The Type of the Season‘Tis the season for holiday banner ads. I have been putting together a few ads for different clients over the past couple of weeks. I thought I would use the opportunity to expand my collection and explore some of the typefaces from different foundries. In the process, I found some fun …
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Missy Misdemeanor of Middle EarthAs fate would have it, the most unlikely of people – me, found themselves with tickets to the opening night of Lord of The Rings Two. Having not read any of the Tolkien books and with only a vague recollections of the first movie, I sat through chapter two of this …
Stay away from the tainted mayonnaiseI paid the price last night for dabbling in other french fry condiments, different than the old ketchup stand by. The unsound mayonnaise/mustard sauce that they serve at the Chatterbox went down fine but made for a long-suffering night of toilet bowl push-ups and nauseating sleeplessness. Oh how I hate …
Best number to bet on in 2002For some ego-maniacal reason I have been feeling the need to put together an afrojet year in review 2002 kind of thing. A list or an indices of sorts. But for now the list must stew, ferment and yes, marinate a bit before I can commit it to type. …
The Case of the Canine CrunchChristmas got a special early start last night when the missus and I went over to her mothers for a pre-Christmas dinner and gift exchange. As always, I was greeted by their micro dog Miles (named after some Jazz guy or something), who loves me very much and shows his …
On the 12th day of Christmas…Apple gave to me…hilarious Will Farrell Santa switch ads. And Tony Hawk gives his laser signature to a custom ipod. Now that would actually be cool if it was filled with all the mp3s that T. Hawk was listening to these days. Someday, I hope they have an ipod that …
Froogle holiday shoppingPlaying around with Google’s slick new product search engine, Froogle, made the x-mas shopping oh so easy today. It’s great for finding those mysterious vinyl rarities on your shopping list and is fantastic for price matching. If you poke around enough with Froogle you can actually find things cheaper then Amazon. You may …
Get your Christmas onThe day was taken off yesterday to find and bring home a sturdy evergreen to bring good smells and christmas cheer to the Minneapolis domicile. This is the first Christmas ever that I have purchased my own tree and not mooched off the pine scent of others. I have been missing out. …
Peace on EarthJimmy Carter accepts the Nobel Peace Prize today! Go Jim. Read the full text of the speech. A few nights ago, on PBS I saw a special on Carter’s term in office and was impressed by a speech he gave called “Crisis of Confidence“, which although was steeped with religious overtones, was a …
British commercials and nice logosChecking out the British Television Advertising Awards is always a treat. My favorite part is checking in on all the products and brands that don’t exist in the U.S. It is bizarre to think that other populations find brand loyalties to products that I’ve never been able to taste, try on, …