19. 07. 10
24. 05. 10
Cosmic 140, the new Web Trend Map
Oliver Reichenstein just spoke at TypoBerlin. While he was there, his (Information Architects’, that is) latest Web Trend Map went to Final Beta, Cosmic 140. Oliver pointed out that I also made it into the Top 140 of the most influential Twitterers – or is that Twits? You can download a free PDF of this wonderful piece or buy the lavishly printed poster. The names are sorted by #name #handle #category #influence #activity.

24. 05. 10
German stuff
Over on the German part of this weblog you can watch a short movie and an interview as well as listen to a radio programme – all in German and all on the occasion of TypoBerlin 2010. Just click the “deutsch” button above.
10. 05. 10
From today: Real type.
It’s been around for a while. As off today also featured on the Spiekerblog: proper typefaces instead of system fonts.
Copy is set in Espi Slab Regular, Headlines in Espi Sans Bold, Twitter Feeds in Espi Sans Regular and Bold. Espi is Edenspiekermann’s exclusive version of FF Unit and FF Unit Slab. Done with Typekit.
Marcus Scheller hacked it all together.
You can also see real type in action on the Edenspiekermann site.
30. 04. 10
FontFonts on TV, sort of
Just caught on online interview about webfonts and copied this snippet which mentions the fact that preparing fonts for the web is a lot of work.
typekit_on_fontfont
Here is the whole interview:
http://5by5.tv/bigwebshow
23. 03. 10
Learning from La Vegas
My column in Blueprint magazine always covers the main topic of the issue. This time they asked me to write about Las Vegas.
Las Vegas is a cartoon of itself, a standing joke, but without the slightest hint of irony, or self-distance. It is perhaps the most American of US cities, built evidence to the fact that bigger is better and that better is bigger. Nothing in Las Vegas started as an original idea, and nothing seems older than 10 years, but the sheer amount of borrowed images makes the whole totally incomparable.
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06. 02. 10
Glasgow ’99 Typeface
A colleague wanted a copy of the logo for Glasgow ’99 that we designed at MetaDesign London back in 1997. When I looked for it, I found the movie that we made for the presentation at the time. Made in Director, not Flash, it is already a historical document.
Glasgow Typeface from erik spiekermann on Vimeo.
06. 02. 10
An interview with Erik Spiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy — Part 2
This is the second part of the interview with Adrian Shaughnessy. The first part was here.
What sort of designer had you become at this point?
Well, I’m not a very good designer; I’m an OK designer. I’m OK when it comes to complex things like grids. I like maths. I like geometry. I like multiples. How things are arranged on the page. I like that because it’s all about discipline. I learnt about type through doing hot-metal typesetting. So I know that what is between the black marks is as important as the black marks themselves. With metal typesetting you have to touch it, it’s not just the return key. So that’s my discipline. I’m an art historian by trade; I’m slightly intellectual, maybe too intellectual. When it comes to visualizing things I’m too intellectual, it becomes too obvious. Neville Brody’s the exact opposite of me. We’ve worked together successfully. Neville’s a digital painter. He just throws it on the page and it looks great, but he can’t repeat it. I’m the other way round. I provide the skeleton, I make sure things don’t fall down. And he makes it look good, and I’m very happy with that.
