Gorgeous City Maps Made Entirely From Type


Updated 02/03/11 4:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Axis Maps Typographic City Maps

Check out these beautiful city maps, created using nothing but type. These gorgeous prints definitely satisfy my inner font geek, and they aren't bad to look at, either. The collection of three Typographic Maps features Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago with Manhattan and Washington DC on the way. During the printing process, each letter was manually placed, a process that took "hundreds of Read more

How-To: Increase the Font Size on Facebook


Updated 03/08/12 12:14 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Change Facebook Font Size

A large majority of you expressed your displeasure for the new Facebook font size, so if you're straining to read your friends' latest status updates, take note: there are a few ways to increase the size of the font with a few simple and handy workarounds. Of course, you can always increase the font size on your computer by clicking the "control" and "+" symbol (or "open Apple" and "+" for Mac Read more

Do or Don't: Cavs Owner's Letter to LeBron in Comic Sans


Updated 07/10/10 3:11 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 8 comments

LeBron James Gets Angry Letter From Cleveland Cavaliers Owner in Comic Sans

As soon as font options were introduced to AOL, it was the font I chose. It's still the font with which my mother writes emails (signed with an emoticon smiley face), but the chosen font for one of the most-read posts on the Internet? What? Yesterday, after LeBron James announced which NBA team he'll be playing for, the owner of the Cavaliers posted a serious, angry open letter to fans, Read more

Erica Weiner Gives the Letterpress a Makeover


Updated 02/20/10 6:55 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Geek Jewelry: Erica Weiner Letterpress Necklace

Confession: I am a huge font nerd. And like most vintage geek collectors, I am always on the hunt for old timey tech. While I have a pretty decent collection of vintage typewriters, I knew the only way to pay proper respect to my passion for typography was to learn letterpress printing. After taking months of workshops and making my own set of unique greeting cards, I finally felt like I Read more

Toyota Makes Its Own Font With a Car


Updated 11/10/09 1:45 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Toyota Uses Hybrid Car to Design a Font

I've already talked about the ultra compact iQ car, the tiny hybrid from Toyota, which has already been released in Europe and Japan. Unfortunately, a similar model won't be available in the US until 2012. But, thanks to my font-geek friends, I made this discovery: Toyota took an interactive artist, font designers, and a stunt driver, put them together, and came up with a new font, called the Read more

Where to Download Free Fonts For Your Wedding Invitations


Updated 04/04/12 1:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Free Fonts For Your Wedding

Going the DIY route when it comes to your wedding? Wedding invitations are one place where you can save big bucks, but one thing you need is an original font! Don't be a bore with standard fonts given to you, like Times New Roman and Helvetica (albeit classic bores, ahem) — fonts set the tone for style as much as the color scheme and design. Below, we cover a few places where you can download Read more

Daily Tech: The Pros and Cons of Passing CISPA


Updated 04/27/12 11:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

CISPA Pros and Cons

The House passing CISPA isn't all bad — Geekosystem Most computer fonts are over 80 years old?! — FWD The Kindle Fire is selling like crazy — Newser 6 tech-related mistakes that nearly ended the world — Cracked Time travel flicks you haven't seen — SlashFilm Attaching a laser beam to a shark's head is now up for vote on Facebook — Dvice Read more

How to Keep Your Friend From Becoming a Bridezilla


Updated 04/20/12 4:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Support a Bride

Planning a wedding can turn even the calmest of friends into an anxious, worked up wreck, but offering a bit of support to your bride-to-be pal can keep her from venturing into bridezilla territory. Whether she's outright unpleasant or just internalizing the stress, there are a few easy ways to help her stay sane. Have a pal who's struggling through the planning process? Follow these tips to Read more

Daily Tech: Amazing Seven Foot Tall Samus Papercraft


Updated 04/19/12 10:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Top Tech News on GeekSugar For April 19, 2012

This insane papercraft Samus is seven feet tall — Geekosystem Parents are suing Apple over "addictive" kid apps — Newser This was the first computer font — FWD An Escalade with a very Flintstones-like feature — Dvice Things you learn when breaking into Diddy's house — Cracked New Ender's Game photos! — SlashFilm Classic fine art with a geek twist — GeekTyrant Read more

Geek Tip: Download Free Fonts For Wedding Invites!


Updated 05/14/12 4:10 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 28 comments

Download Free Fonts for Your Wedding Invitations

Whether you go earth friendly and geeky and decide to send your wedding (and rehearsal, and bridal showers, and bachelor/bachelorette parties. . . ) invitations online, or send paper (recycled, perhaps?) invites, one thing you need is an original font! Don't be a bore with standard fonts given to you, like Times New Roman and Helvetica (albeit classic bores, ahem) — fonts set the tone for style Read more