January 27, 2012

Nine to Five (1980) movie titles and typography

Nine to Five (1980) movie titles and typography

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Mark Simonson Studio on the use of Gill Sans in Mad Men :


  Then there is the Gill Sans (c. 1930) problem. Gill is used quite a lot in the series, mainly for Sterling Cooper Advertising’s logo and signage. Technically, this is not anachronistic. And the way the type is used—metal dimensional letters, generously spaced—looks right. The problem is that Gill was a British typeface not widely available or popular in the U.S. until the 1970s. It’s a decade ahead of its time in American type fashions.

Mark Simonson Studio on the use of Gill Sans in Mad Men :

Then there is the Gill Sans (c. 1930) problem. Gill is used quite a lot in the series, mainly for Sterling Cooper Advertising’s logo and signage. Technically, this is not anachronistic. And the way the type is used—metal dimensional letters, generously spaced—looks right. The problem is that Gill was a British typeface not widely available or popular in the U.S. until the 1970s. It’s a decade ahead of its time in American type fashions.

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January 24, 2012

Kim Jung-Gi

Kim Jung-Gi

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I really like the new DC comics logo, especially textured.The Beat

I really like the new DC comics logo, especially textured.
The Beat

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ericalba:

Nice.Famous Photogs Pose With Their Most Iconic Images, click for slideshow
#photography

ericalba:

Nice.
Famous Photogs Pose With Their Most Iconic Images, click for slideshow
#photography

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Photographer halCouples in shrink wrap — Lost At E Minor

Photographer hal
Couples in shrink wrap — Lost At E Minor

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“ ‎An outstanding difference between the professional & the amateur in cinematography is that the professional never ‘knows it all.’ He approaches every scene with a realization that it is likely to teach him something new about cinematography, no matter how long he has been at it or how routine that scene might seem.

Sid Hickox, ASC (AC, July ‘41)

(via ericalba)

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Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class -New York Times

A sobering look at China’s manufacturing power. Happy dragon year.

Apple had redesigned the iPhone’s screen at the last minute, forcing an assembly line overhaul. New screens began arriving at the plant near midnight.

A foreman immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company’s dormitories, according to the executive. Each employee was given a biscuit and a cup of tea, guided to a workstation and within half an hour started a 12-hour shift fitting glass screens into beveled frames. Within 96 hours, the plant was producing over 10,000 iPhones a day.

“The speed and flexibility is breathtaking,” the executive said. “There’s no American plant that can match that.”

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Retro To Go: eBay watch: 1960s Dieter Rams-designed Braun T52 portable radio

Retro To Go: eBay watch: 1960s Dieter Rams-designed Braun T52 portable radio

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January 18, 2012

ruineshumaines:

scary mirror motions (by laura zalenga)

ruineshumaines:

scary mirror motions (by laura zalenga)

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I’m flying to Bangkok via Doha tomorrow for the new gig. Updates will be scarce, should get an internet connection pretty quickly though when I hit land in Bangkok. I’ll be staying there for at least a year, so expect me harassing this tumblr with a few photos snapped here and there.

See you all on the other side.

-h

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A Brief History of Computing Platforms
by Horace Dediu.
Read the article here

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January 17, 2012

Hello
by Matthijs Vlot
Thanks, émilie

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January 13, 2012

Plastic Fantastic by Tomaas

Plastic Fantastic by Tomaas

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Robert De Niro’s Taxicab License, 1975Retronaut

Robert De Niro’s Taxicab License, 1975
Retronaut

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