…long grain, end grain, lino, mdf, cardboard, plexiglas, structure, halftone and hairline…
this fascinating (swiss) project website woodtype now details a whole range techniques that can be used to replicate the look, feel and behaviour of old wooden type blocks using modern materials and a laser cutter amongst other things… i need to make time to have a good look through this one…
…that’s like asking if photography is an art. Certainly there are photographers and typographers whose ideas and techniques raise their work to the level of art. But at their core, both photography and typography have a pragmatic function. The aesthetic component is separate…
thanks to ‘willem@fontanel’ for pointing me to this amusing (and surprisingly useful) website, where an ‘ex-font designer-turned-lawyer’ takes the time to explain the mysteries of typography to his fellow ‘suits’… enjoy: typography for lawyers
…when I see straight quotes, it’s like watching a movie where the boom microphone drops into the frame from above. Nothing looks more amateurish…
the breda photo event opened today (yes, in breda) featuring amongst others, two favourites of mine posted previously on the ‘me blog’: chris jordan and michael wolf
possibly the world’s smallest stop-motion animation film, shot on a cellphone (no i’m not going to promote the brand) using cellscope technology (no i’m not sure what that is either…)
like pretty much all other museums in amsterdam, the maritime museum is currently closed for extensive renovation, i just saw an artists impression of a rather striking feature which will be literally above the new courtyard: an enormous steel construction based on the old compass rose, let’s hope it looks as good as i’m imagining it will…
