The dust has only just settled on London, but the Rio ‘16 committee has already finalized the typography of the next summer games.
Are animated fonts the future of type?
Animography is a collection of animated typefaces by Jeroen Krielaars that can be licensed as you would any other. And while we all have our stereotypes of what animated text can be—local commercials of monster truck rallies come to mind—they’re a far cry from the hokey flaming letters of LiveType. Instead, Krielaars has constructed what might be called “classic” animated glyphs for words that could look as professional in print as they do in video.
MC Escher eat your heart out. Also, can you spot the logo of the gadget website The Verge in there?
A Brain-Breaking Typeface Where Every Letter Is An Optical Illusion
Comic Sans didn’t even make the list.
Bacon Typography: A Delicious Use of Oink And Paper
