Archive for the ‘Arts’ category
Porsche Building | Fubiz™
August 14th, 2010The origins of abc | I love typography, the typography and fonts blog
August 13th, 2010
Lincoln’s Constitution by Daniel A. Farber: Book review
August 2nd, 2010
Lincoln’s Constitution by Daniel A. Farber
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Excellent and thoroughly researched review of the issues surrounding Lincoln’s presidency, specifically how the Constitutionality of his decisions could be viewed during and since his time in office. Farber clearly understands his topic, providing both ample detail and excellent additional references to both primary and secondary sources. Finally, he makes this potentially very dry subject palatable through clear and concise prose.
Historians locate King Arthurs Round Table – Telegraph
July 13th, 2010The search is over! According to the UK newspaper The Telegraph, Historians locate King Arthurs Round Table. Very exciting! Now, how long before they make yet another Hollywood movie about Arthur? After Boorman’s Excalibur (1981) and Fuqua’s King Arthur (2004), it’s time for another spin…
The Evolution of The Logo – Smashing Magazine
July 12th, 2010
Smashing Magazine has published a short history of the logo. As a fan of logos (both the plural of logo and the software Logos (which is completely unrelated to the word logo)), from printers’ marks (example shown here) to Rembrandt’s “logo”/signature and more. Take a stroll down logo lane at The Evolution of The Logo – Smashing Magazine.
