I really really really wanted to make the switch to WordPress, as it’s lighter, more flexible, and easier to manage (without having to hand code the content), but it’s proving to be a bigger challenge than I thought. Actually, learning PHP (behind the times, I know) and how WP works altogether is the biggest challenge, not to mention being able to blog while mobile (the two ways it’s supposed to work, I can’t get it to) hasn’t happened yet.
I’ll keep hammering away at it until I figure it all out, or until I give up.
Posted in Life.
At least once a week I stumble across the website of some designer, typographer, or illustrator (or combination of any of those three) that makes me realize that I am clearly not doing enough with my craft.
Take for example, Martijn Rijven’s BOLTgraphics. His style tends to get a bit cartoony sometimes, but hot damn he knows how to work those illustrations with typography. I mean, check out that header graphic on his blog. Sweet.
Posted in Design.
About a month ago I stood in line at 6 a.m. outside the Apple store to get myself an iPhone. It was “opening weekend” so this was to be expected.
Yesterday I stood in line at 6:30 a.m. outside the Apple store to get my wife an iPhone as well. I had heard from a friend the day before that he had to do the same for his iPhone purchase.
I’m a little surprised that the iPhone 3G is still this much in demand nearly a month after it’s debut. It seems that Apple can only ship limited quantaties daily to each Apple store, in which they sell out by noon o’clock. This is the case for the Domain location anyway.
Kudos to Apple for making another great product and experience (yes I enjoyed standing in line).
Posted in Mobile.
Um… Of course it's in stock if you've got it. Duh.
Posted in Uncategorized.
Checking out the mobile blogging feature of Blogger. How does it look?
Posted in Life.
Well, I’ve been meaning to move to WordPress for awhile now, but lacked a good reason to mess with the conversion. The WordPress app for the iPhone is a good reason for me (actually, the lack of a Blogger app for iPhone is the real reason).
I still need to do the migration, and decide on whether or not to redesign the site (currently it’s based on the blahg layout), but soon enough it’ll be rolled out and operating smoothly.
Posted in Mobile.
FontShop has finally released their Top Ten Typefaces for 2007 list. They’ve got a good list going, and I’m not really surprised (nor disappointed) to see Meta Serif in the list even though it was just recently released in November. They also have a few distressed typefaces from Rian Hughes’ Device studio, of whom I’m a fan despite my reluctance to use any typeface designed as distressed (similar to handwriting fonts, a distressed letter will always look the same when it shouldn’t - I prefer to use regular typefaces and distress the design using Machine Wash filters from Mister Retro).
Stefan Hattenbach’s Anziano (of MAC Rhino Fonts) got a spot on the list even though it comes in as number eleven (so does it count?). Anziano is a great lookin’ typeface (you can download small caps for free) but I prefer his Oxtail set:
I had a brief encounter with Stefan from the Typophile forums a few months ago. He’s a nice guy and fairly considerate, which goes a long way. He also has four typefaces available for free at his website. Go wild.
Posted in Typography.
I found this little gem on Quips yesterday, (via Typographica). This is my preferred method for receiving information from someone else, if engaging in a conversation with them is not an option. Printed articles and interviews are fine fodder when that’s all one can have, however live action videos are most fantastical.
This is a good time to also look at the Hillman Curtis videos. Great discussions with several notable designers.
I love the internet.
Posted in Typography.
This is one post that I’ve been itching to make. I became a very large fan of the FF Meta typeface when doing some extensive research for a recent project. For a sans serif, Meta offers impressive readability for body/text copy. So when I heard that there was work on a serif version, I drooled.
And now, just recently, it’s here: FF Meta Serif. The FontFeed is keeping track of some of the reactions across the inter-web regarding the release.
On Slant Six Creative, Armin provides a guest post with his prediction for the trends of 2008. He focuses on sans serif typography and even cites Meta as a popular choice for the coming year. While I enthusiastically agree with him, I think Meta Serif is going to surprise everyone with its surging popularity.
Posted in Typography.
I really need to hang out with some new friends, because conversations with my current friends don’t go like this:
“Last night, after the clock struck pumpkin time, conversation turned, as it often does, to handwriting and type design. Who’s a continuous stroke 8 writer? Any snowman-style two circle drawers? Should the bottom and top circles be the same size, or should the bottom orb be bigger? What shape should the counter be: perfect circle? Tall oval or fat oval? Tear-drop? And thus, the search began.”
Head over to the Chicagoist and let them know what your favorite 8 is.
Oh yeah: Happy New Year y’all!
Posted in Design.
