If you’re wondering why Type Daily says ‘since 1455’ up top . . . this historical atlas will fill in some of the blanks.
After Johann Gutenberg did his thing, the technology of printing spread across Europe in just around 50 years.
This interactive map from the University of Iowa charts its progress – with timeline, zoom features, trade routes, locations of paper mills and more. Also included is a briefly animated model of what we know of Gutenberg’s press.
If you’ve been thru San Francisco, this sign should seem familiar.
Originally planned as a driving promotion for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the 49 Mile Scenic Drive [map] passes thru all the visual highlights and lowlights of The City. Rex May is credited with designing the iconic signs – for more dope on the drive, check out this handy guidebook.
And Annie Galvin of 3 Fish Studios made a big splash last year with her multicolored acrylic paintings, also available as nifty postcards (seen above).
My Jeanne Moderno fonts were spotted on this poster for . . .
Project Rhythm Multimedia Screening
Friday, September 4th, 2009 at 9 p.m.
At Parlare Euro Lounge, 1009 10th Street (10th & K), Sacramento, CA 95814 [map]
Project Rhythm Multimedia Screening is produced by Dr. Ri and features artists from Dr. Ri’s Advanced Media Editing Course at the Art Institute of California-Sacramento. Also: Live Multimedia VJ: Lai Fong Saelee, original soundtrack composed and edited by Dr. Ri & TCM, Inc.
Typefaces give us signals from erik spiekermann on Vimeo
The typomaniac music video! Written by Mike Croft, featuring Erik Spiekermann; produced by Alphabeat and Parson Research.
Porcelain on Paper from erik spiekermann on Vimeo
A presentation video of the identity and catalog designed by Spiekermann Partners for Herig Berlin, manufacturers of fine porcelain.
I never liked pickles. But these I like.
Bubbies Kosher Dills are jarred from a homemade recipe, with a salty brine. No weird stuff. They even have a recipe at their site for a simple pickle soup.
Stevia has been around a long time. I’ve had it growing in the garden, it grows like mint. A little bitter, but a really sweet edible leaf. And: no calories, an excellent alternative sweetner. I found out about it around 10 years ago. It’s cheap to grow, a natural product and a frightening concept for chemical-based sweetner companies.
And as of December 2008, the FDA has finally, provisionally approved a version of it for public consumption (with a trick in there to help Big Business, click on the provisionally link). It’s been a wait, but with choices of chemicals such as Aspartame or Sucralose – as a soda junky that’s avoiding HFCS and sugar – I’ve been waiting a long time. [Read more →]
from the netherlands
Driver on cocaine + police + high speed chase + corn field = art!
Found via The Daily Mail
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