We’re pleased as punch to have our work included in the book Lettering & Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces by Bruce Willen and Noel Strals, which was just published by Princeton Architectural Press. The book includes work by so many people we admire, including Margaret Kilgallen and Stefan Sagmeister.
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Alexandria, VA-based artist Megan Nolton of Art Shark Designs creates wonderful Gocco cityscapes, including images of New York City, Baltimore, Paris, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington DC. I love the red umbrellas!
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Once upon a time, Michael Stout, the other half of VisuaLingual, designed a family of typefaces based on The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch. Entitled Imageability, the family includes Paths [above], Edges, Districts, Nodes, and Landmarks — five ways in which the city is experienced and understood.
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Remember when I wrote about the new Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition? Yes, I’m a Monopoly fan. Andy Mangold, a talented student at Maryland Institute College of Art, recently completed an elegant redesign of this ubiquitous game [unfortunately, not the board or the pieces themselves; I hope those are next!].
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Closing Toilets on FS Huge Mistake: CityKin states the obvious, but will management listen?
A Minor Cause…: my biggest complaint about basin life, as voiced by Stop Working, Start Living.
Trading New York for Midwest Grit: the Escape from New York continues, much to my ongoing satisfaction.
5 Insanely Small And Inhabited Private Islands: Just Enough Room is my favorite.
San Francisco Zombie Walk 2008: hmm, I think I went to school with one of those guys…
Shorpy: the 100-Year-Old Photo Blog: “Shorpy is a blog about old photos and what life a hundred years ago was like: How people looked and what they did for a living, back when not having a job usually meant not eating.”
Chris Stain, Street Artist: the Baltimore transplant, now based in Brooklyn, discusses his work, inspiration, and direction.
I really hope you’ll be able to attend the opening reception for A Mad Tea {Towel} Party! at the Nicholas Gallery downtown. I curated this exhibit, which opens Fri, 11 Jul 08, 6-11 pm, and which includes work by 25 artists and designers worldwide, most of whom have never before shown in Cincinnati.
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BellTel Lofts Begin Pimping Real World Connection: because your high-end condo can have no better neighbors than drunken college kids being followed around by cameras 24/7.
Streetcorner Man: another good read from 12th & Republic.
The Urbanite Project: Baltimore’s Urbanite Magazine annually gathers a diverse selection of Baltimoreans to collaborate together on the ideas and problems they find most compelling in their city.
At Midlife, Called to a New Field: the hard-knock life of the post-professional farmer.
Solar Water Heaters Now Mandatory In Hawaii: starting in 2010, building permits for single-family homes that do not have solar water heaters will be forbidden.
Inuksuk and Inunnguaq: guerillawordfare on Inuit wayfinding systems.
Coney Island Redevelopment Plan Will Be a Tough Sell: sometimes change makes me really sad.
A Man of High Style and Punk Tastes: a profile of John Varvatos and his newly-opened menswear boutique in the former CBGB; actually, no, check out these links for a bit of perspective: Varvatos Rocks CBGB’s, Extra Place, Remains of CBGB’s, and Varvatos: Birthplace of Punk.
Live Lightly Tour: when the lease on their apartment was up, this family of 3 hit the road in an RV to teach people about sustainable living.
Baltimore Festival of Maps: going on now through 8 Jun 08. “34 area arts and cultural organizations present activities exploring the rich history and contemporary interpretations of maps and the mapping process.”
Good-Bye, Cheap Oil. So Long, Suburbia?: James Kunstler is interviewed by BusinessWeek.
Sleepless in Seattle: the houseboat made famous by the movie is now for sale for a cool 2.5 million.
Melting Ice—A Hot Topic: Envisioning Change: a contemporary art exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago focuses on climate change, specifically melting ice caps and the effect that has on all living creatures.
City Cyclists Receive Blessings for Their Bikes: no, really, “hundreds of cyclists peddled to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights Saturday where their bikes were sprinkled with holy water and blessed to kick off a safe cycling season.”
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