"Variation in typeface but a quality logo design based on type"

On of my favorite music groups is an 80's-90's British R&B trio called Loose Ends. They had a very distinct sound for the time which lead to them being sampled by future hip-hip and new jack style r&b groups. What also interested me about the group was their logo, block comprised of four lines of two different colors arranged horizontally (three) and vertically (one) to look like a "L" and an "E". I also noticed that they periodically switched between a serif and a sans serif typeface to spell out the band's name.

"Tiepolo"

THE HISTORY OF ITC TIEPOLO

Cynthia Hollandsworth Batty and Arthur Baker, as part of AlphaOmega Typography, in 1987 designed the ITC font Tiepolo.  They described it as a “sans serif with serifs,” but it has been compared to calligraphic designs with similarities to Asian calligraphy.  ITC Tiepolo was named after and inspired by the works of 18^th century Venetian painter and printmaker Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, the son of famed Venetian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. While a talented painter, much like his father, Domenico was best known for his printmaking in etching.

"A Site to See"

Since I'm taking a class on Typography, I decided I should start using the correct terminology (so I actually sound like I know something cause the appearing like thing is working out that well) for type.  I had heard that "font" was not the correct word to use when describing a particular style of type.  The correct term would be typeface (I'm sure the assigned reading for class will address this point too) and that font refers to the lettering size. Of course as with many things in society today word corruption/misuse is still going strong and font is considered a synonym for typeface.  

Now on to what matters...

I have always been fascinated with typeface and its use, especially in logo designs.  I was really amazed to learn that many of the typefaces I had seen were excessible on the web (of course for a fee).
As I surfed the web I came across, hands down, one of the best type centered sites out there, Letterhead Fonts http://www.letterheadfonts.com/ . The typefaces available on their site are incredible.  The varied uses for the fonts in different projects is outstanding.  The quality of work done in developing the typefaces and there later use is something that I aspire to do.

One typeface that caught my eye on the site was LHF Sofia. It is a script style typefaces and it is beautifully done.  It has a modern day flair and elegance that seems to be lacking from a lot of script style typefaces. Here is the glyph for LHF Sofia and a sample of it in use:

"Leslie Cabarga- Type I like"

This is the cover to Leslie's book entitled "Progressive German Graphics 1900-1937".  The type on the cover caught my and the type contained within held me captive.  His lettering for the cover is outstanding and fits the topic that he covers in his book.

"A new semester, a new focus"

The theme for this spring is typography.  My posts while deal a lot with type and its various uses.