Donald!
‘Guns, guns, all kinds of guns!’
Donald Duck gladly gives his money to the IRS.
Different world, different time.
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Gonick’s Cartoon History
RSA’s new animated lectures remind me of Larry Gonick’s wonderful Cartoon History of the Universe series.
Gonick’s been working on these since the 1970s. I have a few of his original comic book editions. In the 1990s, he even licensed an interactive CD ROM version – with panels animated directly from his book, plus detailed 3D animated history lectures. Unfortunately, this CD adventure will not run on my computer today.
Wanna get caught up on history? Start here.
Larry Gonick’s official site here.
Astronomical Clock in Strasbourg Cathedral
‘The cathedral’s south transept houses an 18-metre astronomical clock, one of the largest in the world . . . The astronomical part is unusually accurate; it indicates leap years, equinoxes, and much more astronomical data. Thus it was already much more a complex calculating machine than a bare clock.’
Photography by Peter Rinblad. More about the clock here.
The Escoffier font giveaway, enter to win!
I think it’s time for a good old fashioned font giveaway.
Escoffier Capitaux is my tribute to culinary legend Auguste Escoffier – and is based on the 1920s lettering (done while in France) of commercial illustrator/fashion designer Ernst Dryden. The font also has some Herb Lubalin-like ligatures and a bit of Garamond thrown in.
Very French.
to enter
All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. To comment, just click the ‘comment’ link below (and please fill out all the fields).
I will randomly select one winner from the comments. The winner will receive a complete, licensed copy of my Escoffier Capitaux font, OpenType format, $19.23 USD value. For more about the font, go here.
(Just for the record, 1923 was the year my dad was born)
Contest ends 11 p.m. (pacific time) Wednesday, November 10, 2010.
update
A winner has been randomly picked: Derek Walker won a licensed copy of Escoffier Capitaux! Thanks to everyone who played along, and I loved the comments.
‘Cirrhosis Of The Louvre’
‘Although the titular character was never given a name, in contrast to Inspector Clouseau, the cartoon character was generally competent’
‘The Inspector’ theatrical cartoon series (1965-69) was spun off from the opening animation used for titles in Blake Edwards’ Pink Panther movie series.
Henry Mancini’s theme music (from A Shot In The Dark) was part of the mix.
ABC123
From the Jackson 5ive cartoon. Animation by Rankin/Bass. From 1971.
The wonky type at 10 Downing
‘If I could change anything, I’d straighten up that 0 on the number 10. It’s a bit wobbly.’
Here’s an excellent read by J.M. Mosley on the odd lettering used for the numerals at 10 Downing Street. Not quite the original, sort of an accident that is now part of history.
It’s interesting how small type details are often overlooked. The numbers on my own home are rather awful, and even though several years back I’d purchased some Bodoni as replacements, have never gotten around to actually installing them.
Found via Matthew Williams
New York, 1999
Illustration by Louis Biedermann for Joseph Pulitzer’s The New York World, December 1900. Details.
‘I like Ike’
‘I’m totally voting for Eisenhower now.’ -posted comment
From the 1952 election.
and
Best political comment I’ve read this season comes from one of my students, Ashley:
‘NEWS FLASH: It’s 2010. You know what’s NOT a big deal? Smoking pot. Or being gay. Or women and brown people in politics. Can we all just acknowledge this already, or would you like a little more time to camp out in 1950?’
Found via Jamie DeVriend
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