Posted by: james | December 20, 2006

top 10 unexpected uses of typography

1. Fred Eerdekens What can I say? Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!

2. Si Scott A friend of mine called it “a graphic designer’s orgasm”

3. Alex Gopher’s The Child New York City … in type.

4. Reverse Graffiti Can you get arrested for this?

5. Stephan Sagmeister Art Grandeur Nature Kinda old, but always inspiring.

6. Jared Tarbell’s Open Source Typographic Experiments. Old, as well, but fun Interactive type.

7. Hypnopaedia Emigre’s Illustration font: helping others see the beauty we see in letters.

8. GeoGreetings Google Maps used to create words.

9. Leon Ferrari’s Manequines Beautiful Hand Lettering

10. Penn & Teller Way to make the lowly ampersand the star of the show

Posted by: james | December 20, 2006

cheap tricks for your apartment

Welcome to the holiday season. Filled with the joys of the festive decor and draining of your checking account. In this, the calm season, I thought It would be appropriate take a moment to give you some of my tips for keeping your apartment in style on a budget. This is for those of us who are going back to school (tuition is a bitch), for those of us who are just devistated by having too many maxed out credit cards, or for those of us who have resolved to try to save a little money this year.

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Posted by: james | December 20, 2006

the computer cut off my hands

Ever since I began my own studies into Wolfgang Weingart, I have been fascinated with the art of letterpress. Coupled with a few ADAC tours to Full Circle Press and Arion Press, it has started me on my own personal journey back to the art of craft and design. It was through these experiences that I realized how great it was to work with my hands, the computer was already desensitizing me. I knew I had to work with my hands again. Read More…

Posted by: james | December 20, 2006

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