We know just how easy it is to get lost in a haze of typography induced wonder. With so many great sources online it’s hard to know where to start looking for typography titillation, but in our experience, a great place to find plenty of inspiration is Twitter.
OK – as with most social media sites, there’s every likelihood that you’ll find yourself in a sea of selfies, food pics and troll posts – unless you know where to look. And that’s where we come in.
Here is our pick of the tweeps that ooze typography inspiration.
10 tweeps to follow for typography titillation.
1.Rick Banks – @_face37
Creative director of London based design studio Face37, Rick Banks’ account is filled to the brim with typography discussion and fun font facts.
2. Craig Ward – @MrCraigWard
Currently living in New York, Craig Ward is a British art director and designer who is renowned for his pioneering typography.
3. Nicole A Phillips – @typographHer
Brisbane based typographer Nicole A Phillips is as passionate about typography as we are (well, almost!). She shares new typography content daily and is well worth a look.
4. Andi Galpern – @andigalpern
Based in San Francisco, Andi is a designer and typographer who tweets about her typography branding projects.
5. Seb Lester – @seblester
Currently in Sussex England, Seb is an artist, illustrator and type designer who works for some of the biggest companies in the world including Apple and The New York Times.
6. Typography Daily – @typographydaily
This Twitter account, attached to the Typography Daily blog is run by graphic designer Mirko Humbert and is a fantastic resource for typography inspiration, freebies and design talk.
7. Typeoff – @typeoff
Typographic researcher Dan Reynolds is one of the leading experts in typography and his Twitter feed offers a wonderful mishmash of type advice, typography information and typographic related discussion.
8. Erik Spiekermann – @espiekermann
Self confessed typomaniac Erik Spiekermann is one of the most respected individuals in the design industry and if you take a look at his Twitter feed, you’ll totally see why!
9. Fontdeck – @fontdeck
Specialising in web optimised fonts, the fontdeck Twitter feed is filled with font advice and inspiration.
10. I Love Typography – @ilovetypography
The I Love Typography blog is one of the most popular typography blogs in the world – so it’s no surprise that their Twitter feed has such a following. If you’re looking to check out a fast paced, high interaction account – look no further!