November 30, 2007
I have a love/hate relationship with cereal. In grocery stores (if you haven’t noticed) the healthier cereals are on top, and the sugary, unhealthy cereals are on the bottom. Generally, health-conscious adults are tall, and children who don’t know any better are short. Marketers take advantage of this human growth cycle ...
November 27, 2007
The Art of Founding Type From John Downer at Emigre's site, an essay "first published in 1995 on the back of a poster introducing the Not Caslon typeface." A great historical overview of how type was made, and the particular development of ...
November 19, 2007
When you’re invited to a costume party, make sure you show up on the right day. Strut your stuff any earlier and your grand entrance may acquire less admiration and more awkward glances than desired. This advice would apply especially when the party is being thrown more or less in ...
November 18, 2007
Potus Typographicus (podcast) Part of the Paul Rand Lecture Series, Steven Heller presents the typography of the Bush administration. Why Comic Sans? Vincent Connare, designer of what is probably the world's most misused font — Comic Sans — offers insight into its origin:
Comic Sans was NOT designed as a typeface but...
November 17, 2007
My website had been bothering me the past several weeks. It wasn't rushed together, but it lacked refinement. I noticed more and more parts to improve. I began putting together entirely new interface compositions. I would be happy with one, sit on it a few days, show it to my ...