Later tonight, much of the world will no doubt gather round to enjoy the open­ing fes­tiv­i­ties of the 2010 Win­ter Olympics in Vancouver.

And while I could prob­a­bly write an entire post about the glo­ries of the beau­ti­ful city of Van­cou­ver (the art! the cof­fee! the food! and on and on) instead I’ll share my favorite 2010 Olympics-related promo to get you in the mood for tonight’s open­ing ceremonies:

I just love this piece STUDIO AKA pro­duced as a BBC promo.

It may be almost a month before the Acad­emy Awards, but Ellen Lup­ton has already posted her picks for the Oscars of Type.

Per­son­ally I love her Best Serif pick:

Cal­luna, by Jos Buivenga

Which faces made your list, dear readers?