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I always loved drawing lines and writing words, so I co-founded a design consultancy, Brandient, to do that, but better.
BioI’m drawing and writing.
Webhttps://kitblog.com
Jobhttps://www.brandient.com

#Calligraphy, #Lettering & #Typography picks of the day:

➡️ @Paracelsian - Creates art with calligraphy & lettercutting

➡️ @MerlyBlack - Medieval-style illuminations, calligraphy

➡️ @kleavens - Freelance illustrator & calligraphist, calligraphy teacher

➡️ @Escritos_mano - Calligraphy using many kinds of inks, fonts & fountain pens (in Spanish and English)

➡️ @atypi - Organisation for people connected to typography

➡️ @welshpixie - Calligraphy, mandala and colouring book artist

A history of Xerox Alto, a computer that debuted in the early spring of 1973 at PARC and presaged personal, interactive, networked, and graphical computing (David C. Brock/IEEE Spectrum)

https://spectrum.ieee.org/xerox-alto
http://www.techmeme.com/230302/p3#a230302p3

50 Years Later, We’re Still Living in the Xerox Alto’s World

<p>The Alto transformed computing. And the changes stuck</p>

IEEE Spectrum

“Good poetry makes you ring like a bell.”

9 Ways to ‘Rewild Your Attention’ | by Clive Thompson | Forge https://forge.medium.com/9-ways-to-rewild-your-attention-d7c9334b6b90

9 Ways to ‘Rewild Your Attention’ - Forge

Back in August, I wrote about the concept of “rewilding your attention” — why it’s good to step away from the algorithmic feeds of big social media. I’d originally encountered the idea via a tweet by…

Forge
@tulseytype @typographica maybe the hardest part is not the name generation, but the name uniqueness assessment.
@counternotions The future only lasts 30 minutes.

A tribute to Doc Guthrie (1942–2022) who taught hundreds of students the craft of sign painting: https://bl.ag/doc-guthrie-a-tribute/?ref=blag-better-letters-magazine-newsletter

Sign Graphics at LA Trade Technical College is one of the few programs in the world dedicated to sign painting, and has run continuously since 1924. Guthrie was the lead instructor for nearly 30 years.

#DocGuthrie #SignPainting #Lettering

Doc Guthrie: A Tribute

Tribute to Doc Guthrie, sign painter, mentor, and teacher on the LATTC Sign Graphics Program.

BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture
God bless our screenshots of text, the only way our online systems can peer with each other.
@dimillian I’m sure that are many more — it’s a great way to support a developer or a good cause.
@dimillian Signal?
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