75% of our stuff is now in storage. We leave in the AM Boston-bound, so if you need to reach me pre-July 4, try the trusty phone or follow us on Twitter.
The Folk Typography pool on Flickr is full of handdrawn type, mostly from nonprofessionals. There was a butcher in Chattanooga who always did his own signs and I constantly commented on his script – it was gorgeous. I love this and this.
Dotcomrade Kyle Jones has an updated portfolio full of solid web work, identity, and typefaces. I love that Posh Puppy logo. Clever.
Photographs of Boston via a digital camera attached to a kite.
Digg founder Kevin Rose has released Pownce which is “a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends.” Daring Fireball-er John Gruber sums it up pretty f-bombingly well and I’m inclined to agree – don’t we already have online tools to do the same thing?
I’m going to go ahead and call it: at some point in the next few months, you will be jamming out to your favorite Sara Bareilles song (or two) on the radio in your car as she completely takes over the pop world. Should this not occur, you should still love her and her perfectly wonderful pop goodness. Her album Little Voice releases on July 3.
The last time I traversed the roads East of Texas, I was moving to Dallas to be near my girlfriend, and now I will be leaving Dallas with my wife – that worked out pretty well. Very poetic and such.
The big day approaches swiftly. On Saturday the Blankenships are moving to Boston. Our planned route heads East, takes a slight detour through South Carolina to see family and friends, and then up the East Coast (how I miss you so) to New England. We’re planning on arriving in Boston on the 3rd or 4th, just in time for the Independence Day festivities, the Boston Pops, and copious amounts of patriotism, fireworks, grilled meat, and flowing beverages.
We have a furnished July/August sublet (thanks, Irina!), so we’re traveling fairly light – one vehicle and no trailer – and keeping the rest of our stuff in storage in Dallas until September, when our “real” lease starts.
Wish us well.
Vimeo redesigned with lots of clever little fun things like the new Sign In page, who’s online, etc. and some big features that needed to be implemented (new navigation, smaller player controls, etc.) I’m still marinating… I don’t have an overall opinion yet. (You can watch the dev team launch the site while you marinate, too.)
Sorry things have been so quiet here today. Most of the day has been spent packing for our move to Boston (Saturday!) and working on a new portfolio that should be done quickly.
Yay! New Google Maps feature – when you hit “link to this page” it drops a little text field down and you can copy and paste the address from it. Previously, it took you to a new url, which never made sense to me. It’s a little thing, but the details matter. Thanks, Google.
Quote, “AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc…said wireless service for the iPhone will range from $59.99 per month to $99.99 per month. The $59.99 monthly plan includes 450 minutes of voice time; a $79.99 plan includes 900 minutes; and a $99.99 plan includes 1,350 minutes. All three offer 200 text messages, unlimited data services, minutes that roll over month-to-month and mobile-to-mobile calls. There also is a $36 activation fee.” Well, that answers that question. Unlimited data is something other carriers need to hop on with a quickness. Update: straight from Apple
[col-la-bro-a-tion] — noun
1. Cooperation between bros on a given task.
[Origin: 2007, coined via an obviously unintentional typo]
Graphic Designer Matthew Wahl has quickly become one of my new favorite people to watch. His sense of typography and simplicity is always on point and this current crop of identity work for the New Attitude conference is just right. Signage, shirts, name tags – everything feels good and reads easy, which is no easy task in conference world.
I also adore his Flickr buddy icon.
Sao Paulo, Brazil mayor Gilberto Kassabs has banned any form of advertising throughout the city to get rid of “visual clutter”. The “Clean City” law pulled down over 8,000 billboards. Amazing.
Jonny Crossbones has a few comic-style tutorials that mimic old comics like How To Color Like a Little Old Lady (e.g. off-register, yellowed paper, halftone prints).
Why has no one (officially, at least) talked about how much the AT&T phone/data plan for the iPhone will cost? We know it’s a two year contract, but how much are those 24 monthly payments? Simple question.
Quote, “Takes Polaroids…reproduces through asexual budding.” The Onion’s list of unheralded iPhone features.
Blog reader Matt Kirkland lives in Hong Kong. (Check him out on Flickr). He sent me an email today.
“I saw a funny thing on the subway this weekend: a guy wearing a t-shirt that looked exactly like this. It looked really familiar, but I couldn’t place it. It kept nagging at me this week, until this morning I figured it out: it’s a [Prom Night Fist Fight] illustration. So now the questions are:
1. Have you sold t-shirts of this?
2. Or do you just have t-shirt-making fans in China?
3. Or is your PNFF an homage to something else?”
Well, Matt, first off, thanks for the catch. Secondly, in order of query:
1. No, sir.
2. Apparently?
3. Again, negative.
I wonder if they’re selling well? I want my cut!
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I'm a graphic designer and sometimes writer living in Anderson, South Carolina. I serve as the Design Director for NewSpring Church. I love Jesus, my wife, Levi's Jeans, good Tex-Mex, and 8oz glass bottle Coca-Cola Classic. On good days I love them roughly in that order. Email me.