Welcome to another Month in Type. As usual we are packed to bursting with the latest and greatest in font news. Oh, and if you missed our brand new Featured Fonts newsletter, catch it here.
So, let’s get stuck in:
You might be too young to remember these. But in the old days (so I’m told) we used tape cassettes for everything — from playing movies and music, to loading games on our ZX Spectrums! Whether you remember or not, you’re sure to love this collection of cassette designs:
And there’s a Tumblr blog devoted entirely to retail VHS cassette packaging. Their archive page is a good place to start.
If you’d like to play with some of your own designs, there’s a very cool free and high-res,Photoshop cassette tape mockup available over at Pixpine. Here’s one I made in under 5 minutes featuring the classical Allrounder Monument and the thoroughly metal Fleisch.
There’s much more inspiration to be found in this archive of Russian textbooks. The website is straight out of the 1990s – and in Russian – but with Google Translate and some patience, you’ll discover some real gems! [htPresent & Correct]
Want to start making your own fonts? How about this 10-day Type Design Course taught by Viktor Baltus & Ulrike Rausch of LiebeFonts (and designer of LiebeHeide)! But hurry – course starts on August 30.