I profiled Blackout in my 10 Free & Amazing Display Fonts article, and decided to use it for this week’s Free Friday Design Wallpaper. Why? Because I’m predictable like that. Anyway, hope you enjoy this week’s version – the thought process was Black = dark, and Blackout = a city without power. Dig it!
Click to download the Blackout Wallpaper in 1920X1200, 1680X1050, 1440X900 or 1280X800. Pass it along!
Google’s applications, such as Gmail, Calendar, and Google Reader have gained huge popularity for their usefulness. Same goes for Twitter – it still seems odd to me to hear 60 year-old news anchors saying “follow me on Twitter”, but I digress.
However, what these applications have in usefulness, they sometimes lack in design aesthetic. That’s where the following themes/userscripts/whathaveyous come in. I present to you 4 solutions to make your online life simpler and more beautiful: Helveti-apps.
All of these apps are free and relatively easy to implement*. Instructions on how to implement are on each respective linked page, and I have to give some love to swiss miss, where I originally saw these.
Of all these themes, I find Helvetireader to be the best solution. Google’s Reader works great, but if we’re talking looks – I can’t stand it. So much that I stopped using it and went back to Yahoo. Helvetireader might get me over to Google again though.
Sure, Gmail has a bunch of themes, but none can touch the unrivaled simplicity & beauty of Helvetimail.
It’s like Google Calendar and Helvetica made a baby!
Finally, Helvetica takes Twitter and makes it super-simplified.
Combine all of these scripts, and it’s like you’ve branded your web experience with Helvetica. Not bad! Pass it on to your friends and they’ll thank you for aestheticizing their lives. But before you leave, subscribe to the RSS feed!
*note: These work great on Firefox, but I actually couldn’t get Greasekit to install on Safari 4, which sucks. If you have any tips, please hit me up!
Zapfino. Weird name, classy font. It sounds like a 70′s era Batman-punch sound effect. You know – he goes up to the bad guy, and ZAPFINO! knocks him out cold.
Speaking of cold, I think I’m coming down with one, so that would explain why I make no sense. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this installment of the Free Friday Design Wallpaper. If you have any suggestions for future versions, drop me a line – in the meantime, share and subscribe to the RSS feed!
Click to download the Zapfino Wallpaper in 1920X1200, 1680X1050, 1440X900 or 1280X800. Pass it along!
There are a lot of free fonts out there on the internet these days – but tracking down the well-designed ones can be quite the task. Since I’m such a nice guy, I thought I would round up the top ten free display fonts for you! Top ten in my opinion, of course.
All these fonts are free to download and use. They’re not all specifically display fonts, but display use is where they shine. Enjoy, share, and subscribe to the RSS feed!
Here we go!
League Gothic is sort of a re-issue of a font that recently became public domain. It’s gorgeous & versatile – go pick it up!
Playful but still well-designed, the Folk font lends itself great to show posters and organic-style design.
Hit the jump for more free display fonts!
League Gothic is a old-but-now-new again typeface – and it’s free! I absolutely love its styling and versatility. I also couldn’t decide on grey/black or red, so you lucky readers get TWO wallpaper choices this week. I know I know, I’m too kind. Anyway, enjoy, share, and subscribe to the RSS feed!
Click to download the League Gothic Wallpaper, in Black, in 1920X1200, 1680X1050, 1440X900 or 1280X800. Pass it along!
Click to download the League Gothic Wallpaper, in Red, in 1920X1200, 1680X1050, 1440X900 or 1280X800. Pass it along!
