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If someone teaches this guy

Chris Rugen — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:25:48 -0800

If someone teaches this guy the phrase “graphic design” his mind is going to be BLOWN.

His message appears to be: “If you are a bad writer and you don’t want your audience to think, then... use fonts... and also page layout and graphic design techniques, but nevermind all that.” Motivational, self-help, exploitation garbage books in a nutshell. So weird, this self-help for the self-helpers. May they all get what they wish for.

Ivan, Suppose we make Kafka

Jackie T — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:58:42 -0800

Ivan,

Suppose we make Kafka a group project. That way, we can include a “wave” on each page and allow the type to meander — even Kafka would have enjoyed that!

I hear the Koolaid is

pattyfab — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:17:48 -0800

I hear the Koolaid is delicious.

Actually I was checking out something else font-related on YouTube and it was there in the “Related Videos” column. Was intrigued by the title and then... ye gods. I couldn’t get through the whole thing.

So, uh Patty? What led you

DanGayle — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:45:26 -0800

So, uh Patty? What led you down this pathway to begin with? Planning on joining the cult?

I can already see Kafka’s

oprion — Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:59:23 -0800

I can already see Kafka’s Castle, set in comic sans with large papyrus callouts on glitter-sprinkled pink. “It’s dinamic and sensual, establishing a clear hierarchy of meaning and unifying the otherwise disjointed narrative with contextual bullet points. It is engaging, informative, distinct and memorable. We are building up a Kafka brand.”

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Personal Art and Design Portal of Ivan Gulkov
www.ivangdesign.com

Scott Richardson, creative

Ingrid Paulson — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 11:37:30 -0800

Scott Richardson, creative director at Random House Canada, has recently written a novel—but I don’t think he designed it. Unless one is self-publishing, this sort of thing can be tricky, politically!

No, Kelly Hill designed his book. As Scott is her boss, it was difficult. He’s VP Creative at Random House Canada, which includes his publisher, Doubleday. What they did was rearrange everything so that he didn’t design any Doubleday titles for that season - nor attend any cover meetings, nor sales conference, so as to keep the author/publisher relationship on the same level as it would be for a regular author.

Still, Kelly knew that one of Scott’s favourite fonts was Filosofia... insider info.

I guess he must only be 15

dezcom — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:43:06 -0800

I guess he must only be 15 years older than I am then, Jackie. He just looked so much older when I saw him since I was 32 at the time :-)

ChrisL

If you can trust

Jackie T — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:37:23 -0800

If you can trust www.biography.com they say Milton Glaser was born in 1929. That puts him at 79 years young.
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9312923

> Maybe Canadian customs has

Don McCahill — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 07:31:50 -0800

> Maybe Canadian customs has started confiscating really tacky stuff.

They confiscate everything, even my font books. Then they hold them for $5 ransom, plus the 12 cents duty owing.

Maybe Glaser was taken out

dezcom — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 07:07:45 -0800

Maybe Glaser was taken out of context with “Bursting with information and ideas.”?
If you add some more words the meaning changes quickly:
“Bursting with information and ideas...” which make you want to throwup!

ChrisL

PS: Milton must be 30 years older than I am and that makes him quite capable of a senior moment :-)

How old is Milton Glaser,

James Puckett — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 06:59:20 -0800

How old is Milton Glaser, again?

Not old enough to have a senior moment like that!

This special limited first edition of Goodbye Gutenberg is being made available to United States customers only.

Maybe Canadian customs has started confiscating really tacky stuff.

How old is Milton Glaser,

David R — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 06:11:32 -0800

How old is Milton Glaser, again?

“Among her many

aluminum — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 05:58:00 -0800

“Among her many accomplishments, she is the first female writer in 500 years to design a font for her own book”

???

“There’s a new one born

Eben Sorkin — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 02:29:57 -0800

“There’s a new one born every minute” is what comes to mind most.

Futurist Typography in the

MiseEnAbime — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 01:39:27 -0800

Futurist Typography in the Age of Electronic Reproduction.

Book Design in Hell

pattyfab — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:00:07 -0800

Argh!!! The horror!!! Motivational spiritual mumbo-jumbo meets painfully hideous design. I can’t believe this guy has a job.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpNnbNonlA4&feature=related