History of Visual Communication
The History of Visual Communication. Haven’t been all the way through this yet, but it looks like a decent starting point.
On being funny
Steve Martin on being funny. “What if there were no punch lines? What if there were no indicators? What if I created tension and never released it? What if I headed for a climax, but all I delivered was an anticlimax? What would the audience do with all that tension? “
A brief history of Esszett and Long s
Esszett or ß and Long s, two character essays from James Mosley.
Trajan, the movie font
50 Years of Wisdom
New Glasses
These are the new glasses, that I picked up on Friday afternoon. The frames are by Oxydo, an Italian company with very little in terms of a website.
I needed something to replace my previous pair, they were about six years old and rather mangled. I wear contacts most of the time, but use glasses at night or when my eyes are tired.
The Illustrated President
The Illustrated President, I think that explains things perfectly.
Drunk American Writers
In Praise of Idleness
In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell.