March 2008 Archives
"ITC Garamond looks like a typeface with bell bottoms. All the
proportions are wrong - when it bends down, you can see its butt
cheeks."
------Erik Spiekermann
via link
------Erik Spiekermann
via link
The Penrose Annual was a London-based review of graphic arts, printed nearly annually from 1895 to 1982. "Until its demise, Penrose documented a fascinating trail of printing and design developments."
"Ace jet 170" has posted some scans on their flickr account: Link.
"Ace jet 170" has posted some scans on their flickr account: Link.
The opentype typeface Libertine has a beautifully drawn capital eszett: link. The form is based on Andreas Stötzner's proposal (Signa Nr.9).
But I still prefer the "double S" solution when designing small caps, because so far I haven't seen any forms that are not so obtrusive among caps. I would also adjust the kern between the double S to distinguish them from true "SS".
Update: A How-To on drawing capital eszett: download .pdf file
But I still prefer the "double S" solution when designing small caps, because so far I haven't seen any forms that are not so obtrusive among caps. I would also adjust the kern between the double S to distinguish them from true "SS".
Update: A How-To on drawing capital eszett: download .pdf file
Total 587 glyphs, not all are shown above. Opentype features include: kern, c2sc, smcp, liga, dlig, hist, dnom, numr, frac, sinf, sups, cpsp, lnum, ordn.
Download link can be found HERE.
"The bubbles in the glass and the headache in the morning.
An uncompromising attitude.
can't.remember.a.fxxking.thing"
www.craft-jeans.com
Never thought of the day I would blog about jeans, but omg they look really tight.
An uncompromising attitude.
can't.remember.a.fxxking.thing"
www.craft-jeans.com
Never thought of the day I would blog about jeans, but omg they look really tight.
Found this website: link
You can upload your own illustration, and they will engrave it for you. Text engraving on the spine is also available.
You can upload your own illustration, and they will engrave it for you. Text engraving on the spine is also available.
My photoblog has been moved to this website: Link. The photos haven't been moved to here yet, but will be. All my photos have been moved to there.
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可以匿名发表评论了,不过要至少24小时后才会出现,请勿灌水.
Movable Type 目前已经有人在把它中文化, 详见 link
Anonymous comment is enabled from now on, but your comment may not appear immediately after submission, please allow at least 24 hours for your comment to appear. Registration is not allowed.
可以匿名发表评论了,不过要至少24小时后才会出现,请勿灌水.
Movable Type 目前已经有人在把它中文化, 详见 link
Received my nooka watch this week, it is really fabulous, not that I really care about its 'large' size even if it is a bit large for me since my wrist is small.
The leather is actually quite good, and the lining is really comfortable. Below is a full length shot of it.
Only thing I didn't like is that the leather was too rigid. You need to bend it with full force for several times before you could wear it. I don't really get how the calendar works, but other functions work like wonders. Alarm volume is loud enough for me, I put it on night-stand and it can wake me up every morning, so far so good. So some more photos(not accurate colors).
The leather is actually quite good, and the lining is really comfortable. Below is a full length shot of it.Only thing I didn't like is that the leather was too rigid. You need to bend it with full force for several times before you could wear it. I don't really get how the calendar works, but other functions work like wonders. Alarm volume is loud enough for me, I put it on night-stand and it can wake me up every morning, so far so good. So some more photos(not accurate colors).
Women's bodies are valued as ornaments. Men's bodies are valued as instruments.
------Gloria Steinem
------Gloria Steinem
"Science has a simple faith which transcends utility. It is the faith
that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this
is his mission."
------Vannevar Bush
The problem was that my mac pro failed to "software update", and whatever .dmg files downloaded from internet failed to mount, always gave "codec overrun" error. Moreover, some images from web pages couldn't display properly, either some colors were lost, or the image file couldn't display at all, because there was an error opening or downloading the file.
I first thought this problem was caused by some hardware problem, because my mac pro had been badly treated by me. But it wasn't. Because I tried reinstalling the whole system, and for some reasons it worked for like 5 or 6 days then this problem occurred again. So it's not because of the hardware.
Then I found this very interesting discussion, it's about the same issue I had, so I checked it out, and figured this problem should be caused by the network settings.
So first I disabled Internet Sharing, and now I can finally mount those .dmg files! Of course I re-downloaded them, because Disk Utility verified it as "corrupted". I was using iGetter all the time.
But then the images still couldn't display properly. At this time, my network also had a printer, an Airport (as a bridge), a PC, and a MBP (that worked fine), and lastly a Linksys router w/ 4-port switch. I figured maybe these "non-computer" machines were causing problems. So I unplugged their internet cables. And the problem is solved!
Something really important here, even the above solution worked for me, it probably wouldn't work in another situation...But, the point is, I don't think this problem is caused by any part of the hardware in my mac pro.
I first thought this problem was caused by some hardware problem, because my mac pro had been badly treated by me. But it wasn't. Because I tried reinstalling the whole system, and for some reasons it worked for like 5 or 6 days then this problem occurred again. So it's not because of the hardware.
Then I found this very interesting discussion, it's about the same issue I had, so I checked it out, and figured this problem should be caused by the network settings.
So first I disabled Internet Sharing, and now I can finally mount those .dmg files! Of course I re-downloaded them, because Disk Utility verified it as "corrupted". I was using iGetter all the time.
But then the images still couldn't display properly. At this time, my network also had a printer, an Airport (as a bridge), a PC, and a MBP (that worked fine), and lastly a Linksys router w/ 4-port switch. I figured maybe these "non-computer" machines were causing problems. So I unplugged their internet cables. And the problem is solved!
Something really important here, even the above solution worked for me, it probably wouldn't work in another situation...But, the point is, I don't think this problem is caused by any part of the hardware in my mac pro.
Paris Hiver 2008/9
