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Movies, data, and a summer trip to Brighton in this week’s sites we like.

Reasons to be Creative is a festival for artists, designers, and coders. League Gothic’s condensed width is perfect for bold, compact speaker names, certain not to run over to another line.

Art of the Title makes for wonderful Friday distractions, with studies of movie title sequences both famous and obscure. TypeTogether’s Soleil provides a geometric counterpoint to FF Meta Serif’s narrow letterforms.

Finally, Chartio helps you understand your data with assistance from the crisp and friendly Freight Sans. Freight Sans’ light weight looks especially nice when used extra large. (And if charts are your thing, be sure to catch our series on data science.)

That’s all for this week. Share sites that you like in the comments, or browse the Gallery for more inspiration.

Booze, machinery, and the state of the word in this week’s sites we like.

The City Foundry is a research and design group focused on improving small-scale manufacturing processes through the blending of science and art. The adaptive design harks back to old-school classifieds and manages to feel both diverse and cohesive with the use of one superfamily (and two typefaces): Proxima Nova and Proxima Nova Extra Condensed.

Also from The City Foundry is Industry City Distillery, a distillery making sugar beet vodka in Brooklyn’s old Bush Terminal. Here, Atrament and Franklin Gothic URW team up for a retro-industrial feel.

Finally, WordCamp San Francisco sports the lovely Brandon Grotesque. Note the subtle use of text shadows on the sidebar and (hovered) navigation.

That’s all for this week; share sites that you like in the comments, or peruse the Gallery for more inspiration.

Big type, small type, and playful type in this week’s sites we like.

We’re proud to be returning as sponsors to the 2012 Brand New Conference, but we can’t help but like the site, too. Patchwork lettering pairs up with FF Meta Serif and Proxima Nova Small Caps for a playful presentation. Small caps fonts are great for setting small, tight navigation like you see here.

It’s numbered is a non-profit selling limited editions of art prints. Brandon Grotesque shows off its small side with tiny, punchy headings. Remember to add a touch of letter-spacing when setting headings in all caps.

And LBVD goes big with extra large Franklin Gothic URW and Garamond Premier. A nice reminder that good type can steal the show if the copy is right. Pay extra attention to punctuation and spacing details when setting type that’s very, very big.

That’s it for this week; share sites that you like in the comments.

This week’s sites we like is curious, talented, and local.

A discovery engine for meaningful knowledge, Explore pairs Adriane with Franklin Gothic URW for a classy but fresh look.

Working Not Working unites the universe’s freelancers with the sturdy and flexible Proxima Nova superfamily.

And Git uses Adelle to present the popular version control system in an accessible light.

That’s all for this week! Share sites that you like in the comments.

Music, the surf forecast, and more in this week’s sites we like.

Rdio launched a bright new design, featuring striking Freight Sans Pro headlines complemented by Proxima Nova navigation.

Swellca.st delivers the surf report from Western Australia, using an interactive display to show the swell and wind at any time during the week. The minimal text stands out in Futura PT against bold background images.

Exobrain is a visual brainstorming tool that promises to help you generate and organize ideas. LFT Etica Web makes for a scintillating start on their early-access website.

That’s all for this week; share sites that you like in the comments.

Type pairings, real-time data, and an addictive word game in this week’s sites we like.

Just My Type features a nice collection of font pairings, from the charming Brandon Grotesque and Jubilat, to the classy FF Meta and Skolar.

Chartbeat provides real-time website data for people who get it done. Proxima Nova and Museo Slab pair up for clear and confident copy; while League Gothic steps in for calls-to-action.

And SpellTower is an addictive and beautiful word game, featuring the classic Futura PT and a bright, playful palette. (Just don’t download the game if you have work to do today.)

That’s all for this week; share sites that you like in the comments.

Hot dogs, wayfinding, and opinion in this week’s sites we like.

Station Street dishes up hot dogs and fries from the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Futura PT’s classic geometric shape is the perfect foil for the colorful (and delicious) pie charts.

Two excellent fonts from FontShop — the popular FF Tisa alongside FF Netto — pair up for an essay from Ralf Herrmann about the design of Way Finding Sans Pro. Be sure to resize your browser window to appreciate the responsive design in action.

And A New Take features art, reviews, and opinion, with Skolar for text, plus Calluna Sans for smart, warm headlines.

That’s all for this week! Share sites that you like in the comments.

Coworking, limited editions, and small details in this week’s sites we like.

COOP is Chicago’s favorite coworking spot. The thin weight of Adelle makes for classy headlines, while the semibold weight provides just a bit of contrast on subheads.

The People’s Pennant celebrates the everyday with handmade, limited edition pennants. Adelle appears again (this time in the regular weight) for midsize headlines and text, while Futura PT and Futura PT Condensed offer contrasting headlines. Generous letter-spacing on the all caps headlines keeps everything comfortable.

And Erskine is a creative agency working from the biggest idea to the smallest detail. Two weights of FF Meta prove exceptionally versatile, with hierarchy distinguished by type size and the occasional bit of color.

That’s all for this week! Share sites that you like in the comments.

New York City surf, perfect gifts, and the future of the human in this week’s sites we like.

Pill Gothic headlines on Salt Surf, surfboards made especially for New York City surf. Note the very generous letter-spacing (14px) on the handsome all-caps headlines.

Adelle and FF Meta join forces on Wantful, a service that helps you find the perfect gift for any occasion (whether birthday, anniversary, or just because). FF Meta is uncommonly warm for a sans serif, and lends the site a nice human touch.

And a pair of FontFont favorites — FF Milo and FF Tisa — communicate clarity and confidence on the website for the American Teilhard Association, dedicated to the life and work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. FF Milo is sturdy, but also expressive, with playful tails on the cap “R” and “K” — especially noticeable when set extra large.

That’s all for this week; share sites that you like in the comments, or browse the Gallery for more inspiration.

The many voices of fonts and brands in this week’s sites we like.

Brian Cummings is a voice actor whose CV includes such canonical performances as Dr. Mindbender from the Original G.I. Joe. The site features Liberator from Lost Type Co-op, plus FF Tisa and Alternate Gothic No. 3 D from Typekit. The illustrations and playful copy make for an especially charming site.

Type Connection is billed as a typographic dating game, but underneath the game facade is a clever tool for learning how to pair fonts well. Here, FF Tisa takes on a decidedly more authoritative air, while remaining approachable.

Style Tiles are a tool that helps communicate the spirit of a visual brand for the web. Proxima Nova’s geometric shape nicely complements the graph paper theme.

That’s all for this week; share sites that you like in the comments.