John Landis Explores Evolution of Monsters in the Movies
In his new book Monsters In The Movies: 100 Years of Cinematic Nightmares, John Landis explores a century of cinematic creatures. (via @boingboing)
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Court Ruling Says Marvel Holds Rights, Not an Artist
A New York federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Marvel Entertainment against the family of the late comic book artist, Jack Kirby.
Typography is about reading — and so are ebooks
The most disappointing aspect of the poor type-setting of electronic publications is not the actual errors, but that publishers just don’t seem to care. (via @DaringFirefeed)
The Art of Immersion: Why Do We Tell Stories?
The importance of the narrative in our lives. “We use stories to make sense of our world and to share that understanding with others.” First of three excerpts from the Art of Immersion. (Author: Frank Rose)
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Typography
An exquisite collection of title pages and headings from map publications by the Sanborn Map Company. These are fine examples of turn of the century printed lettering. (BibliOdyssey)
About History of the Book / Amsterdam
Flickr stream of historical images of typographical material of different countries—most of it from the Netherlands for the period 1470–1800 and France 16th century printers. (via @ilovetypography)
Stories and Novels
A collection of stories and novels by Franz Jørgen Neumann available as electronic publications. Each book of stories can be purchased on Amazon or read on the site. Typeset in Chaparral Pro with a book inspired layout. (via Typekit)
Explorations in Typography
Mastering the Art of Fine Typesetting (A Visual Textbook for Intermediate to Advanced Typography) is a vast collection of beautiful typesetting examples by Carolina de Bartolo with Erik Spiekermann.