter / ChrisUnitt: Writing about Smile →
We met Chris at Smile. He’s been busy writing a 600 word feature on Smile for 4Talent magazine and also a little something for Eye.
Drink my Font. →
Fill in my questionnaire to quantify my theory please :-)
Sweetcron - The Automated Lifestream Blog Software →
Interesting tech - could have done with this a few months ago!
“It’s been a steep learning curve”
– All members of Smile when questioned about anything.
Its been a while blah blah blah
[insert generic busy person quote here]
But Ive been doing loads of ridiculously exciting stuff! Today Smile set up at Plus, and it looks hot! I’m dead nervous but feel very lucky. Font Lorry is in first gear (genius pun) and is gonna have some immense content to launch with.
We’ve had some acrylic signs made and Im in love. I want to do everything in it. Imagine an acrylic poster;...
Plus+ →
This is the site for some festival you might of heard about or something :-P
October 2008
16 posts
