Speak Up is run with Six Apart’s 
~ Vol. 79 ~
A concise edition of Quipsologies.
Separated (and flipped) at birth: Durrant Architects and Engineers and ConEdison.
The winners of the first Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism have been announced. Congratulations.
The typographic art of Tobia Ravà. Specially enthralling is his Forest series.
FontShop's new FontBook 2006 leaves out Adobe and Berthold typefaces, previously included in the seminal 1998 version. Conspiracy theories welcome.
Nike goes graphically nostalgic with their latest Italian ads. [Thanks to Brentter for the link]
Presented by Cooper Union Continuing Education, Hannes Famira will guide participants through the contemporary techniques for font development over the course of 9 Saturdays beginning September 30th. More information available at typEdu.org.
Whether or not you're planning on programming fonts this fall, fall into a lecture or two or four presented by the Type Directors Club. Upcoming Type Salon events for Fall 2006 include Cyrus Highsmith, Font Bureau (Oct 19); Janet Froelich, New York Times Magazine (Nov 16); Richard Kegler, P22 (Dec 14). More details at TDC.org.
High-style House Industries now has font for decadence and Medium shoes.
Notes on the cultural difference between business and design.
The camera addeth and the camera taketh away.
The first ad to leave me speechless in quite a while.
The Contemporary Art Institute's new website for Gerhard Richter (ahem — the greatest painter alive) allows one to cross-reference with his monumental work The Atlas.
Do not adjust your mind: It is reality that is malfunctioning #1: An Annie Leibowitz is more cover-worthy than current events in Afghanistan.
Do not adjust your mind: It is reality that is malfunctioning #2: When engaging in solipsistic wordgames about torture, looking at a picture of a waterboard or watching someone being waterboarded can help clarify your position.
Do not adjust your mind: It is reality that is malfunctioning #3: Teacher fired for taking his students to a museum.
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Su’s comment is:
Curious that the House pages seem to make no mention of the original $1500 stunt that was Luxury.
On Oct.02.2006 at 12:29 PM
Matilda’s comment is:
Sydney McGee, the teacher who was fired for the museum visit is a woman, not a man.
On Oct.02.2006 at 03:05 PM
P.J. Onori’s comment is:
Great links all around - it's sad that we actually have to spell out how someone is tortured to explain that it's bad. :(
On Oct.03.2006 at 08:45 PM
Kevin M. Scarbrough’s comment is:
Submitted for your approval:
Barbie + Poop = Dog
http://barbie.everythinggirl.com/activities/btv/as_seen_on_tv/
On Oct.04.2006 at 05:00 PM
Rob’s comment is:
Mark, et. al.,
Whoever said designers were shallow lied. Once again I've been rendered speechless, impressed at the lengths a reporter goes for a story that needs to be told and angered at the injustices that exist everyday in our world.
As a designer, I will contined to seek ways to change what I can for the better. And impress on all those I know to do the same.
On Oct.05.2006 at 01:53 PM
