iLT is the new Typographica! Although Typographica (formerly on Blogspot, then at typographi.ca, and later typographi.com) continues to amaze with thoughtful beautifully-designed rotating headers, and delightfully insightful articles aimed at the guild typeface designers and fine typographers, the site does not have a very high new-article-per-year ratio anymore. The rise of I Love Typography, launched in August, has been meteoric. I hereby declare it The New Typographica. Sorry, Stephen. You’re still the man, if that helps.
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15 responses to “iLT is the new Typographica”
Someone had to say it.
It’s cool. Pink was once the new black. Black will be the new pink. Pendulums swing.
I welcome iLT to the fold. There has always been room for more coverage of typography basics and John is doing a fine job of making our esoteric craft more accessible. Here’s to success and continued quantity and quality of type writing across the board.
I missed the beginning of Typographica; I became a reader only in late 2003. But my vague recollection of the eithernet was that Typographica’s niveau increased with time. Some friends of mine and I have recently been discussion iLT, and the biggest point in its comparison with Typographica is that it seems aimed at—or at least visited by—newer, younger, or less inexperienced designers. But isn’t that how most of our typography sites started out? It will be interesting to see how iLT evolves with time, and if/how its audience changes.
I think Typographica was and still is the seed, the inspiration for many type-related sites. I’m still a huge a fan (of Typophile). It’s interesting what you have to say about readership/demographic. Thus far I’m pleased that the site is attracting quite a broad ‘demographic’; and there’s certainly room for yet more sites dedicated to type. Personally, I subscribe to about 12 type-related blogs (including this one, of course).
I’m not sure that the pendulum analogy is an apt one. I don’t see it that way, because I don’t see it as a choice between iLT and other type-related sites. Anyway, it’s great to see so much enthusiasm for type–wherever it comes from, and to wherever it leads.
That should read:
“I’m still a huge a fan (of Typophile too).
IIRC, Typographica was even the seed for Speak Up, which would be just brilliant. I’ve authored a few pieces on Typographica over the years, and was always very proud to be associated with the site. I couldn’t believe that Stephen accepted me as an author, even if the site has had over 100 authors!
Currently, with the marvellous Vienna tool, I subscribe to the RSS feed of 52 type blogs. Not all of these are strictly typographic/type design in nature, and some people on my list have multiple blogs, so I have counted them twice. And I also read all the German blogs, which boosts up my count, And I have one Japanese blog and two French blogs in the queue, and I can’t comprehend either of these languages. But still. The more the merrier.
I Love Typography does seem to help get new people interested in type and typeface design, which I agree is just a good thing. Inexperienced readers are helped by guidance, and this is what I really appreciate most about Typophile and Typographica. These sites have really strong editorial voices and/or participants that will not let any crap slide by unnoticed. I’m sure that this is the case with iLT, too. I look forward to receiving your posts quite a bit.
And I hope you’ll write for iLT too.
Anytime! Just say what, and when.
That was supposed to be said facetiously, but I forgot the emoticon. There is definitely room for all.
Here are some emoticons to make up for it…
:-) ;-) :roll: :shock:
There’s a thesis in there somewhere: language and the emoticon. It’s incredible how much we’ve come to rely on them. I’m kind of surprised that we haven’t developed an alternative ‘language-based’ alternative. I wonder what Chomsky would have to say about them?
Some day new typographica will be is the new ilt.
Indra, we need to move our discussion somewhere more public than this buried thread ;-)
You buried my hope.
I’m American, and I always believe in hope! Even when I sound to pessimistic. Was my bit in the discussion too dramatic (again)?