Justin Howes died 22. February 2005
Topic: Typography
Justin Howes (1963-2005) passed away this morning. -- Read the news at microsoft typography

¶Typographer and aspirant printer Justin Howes created ITC Founders Caslon in 1998. Justin Howes used the resources of the St. Bride Printing Library in London to throroughly research William Caslon and his types... Read more in the Linotype Library

¶Check out the book Johnston's Underground Type by Justin Howes.

UPDATE:Justin Howe's obituary in the Times 1.March 2005

Technorati tags: typography : fonts

The Rorschach Inkblots
Topic: Art
The Rorschach test -- This site shows black and white outlines of the Rorschach inkblots. "Most people have heard of the Rorschach test (pronounced 'ror-shock'), but few have ever seen a real Rorschach inkblot. The blots are kept secret. When you see an inkblot in a popular article on the test (as in the Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the Rorschach test), it's a fake: it's an inkblot, but not one of the inkblots. There are only ten Rorschach inkblots." (via marchdesign)

¶Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922) was a Swiss psychiatrist and the son of a painter. He took a deep interest in psychoanalysis, and during the 1910's he published several psychoanalytic articles. He experimented with the interpretation of ink blots, as did Leonardo da Vinci and Justinus Kerner. In 1921 he published Psychodiagnostik, these 10 inkblots and a guide to analysis of how people interpreted them. This work is now regarded a classic of psychiatry and also, art. See the inkblots in color at the Hermann Rorschach Artist Page

¶You can buy the "secret" inkblots at rorschach.com, or search for the Rorschach color plates on eBay auctions

Gravatar
Topic: Blogging
This is my new gravatar -- "A gravatar, or globally recognized avatar, is quite simply an 80x80 pixel avatar image that follows you from weblog to weblog appearing beside your name when you comment on gravatar enabled sites. Avatars help identify your posts on web forums, so why not on weblogs?" Learn more at gravatar.com

("Every gravatar submission is rated with an MPAA style rating before it is made publicly available. A G rated gravatar is suitable for display on all websites with any audience type. Nothing potentially offensive will be given this rating.")

The first newspaper in Scandinavia - Denmark 1749
Topic: Typography
Newspaper Index proudly presents: The first newspaper in Scandinavia (1749) now online. Read more in Newspaper Index by Danish jornalist Hans Henrik Lichtenberg. (link via Boing Boing)

¶Download the entire newspaper as PDF (580kB).

Signs from Cambodia
Topic: Signs
Khmer Graphic Design at Planet Typography's Typographic Times -- Unusual photographies of posters and signs taken during a trip in Cambodia by Jean-Christophe Loubet del Bayle

Do Not Enter Signs Around The World
Topic: Signs
Do Not Enter - A collection of "Do Not" and "Do Not Enter" signs Around The World.

Technorati - What's happening on the Web right now
Topic: Blogging
I just added Niblog to Technorati. "Technorati is a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere -- the world of weblogs."

Technorati Profile

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors & Students
Topic: Typography

Var är du? - Where are you?
Topic: Blogging
Var är du? Svenska bloggar på karta. (Where are you? - Swedish blogs on the map.)

The PenStroke Studio Pen-Wrap
Topic: Pens, Pencils
One Of A Kind Pen Wraps, sewn on vintage sewing machines by US artist Laurie A.E. O'Meara.

Sin City Movie Site
Topic: Comics
The Sin City Movie Site is up at sincitythemovie.com (via Thought Balloons)

»More links related to Frank Miller's Sin City in this post 30.Dec.2004.

Ulixa - Comic Book Font
Topic: Typography
ULIXA is a comic book typeface designed by Canadian designer, Branimir Zlamalik R.G.D. This 6-font family comes in 3 weights: light, regular and bold, with matching italics. Ulixa is drawn in upper-case only. Buy Ulixa at alphabet-design.com
(link via microsoft typography news)

¶My Comics Fonts Page is updated.

Technorati tags: lettering : fonts : comics

MoCCA's NOW THEN online exhibit
Topic: Comics
MoCCA's Now Then online exhibit -- "What did professional comic artists draw like when they were 12 years old, you ask? The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is pleased to answer the question with NOW THEN, our second online exhibit." (via cartoonbrew.com)

Golden paper celebrates golden period
Topic: Design
BEIJING, 3. Feb.2005 -- The world's first newspaper printed on gold paper was officially issued in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province yesterday. The paper, called the "Chinese Flourishing Period", is published by the China Economic Daily to commemorate the achievements of the past ten sessions of China's top legislative body. The golden newspaper has two editions, a "rare" edition and a "luxury" edition, each one will be limited to a run of 36 editions. The rare edition uses 500 grams of gold and each copy is priced at 69,000 yuan, or about 8,100 US dollars, while the luxury edition uses 200 grams of gold and will sell for 29,000 yuan, or about 3,500 US dollars. The newspaper has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. (Source: CRIENGLISH.com / Photo: Sina.com) »Via Xinhuanet and Boing Boing«

Photoblogs.org - The Photoblog Resource
Topic: Photography
Photoblogs.org - "This site started in 2002 as a simple list of 15 photoblogs. The site allowed anyone to add a new photoblog to the list... Several people did. Now there are 8,210 sites..."

I Choo Choo Choose You. Happy Valentines!
Topic: Animation
Valentine cards from the Simpsons -- Download the "I Choo- Choo- Choose You" and the "Bee Mine" Valentine's Day cards from the Simpsons at Geoff Stearns' blog, deconcept.com

M?nen tur och retur - Objectif Lune
Topic: Comics
Månen tur och retur - del 1 - Tintin Book Number 16 - the new Swedish translation by Björn Wahlberg is available in the stores now. More about Tintin on my TINTIN PAGE

»Köp Månen tur och retur från Bokus Bokhandel (Swedish bookstore)
»Search eBay auctions for Tintin Books and Collectibles

YAFA Pen and Woody Wagon Collectible Set
Topic: Pens, Pencils
Yafa Pen and Woody Wagon -- This cool set includes a classic 1949 Ford Woody Station Wagon replica and a Yafa pen handcrafted from genuine maple and rosewood inlays.

"Pull Surfboard out from right side. The pen rests on the surfboard rack."

¶Read more at Yafa Pen Co.
¶Search eBay for Yafa Pens

Writing on the Wall
Topic: Design
Write your own message on the wall. Free e-cards on LetterJames.de
(link via Buzz.)

Manga Links
Topic: Comics
The Manga Links are updated. Manga tutorials, Manga books and Manga pens.