LAIKA is a new, dynamic typeface, designed and constructed by Nicolas Kunz and Michael Flückiger. The genius here is that visual elements of the face (such as weight, serif prominence, and italic degree) are reframed as parameters, into which can be fed values from any source — either your own keyboard, or something more interesting like weight or distance sensors, so the visual typographic form can respond to physical factors in an installation environment. Try it out!

One of my friends more culturally aware than myself turned me on to this great video by The Mountain Goats.

Ever seen cases of beer used as pixels for composing type? Neither had I. This creative display was found in a gas station in Oregon around the Fourth of July weekend.

An amazing stop-motion video with sticky notes as pixels. Click “HQ” to watch it in high quality.

And Font Shuffle a new program from Font Shop that picks random typefaces for you in a variety of styles, I guess for when you’re jogging or sitting on the subway in need of some letterform inspiration.

The beautiful typographical logo for a new show at Berkeley Rep. I think I’ll have to go see the show just for the type alone.