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typing monkeys & the zipf mystery

very peculiar and weird stuff, worth 20 minutes of your time, probably….

m / 07-08-2015 15:32 - tags: , , , ,  

red

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…‘I cycled past this wall on the way to work for years’, wrote Mobstr. ‘I noticed that graffiti painted within the red area was ‘buffed’ with red paint. However, graffiti outside of the red area would be removed via pressure washing. This prompted the start of an experiment’…

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its been all over the net this week: this photo series showing the grafitti battle between london council and mobstr

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m / 02-08-2015 09:52 - tags: , ,  

marked for ill-doing

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a little article from the bbc website, that examines the origins of an omnipresent word in the modern world

m / 01-08-2015 10:42 - tags: , , ,  

growth, decline, growth

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an interactive map showing the population flux in europe, the trend remains downwards… you can zoom right in to your part of the (european) world and check the current situation

m / 01-08-2015 10:42 - tags: , ,  

type treasure trove

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check out this amazing collection of type specimens and vintage typography: the letterform archive

m / 22-07-2015 16:55 - tags: , , ,