Typographical desktop

I haven't said this out loud, but I love Smashing magazine for twittering this!

The best custom lettering

Lettercult picks the best examples of custom lettering for 2009 (so far). (via Design Observer)

New deal

New Deal, a typeface created byJeff Knowles and Neville Brody for the upcoming depression-era film Public Enemies, inspired by the WPA posters of the 30s. (via Creative Review)

Ouch

Typeface on skin

Perpetually beautiful

What is it with cool calendar creators huh? Do they want to make me have a heart attack? Perpetual wall calendar (via swissmiss)

Typographic skateboards

I suck at skateboarding (read: clumsy, often results in bruises, ego scratched) but this makes me want to pick up a skateboard.

Chair!

From the American contemporary artist Joseph Kosuth.

Instead of giving new definition, he redefined the concept of a chair by using the alphabet. One is able to construct a chair by assembling the redesigned letters.

More info and more of his work here: http://www.ericku.org

I'm a sucker for typographic bags

This bag illustrates the pyramidal consumer trap the way Fanny Descary saw it in this packaging project. (via NOTCOT)