47 - fading

We've been swamped recently...so much on, so much to do, so many jobs getting "in the way" of our fun fun fun...

We've neglected the TPYF project for several weeks now - a real shame! so, this week's typeface is inspired by our neglect - the fact that we're "fading just before the end"... we've only got a few more typefaces to go before 2010!... and we can't give up now!

We'll be back on track in December - back to the one a week downloads... as planned wayyyy back at the start of the year!

This typeface is now unavailable for download - but will be included in the limited edition CD Rom of all 52 Typefaces at the beginning of 2010. To secure a CD Rom, please email us (Phil & Gabi) at info@g-r-a.co.uk. If you would like to get involved in making a typeface for the project, please email us at : info@g-r-a.co.uk or leave a comment below!

46 - webbing (TPYF)

TPYF (Their Past, Your Future) is a project for schools to explore the history of the armed forces.

Gabi and I were luck enough to be asked by the Gordon Highlanders to help them create workshops and activities to look at the GH history with artistic eyes.

We particularly liked the webbing / uniform typeface the class of Riverbank Primary School came up with... it was fantastic to see how they pupils looked for shapes and form within overyday objects to create letterforms. They'd really got the idea of using everyday objects to create new forms.

Gabi and Phil would like to thank all the schools & pupils involved in the project, and a special thanks to Aurelie Bureau for asking us to participate and plan projects with her at the Gordon Highlanders.

This typeface is now unavailable for download - but will be included in the limited edition CD Rom of all 52 Typefaces at the beginning of 2010. To secure a CD Rom, please email us (Phil & Gabi) at info@g-r-a.co.uk. If you would like to get involved in making a typeface for the project, please email us at : info@g-r-a.co.uk or leave a comment below!

45 - Poppy (TPYF)

TPYF (Their Past, Your Future) is a project for schools to explore the history of the armed forces.

Gabi and I were luck enough to be asked by the Gordon Highlanders to help them create workshops and activities to look at the GH history with artistic eyes.
Because we had rememberance day, the creation of the poppy typeface is a fitting and beautiful typeface for this week.

Gabi and Phil would like to thank all the schools & pupils involved in the project, and a special thanks to Aurelie Bureau for asking us to participate and plan projects with her at the Gordon Highlanders.

This typeface is now unavailable for download - but will be included in the limited edition CD Rom of all 52 Typefaces at the beginning of 2010. To secure a CD Rom, please email us (Phil & Gabi) at info@g-r-a.co.uk. If you would like to get involved in making a typeface for the project, please email us at : info@g-r-a.co.uk or leave a comment below!

44 - Leaves TPYF

TPYF (Their Past, Your Future)is a project for schools to explore the history of the armed forces.

Gabi and I were luck enough to be asked by the Gordon Highlanders to help them create workshops and activities to look at the GH history with artistic eyes.

We Tied in the Typeface A Week project and worked with various schools and children to create new typefaces based on aspects of the histories they found most interesting.

The children were interested in many aspects - from chocolate rations to poppies for rememberance... It was a fantastic experience for us and the pupils, and we think we got some very interesting and exciting work from the project.


Gabi and Phil would like to thank all the schools & pupils involved in the project, and a special thanks to Aurelie Bureau for asking us to participate and plan projects with her at the Gordon Highlanders.

This typeface is now unavailable for download - but will be included in the limited edition CD Rom of all 52 Typefaces at the beginning of 2010. To secure a CD Rom, please email us (Phil & Gabi) at info@g-r-a.co.uk. If you would like to get involved in making a typeface for the project, please email us at : info@g-r-a.co.uk or leave a comment below!

43 - flood!

We traveled 44 miles to go to a kids party today, with the rain dinging down since 9 am this morning. We hit a few big puddles on the way there, and the rain keeps coming...

"this'll be fun on the way back!"...

Needless to say, one and a half hours at a party we have a lovely time, pass the parcel, eat soem nice party food, have some parental banter with our friends and "think about heading home" at 4pm... it's dark now...

We leave from Johnshaven negotiating big puddles and streams that have increased monumentally in only one hour, hit our first bend and what was a large puddle before, is now a lake that covers the road...  wowzers. we slow to a crawl through the new "brown sea" and have another 41 miles of this to go. Needless to say, plenty of twits on the road thinking they drive DUCKS and we even get to roadblocks the police have set up in Aberdeen. We make the journey home in 2 hours.

We've also had a tree fall down in the back garden, now the winds are up... crazy weather indeed!

This typeface is now unavailable for download - but will be included in the limited edition CD Rom of all 52 Typefaces at the beginning of 2010. To secure a CD Rom, please email us (Phil & Gabi) at info@g-r-a.co.uk. If you would like to get involved in making a typeface for the project, please email us at : info@g-r-a.co.uk or leave a comment below!