August 15, 2011

The Periodic Table of Typefaces

Periodic tables are always popular, but I think one of the smartest is Cam Wilde's Periodic Table of Typefaces, representing 100 of the most "popular, influential, and notorious" of the world's typefaces ranked by popularity and grouped by class. Download a high res version for yourself in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Or head over here to order a few different prints, get desktop wallpaper, or purchase wall decals in various colors from Scribble On Everything.

Thanks for the link, CaLynn!

22 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 15, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Love it! Thanks!

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  2. ElisaAugust 15, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    This is perfection! Company just moved to a new office and I'm totally getting print for our empty walls!

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  3. CaLynnAugust 15, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    You're welcome, I knew you'd appreciate it! :D

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  4. sarainkAugust 15, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    LOL! Love it! I can't believe Arial isn't on there, though!

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  5. Littletree Designs // RebeccaAugust 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    For all those typeface freaks (like me!) absolutly love it! x

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  6. JulieAugust 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Thanks for sharing! Brings me back to my typography class critique days when we had to post our work on the wall...lol

    Www.anostalgiclife.blogspot.com

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  7. ByrdiAugust 15, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Awesome. That said, MY favorite periodic table was the elephant one. It's pretty awesome! The table has elephants with pictures to help remind you of the name. It's great for memorization!

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  8. KatieAugust 15, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    This is fantastic, thanks! xo

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  9. KateAugust 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    This is fabulous. I ordered one to hang by my confuser so I can grab a font at a glance. Perfect! Thanks for the link.

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  10. KellyAugust 15, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Being a typeface freak, I absolutely love this!

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  11. UnknownAugust 15, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    Oh I love this! Now I know just what to get my sister for her birthday!!!

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  12. pascaleAugust 15, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Type + geek chic = love it!

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  13. Lisa BrownAugust 15, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    How awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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  14. AyanaAugust 16, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    This is so cool!!!Thanks for sharing!

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  15. AnonymousAugust 16, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    I love reading your blog... You post the neatest things! I'll admit I'm a typography geek. (I wish they had these wall decals back in my college days). It's really cool how you can make a boring message look exciting with the right typeface. Thanks for posting !
    •Linda•

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  16. CamAugust 16, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Thanks for the kind write up! In response to saraink's comment, Arial didn't make the cut I suspect because it is ultimately a copied and slightly modified Helvetica (see #1 on the Periodic Table of Typefaces). Rumor is that Microsoft didn't want to pay the licensing fee to include Helvetica in Windows and Microsoft software so they contracted a "re-design" (a knock-off really) of Helvetica. So basically, Arial is the unloved stepchild of Helvetica designed only to save some cash (again, that's the rumor at least).

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  17. JackieAugust 16, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Completely love this! Type geeks unite!
    ; )

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  18. PEACHESAugust 16, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    I want this so bad!!! Thanks for sharing :)

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  19. JillAugust 16, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    My daughter will love this! Thanks!

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  20. Live a Colorful LifeAugust 16, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Two things I adore: typography and periodic tables. Oh, and fabric, but fabric wasn't part of your post. However...I just bought fabric in Minnesota that is a periodic table of "emotions." Trying to figure out something clever to do with it. Any ideas?

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  21. Meags KeoghAugust 17, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    This will make my life so much easier - I'm forever scanning through the fonts trying to get the right one. Thanks again for sharing.

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  22. JonathanSeptember 1, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    Thanks for make us part of the post too. We're happy Cam let us produce the decals and prints for him.

    Jon, Pixel Pusher Bybee (Scribble on Everything)

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