Typography: Sesame Seed Braille

From Under Consideration:

Wimpy, a fast food restaurant in South Africa, wanted to let blind people know that they have braille menus, so they prepared hamburgers with buns that had the burger’s description set in braille in sesame seeds.

When’s the last time you saw someone take this much pleasure in a burger?

Posted by John Nack at 8:48 AM on February 24, 2012

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Fonts and Video Collide: Kinetic Typography

Fonts, when used well, can be absolutely beautiful. However when many people think of typography, they likely envision some sort of poster or graphic design, or perhaps even web design. That said, there is something that makes fonts especially wonderful in video as the power of kinetic typography brings words and letters to life through movement.

Below are some examples of a few of our favorite fonts given the kinetic typography treatment. If you’d like to learn more about fonts check out Typekit, which will be included in the Creative Cloud membership.

Rockwell by Jordan Clarke

Rockwell from Jordan Clarke on Vimeo.

Futura Le Specimen Animé by Thibault de Fournas

FUTURA LE SPECIMEN ANIMÉ from Thibault de Fournas on Vimeo.

Helvetica in Motion by Positive Pictures

Helvetica In Motion from Positive Pictures on Vimeo.

Franklin Gothic Animation by Daniel Götz

Franklin Gothic Animation from Daniel Götz on Vimeo.

Museo by Grooverapist

museo from Grooverapist on Vimeo.

Dinastia Didot

Dinastia Didot from Carlos Augusto on Vimeo.

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Terrific Typography on Behance

Typography is just one element of design, however, typography is also an art form itself. Good fonts blend in seamlessly, and complement their surrounding design with ease, while conveying the proper message to the viewer.

We scoured through some typography posts on Behance to pull together a collection of some terrific typefaces – some of which are even available for free download.

Tell us in the comments – what’s your favorite font?

Lorena, by Arnold Hoepker

Borda, by Jonathan Hill

Origami, Mohammed Mirza

Deconstruct, by Atelier Olschinsky

Melbourne Dance Company, Brand Identity

Adamas Regular, by Octavian Belintan

Bigmouth Font, by Timo Kuilder

Lomo

Qabalah, by Luis Miguel Torres

Neo Orient Type, by Ugur Islim

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