This before-and-after blog on brand identity boasts the clever name Brand New. Top tags include “gradient”, “wordmark” and “sans serif”. It provides detailed reviews, ranging from admiring to scathing, of the new visual identities of well-known brands.

The content and typography on A List Apart feel like a lovely scholarly journal. It’s “for people who make websites”, ranging “from pixels to prose, coding to content,” plus the culture and design of websites.
Sit down and enjoy with a cup of tea.

Grain Edit (not to be confused with 3D design consultancy Grain) showcases classic design work from the 1950′s-1970′s. It covers print, products and architecture, plus designer interviews and studio visits. See if you can find the vintage Lido Motel sign.

So why does the ampersand deserve a blog all to itself? The ampersand is often the most expressive typographic symbol in a font family. It has innate flair. Makes us wonder how many other symbols or letters have their own blogs — let us know if you find any.

LogoLounge features 136,183 logos (as of today) to browse by keyword, industry, client or designer. Plus “Logos in the news” and the yearly trend report. On the print side of things are the logo compendium books, with 2,000 logos each. Now that’s what we call logo-licious!

I love typography – do you? From “Who Shot the Serif” to the factoid that 90% of monkeys can identity Helvetica (vs Arial or vs Times, we wonder), we’re hooked! Ooo – and a font game for the iPhone.

Typefoundry explores the history of type through single examples. It has been going for a few years now, but it’s only updated every few months, so each new post has become something of an event. It’s unashamedly academic too, which is actually somehow refreshing.

We aren’t cursing for April Fool’s Day: it’s actually What the Font, a designer’s best friend. Upload an image of a word set in a font you would like to find and What the Font will do its best to figure it out for you. Magic. (Beware: this will not instantly make you into a designer!)

Tobyboo is the essence of craft. Many works are personal commissions — from stitched soldiers to name art, like this “C is for Celia”. The founder is a graduate of Central St Martins and her sense of clever detail is a delight within the innocence of her creations. Available on Etsy and Not On The High Street.

Here’s a treasure trove of classic book covers from the 70s and 80s. The designer who has posted the Flickr album has helpfully included most of the names of the fonts used. Listen carefully and you can just hear the Bee Gees on an 8-track in the background…