Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
How Much Ink in a Typeface?
Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth compared how much ink different common typefaces use at the same point size by drawing them out on a wall using biros. It’s not a scientific analysis or anything but it is a gloriously fun thing to do. I like the way they ended up with a graph made out of biros at the end of it, showing how much ink is left — the resulting evidence is its own data. 
http://ministryoftype.co.uk/words/article/measuring_type/
http://ministryoftype.co.uk/words/article/measuring_type/
Breakfast At Tiffany’s Sunglasses at Tiffany’s
"In the 1961 classic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” Audrey Hepburn’s character, Holly Golightly, flits around New York City wearing Givenchy dresses and oversized shades. Many a woman has since tried to pull off Holly’s look, particularly the big sunglasses. The sunnies are supposedly a discontinued Ray-Ban style, so the movie’s title character, Tiffany & Co., has stepped in to fill the void. The brand is now selling Tiffany Charms sunglasses, which are reminiscent of the pair from the movie, in black, Tiffany blue, and purple. Of course, Tiffany wouldn’t make regular ole eyewear, so these feature charms you can switch up depending on whether you’re in a “T,” Tiffany logo, or heart kind of mood. Would you buy these to be one step closer to Holly Golightly?"
http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-get-breakfast-at-tiffanys-sunglasses-from-tiffanys/
What's the Difference between a Font and a Typeface?
Aren’t they the same thing?
After being shot down by an over enthusiastic designer for calling a typeface a font to a client over the phone this particular developer would now disagree. You see to Joe Bloggs A type and a Font are the same thing, to a developer it’s like saying a Gerbil and a Hamster are the same thing. To them they’re both a small, furry and sometimes smelly caged pet. A designer of the other hand is a little pickier when it comes to detail, after all they are trained to look at the smallest details. He would say to the developer..
“A Gerbil is nothing like a Hamster, Hamsters for a start like to live alone and seem to wake up when you go to sleep. Gerbils on the other hand are the complete opposite, they are happiest in groups and love being active, chewing and gnawing at the bars till you play with them.”
So yes, fonts and typefaces are technically different though relate to the same thing.
What is a typeface?
Think of a typeface as the ‘design’ of the design of the alphabet, the shape of the letters that make up the typestyle. The letters, numbers, and symbols that make up a design of type. So when you say “Arial” or “Garamond” you’re talking about a set of letters in a specific style, a ‘typeface’.
What is a font?
Think of a font as the digital file that contains/describes the typeface. Think of the font as a little piece of software that tells the computer and printer how to display and print the typeface.
Adobe’s type glossary description
According to Adobe’s type glossary: “A font is one weight, width, and style of a typeface. Before scalable type, there was little distinction between the terms font, face, and family. Font and face still tend to be used interchangeably, although the term face is usually more correct. A typeface is the letters, numbers, and symbols that make up a design of type. A typeface is often part of a type family of coordinated designs. The individual typefaces are named after the family and are also specified with a designation, such as italic, bold or condensed.
F*** you designer snob!
Next time you encounter a stuck up designer who likes to take every opportunity to correct you on design related jargon, just think, here’s one small dollop of typography info to counter his attacks. I’d be so blunt as to knowingly misdescribe the font/typeface then counter his verbal nonsense with your new found knowledge.
http://www.thefloatingfrog.co.uk/tips-tricks-tutorials/what-is-the-difference-between-a-font-and-a-typeface/
Friday, December 18, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Study finds Americans consume 34GB of data a day
"How Much Information?" is the question researchers at the University of California, San Diego have been asking themselves in a series of studies of the same name. They've found that in 2008, American consumers used a so-massive-it-sounds-made-up 3.6 zettabytes of data, making for an average of 34 gigabytes per consumer.
If that sounds ridiculously high, it helps to understand how the study defines data. In short: everything. Absolutely all the data you consume — from video games, TV shows and even the printed word — is broken down into bites bytes.
From Ars Technica:
The report involved collecting a large number of estimates of various forms of media consumption: hours spent gaming, number of newspapers sold, etc. These were combined with estimates of the amount of information content of each of these, such as the number of words in a typical newspaper, and (when necessary), converting that into bytes. As such, there are undoubtedly significant error bars on most of these estimates, although they're not provided with the numbers in the report. Still, some of the differences are pronounced enough that it's fair to say that even large errors wouldn't change many of the overall conclusions.
The study found that we spend 12 hours of each day immersed in media, with television and radio (the latter probably only mentioned as it's a "traditional form of media") accounting for half of that time, followed by video games and computer use at a quarter, and printed media coming in at 0.6 hours. There's a lot of overlap, too, meaning that some of us consume more than one kind of media at once.
I guess that makes sense, considering I'm writing this blog, scanning my reader with 40+ sites open, listening to the latest Giant Bomb podcast and queuing an episode of Castle up on Hulu for when I take a break for dinner in a few.
Via Ars Technica
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Empire Photoshoot
The Empire magazine celebrated its 20 years by organizing a photo meeting with the actors emblematic of the Hollywood cinema. Each celebrity puts herself in scene with a wink at the one of their mythical role. A result very successful to discover in the continuation.
http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=fr&lp=fr_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fubiz.net%2f2009%2f12%2f04%2fempire-photoshoot%2f
http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=fr&lp=fr_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fubiz.net%2f2009%2f12%2f04%2fempire-photoshoot%2f
Victoria's Secret Commercial By Michael Bay
This Victoria's Secret commercial was directed by Michael Bay. It premiered during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on 12.2.09 and Includes a lot of things Michael Bay is known for, including a helicopter and of course, explosions.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/victorias-secret-commercial-by
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Print Publishers going Digital
Five print publishing giants recently announced their intent to adapt to the quickly-changing world of media and technology. Major magazine publishers Hearst, Condé Nast, Time, and Meredith along with book and newspaper publisher The News Corporation have committed to working on a uniform digital way to present content. No dates or time frame have been announced for the project, but its general manager says that as soon as a full color and interactive eReader for magazines and newspapers is announced, publishers want to be ready with a full, exciting, enjoyable experience for readers. Consumers will presumably be able to download magazine and newspaper issues from an online store similar to iTunes or Hulu for magazines. While I am partial to curling up with a magazine than an eReader, it's good to know that the publishers of my favorite titles are committed to working together on a digitized version of magazine content. It will be interesting to see how this new digital medium presents itself in the years to come.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user thebittenword.com
http://www.geeksugar.com/6599819
Christmas Trees
Sunset Magazine put together a guide for selecting the proper Christmas tree for your "zone".
Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
1. Alpine Fir
2. Deodar Cedar
3. Australian Black Pine
4. Douglas Fir
5. Giant Sequoia
6. Norway Spruce
Say you don't want a Christmas tree in your yard after the season is over? You might consider getting a living Christmas tree and then gifting it to a friend with ample land when you are through with it. If you are lucky enough to live around Portland, Oregon you can rent a living Christmas tree from The Original Living Christmas Tree Company. For $80 you can have a tree delivered to your home mid-December and picked up on January 2nd. I'd imagine there are other tree renal services elsewhere. If you know of any please post them in the comments!
(images: Sunset Magazine)
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/gardening/living-christmas-trees-the-best-for-the-west-102849
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