Yoyo Wheels, then and now.

An entity called Artist of Design offers a retro typeface called AZ YoYo which was “inspired from a ’70’s vintage skateboard logo style.” Just in case the name doesn’t give it away, the logo in question is Yoyo wheels from Gordon & Smith. The advert on the left is from a 1978 issue of Skateboarder, […]

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More typography news

Alright, I’m clearly going to have to start a typography tag. This image comes from Butterick’s Practical Typography. Don’t judge me Butterick, I just read the quick guide and haven’t had time to fix all the errors on S&A. I’m also busy gathering all my goofy skateboard fonts.

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Skip some ispum with Skate Ipsum

Lorem Ipsum is nonsense text that looks vaguely latin. It’s used by designers and publishers to fill in some content in order to flush out a design or layout. Whenever I need it for web design, I’ve always used an online generator at Lipsum.com. That was before I found Skate Ipsum, which unlike traditional Lorem […]