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From twitter
- Typographically correct graffiti: http://twitpic.com/2joph1
- 2010, in Berlin: a ghost from the past; East-German boarder guard checks our papers. http://twitpic.com/2iz84u
- Don't know what to do with your old circuit boards? Try this: http://bit.ly/945eZx
- Nick Hand cycles around Britain, raising money for charity. He makes really cool "soundslides": http://bit.ly/aJVMW6
- ! million websites scanned by http://bit.ly/cF58E7. Mine ist at 31.047 on the Alexa ranking
- Little big Berlin: http://vimeo.com/14014317
- Cool movie about steel bikes: http://bit.ly/biFCQl
- 20 years of FontFonts: the FontFeed on special deals http://bit.ly/cGEiJ3
- And my De Rosa with Delta brakes is back on the road! http://twitpic.com/2holcz
- My new single-speed, put together by the cool guys at http://www.cicli-berlinetta.de. http://twitpic.com/2hol4l
- Keep cool: USB desktop fridge. http://twitpic.com/2hhyll
- SoundPrism @ the App Store: RT @raketentim: I tried the slick SoundPrism iPad App. @edenspiekermann created the UI. http://bit.ly/c473Ap
- We like bikes in Berlin: http://twitpic.com/2g8ddb
- Palm trees in Berlin: http://twitpic.com/2g87la
- Another hard day at the office: http://twitpic.com/2fmzdw
- Perfect beach type, by French designer for French foundry. Who? What? When? http://twitpic.com/2fmz1g
- I would've improved that connection (type is 20cm on poster): http://twitpic.com/2fizgx
- Peter @ Apple: r u listening? RT @Fontblog: iPad Fonts Petition: http://bit.ly/9LRLAa
- RT @Fontblog: Thirty Four Typographic Sins (PDF) http://bit.ly/asFzvR I don't agree with all of them
- This is why US airlines are not making money. This clock has shown the same time for the past hour. http://twitpic.com/2ev70n
- Minimal logos: http://bit.ly/bHEN7v
- My San Francisco bike is back on the street: http://twitpic.com/2e3esx
- Look at type on the iPhone 4 screen: http://twitpic.com/2dwrxh
- NSU Ro80. Foto by Jörg Brüggemann http://twitpic.com/2dw38r
- Sound Prism, a new iPad app: http://bit.ly/97tbrx #edenspiekermann did the UI.
- Apple store SF @ 8pm (20:00): http://twitpic.com/2dkp6q
- Someone here likes stickers: http://twitpic.com/2daiik
- Signage @ LAX: when people have to add little arrows, it spells Fail. http://twitpic.com/2d9gyh
- This URL really exists: http://twitpic.com/2d9gbs
- RT @bruces: With American Gothic High Tech way too expensive to repair, there's no way up but Favela Chic. http://bit.ly/bimCmo
- Furnace Creek earned it's name: 117 Fahrenheit, 48 Celsius today.
- Enough choices? http://twitpic.com/2cnomv
- Drive thru to the sky: http://twitpic.com/2cl1er
- Everything is big in Los Angeles. http://twitpic.com/2cbke7
- How to make bad signage: all caps, tightly spaced, low contrast, tiny icons. http://twitpic.com/2c8h2b
- Christoph Niemann flies between NYC and Berlin: http://nyti.ms/92O8mH Hilarious! 2010-08-05
- Say no to pitches: http://bit.ly/apMV7j 2010-08-04
- Say no to clients: http://bit.ly/9RUPNL 2010-08-04
- Signage featuring Zapata by Erik van Blokland: http://bit.ly/aY2EJy #type #fonts 2010-08-04
- Chocolate bullion @ Tcho: http://twitpic.com/2bdu3p 2010-08-04
- Download my TypoTips: http://bit.ly/aVR5cz via @fontshop 2010-08-03
- Design publishing in the age of the internet: http://bit.ly/c9wb3n via @DesignObserver 2010-08-03
- Real typefaces on the iPhone (in German: http://bit.ly/a4ef5J via @p_ka 2010-08-03
- The Story of Type: http://bit.ly/cHyhuN #fontbureau 2010-08-03
- Back from judging the Adobe Design Achievement Awards. Pretty good work. Winners to be announced soon. 2010-08-03
- Send digital hellos to albertomoro.it. 2010-08-02
- Judging the ADAA competition at Adobe in San Jose: http://twitpic.com/2ar8j8 2010-08-01
- Best coffee In SF: Bluebottle. http://tweetphoto.com/35862640 2010-07-31
- Publicbikes.com sell those cool bikes online: http://tweetphoto.com/35820265 2010-07-30
- Is that message clear enough? http://tweetphoto.com/35819773 2010-07-30
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