The last ever October 2006 edition of Quipsologies.
Typography school. Beyond selecting typefaces, think Craft of Typography.[Thanks to Betsy Perez]
TRAN.sit Two design graduates have decided to drive across the country and back, stopping in many a design studio in search of meeting those that inspire them. Later, they shall join the work force. [Thanks to Dave Taylor at Planet Propaganda (one of the stops).]
The Typographical calendar, designed by Pentagram, is now available for 2007. Yummy and super yummy versions taste like candy.
Matt Soar and his students at Concordia University explore the high-rise signage of Montréal at Logo Cities.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission Hearings on “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” will take place in Washington, D.C. November 6-8th, 2006. Appropriately enough, the FTC has launched a blog, Tech-ade, where interviews and corresponding content will be posted with the hopes of collecting feedback on the hearings.
Cool interstitials for Pop!Tech conference by Trollbäck + Company. Good type-audio synching.
Based on Hemingway’s famous “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” short story, Wired asked a bevy of their contributors to provide equally short stories and then asked a few designers to illustrate them: Very Short Stories.
Recently placed order on Amazon: Spectacle by David Rockwell and Bruce Mau, Spy: The Funny Years by Kurt Andersen, Graydon Carter and George Kalogerakis, and Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits by Steven Heller and Louise Fili.
When branding, passion and ressentment collide. Yikes.
Sean Landers is vastly under-appreciated as an artist in his time. He has every confidence that, in the future, years after he passes away, he will be in the pantheon of great artists. Well… let him tell the rest.
…we are reaching ‘the point of a kind of cultural frenzy, with scarcely a day passing without the announcement of yet another newly founded prize’… There was a time when, as Wordsworth wrote, ‘Every great and original writer, in proportion as he is great and original, must himself create the taste by which he is to be relished.’ — Our mania for awards.
I’ve forgotten pretty much every detail about the movie Jaws — except for the work of Tommy Johnson, who passed away on October 16.
Ever wonder why cartoon characters have three-fingered hands?
“…but what about Heather Graham talking about giving birth and/or defecating on the cover of a national magazine?” A few of the worst magazine covers of all time. [via]
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