“Richard Galpin’s complex art works are derived from the artist’s own photographs of chaotic cityscapes. Using only a scalpel Galpin intricately scores and peels away the emulsion from the surface of the photograph to produce a radical revision of the urban form.”
Start time, lunch time and home time.
I think the 5pm home time is a little optimistic though…
Designed by BVD
The Wallstreet Journal, recently published an article on Comic Sans and its creator, which I found interesting as it revealed a little bit more about how it came to be.
I think the idea behind Comic Sans is interesting and appropriate, but factors in its execution have caused it to become a painful presence.
To me it feels half way between an edgy comic book font and a children’s style typeface, making for an uncomfortable balance.
The name Comic Sans indicates it’s appropriate for general use, the ’sans’ makes it much more serious than it ever needed to be. If it was called Comic Book, as originally suggested I don’t think its use would be quite as widespread because the name points to a less conventional and more child-like use, making it seem inappropriate for use in things like business emails or street signs.
Its inclusion in Windows 98 I think was key to its widespread use, as within the standard supplied fonts it was the only softer, handwritten style display typeface. People have misappropriated its use – perhaps they didn’t know what to do with the serif and sans serifs – or just wanted something different and only had one obvious option.
This stuff is unreal, it all looks so easy and natural, but at the same time so not.
I just got a bike and have a hard enough time going slow and staying on the footpath!
This is one of my favourite film moments – the business card scene from American Pshyco.
This is perhaps the crappest business card (and sell in) I have ever seen.
(via Design Observer)
These are so cute!
Kacie Kinzer in New York has created tweenbots
human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they meet to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal.
I’d help it out.
Have seen a few really nice hand drawn animated GIFs lately.
This is my favourite.
And this one is cool, if not a little freaky.
Old school ones make me laugh a little.
This is a nice idea – 1001 rules for my unborn son.
A collection of life rules including:
352. Know your furniture. But never buy it all at once.
335. If you are good at something, never do it for free.
330. Give credit. Take Blame.
329. Don’t underestimate your fertility.
