The guys at Underware, designers of the brilliant Dolly, released a new type family called Sauna at TypoBerlin. How did they launch it? They published a heat and steam resistant book called Read Naked. They built a sauna. They threw a party. They drank beer. They got naked.

In May, I opened fire on FontShop, Int’l for their decision to retire www.fontfont.de. The grudge is over. I opened my mail today and love them again. font serves as a showcase for the foundry’s fonts a la publications by House Industries and Emigre. But, like those others, font also features a few smart articles on design and designers. This issue (2) highlights Barnbrook, the Euro, and typography in news media. FSI wisely snatched up Mark van Bronkhorst from ITC’s expired print vestige of U&lc. His trademark design (a witty combo of modern and traditional) shines. There’s an online edition of font, but I recommend you order a printed copy if you aren’t already on FSI’s mailing list.

From the NYT, via Slashdot: Richard Rayner’s excellent An Actual Internet Success Story details the tremendous change the internet has had upon the used (as opposed to the new) book business, and its implications for the buying and selling of other recycled goods.

A lot of you may already know about the Library of Congress’ American Memory project. I use it almost weekly in my business (I'm a graphic artist for the California State legislature) - it’s a fantastic way to find government-owned photographs, blueprints, and scans of WPA and other Federally-sponsored art project posters. The search engine lets you examine tens of thousands of images in a variety of collections, and the images - many of them in the public domain and many others with limited reproduction rights - are often available as very high-resolution files.