Clover is proud to be a sponsor of the Story Conference that is happening in Chicago on September 23-24th. Story’s intention is to gather artists from the church who are communicating the greatest story ever told.

Seating is limited to 500 peeps, so make sure you get in quick.

Personally, I think hearing form guys like Jason Fried (who’s products we use regularly around Clover) and Gary Dorsey (who’s work is dope) is well worth the trip.

So check it out- and if you’re there, come say a big “what up” to us.

In any event, PelFusion.com has compiled a list of 54 Tutorials to “Satisfy the Appetite of any Web Developer”.

While this list is specifically focusing on CSS 3, WordPress & jQuery, it seems to be a pretty good resource probably worth checking out.

This guy has some of the most beautiful and unique collection of script style fonts, however it is his consistency and attention to detail that really impresses me. Hubert Jocham is a type designer with a vast portfolio of fonts and custom type design, but I believe his real expertise can be seen best in his display fonts and more specifically his script fonts. I mean look at the balance between elegance and legibility that he challenges. He’s artist and type designer… doesn’t that have a name? Oh yeah, a calligrapher.

If you want to check out more of Hubert Jocham’s other stuff (including his awesome house) you can go here: www.hubertjocham.de

Here’s a great way someone is translating the way we read magazines to a digital format. You can read the full story of this concept/prototype here.

Here are just a couple of quick thoughts/opinions:

- I love the UI (user interface) on this tablet. It seems well thought through, and beautifully animated.
- Although smooth and easy, they really aren’t “re-thinking” how we digest the information… It seems they are just attempting to translate the way we consume info in magazines to a digital format (much like the Kindle… See my post about this).
- There are some obvious design/formatting problems for the mass market.
- The magazine industry will need to turn into a programmer-driven/UI design world.
- I really hope that as the magazine world transitions into more of a digital medium, design, aesthetics and experience are still considered on equal footing as content. It will be easy for this world to move towards digital, and (due to the lack of programmers and UI designers) forget to maintain a high standard of design and usability.

Those are just a couple of my quick thoughts. If you want to read more, check out the Vimeo page… I especially like “Emir Shad’s” comment below. He says “browsing on this is almost a formal affair, and indeed on all readers including the internet.. browsing should be the opposite of formal, taking in small amounts and (at a) very very fast pace..” I tend to agree with Emir.

Nevertheless, the Mag+ is a beautiful concept.

The design process behind ISO50’s work?

…”pretty much experiment, undo, experiment, undo…etc..etc..ad infinitum.”

An interesting read at Grain Edit.

Firstly we have Audiotool which is an entirely Flash based interface designed to emulate music hardware and produce some wicked-awesome beats. You gotta appreciate the degree of detail that these guys put into this thing… it takes a while to load but it is worth the wait.

On a more interactive end there is a super simple program called BallDroppings which is pretty addicting, but can be pretty annoying for those listening around you. This one isn’t made with Flash, but is still really fun.

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And you can also download the font here: nl.toyota.be/iqfont

Typography and font production have been a huge interest of mine for the past few years and when I get the chance to talk about design I really enjoy highlighting the often overlooked world of typography. You can enjoy more of my thoughts on what I regard as great design by tuning here on a regular basis. – Wes

Through the last few decades we have seen type design evolve from a simple, representational system into a “craft” with various means and tools being used to create new, unique typography. History is a font that breaks the conventions of traditional font production, by utilizing an integral element of design software known as layers. Through the use of 21 different typefaces placed on top of one another the user can create a unique assortment by simply combining each layer. Curious as to how it works?… Try it out yourself with the History Remixer

Some of you might be labeling this as “old news”, however I am still amazed by the innovation, thought and production that went into this font. For a more in-depth look at History visit Typotheque.com (and you can a free pamphlet) Enjoy.

The big day for their first event is September 1st.  Check it out and see if you’d like to be a part of it.  100% of all public donations go to food and water projects around the world.

Check out their site: www.skip1.org