‘Either they all use the same newspaper, or all these shows take place on the same exact day . . . which kind of makes my head hurt.’
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Found via Hoefler+Frere-Jones, The High Definite
Typography is everywhere.
And inspired by sfgirlbybay, here’s a way to have fun with type today.
Just type the word ‘type’ into Flickr’s search engine.
See what pops up. Enjoy the show.
Specimen of type from the a Mano/Dean wood type collection
By the way, this is our parrot, Cluck Cluck.
She named herself. We’ve had her for ten years at this point. She sings, dances and if I have a client on the phone, makes tons of LOUD, goofy noises.
Are you using TypeKit yet?
My own fonts can be found there.
And the latest: New nav features can help you find fonts faster. Jeffrey Veen demos above. Article here.
‘Creative people, like those with psychotic illnesses, tend to see the world differently to most. It’s like looking at a shattered mirror’ -Mark Millard, UK psychologist
Interesting BBC article: ‘Creative minds mimic schizophrenia.’
Found via Jeanne Mehallo, Nikoletta Kanakis
Imagine how much more of life we’d experience if we didn’t have to take seven or eight hours out of our day to just lie around making snoring noises.
Photography by Tyler Shields
We’re closing in on spring finals at the Art Institute. And I just got this note from a student:
School is like being hit by an invisible bus. A bus full of sardines, and being driven by a monkey. After being hit, the monkey flips you off, leaving you speechless and confused. So basically school is stinky and is going bananas.
And I’m thinking the ‘everything is due’ pressure is starting to sink in. And that I’m the monkey. And wow, I get to drive An Invisible Bus.
in perspective
But in all the melee going on right now, I’d like to see something more positive come of this. Usually the positive part hits when standing in a classroom filled with incredible final projects – which I hope happens next week.
This is my spin. It’s what I do these days:
I’m a game show host in a forced labor camp.
But – I was recently talking with web instructor and confidant Bill Mead – and we both agreed that we really love teaching in a creative environment. Because our students really are nuts. In such a great way.
And that’s so cool. It’s fantastic to be around all that creative energy all of the time.
The world needs more creative and fun people. Who work hard. Who can change the world.
more learnt in school
New video (above) from Raina and Brent as part of their totally random What I Learned in School series.
What started as a few photos is now a series. They’ve been making these pretty much on a weekly basis at this point.
‘Я не люблю открытого цинизма (I do not like the open cynicism)’
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky, 1938-80.
Found via Chelsea Wolfe
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