Head to forwebdesigners.com (the name says it all, doesn’t it?) and start browsing and downloading.

A word of advice: you can spend so much time browsing cool stuff that you may end up doing nothing. But you probably know the feeling if you’re reading this.

Helvetica everywhere!!!

Yes, Helvetica is the font for the iPhone. No Verdana nor pixel fonts but plain old Helvetica in decent readable sizes of up to 20px with nice antialiasing. Check the iPhone’s design guidelines at Apples Developer Center. (by the way, Helvetica the movie is out. Go and watch it)

Screen resolution of 160 dpi

When I first saw an iPhone I thought it still had the plastic film that covers most phones with some icons printed on it. Wrong. I was actually looking at the bright icons at a resolution of 160 dots per inch. Our eyes are used to dealing with screen resolutions ranging from 72 to 96 dpi. (I had the same impression when I first saw the Sony Reader).

The mic in the headset controls iTunes

This was the last feature I discovered and it was just some weeks ago. The distinctive white headphones come with a small microphone attached to the right chord. Well, if pressed while listening to iTunes it pauses the song, if pressed twice it skips the current song and if pressed while ringing it answers the call.

And all this without ever reading the phone’s manual.

Spanish is a bonus as if you happen to understand it you’ll be able to hear/see how the words match the type and the motion graphics.

This video is no doubt a commercial application (rendition?) of some previous motion typography clips such as Pulp Fiction’s What Does Marcellus Wallas Looks Like? or Abbot & Costello’s Who’s On First. For more of the kind search YouTube by Motion Typography.

Cuarteto de Nos page on YouTube.

Where motion is involved, video is necessary. Below we present some excellent examples of typography embedded into movies and videos — be prepared, “dynamic” typography can be breathtaking.

Typography In Motion

Cuarteto de Nos
This music video of the Spanish Uruguayan band Cuarteto de Nos is mostly based upon typography. For our purposes it isn’t important what the song is actually about — the brilliant performance of typography makes a lasting impression. The colors are chosen wisely and carefully. The combination of letters, illustration and text effects is simply incredible. A must-see for typography lovers.

Alex Gopher - The Child
A video created by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet for the French DJ Alex Gopher. A world made only with typography. Cult video for fonts lovers and graphic designers.

The Hush Sound - The Lions Roar
So simple, yet so beautiful. Apparently, sometimes you just need to follow your inspiration. The rest isn’t that important.

Pulp Fiction in Typography
What Does Mr. Wallace Look Like?

Typographics
Typography is what language looks like. A brief movie about typography with interacting typographic elements.

Are You Gonna Be My Girl?

Duck and Cover
Typography assignment using audio from an old public service announcement called “Duck and Cover” from the 50s.

Further Resources

• Court.TV
  A typographic intro.
• Typography In Music Videos
  A growing collection of music videos based upon different typography techniques.
• Citizen Cope - Let The Drummer Kick
  A typographic animation of Citizen Cope’s song “Let the Drummer Kick”.

The Last Click

Royksopp - Remind Me
OK, it’s not about pure typography, but this music video is fascinating. As stated here, you can watch it dozens times and still not catch everything. A day in the life of an average working Jill, broken down into its minutest component parts. The unstated joke: mankind has erected immense, resource-devouring systems of almost incomprehensible complexity just so you can sit in your cubicle.