No web page has ever been “here”. Google uses the textual content of links to determine the subject of the linked page. There are some simple practices that can make the links you create more valuable. Bad: The Bob Loblaw Law Blog is here. The link doesn’t contain any words that are relevant to the … Continued
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Vintage National Parks Posters
National Geographic has a cool selection of vintage U.S. Parks posters. The posters were produced in response to the Great Depression as part of the WPA, artwork was created for public buildings while assisting struggling artists. Our current Great Recession has inspired more and more people to get out and enjoy a relatively cheap national … Continued
Tourists vs Locals
Where are the hot photo spots in your city? Eric Fischer took the time to create city maps based on Flickr’s geotag data. Tourist photos are red, locals are blue, and yellow is unknown. If you are a tourist, this is a great way to find out where the locals hang out.
Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary, an imposing castle, was built to watch over the citizens of Philadelphia. It held prisoners for 141 years, from 1829 to 1971. It was initially designed to hold prisoners in complete isolation. The Quakers of Pennsylvania thought that undisturbed reflection would turn scoundrels into a citizens. To achieve this isolation the building … Continued
The Decisive Moment
“There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment” —Henri Cartier-Bresson Apparently the decisive moment even applies to shuttin’ off the TeeVee. I really like the photographs in Stephan Tillmans’ Luminant Point Arrays project. He captures these beautiful minimal images that I’m sure I’ve seen a million times without ever thinking … Continued
ENTER THE VOID
This is my favorite film title sequence it recent memory. I liked the movie, but I might not have been open to the dark and uncomfortable places the film went if not for this opening sequence. It is perfectly abrasive. It does what a great title sequence should do, it sends clear signals without revealing … Continued
The Very Breast Packaging Design
We went out and did a quick survey of our local Quality Food Center to see what products looked pretty in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month(BCAM). Pink is my favorite color, so I love October at the grocery store. I really thought there would be more products rockin the pink, but we still found … Continued
Steve Jobs, Typography, Death, and Dots
An excerpt from the Stanford Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005. Because I had dropped out and didn’t have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and … Continued
OSXI: Is Apple’s OS strategy inspired by This is Spinal Tap?
I really hope that the sole reason behind Apple’s operating system names is this eventual Spinal Tap joke. It’s too perfect. OSX + iOS = OSXI.
PBS Off Book: Typography
The second episode of Off Book, a new web series from PBS that explores the elements and boundaries of the arts. Follow the Off Book Tumblr to stay up to date.