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FF Chartwell, a Chart Font
This has got to be the most amazing innovation in type I have seen in a long while; maybe ever.
Earlier today Erik Spiekermann made mention of FF Chartwell, and, at least conceptually, it’s pretty fantastic.
Similar to the way icon fonts replace keyboard characters with icons, FF Chartwell uses alphanumeric characters to generate beautiful charts on the fly. To my knowledge, however, this works only in software programs and can’t be embedded in web pages.
Update: It can be embedded. It’s possible to embed it, but the current EULA doesn’t allow it. Demo by Yaron Schoen who says, “Besides the FOUT which was really hard (impossible?) to remove, it was glorious.”
The family includes “weights” for creating bar, line, radar, pie, rose, and ring charts. A simple math equation, such as
10+20+30, is all that’s needed to generate the chart. Each value can be assigned a color, which in turn becomes the value’s color in the chart.In something such as Photoshop, it’s quite cumbersome to change the values, as you have to enable and disable the OpenType feature to do so. In other programs such as InDesign, this isn’t as cumbersome (as shown in the video above).
Here’s a simple example using Chartwell Rings and Chartwell Lines. The same equation is utilized in both charts:
Conceptually, I love the idea and hope to see this and other fonts expand to include webfont embedding, assuming the data could be represented semantically and accessibly. You can purchase FF Chartwell as a whole or as separate charts, and you can find additional usage examples on the FontFont blog.
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Finished my last assignment for second year graphic design last night. Kinetic typography of the reunion of Clark and Lex on the series finale of Smallville.
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Jason Santa Maria - On Web Typography
Amazing talk at the Build conference. I recommend you check it out for more info on type and inspiration.
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Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2011
http://www.voltagefashionamplified.com/
Holy shit! This is an awesome website for typography inspiration!
P.S. The type on the posters/images is actual type.
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“Linotype: The Film” Official Trailer
“Linotype: The Film” is a feature-length documentary centered around the Linotype type casting machine. Called the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing and society.
The film tells the surprisingly emotional story of the people connected to the Linotype and how it impacted the world.
linotypefilm.com(Source: beautifultype)
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From the design you see on your computer to actually holding the physical product at the end in your hands is an awesome feeling. However, observing the process of printing the design is another incredible experience. I love to sit down with the printer and talk about paper quality and the overall printing process. This video is inspirational; not only printers but people who need that motivation everyday to keep doing what they love. Brilliant idea for the opening title sequence and credits.
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You might already know that video from Dana Tanamachi, but she is so talented that we could see it several times with the same pleasure.
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Love the feel of this video. A History of the Title Sequence
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OFFF Cincinnati 2011 - Let’s Feed The Future by Vasava, via @cmozzati on Twitter
Simply incredible. I love the emotional impact this video gives offf.
(via danberko)
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Love it XD
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Interesting look into typography. Recommend you check it out if you’re into the design world. Love the documentary style and little facts about type at the end.
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