‘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.
It’s now an hour earlier. If you were observing Daylight Saving Time in the US. Shorter days ahead.
Pictured: Souvenir clock from The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Photos by mehallo.
Fredy Jumbo et Son Ensemble: One O’Clock Jump
‘A Quoi ça sert l’Amour – un Film de Louis Clichy’
Today was my wife’s b-day.
We had dinner at Stockton Joe’s, almost got hit in a crosswalk by a gang banger who yelled at us for being in his way, looked at expensive things we can’t afford at Dillard’s, sat in a lot of horrible traffic and later, ate pistachio gelato at Hot Italian in Sacramento.
We had fun.
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.
‘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.
From the Jackson 5ive cartoon. Animation by Rankin/Bass. From 1971.
‘Six Flags New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The park is scheduled to be demolished in January 2011.’
Cinematography by Teddy Smith. Music by Godspeed You Black Emperor.
Found via Jessica Jackson
‘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
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