‘This is without a doubt the nuttiest, most epic email exchange I’ve ever had with a prospective ‘client’, made more so by the fact I only responded to the guy once and he kept going.’
This isn’t my story, I found it at the Clients From Hell blog.
But . . . I’ve had similar experiences. One just a few years ago. Wonder if it was the same guy.
Just read thru the posts. Start here.
Video for N.A.S.A.’s A Volta, featuring Sizzla, Amanda Blank and Lovefoxxx. Directed by Logan, with art by The Date Farmers. From the album The Spirit of Apollo.
Part 1 of 4
‘Steve Austin, astronaut; a man barely alive’
Pilot for The Six Million Dollar Man (1973).
Some trivia. A Bionic Wiki. And here’s Lee Majors’ latest bionic gig.
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Part 3 of 4
Part 4 of 4
Found via RenaudMan
NASA Meatball
Here’s a brief history of NASA’s logos, including the ‘meatball’ (above) and the ‘worm’ (below).
The worm was put to rest in 1992. If you wish, condolences can be left here.
NASA Worm
When it comes to official type, NASA is Helvetica, Futura, Times, Garamond and something . . . Victorian?
Article here.
Plus
Here’s a look at some goofy names for some other classic ‘bugs.’
NASA STS-1, April 12, 1981
In 1981, I woke up in the middle of the night to watch the launch of the first space shuttle.
And then they scrubbed the mission.
Had to wake up a second night to see the actual launch (above). I recorded the whole thing on a cassette tape (my first VCR was still a year away). Frank Reynolds of ABC did the blow by blow. It was the Columbia. Got the mission patch when visiting NASA in Mountain View. Star Wars-like lettering for the name (below).
We all thought the shuttle launch would look like what they did in Moonraker (1979). It was a bit different.
Tonight, I just finished watching the launch of Endeavour (below). This is the last year of shuttles for NASA. More stuff on NASA TV here.
NASA STS-130, February 8, 2010
Thx to Shandi Pierzina for telling me about tonite’s launch
Process imagery, click for larger version/jump
Here’s an excerpt from Tim Brown’s new book, Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation.
More about the book here. Order here.
Tim Brown is president and CEO of IDEO
‘Vintage Ads Reveal Fashions And Trends In Type And Commercial Lettering’
Check out Vintage Ad Browser.
And
Great article about how to typographically mimic these looks at The Font Feed.
Found via The Font Feed
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