Monthly Archives: February 2008

Photo of Anne Frank’s “one true love”

‘We didn’t know how to say goodbye. We walked from his house to mine and back again, just to be together a little while longer. Boys of twelve don’t promise to write to each other. We made jokes, because we didn’t know what else to do.’
This is the first known image of Peter, the […]

Evening Tweed

There is some really good type work going on at the Evening Tweed design collective. And they seem very earth conscious, which is an added bonus. Here’s a small taste of my favorite works:

found via I Love Typography

Grids are good for the soul

Antonio Carusone’s AisleOne is quickly becoming one of my favorite places for design inspiration. He just posted a beautiful poster for sale. Blue, Helvetiva, Brockmann quote…I don’t think it can get much better than that. I’m pretty sure it will look awesome in my room too, hopefully I can get one before […]

3 year old Korean boy sings “Hey Jude”

Impressive timing and the climax at the end is awesome.
awesome.

M&M natural selection

“Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength…”
This is easily the funniest Craigslist post I have ever seen.

I don’t normally do online quiz things, but..

This one was nerdy enough and it fit me pretty well

Is Obama Muslim

When you start typing something into Google it gives suggestions based on what is searched most often by people typing in the words you are typing at the time. This feature is helpful sometimes, but more often, just interesting to see what is popular on the internet. Alex Micek, of Tumbledry.org, pointed out […]

1950’s Valentines Day Cards

I love old greeting cards. There was a time when cards were a lot more personal in feel and the cards were just more meaningful before they got so commercialized. I enjoyed looking through this Flickr set of 1950’s Valentines day cards, and the crying dunce elephant was the saddest and cutest thing […]

Professor Gizmo

This is the theme song for the internet.

Yes We Can

Can you feel that? That breath of fresh air seeping under the smog. That slight shift in the wind. It’s the first glimpse of new hope. It’s Obamania.
Tonight I heard a drunk college kid enthusiastically shouting out Obama quotes in the street. And then I watched this music video on […]