The Crystal Goblet. Beatrice Warde’s essay on the need for transparent typography.
Month: January 2008
The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Atomic Radiation
The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Atomic Radiation. A great old cover from Penguin books, not to mention the title.
The Superest
The Superest. An illustrated match of superhero oneupmanship.
Sparkle and Spin
Sparkle and Spin, the classic Rand kids book. Thinking that I may have to pick up a copy of this one.
Europa Polyglotta
Europa Polyglotta, a cool map from 1730, indicating the languages spoken in Europe and full of typographic goodness.
The best voting technology
The best voting technology may be no technology at all, an old Cringely article featuring our glorious Canadian system: pencil and paper.
Can super glue heal wounds?
Can super glue heal wounds?, a NYT article with a great accompanying graphic.
Music is essentially free
Wired sits down with Trent Reznor. “And so, a couple years ago I kind of realized that music essentially is free now. I’d prefer if it wasn’t. But it is. And being on the other side of that argument is a losing battle.”
The Nerd Handbook
The Nerd Handbook, required reading for people in relationships with nerds.