Mornings in Amsterdam
I just got back from Amsterdam this morning. Har, har. Ok, I just really wanted to write that in a wishful thinking kinda way. But seriously, I did just spend a large chunk of the morning cruising the beautiful Amsterdam web site and as far as virtual tourism can go – I went. More cities should be inspired by this approach and aesthetic for showcasing and frankly – showing off all that their city has to offer. I first went to the site on news that Amsterdam had chosen Avenir as it’s official typography for the city. So the type tempted me and pretty soon I was happily clicking on links like ‘Hip Guide to Amsterdam – Cheese‘. They’ve also got great link names like ‘Simply Amsterdam’ and ‘Let’s go Amsterdam’. Tons of info on the money exchange, restaurant guides, 360 degree photos and a whole slew of screen savers so you can look and dream about visiting amster-damn! all the time.

After my visit to Amsterdam I cruised on over to the Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness.