Transport Font Topic: Typography The Transport font is the principal font used on British road signs. Available for download on www.allan-online.co.uk.
Swedish Parliament Cursive Topic: Calligraphy Tysk kursiv i riksdagsprotokoll från 1600- och 1700-talen. German cursive used in documents from Riksdagen - The Swedish Parliament
Ruling Pens (Reissfedern) by Gebrüder HAFF GmbH, Germany Topic: Drawing instruments Gebrüder HAFF was founded in 1835 for the manufacture of mathematical instruments. Today their drawing and mathematical instruments and planimeter are distributed worldwide. Check out the Ruling Pens
How to use the Ames Lettering Guide Topic: Drawing instruments In 1917 Olson Manufacturing was established with the sole purpose of supplying the drafting industry with its patented Ames Lettering Guide, invented by OA Olson in Ames, Iowa. Learn how to use it on www.olsonmfg.com (pdf). More about lettering in the Comic Book Lettering School
Pelikan Graphos Cabinet Topic: Nibs Graphos Display Cabinet with 150 nib boxes (about 1400 nibs) sold on German eBay. Auction ended 5. December 2004. Winning bid was EUR 79.00 (approx. US $106.00) (I did not buy it and I don't know the seller.) eBay item #4945135316
Snog Blog Topic: Design Snog Blog, Karen Huang's collection of links related to typography, design, writing, etc..., is always interesting. Here is an old post about calligraphy and lettering from September 2003.
Jan van den Velde Topic: Calligraphy Jan van den Velde (1568-1623) - one of the most important writing-masters in our history, because of his Spieghel der Schrijfkonste (Rotterdam, 1605). This is number 42 in the exhibition "A hundred highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek" National Library of the Netherlands
Hand Lettering Basics Topic: Hand Lettering: signs Brush Lettering "During the early '20s to late '40s, books on showcard writing and hand lettering were fairly common. Unfortunately, the demand for hand lettering has lessened and finding good basic tutorials is difficult. The images in this section are from a 1942 book by C.R. Havighorst called Simplified Show Card Writing."
The Chocolate Wrappers Museum Topic: Design The Chocolate Wrappers Museum is a collection of scanned chocolate packaging from all over the world. For example this Swedish Marabou Chocolate bar from the 1970:s.
Berthold Type Specimen Booklets Topic: Typography Erik Spiekermann scanned 23 Berthold brochures from the 1980's and put them into one low-res pdf document (2.2 MB). "While you cannot appreciate typographic details at that resolution, you'll still discover some faces you've probably never heard of". Go to Spiekerblog
ECOBRA Schreib - und Zeichengeräte GmbH Topic: Drawing instruments ECOBRA GmbH - Top quality rulingpens can be hard to find in the stores. ECOBRA in Nürnberg, Germany still makes them. Look for "Reißfedern" in the catalog.
The Man Behind the FedEx Logo Topic: Logos Mr. Lindon Leader of Leader Creative created the FedEx logo in 1994. (At that time he was a Senior Design Director at Landor Associates, San Francisco.) Read an interview in The Sneeze
Tom Carnase Topic: Typography Tom Carnase type designer born in New York in 1939. In addition to typeface design, he has designed graphics for packaging, exhibitions, corporate identities and logos for numerous clients. Go to Carnase Inc.
Fox Head Nib Topic: Nibs Today one single steel pen nib was sold on eBay auctions for #66.00 GBP (approx.$ 125.00 USD). Read more on my page about top prices on vintage nibs
Welcome to the Niblog Topic: Blogging ...my weblog about steel pen nibs, writing and drafting equipment, art, design, lettering, comics, fonts, calligraphy and some cool links. Hans Presto in Stockholm, Sweden