April 2008
21 posts
Dear Walkers,
Update! Walkers responds!
Dear Walkers,
The packet of Walkers Cheese & Onion crisps which I purchased today in the Blackheath branch of Greggs the bakers turned out, in fact, to contain only Ready Salted crisps, MASQUERADING as Cheese & Onion. I ate them anyway, as we are all aware that “Ready Salted can’t be faulted” but I cannot deny I was disappointed.
However,...
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WatchWhile I’m on a typography tip, here’s a great interview with Michael Bierut that I’ve been meaning to post for aaaages.
I think it serves as a pretty good introduction to this whole typography THANG. If you want something a bit more in depth, then go see Helveltica, STAT!
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Typography Porn →
This is a tremendous little excursion into the world of the ampersand.
Spaceman Africa Is the 2008 Name of the Year... →
I didn’t vote in the final, in the end. I could not extricate myself from the dilemma of having to vote either for a dick joke (puerile), or a name which had been changed by deed poll (seems like cheating, somehow).
Still, Spaceman Africa is the Name of the Year. It is indeed a pretty wonderful name, howsoever it was obtained.
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NotY 2008 Final Four
This is important.
Go vote now.
Name of the Year 2008 Final Four
No. 1 Steeve Ho You Fat v. No. 12 Fonda Dicks
No. 9 Phyllis Mangina v. No. 10 Spaceman Africa
Previously:
Elite Eight,
Sweet Sixteen
The LOST Script Style →
Apparently, the LOST writing team have got a bit of a potty mouth on ‘em. The defective yeti investigates.
Also good, is his analysis of The Perverse Appeal of LOST.
(via a whole bunch of people)
Conan →
“Creativity precedes inspiration. You have to develop the ability to produce...”
– Picture Poetry
scrabble
postcardsfromyomomma:
I just got 94 points on one scrabble word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the word was squishs love, mom
“I’m not sure what the exact definition of geek is, but I think...”
– Coding Horror: Adventures in Rechargeable Batteries
Pixar - Lifted →
I don’t agree with the mildly hyperbolic caption (Just off the top of my head, For the Birds was funnier.) but this is still great.
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I made a tube journey on Monday evening, and had my first encounter this year with one of those familiar adverts for Rapid Heatbusters.
For as long as I can remember, the Heatbusters, a supplier of portable air conditioners, have used the same pulp aesthetic in their adverts on the tube. A comic strip depicts a flushed secretary calling on a man in a greatcoat and trilby to save the office from...
NotY 2008 Elite Eight
It’s time to place your votes in the (previously discussed) Name of the Year Elite Eight!
Here are your matchups:
Bulltron and Sithole Regionals
No. 1 Destiny Frankenstein v. No. 10 Spaceman Africa
No. 9 Phyllis Mangina v. No. 10 Charley Willard Horse Dick
Dragonwagon and Chrotchtangle Regionals
No. 1 Steeve Ho You Fat v. No. 2 Alpacino Beauchamp
No. 2 Free-King Afrika v. No. 12...
3D Photography (without glasses) →
Jim Gasperini has discovered that it is possible to make stereoscopic images appear in 3D by making a two frame animation out of the left and right images. The results are surprisingly effective.
This is my probably my favourite of the examples on his page:
Interestingly, it seems the 3D effect is also visible to people who have lost sight in one eye, which can apparently be a powerful...
Cats and Mice →
Jeff de Boer makes incredible suits of armour. For mice and cats.
I need to get some for my two kittens!
“Snoop seems to have singlehandedly snatched the is-he-or-isn’t-he irony...”
– http://www.dashes.com/anil/2008/02/last-of-the-autotune.html