May 2009
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“You can do the work of the mind without the hand, but not that of the hand...”
– Danish proverb (via michaelgluzman)
That’s a good one, Gluz.
Introducing Typekit « The Typekit Blog →
This has tremendous potential for changing typography on the web.
Rands In Repose: The Makers of Things →
I’m an avid Rands in Repose reader, but I recently caught up on this post and thought it was one of his best ever. Just read it. It’s inspirational.
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“That, finally, is the life-changing message of On Writing Well: simplify your...”
– Visions and Revisions: an article by William Zinsser about writing and keeping up to date his book, On Writing Well | The American Scholar
“I mention this entire story because there are thousands of people all over...”
– A Whole Lotta Nothing: This is how Social Media really works
“As a user becomes more delighted, their attentions focus on how it integrates...”
– Great Designs Should Be Experienced and Not Seen: In delighting them with its thoughtfulness, a good design does exactly what it should in the first place: be useful. Great article.
Type Nesting →
“Do birds have a favorite font?”
YouTube - kenidell's Channel →
Beautiful calligraphy. Via Coudal Partners.
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Ten Things I Have Learned - By Milton Glaser... →
We tend to believe that the mind affects the body and the body affects the mind, although we do not generally believe that everything we do affects the brain. I am convinced that if someone was to yell at me from across the street my brain could be affected and my life might changed. That is why your mother always said, ‘Don’t hang out with those bad kids.’ Mama was right. Thought changes our life...
Whose Father Was He? (Part One) - Errol Morris... →
I’ve had this series on my Instapaper for ages, and now that I’m finally digging into it I wish I would have sooner. Part Two is particularly good, and demonstrates the power of one passionate individual to tell an engaging, heartfelt story about a soldier and his family.
The link above is to Part One; links to successive articles are at the top of the page and bottom of the articles....
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Beta Isn't Really Beta
There’s a good chance you’re familiar with “beta” by now. Most (in)famous of all betas is Gmail, Google’s email service that has been in beta since its launch in April 2004. Five years later, millions upon millions use Gmail, but beta is still right there in the logo.
If Gmail is beta software, which is to say “unfinished,” what then constitutes a...
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Nintendo Narratives
I was checking out my Club Nintendo account a few days ago, and while I was there I filled out a post-play survey for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I haven’t actually played the game end to end yet, but I had some spare time so I figured, why not? Takes like five minutes, and I’d get some coins for buying Club Nintendo-exclusive merchandise. But like most things I do, in the course of...