Typographica chooses their favourite fonts of 2006. I’d like to get my hands on Fabiol and Paperback, but it must wait until I have gainful employment.
Boys Own Books
Boys Own Books by Penguin. Dragons, monsters, epic tales of adventure and bravery.
I listen to bands
Design Journal archives
British PM switches to Arial
British PM switches to Arial. Apparently, Gordon Brown has opted to use 14pt Arial over 12pt Times New Roman for staff communications.
Pantone Mugs
A set of 10 Pantone coffee mugs. Oh so tempting.
Yet another last minute post
It’s becoming a bad-habit to write an entry at the end of the month — just to make sure there’s one full-size journal article for the monthly archives. As usual, there’s a slew of excuses for my poor performance (final project displays, flat-hunting in London), but they’re not entirely valid given the host of busy people that are more prolific posters. Not that quantity necessarily equals quality, but nothing is kind of pathetic.
The reality is that I just haven’t been taking an active role in my own website for the last year or two. It hasn’t been part of my life in the same manner that it was. Eightface used to be more personal, a digital playground of sorts. But somewhere along the line, it changed. I stopped offering my opinion, I stopped being funny, so it stopped being fun. The site became a giant sanitised turd, if such a thing can exist.
Anyway, that’s enough ripping into myself for poor performance. I’m off to a goodbye party for Marvin, he’s heading back to Canada in a few days. He’ll be getting married later this month, and I wish him all the best.
I’m working on a new design/layout for the site, that should be finished in the near future. It’s actually happening behind the scenes, and is a little bit more involved than my typical ‘live’ redesign. Keep an eye out for the announcement.
Interviews with Stephen Fry
A number of Videojug interviews with Stephen Fry. I probably should’ve realised that he would be a technophile.
What the world eats
What the world eats. Photographs of what’s on the dinner table for fifteen families around the world.
Peter Burnhill Obituary
Irony mark
The irony mark, created by Underware to indicate ironic text.
Great British Design conference
Great British Design conference, where I’ll be over the next two days.