Typophile user, Miha, has created a fantastic case study for subpixel rendering. While the sample on the right looks discolored and messy blown up at this size, it actually looks better scaled down — far better than the current Youtube favicon. (via @matthewbuchanan)
The resultsspeak for themselves. The sub-pixel rendering looks fantastically better.
Jim Ray’s post about Google Chrome Frame.
Starbucks Card Mobile gives users a virtual Starbucks Card and in 16 select stores in Silicon Valley and Seattle, users will be able to use this app to pay for their drinks. The app will display a barcode that the baristas at these stores will be able to scan. (via Now There’s Even an App That Lets You Pay for Coffee at Starbucks and dvint1)
Another nice example of typography and letterpress.
iPhone Home Screen Concept by Geoff Teehan
It’s an interesting concept and potentially very useful. However it feels like it’s becoming less like an iPhone and more like every other Smartphone.
The hot topic of the day. Paul Boag has a nice article about Google Chrome Frame.
arial & helvetica
on friday, i hosted a screening of helvetica for some buddies of mine that didn’t know that there were other typefaces besides times new roman. it turns out, there ARE other typefaces and one of them is helvetica (and another of them is papyrus.)
the documentary does not explore the relationship between helvetica and microsoft’s derivative, arial. so to help ignite the post-viewing dialogue, i made this supplement illustrating the key differences in letterforms. however, in place of any spirited debate, my buddies decided instead to take turns delivering roundhouses to my jaw, saying “a documentary about a font is as interesting as it sounds.” i could not agree more.
The Tumblr staff just posted a huge upgrade to theming, with options for Custom Fonts, Booleans, Text, and Images!
Krzywy Dom (real building)
I am not sure if i’d like to live/work in a building that makes you feel like your tripping out all the time.
