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Radio Famous

My appearance on KSL to talk about my Super Bowl work.

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Meetings Are a Matter of Precious Time – NYTimes.com

Meetings Are a Matter of Precious Time

yup… yup.. totally agree with this.

(via Airbag)

Magic in pieces (of type)


right_spire When I set out to create my type castle, I didn’t realize how much fun it would be to find interesting ways to approximate some of the finer bits of detail on Sleeping Beauty Castle. I’m not going to say I did everything the right way… and each time I open it up I find little bits to tweak before going to press, but things shaped up real nice & I’m quite happy with the result.

I thought it might be fun to use a few close up pictures to illustrate some of the detail. You can click on any of them for a larger view.

The first (Top right of this post) is an unique spire on the castle. One of the interesting points is the pattern the shingles make on the roofline where this spire appears. There is another interesting, but very different shingle pattern on the opposide side of the castle as well.

disney-crest

squirrel

There’s also some fun little details that probably won’t get much attention. This is the Disney crest, that is displayed above the drawbridge, and some cute squirrel gargoyles to the left and right.

Mad Libs style forms

In the short while since this site launched, I’ve had basically two kinds of email. The first is the kind I was secretly hoping for, expressing interest in my Magic in Type project. But the second caught me totally by surprise. I’ve actually had several people ask how I created that “Mad Libs” style fill-in-the-blank contact form.

It’s such a simple little thing but it seems to have struck a chord with several website visitors. It feels a little strange to write a whole post about it (as it’s not in any way groundbreaking)… but enough people have inquired, that I thought it might be nice to write up the process.

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Some event work

Some event work

I’ve posted some photos of my past event work. By no means a comprehensive look… but I picked out some fun ones.

The Remnants

It’s a shame this isn’t going anywhere.


The Remnants from John August on Vimeo.

And also, Ze Frank needs to be back on camera.

Some type niceness

Nice type designs


Objectified

Objectified

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Gizmodo has an exclusive on a first peek at the documentary Objectified (from the makers of Helvetica)

Update: trailer embedded after the jump.

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Airbag – Goldfish.

Airbag – Goldfish

Some words of wisdom and encouragement in potentially troublesome times. As expected from Mr. Storey, well put and perfectly timed.

Photographs of Walt Disney World

Photographs of  Walt Disney World

A truly wonderful set of photographs of Walt Disney World in Florida by Trey Ratcliff.

Talk about capturing the magic. Just stunning.

Poll – Next Magic in Type project

Help me decide on my next Magic in Type project

Trying to decide which Disneyland attraction should be the subject of my next “Magic in Type project should be. I’ve started on the Matterhorn Bobsleds, Main Streen Train Station and The Haunted Mansion… I love them all so much, I just need a little help deciding on which one to focus on.

Want to offer some help?

Drop a comment, or answer via Twitter

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