Archive for February 2007
- Urban class (2007.02.17)
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I got off my bike and stood in the middle of the sidestreet to line up this shot. “Hey, camera man! Hey, camera man!” I hear (and it’s obviously two words). “What?!” I mutter angrily, taking my shot. “Out of the way,” says the black streetcar driver turning onto the sidestreet. You can fucking well wait.
This superklassy development takes the place of a lonely Stephenson’s Rental building (more on them anon) on a lot with an enormous dropoff in elevation at the rear. You could build a fallout shelter here and a full suite of tæunhæumes. The resulting Ashbridge Commons™ (“in the West Beach”) will be dripping with the kind of refinement and distinction you’d be anticipate next door to a streetcar depot and a block away from a postal sorting plant.
And the red Palatino on green… nice touch. The rest of the type is even worse, with sort of a 1984 LaserWriter Helvetica in use.
- LazyWeb request: Evert Bloemsma (2007.02.15)
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Looking for help in locating information on the life and work of Evert Bloemsma, type designer
- Google becomes impossible to use (2007.02.15)
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Where did the Search button go?
- Bentall (2007.02.15)
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Doing good things with concrete here. (I don’t think the lower portion is granite.)
- Quest for Farber (2007.02.15)
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Trying to find Celia Farber’s book. Also, editor’s note: How do you spell ‘saliva’?
- Woody Eagle (2007.02.14)
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- Nerves of steel (2007.02.12)
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Here I am at the Broadway stop of Vancouver’s SkyTrain, photographing an aberrant sign that uses Meta instead of the unaccountable and perplexing Plantin (also seen at Heathrow Airport, the obvious inspiration).
Just as I lifted my camera, four cops walked by, one of whom stared right at me, as seen here. I took my shot and, with nerves of steel, double-checked it on the LCD. I pocketed my camera and waited for the train.
Try this in Toronto and you get to endure a talking-to by Grandpa Moscoe.
- BoyDirections (2007.02.11)
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Sortie nocturne pour les gars, 2007.02.08: Matt, Will, Pete (“Peter, Paul & Microsoft” [cf.])