I just found a new addiction: Kern Type, an interactive kerning game. If you’re still learning to see the spaces between letterforms, this game is a must.  

As designer Dave Farey described himself, facetiously but with an undercurrent of truth, “Nothing I have done is original. It’s all based on the 26 letters of the alphabet and the Arabic numerals.” via The Font Wars: A Story On Rivalry Between Type Foundries | Smashing Magazine.  

So You Need A Typeface I usually send students to Ellen Lupton’s great list of A Few Good Fonts, but this infographic is pretty fun to follow.