ever wanted to see all the passports in the world in one place? or even to sort them by colour?
then you should probably take a look at the passport index
me news
overshoot
…if the “correct” height appears inadequate, “too much” will look right. So the O is made taller and deeper than the H, even if the most stringent mathematical reasoning would declare it incorrect. But we read with our eyes, not with rulers, so the eye should win every time. Typefaces from any period will demonstrate this compensation, often called “overshoot.”…
type designer tobias frere jones explains some of the finer details of typography; such as overshoot
dazzle ferry
sir peter blake has created a modern variation on dazzle ships for a passenger ferry in liverpool, love it!
(thanks to my mate dominic davies for the tip)
the impact of winter
…the US East coast got his fair share of winter weather in January and February of this year…
the excellent iOS activity tracker human (which i personally use on a daily basis) not only harvests data; like most apps of its sort, but actually uses the data to feed back to its users in a relevant and interesting way…
known pleasures
interesting article (dutch only) on the (until now) uncredited artwork, used by peter saville for the cover of the most iconic joy division album: a pulsar frequency chart