30 inspiring Flickr groups on typography

37 appreciated comments to “30 inspiring Flickr groups on typography”

1. Brandon, on August 21st, 2008 //

   This is awesome! Thank You!

2. Jonathan, on August 21st, 2008 //

   Is it a bad/worrying sign that all this type is getting me excited?!

   Seriously, good set of collections, thanks for compiling the links.

3. Hani, on August 21st, 2008 //

   One of my favorite all time lists. As a member of several of the groups on flickr, I hadn’t realized there were so many more. Thanks for putting it together!
   Hani
   aka cityflickr :)

4. Danny, on August 21st, 2008 //

   Thank for the every useful tips.

   I appreciate very much all of the information you gave

5. AzAkers, on August 21st, 2008 //

   I’m a big fan of creative typography, and these guys look to be real hardcore typophiles. I look forward to browsing through all of these resources!!

   AzAkers’s last blog post…X-Ray Firefox Extension Updated for Firefox 3

6. Szabi, on August 21st, 2008 //

   Hi David,

   Can’t wait to go through this collection. Thanks for putting it together. These sites like Flickr, Deviant Art and Behance are just an unfailing source of inspiration.

7. Jacob Cass, on August 21st, 2008 // Twitter: @justcreative

   Steven also had a Flickr group design inspiration post here:

   http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/flickr-groups-for-designers/

   Jacob Cass’s last blog post…How Giving Away A Free Logo Design Benefited The Whole Community

8. David Airey, on August 21st, 2008 //

   You’re all very welcome. Thanks for commenting.

   Jonathan,

   It’s not bad at all, and just shows you’re passionate — like me — about type.

   Szabi,

   Deviant Art and Behance are both fantastic too, I agree. Lately, when searching for a specific image, I’ve been visiting Flickr more often than Google’s image search. The quality is often much better.

   Jacob,

   I had to change my draft headline when Steven published that. :)

9. Dot Design, on August 21st, 2008 //

   Great links David, didn’t know there were so many other type freaks out there!
   Gareth

10. Steven Snell, on August 21st, 2008 //

    Thanks for the link David. i remember when I published my list and you mentioned that you had one similar in the drafts. Nice work.

11. Andrew Kelsall, on August 21st, 2008 //

    I’ve only just started to search flikr for images to use under the Creative Commons license. I’m a great fan of blog posts showcasing quality links. I’ve discovered some blogs recently I never knew about due to ‘List posts’ … Great resource David,

12. Charliend, on August 21st, 2008 //

    Thanks, a lot, I particularly appreciate this one:
    “Typography of the 50s”

    Charliend’s last blog post…Here I Am (Kaskade Remix) – David Morales

13. eshark, on August 22nd, 2008 //

    WOW!! Great list David.. I’ve been waiting for this kind of post. Now you make my day become very busy with the list..

    eshark’s last blog post…FREE High Resolution Wood Texture

14. LaurenMarie - Creative Curio, on August 22nd, 2008 // Twitter: @creativecurio

    Oh very cool! I love flickr groups and I’ve featured them before on my blog, too. There is just so much good inspiration out there! Sometimes it can be a little overwhelming…

    Not seen most of these before. I really like the vintage and hand-drawn ones.

    Definitely Stumbled and saved to delicious!

    LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post…So You Want to Draw a Photo-realistic Vector Banana?

15. LaurenMarie - Creative Curio, on August 22nd, 2008 // Twitter: @creativecurio

    hehe… forgot to mention the typographic abuse and crimes groups. That’s funny! I remember Johno featured a website of these guys that go around correcting misused type on posters/signs around the US. I don’t even remotely remember where to find it though.

    And yay for the wood type! I hope to get a chance to print some broadsides on the Vandercook some day. Just gotta figure out what to print!

    I didn’t see iLT’s type group on this list: http://flickr.com/groups/ilovetypography/

    (is Ajax Edit Comments fixed yet??)

    LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post…So You Want to Draw a Photo-realistic Vector Banana?

16. David Airey, on August 22nd, 2008 //

    Gareth, Steve, Andrew, Charliend, eshark,

    You’re all very welcome. Here’s hoping you have a great weekend.

    Lauren,

    Oddly, I missed John’s iLT group, very nice. If you do get a chance to try wood printing on the Vandercook, I hope you’ll share the results with us. I’ve really enjoyed your letterpress features on Creative Curio.

