Awhile back I bought what essentially amounts to a textbook on information design. How to visually present information. I never peeled the plastic off of it. And it sits on my shelf collecting dust. I am interested in it though. And I will read it one day. But today here are two examples of visual presentation of information.
St. Elsewhere’s universe (pdf) from Tommy Westphall – A multiverse explored.
And a flowchart of the effect of Dungeons and Dragons on life.
via NYTimes.com
Not what people said, but rather quotation marks. There is a debate that goes on and on about the use of smart vs. dumb quotes. I meant to post some stuff about it I lifted from various sites, but instead of doing that, I, you know, didn’t. And rather than dig up all the links and write a proper post, here’s the latest thing I’ve read on it.
“Quote, Unquote” – The Ministry of Type.
Haha, I really should just wholesale copy his site in an embedded window or something. Links from Kottke.org.
Typographica’s 2007 favorite typefaces. And this great bit about the difference between font and typeface:
“The physical embodiment of a collection of letters (whether it’s a case of metal pieces or a computer file) is a font. When referring to the design of the collection (the way it looks) you call it a typeface.” – Mark Simonson
Haikuvies – Haiku movie reviews. I don’t know if I like them better than Four Word Film Reviews, they are certainly more detailed, given that the haikus are stanzas long. Both are interesting, fun, creative review of movies.
Finally, English is stupid. Ghoti = fish.
Flipstick – Folding Chopsticks via Amazon.
image courtesy Amazon
I can see how this is good. Carry more chopsticks per square inch and all that. But a “flat” handle bit I think would make it awkward to hold.
Though whenever I wear French cuffs (other than with a suit), I just toss the cufflinks on one side, and don’t close the cuff. I have no idea why.
Two short pieces on the fonts used in the campaign. (Obama uses Gotham.)
A Font We Can Believe In – Helveticafilm.com blog
Hoefler & Frere-Jones (creators of Gotham) quickly analyzing the font choices of the frontrunners. Link.
If only these were for sale. And not oriented toward cats. Monty would have some of these.
images courtesy of Jeff Deboer.
image courtesy Platonic Fireplaces.
This is cool. I’m a geek, so what? I remember an MTV cribs, with Craig David I believe, where LEDs were in the walls or something and the dude could change the colors or flashy or whatever of his walls and whatnot. It was awesome.
If/when I get a house, call me a snob, I’d interested in their “Bespoke Fireplaces”.
Nutritional information and energy, etc.
Be a cool hipster…. get a graphic tee at Rumplo.
You can search and whatnot. There are other, probably better, sites, but I found this one this morning so here it is. Despite this excellent interview of John Gruber (of Daring Fireball) by Shawn Blanc that, among other things, discusses writing and blogging, I decided to just toss something up this morning without much thought about what it is since I’ve not posted in awhile.