Fluid identities foster progressive societies?I’m undertaking an introductory course into gender studies for one my classes in my ‘arts’ (read humanities) degree. Largely the reading thus far has focused on the terms of the discipline and some of the waging debates, but there are a few sections that dive somewhat deeper and develop some interesting ideas.
I came across the following read more.. Open Baskerville
“Letters and fonts have two characteristics: On the one hand they are basic elements of communication and fundamental to our culture, on the other hand they are cultural goods and an artistic work. You are able to see just the first aspect, but when it comes to software you’ll see copyrights and patents even on read more.. Meme: Reflections 2008Copying Nathanael who stole if from Fiona, here’s a quick rundown of 2008, question and answer style:
Q: What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
A: Left the country and moved overseas for half a year back to Germany to touch up my German, started freelancing properly, co-(un)organised Canberra’s very first BarCamp.
Q: Did you keep read more.. Evaluating fonts: kerningThere are thousands of fonts available and identifying the cream of the crop is not just an exercise of picking the most aesthetically pleasing. I constantly drool over new typefaces I come across; there’s usually a weekly dosage of five to ten that catch my eye, thanks of course to sites like I Love Typography.com. read more.. Web fonts: the death of type foundries?In the spirit of Halloween Jon Tan covered the ominous topic of @font-face linking in a comprehensive article on his beautiful website.
I’ve kept the implementation example to a minimum because it’s well covered by Jon, other websites, and the W3C. Instead, I wanted to voice my thoughts on the struggle between type foundries and designers. Feel read more.. Whose Garamond is it anyway?Flick through various foundry catalogs for a Garamond revival or adaption and you’re bound to discover more than garalde typefaces. Interspersed amongst the many Garamonds you’ll find erroneously titled baroque faces works by another type designer, Jean Jannon. I decided to investigate the affair and while doing so swept the dust off a little history read more.. Times italic sortsI’m still alive, just playing with sorts, that’s all.
Articles in limbo and ALA web surveyWhose Garamond is it anyway?
If you flick through various foundry catalogs for a Garamond revival or adaption, you’re probably bound to discover more than garalde typefaces. Interspersed amongst the many Garamonds by Claude Garamond (or Garamont) you’ll find baroque faces works by another type designer, Jean Jannon…
I wanted to cover this little typographic affair but quickly found read more.. LugRadio Live and SilverbackYesterday’s entry regarding the great Australian Firewall was probably less interesting for anyone outside of Australia. The post was the result of a quick letter of concern that needed writing and consequently publishing (it’ll probably do more good online than in the inbox of the Minister I sent it to). That out of the way, read more.. Internet content filtering: outdated remedies applied to modern issuesPart of the hot-air during the Australian 2007 Federal Elections was the issue of Internet content filtering, which I waved off as just what I thought it was—hot-air—designed to impress and hopefully secure votes. The idea was shot down then and quickly was left alone … until now. Ashley Kyd drew this to my attention read more..
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