A quick round up of links I've posted this week that don't really warrant an article in themselves, but are worth a quick look…
Type & Typography
20 great sans-serif free fonts: http://bit.ly/6sSwEB #typography
Download a free font Type Zero and helpp the environment! Become part of the Journey to Zero movement http://bit.ly/7gLZZ1
Nice new merchandise from House Industries… I really like the new Maple Valentine Blocks http://bit.ly/6Mr2U8
Funky Alphabet prints from Paperfingers http://bit.ly/7iZ9LO
History of the Ampersand, with showcase of intersting examples http://bit.ly/55jvRt and one of the best the 'Spampersand' http://bit.ly/7KFoRK
New punctuation mark to indicate sarcasm? http://bit.ly/89zqBi
ABCing: Seeing the Alphabet Differently: http://abseeing.com/
New type foundry Commercial Type http://bit.ly/7f3S9N
And ever had one of those "oops" moments… French Anti-Piracy Organisation Hadopi uses a pirated font in it's own logo: http://bit.ly/hadopirate
Graphic Design
Chilling collection of Nazi stationery discovered: http://bit.ly/7W13dL
The process of redesiging N.Design http://bit.ly/4FNy93
A nice infographic that might just save your life… How to spotting a hidden handgun. http://bit.ly/7KrCju
Nice collection of 2010 calendars with a retro feel http://bit.ly/6exRUM
A little more bespoke than the old PG… Nice packaging for Steven Smith, teamaker. http://bit.ly/4BKmKP
33 typography effect Photoshop tutorials http://bit.ly/6UqW1w
Jawdroppingly good collection of classic Penguin Science fiction book covers http://bit.ly/12NMU2
Apple price mark-ups info graphic.… Aren't you glad you don't live in Brazil! http://bit.ly/7N3qbU
Flickr, but different… http://bit.ly/6Nfg4W
Showcase Of Beautiful Vintage and Retro Signage - Smashing Magazine http://bit.ly/6iVAG1
Freebies
12 amazing and FREE stock photo resources http://bit.ly/8unqTf
225+ Free Adobe Illustrator Patterns http://bit.ly/5QHP0j
Odds & Sods
Only in America: How to get your luggage looked after better on internal flights, by packing a pistol! http://bit.ly/8uMzvk
Sky cycling. http://bit.ly/8QfUAP C'mon Boris, sort it out, you know it makes sense.
First Person Tetris! http://firstpersontetris.com
Silly man gets glasses tattooed on his face http://bit.ly/4u9ubF http://bit.ly/5Uwv0C
More common sense, (this time on the topic of complaining effectively) from Seth Godin http://bit.ly/7cZZty
Four-year-old girl lives in cage with crocodiles from birth (http://cli.gs/VPDj3) http://cli.gs/VPDj3
A couple of Lego ones… Lego on Hoth http://om.ly/eAUn and a iPhone/Lego gaming mashup http://bit.ly/8RMaph
26 Rules for writing gooder http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2010/01/rules-for-writing-well.php
10 words you need to stop misspelling http://bit.ly/4ZLDZ8 and a ruder version (be careful here, boys and girls) http://bit.ly/4ZLDZ8
This is creepy: World's first "Sex Robot" unveiled in Las Vegas http://bit.ly/8WykJB
The best http://bit.ly/8fHFs2 and the worst http://bit.ly/6maBlo of CES 2010, and the most pointless (but oddly hypnotic) gizmo ever http://log.emonk.net/post/319917350
…and finally, a great one if you want to do something for Haiti
For the next week 100% of sales from will be donated to helping Haiti. http://bit.ly/4Nk4ft #Haiti
Acknowlegements:
Thanks to Cat Higgins, David Airey, Typography Echo, SignalNoise Art, Freeload this, Paddy Donnelly, Derren Brown, Guy Kawasaki, PSD Tutorials, Vector Tuts,
I Love Typography and everybody else that brought these things to my attention.
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