Advertising Market Research organizations

There are quite a few companies out there who will gladly test out your concept/idea/mock-up on audiences for a cost - Rookie Art Directors and Copywriters need to perform their own market research for each ad campaign that you create...

Check out this link of professional research companies:

http://www.greenbook.org/market-research-firms/advertising-research


If you know any specific Market Research firms or any interesting findings - please send me a link and I will post it...

Super cool Typography websites sent in by Rose...

Thanks Rose!!!

mashable.com/2013/11/21/font-games?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link 

Oh Yeah MoFo! Starbucks typography ad

Here are a couple of print ads that are currently running - the link to the TV ad is below the ads:

Here is a link to the TV ad:

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/75Ri/starbucks-share-event-share-joy

Shit Dawg - How do I learn to combine typefaces?!?!

Yo, Yo, Yo - Check out this site:

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/02/eight-ways-to-combine-typefaces/

- Peace...

Cool typography website...

Check it:

http://ilovetypography.com

Color IQ Test...

Here is a fun exercise that tests your color IQ...
Thank you Sarah!!!

http://xritephoto.com/ph_toolframe.aspx?action=coloriq

Typographer's Glossary

Great link - Check it:

http://www.fontshop.com/glossary/

Wanna create a cool looking Typography Book...?

Well, check out this book at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1568989695/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

*Make sure to use the: "Click to look inside" to check out the guts!

ALSO: Check out this page - It showcases "Ten Essential Typography Books":
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/08/01/10-essential-books-on-typography/

Enjoy - Yo!

Creating textures in Photoshop

Link below has 50 tutorials on creating textures in Photoshop

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/photoshop-tutorials-textures/

These textures can be used to create stuff like this in Illustrator (Clipping mask):

Type Poster - Statement...

So U wanna make a statement?

The Fillmore Poster Art

Here's a link to some really cool Fillmore rock posters:

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/series/bill-graham-series/poster-art/poster.html

9 telephone poles - 9 gnomes

Found this Beautiful Art installation whilst walking through my hood:

TYPE logo - statement examples

Postage stamp design - Oh yeah!

Here's a link to some cool designs:

http://www.designinterviews.com/news/The-Art-of-Postage-Stamps-Design-42910.html

ERROR Message - How fun are they?

Here's a link that showcases funny error messages:

Click_Me

Cool infographic web site - Thanks Hammad!

Check it...:

http://weloveinfographics.info/

Typograhy and Fashion advertising...

Check out these samples:

Creative magazine layouts

This came from a cool site:
www.veckr.com

http://veckr.com/inspirations/19-magazine-spread-layouts-for-inspiration

cigarette infographics - how splendid:

This one is interesting:
http://www.esmokeshack.com/electronic-cigarettes.jpg


And also this one:
http://dainfographics.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/cigarette_chemicals.jpg


Maybe this one:
http://www.njoy.com/pages/Evolution-of-the-Cigarette

List of Cool Typography sites from Tomas

Thanks Tomas!

Friends of Type
http://friendsoftype.com/

Homeless Signs (Very cool project)
http://homelesssigns.tumblr.com/

Ministry of Type
http://ministryoftype.co.uk/

We Love Typography
http://welovetypography.com/

Young Jerks
http://youngjerks.com/

Typoblur
http://typoblur2.ven.bz/forum/index.php?board=3.0 (great forum for pirating fonts)

Typography Glossary
http://dev.e-types.com/playtype/about/typefaces/glossary/

Typography Served
http://www.typographyserved.com/

Designer's List
http://www.designerslist.info/ (Great list with lots of bookmarks for designers)

From Up North > Typography
http://www.fromupnorth.com/category/inspiration/typography/

Decent Free Fonts:
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
http://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
http://www.losttype.com/

Song interpretation examples

Song inspiration:

John Lee Hooker "Serves me Right to Suffer":

http://youtu.be/0iYdFNkEq0Y

Song inspiration:

Richie Havens "Freedom":

http://youtu.be/rynxqdNMry4 

Create your own font online

Here it is:
http://fontstruct.com/

Or you could also try out:
http://www.myscriptfont.com
 

Creative use of type on Vintage Vinyl

Really cool use of type on vintage record covers:
http://www.projectthirtythree.com/

Wanna know more about Ligatures?

Sure you do! Here's a good web post:
http://ilovetypography.com/2007/09/09/decline-and-fall-of-the-ligature/

Kerning Fun - Thanks Avery!

So Avery wrote  me and bluntly suggested:

Put this on your damn blog:

http://type.method.ac/

Really good fun (if you can possibly have fun) with kerning!

Thanks Avery!

Typograhy Basics

Here ya go:

http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/techniques/a-20-minute-intro-to-typography-basics/

Wanna find out about paper companies?

Check out this link:
http://www.paperage.com/issues/may_june2006/05_2006top25.pdf

Wanna create a typographic portrait?

Here ya go:
http://abduzeedo.com/45-amazing-type-faces-typographic-portraits

Wanna learn about typography?

Here ya go:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/quick-guide-to-typography-learn-and-be-inspired/