Summer Markets: Fairs in London this weekend

The weekend is just around the corner, and there are two events in North London that will be full of beautiful handmade things and vintage finds.

This Saturday our lovely maker Fliff will be showing her range of elegant, beautiful wares at the Antique and Craft Fair at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove N6 from
10 am until 4.00 pm.  There will be an array of other local makers too as well as antiques.

And on Sunday Lovely Merchants Upstairs at The Victoria Pub, 2 Mornington Terrace, NW1 from 12.00 til 5.30 featuring products from None Such Things (we're a big fan!) as well as vintage finds from Christina Wilson and many other great local makers.

Fond of font

It’s no secret that Comic Sans is much frowned upon - ask any graphic designer and watch as their face recoils at the utterance of such 'swear words'. So what's considered an artful choice when it comes to font? 

We’ve been having a little look around and have fallen head-over-heels with the following fine examples of typography. 

We're big fans of the artist Rory Dobner's work (take a peek here and you'll see). This logo design he crafted portrays just how beautiful type can be. 

Yes, classic typewriter-style font may have been done-to-death, but add realistic inky blotch marks (and a home-truth quote) and you'll have us swooning. 

Helvetica

Clean, sharp and impactful this font doesn't mess about - possibly the reason it's so often chosen for brand logos.

What fonts are you a fan of?