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Jon Contino, Alphastructaesthetitologist

Born and raised in New York, Jon Contino is a designer, illustrator, and typographer. He is co-founder and creative director of design studio Onetwentysix and menswear brand CXXVI Clothing Company. Steadily developing a reputation for his hand-lettering, Jon continues to blur the boundaries between traditional and digital design methods. He is currently accepting new commissions.

- A weekly dose of beautifully designed song quotes

Remember when you used to know all your friends' handwritings? The idea is to take the personalization of handwritten letters and combine it with the ease of email. I haven't tried this yet, but it looks pretty easy to turn your handwriting into a digital font. The video does a good job showing how it's done.

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A Master's Workshop in communications (focusing on typography) that takes place in Venice and Rome certainly doesn't seem like a bad way to spend a couple of weeks.

Pentagram - What type are you?

After seeing the daily drop cap I was pointed to the daily ampersand. Now illustrator extraordinaire Kyle Jones has released Haäfe & Haph's ampersand pack, displayed in a gorgeous site layout.

They're not all great, but there are some gems here.