    As for the Ajax Edit Comments, I’ll check to see if there’s an update. No idea why the plugin caused errors, and although they didn’t seem to disrupt the front-end, I’d prefer not to have incorrect code where possible. Don’t be shy about leaving typos however. They make the rest of us feel better. ;)

17. LaurenMarie - Creative Curio, on August 22nd, 2008 // Twitter: @creativecurio

    No worries about me leaving tons of typos; spelling was always my worst subject. I’m so glad FF has a spell checking tool!

    I will most definitely share all my printing results on my blog! I know I love seeing that stuff and readers have expressed the same sentiments :)

    LaurenMarie – Creative Curio’s last blog post…Retro Colors for Design Inspiration

18. Sherif, on August 22nd, 2008 //

    Thanks David for the outstanding resources that you bring usually right here!

    I believe that Typography makes the most of any design. That is actually a great reference I have been always looking for.

19. Geoserv, on August 23rd, 2008 //

    Wow, those are some impressive samples, thanks for the great list.

    Geoserv’s last blog post…DNLodge giving away $2300 in prizes

20. adelle, on August 24th, 2008 //

    great list you have here! I’m glad I found it :)

    adelle’s last blog post…Interviewed on Freelance Folder + More News

21. Antonio, on August 27th, 2008 //

    David, you forgot my group International Typographic Style.

    Antonio’s last blog post…Leterme/Dowling

22. David Airey, on August 30th, 2008 //

    Excellent group, Antonio. Thanks for mentioning it.

    Thanks also to all the others for your comments.

23. Dainis Graveris, on August 31st, 2008 // Twitter: @1stwebdesigner

    Looks like I should check those out too :) Looks promising – thx!

24. Chaitanya VRK, on September 2nd, 2008 // Twitter: @chaitanya.vrk

    Useful and very Inspirational.

    Also a very nice set of useful comments…! :)

    Thank you David.

    Chaitanya VRK’s last blog post…Google Chrome – New Open Source Browser From Google

25. Mel Ndiweni, on September 2nd, 2008 //

    Can’t wait to go through these all. Appreciate the effort of putting it together!
    Thanks!

    Mel Ndiweni’s last blog post…10 Great Free SEO Tools and Resources

26. Mobius, on September 6th, 2008 //

    I love #13 the way the words are “connected” to each other

    Mobius’s last blog post…ZIPCodeWorld Store Locator Live – service review

27. Mother Earth, on September 13th, 2008 //

    talk about eye candy, beautiful to look at, good enough to eat – i find typography intoxicating – great share

28. Daniel Blackball, on September 19th, 2008 //

    its interesting, the group ‘Crimes against typography ‘ is full of photos almost from one city….

    i walk past almost all of them most days….how depressing.

29. David Airey, on September 23rd, 2008 //

    Oh dear, Daniel. Sorry to read that! :)
30. nasirjumani, on September 29th, 2008 //

    great post!
    I like all of them but the no 14, 17 and 7 are the ones i liked most….btw nice collection!

    nasirjumani’s last blog post…Grab Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 Key For 100 Days!

31. Stephen Coles, on November 18th, 2008 //

    Three more:

    Typeface Identification
    Post your found type and ask the local font snobs to help you ID the font(s) used.

    Chromeography
    In admiration of the metal logos and lettering affixed to mid-century automobiles and appliances.

    Signpaintr
    Dedicated to the lost art of sign painting and hand-drawn lettering.

    Stephen Coles’s last blog post…Upcoming FontFont: Mister K Pro

32. David Airey, on November 19th, 2008 //

    Nice one, Stephen. Thanks for the addition.
33. Chad, on November 25th, 2008 //

    The immense collection of type is amazing. Another, freshly started Philly Type collection to keep an eye on as well:

    http://flickr.com/photos/kelshwilson/sets/72157608812614393/

34. H. Michael Karshis, on November 25th, 2008 //

    Grande Gracias – great post!

    HMK

35. David Airey, on November 25th, 2008 //

    Good luck with it, Chad. I like the painted warehouse.

    Michael, you’re very welcome.

36. Matt, on December 10th, 2008 //

    Great post, this is definately going into my favourites. I love it when you group links together, saves me having to do it! Hope things are well.

    Matt

37. Aimee - Blog, on December 24th, 2008 //

    what a nice job you’ve done! you know i learn arabic and i found lots of new ideas for developping my calligrafy! thanx a lot! this is an unusual topic i mean fonts and scripts, but still very very useful for many of us!

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