Seeing Herb Lubalin’s lovely Mother & Child logo in U & lc magazine began my obsession with ampersands. There has always been something elegant and foreign and vaguely mystical about the character. In band class, I imagined it the reverse treble clef. And in each hand-written letter from friends and relatives, I scoured their penmanship to see the nuance and personality they instilled in their own use of the ampersand. Was it the backwards 3? The pretzel? Was it rounded or squared off? Where was the baseline, the flair, the counters and eyes, the panache and bravado? What was the character of their character? Read more
Month: January 2012
Lee Jeffries’ Haunting Homeless Photos
The homeless rarely find themselves in the limelight, but amateur photographer Lee Jeffries has made them the focus of his work. He’s produced a haunting set of black-and-white portraits of people living on the streets of Europe and the U.S. Every face is shown in incredible detail and is full of emotion. More after the jump.
Envelope Drawings by Mark Powell
London-based artist Mark Powell’s Envelope Drawings are incredibly beautiful. More after the jump.
A Well-Traveled Woman
This woman’s tumblr has incredible photography with seemingly no theme except that they’re beautiful.
Sightsmap
Using geo data from photos uploaded by users to Google’s Panoramio, Sightsmap generates an interactive heatmap of the most frequently photographed spots around the world. It reminds me a little of the Heat Map I made back in 2006, which could be applied to any geolocational data (including photos).
MyColor Inspired by Pantone
With 49 fashionable paint colors to choose from, MyColor inspired by Pantone offers designers and do-it-yourselfers an affordable, easy-to-use solution for adding a splash of color to any paint project including furniture and accent walls. Offered in a 35 oz. size, this ready-to-go, ultra low VOC paint is odor free and provides an elegant, eggshell finish that is both durable and washable. Premixed, factory-precision color ensures an exact match every time while unique stain-blocking and self-priming qualities save time and reduce workload.
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[d]online Index
On January 18, 2006—exactly six years ago—I started this blog. Since then, there have been:
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• 1729 Posts (this one included)
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• 66,502 Comments
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• 254 Informational Posts
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• 24 Code Examples
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• 17 Prose Posts
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• 16 Rants/Diatribes (oops, sorry!)
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• 13 Technology Review Posts
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• 11 Poetry Posts
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• 9 Versions of the Flash File Uploader
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• 4 Original Videos
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• 2 Original Typefaces
I am a little shaken by how much time I spend on this blog.
*goes outside for the first time in 6 years*