February 2010
102 posts
“I think even if they’re not consciously aware of the typeface...”
– Tobias Frere-Jones (from Helvetica)
January 2010
52 posts
An Unabridged List of the Parts of a Book →
As a self-proclaimed bibliophile, this is pretty interesting. In my current job, I spend a lot of time dissecting the copyright pages of books.
How to Suck at Facebook →
Dead on, as usual. Gee, I really hope I don’t fall into any of these categories…
R.I.P. J.D.
Rest in peace, J.D. Salinger. I look forward to reading some of your short stories tonight.
Doodlers Anonymous →
Pleasures
(By Denise Levertov)
I like to find
what’s not found
at once, but lies
within something of another nature,
in repose, distinct.
Gull feathers of glass, hidden
in white pulp: the bones of squid
which I pull out and lay
blade by blade on the draining board—
tapered as if for swiftness, to pierce
the heart, but fragile, substance
belying design. Or a fruit, mamey,
...
Not coming to a theater near you: Titles designed... →
Make beautiful word clouds at Wordle →
“I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my...”
– Charles V, Holy Roman emperor
Calling all web nerds and blog devotees!
Don’t forget to vote in the Tenth Annual Weblog Awards: The 2010 Bloggies! I was very glad to see a few of my favorites were nominated: How About Orange, A Beautiful Mess, Wired, People of Walmart, Passive Aggressive Notes. But more than anything, I am thrilled to have discovered so many new and wonderful blogs to follow! (Just what I need, more distractions in life.) Some especially...
First-Person Tetris (awesome!) →
(via @mashable)
World's Fair Use Day
I attended the First Annual World’s Fair Use Day today, an event that celebrates fair use of creative content, which enables new generations of creators to remix and mashup content to the benefit of our collective culture. I was impressed with, among other things, their use of social media, i.e. a live webcast of panel discussions (with on demand options), utilization of the Twitter hashtag...
Social (networking) suicide
This is a really fascinating and provocative idea… I just heard about Web 2.0 Suicide Machine. It’s a site that offers “a way out” to those individuals who find their real social lives suffering because of their virtual ones and, thus, want to sever all ties to the social networking world. Though I might spend a bit too much time on Facebook and Twitter (I admit it), I...
chairwhore blog. lovely. →
Neanderthal Shell Discovery Shows Cavemen Wore... →
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Sleep Talkin' Man →
Controversial gym ad warns that aliens will eat... →
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