I’ve been saving this for Friday, so apologies of you’ve already seen it. When graphics and retro videogames collide you can be sure I’ll be there to post the video. It’s by Patrick Jean and onemoreproduction.

Amazing. Thanks to Afonso for the link.

This is amazing. I won’t spoil it for you, click the picture above and have a go.

Every year at around this time, design companies up and down the country start to panic. The reason is the annual Christmas card, which is high stakes if you make your living from design and print. There’s no going down to WHSmiths to pick up a box of assorted designs, no, if you are a designer, even Auntie Mabel is going to expect something you’ve kerned yourself.

Step forward Ben & James, they’ve gallantly put forward some designs for us all to use. Just download the PDFs, run them out in the office after hours and Bob’s your Uncle. (Save a stamp by sending Bob and Mabel a joint card.)

Of course most Creative Directors would probably get someone else to print it for them. (Guys, it’s Apple-P to print). In the interests of fairness, you can see the only Christmas card I’ve ever designed here…

Found over at Creative Review Feed

Here’s a bit of Friday nonsense. Cube Dudes by Pixar animator Angus MacLane. Click the link to see the whole collection.

Amazing, love the attention to detail and humour packed into each and every one. There’s even a Cube Dudes Flickr group now where everyone who has managed to find their old Lego sets in the loft are having a go. Found over at io9

Now this is nice. Film The Blanks posts abstractions of movie posters, some obvious, some less so, and invites visitors to guess the title.

The graphics are lovely and the game is a nice idea. I can’t help posting some of my favourites here, but there are loads more on the site and in the Flickr set.

You can also buy the blanks, there are posters and T-shirts. Couldn’t find out who was behind it, they prefer to remain blank…

The image above is of Letterland which is my earliest memory of the alphabet, making characters out of each letter while learning to read. Flash forward 30 years and we’re still doing it, a favourite pastime of graphic designers is to dream up new alphabets and fonts. There are lots of really imaginative interpretations of the 26 letters of our alphabet out there so I thought I’d start collecting a few of my favourite A to Zs in one place. Some are more legible than others, but they’re all a bit of fun and go to show type can be a living analogue thing too.

I think this will become an ever-growing post as I find more of these. If you’ve found any, please post them in the comments…

Type the Sky by Lisa Rienermann, who tends to walk into lamp posts a lot.

Booksetting by Amandine Alessandra who hasn’t bought an Amazon Kindle yet.

Tiepography by Ed Nacional, who really needs some new shirts.

Handy by Public who are good at charades.

Heldentica by Autobahn who seem a bit wasteful.

Google Maps Typography by Rhett Dashwood who ironically suffers from vertigo.

Folded by Brian Jaramillo who has a lot of time on his hands.

Apple Alphabet by Ana Benaroya who’s getting her 5-a-day.

Ideographic Chairs by Amandine Alessandra again, who sleeps standing up.

Value Pack by Robert J Bolesta who buys one and gets one free.

Alphabet Truck by Eric Tabuchi who isn’t great at overtaking.

Backbreaker by Kalle Mattsson who makes friends easily.

Brød & Korn by Commando Group who have nice buns.

Here are more, as I find them…

Lego Font by Handmade Font who can never find the windscreen brick.

Lazer Dog by Oscar and Ewan who are quick but not brown.

Fire-Poi Typography by Nir Tober who has run away to join the circus.

East End Shopfronts by Eine who is a repeat offender.

Beard Alphabet by Tim Yarzhombeck who saves a lot on razor blades.

Bits by Paul Elliman who needs to declutter the house.

Lovely Ladies by Malika Favre of Airside who thinks boys smell.

Folded Paper Typeface by Daniella Spinat who makes great paper planes.

Interior by Andrew Byrom who secretly shops at Ikea.

Fire in the hole by Oliver Munday who had some childhood issues.

Lightbulbs by Adam Slowik who isn’t worried about his carbon footprint.

Pantone Typeface by Marc Alcock who likes Cool Gray 6.

Eatphabet by Alex Kapranos who has his clothes specially made.

Slotervaart Alphabet by Studio GloriusVandeVen who didn’t get planning permission.

Hirsutura by Craig Ward who has a blocked plughole.

Miss Alphabet by Sheriff who hope for world peace.

Zipper by Tony DiSpigna who never flies low.

Skullphabet by Skull-A-Day, who REALLY like skulls.

Human Alphabet by Monica Alisse, who is good at helping planes to land.

Typeface in Skin by Thijs Verbeek, who suffer for their art.