A few months back, Claudia Chandler Brocato of the Chandler Family Association contacted me about Chandler 42 – my 1994 contribution to the ‘messy typewriter’ font genre.
And they ended up giving me a really nice write up in their quarterly newsletter. Just click the above image to read/download a one page PDF.
‘Momento repetido, Intersticio impalpable, Formas sinuosas, Insignias a tus aventuras, Momento contemplativo.’
The work of Alexander Cano.
Depeche Mode: Precious
Found via beauty comma
Unofficial video by Ori Toor for Animal Collective’s Lion in a Coma.
Found via Zachariah Moreno
I’m a dog person, not a cat person.
But cats seem to like me. The neighborhood cat – Eddie – fell in love with me, bringing me all sorts of dead things.
I’m also a bird person. And I’m not very happy about Eddie’s bird gifts. And in exchange, Eddie isn’t too keen about our two dogs.
Found via Aaron Bell
‘an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life . . . and how it could probably end.’
Direction and animation by BLU, production and distribution by ARTSH. Soundtrack by Andrea Martignoni.
Found via Jessica Hische
‘Indeed, Mr. Wong created a stir in 2001 when he acquired Mr. Starck’s plastic Bubble Chair before it was unveiled in the United States, installed a light bulb inside, and transformed it into a piece he called ‘This Is A Lamp.”
That was one of my favorite stunts. Read that Philippe Starck was furious. And I really loved Tobias Wong’s work.
I was saddened to see this article appear on Twitter (via Retinart).
I loved his take on screwing with the norm. Fucking the establishment while being one step ahead of it. [Read more →]
‘Football and typography may seem like an unlikely pairing, but they’ve been getting along quite well since a while. In 2006 Dalton Maag claimed the team with the best typography won the World Cup.’
Here’s two overviews of World Cup typography: The work of Paul Barnes and the work of Yomar Augusto – over at The FontFeed.
Wheat flower, folic acid
‘A popular rule of thumb among proponents of healthy food is that the fewer ingredients there are in something, better it is for you. With a remarkable 37 or so ingredients, many of which are polysyllabic chemical compounds, Twinkies would seem to embody the antithesis of that rule.’
Photography by Dwight Eschliman. Details about his ’37 or so Ingredients’ project (and book) here.
Plus, check out Steve Ettlinger’s Twinkie Deconstructed.
I like how the beef fat is now labeled ‘animal shortening.’
Riboflavin, iron
Corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup
Vegetable shortening, animal shortening
Monoglyceride, diglyceride
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