January 2009
10 posts
“It was a disaster of mega proportions.”
– Massimo Vignelli on the emergence of desktop publishing (microsoft word etc). I thought that was funny. You can download his excellent 96-page pdf on better understanding typography in graphic design here.
hat tip: matthew buchanan.
James Kavanaugh:
Some people do not have to search -
they find their niche early in life and rest there, seemingly contented and resigned.
They do not seem to ask much of life,
sometimes they do not seem to take it seriously.
At times I envy them,
but usually I do not understand them -
seldom do they understand me.
I am one of the searchers.
There are, I believe, millions of us.
We are not unhappy, but...
“The word “credit” comes from the Latin for “believe”.”
– exerpt from “Cheat, Pray, Love” by: James Surowiecki