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Airplane rantings
I was on a plane four times this weekend. For anyone who knows me, this means I had a dangerous amount of time to think and write about abstract things. I make no apologies for the jabber below, except that I was writing for myself, so if it isn’t clear, it’s because I was using…
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An almost perfect three-song playlist
I’m not going to say this is a perfect playlist. I am going to say that I’ve been listening to these three songs, in this order, over and over and over for the past week or two. So… yeah. Take that for what it’s worth. And enjoy.
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Shall Not Walk Alone, by the Blind Boys of Alabama
I don’t know if you’re like me, but I can’t hear The Blind Boys of Alabama singing “Shall Not Walk Alone” without seeing Sayid walking away down the beach. Apparently I’m not alone, though, given the intro to this video. (PS — for more thematically-related goodness, chase this with Redemption Song. Fifty points to the…
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Why Armin Vit hates Helvetica, and why I partially agree with him
One of my long-time favorite design writers, Brand New’s Armin Vit (formerly of Pentagram, now of Under Consideration) just launched a rant mini-essay on why he hates Helvetica, as wrapped inside a review for the love-it-or-hate-it identity for UAL. Phew. Enough links in the first paragraph for you? Here’s his (gently censored, for the children)…