March 2011
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Mar 29th
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Mar 28th
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Mar 26th
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Mar 19th
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Mar 19th
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“Typography and typefounding will not save the world. But peaceful coexistence...”
– Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style
Mar 18th
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Mar 15th
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Mar 15th
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“As far as being overpaid and underworked…I grant you, I have a week’s vacation...”
– A Letter to Gov. Scott Walker From a Wisconsin Teacher | Mother Jones h/t: PositivelyPersistentTeach (via kateoplis)
Mar 15th
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Mar 14th
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Mar 11th
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Mar 11th
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Mar 10th
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“If two people know the same things, one of you is unnecessary.”
– Tom Waits in a 2006 interview for All Things Considered.
Mar 9th
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Mar 9th
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Mar 8th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 5th
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“Typography at its best is a visual form of language linking timelessness and...”
– Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style. Haven’t entirely decoded what this means, so I’m putting this up just to keep it in my brain (which, apparently, is my tumblr).
Mar 4th
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The Typographers' Bible
Just received a copy of The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst in the mail today. Incredibly stoked to get into what Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones call “the finest book ever written about typography.” Not a bad review…Herman Zapf refers to it as “The Typographers’ Bible,” which is also a good sign. Here’s hoping I put it to use...
Mar 4th
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“Marketing concerns are usually design-punishing reactions such as not liking a...”
– Paula Scher in her 2005 monograph, “Make It Bigger”.
Mar 1st
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