March 2007
Month archive / 9 posts
Consumption: March 2007
On the Web
- Refill 7: Fucking sick laser-engraved skate decks.
- Happy Cog Philadelphia Is Hiring: We’re looking for a standards-savvy front-end web developer that is nothing short of amazing.
- Letterhead Fonts Embraces DRM: The suggested alternative to embedding fonts in PDFs? Convert to outlines. Welcome back to the 20th century! I’m all for protecting your products from theft, but this ain’t the way to do it.
- The Super Stunt: The full story behind the biggest… See more →
An Event Apart Boston 2007
I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
Drums and Guns
Neon Bible
Bridging the Type Divide: Classic Typography with CSS
A brief history of type
Like all the arts, [typography] is basically immune to progress, though it is not immune to change. —Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style
The art of typography has a rich and storied tradition, and like most art forms, its production processes have moved at a snail’s pace. After Gutenberg’s landmark invention of movable type (a printing method consisting of individual letters carved out of metal) in the fifteenth century, the… See more →
South by Southwest Interactive & Film 2007
Whoever “they” are, they say you never forget your first time. And in 2005, my first SXSW was definitely unforgettable. They also say twice is nice, and as such, my second SXSW was all sugar and spice. As we all know, though, the third time is the charm, and this year’s SXSW charmed the hell out of me.
The people, panels, presentations, and parties were more plentiful than ever, but I still managed to absorb… See more →
Overkill
