Thinking Blog – Lee McAuley
15 November 2007by Lee McAuley
Four fonts walk into a bar.
The barman says, "Get out! We don't want your type in here."
How many designers does it take to change a light bulb?
Couldn't say--ask an account executive.
How many web designers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Three. One to change the structure, one to update the style, and one to blog about the inadequate bulb support offered by today’s socket manufacturers.
What font did the astrologist use to write the daily horoscopes?
Futura
1st Designer: “Wow, you always have so many fonts, where do you get them from?”
2nd Designer: “Oh they come from Monaco, Geneva, Chicago, New York… I get them delivered at various Times throughout the day…”
1st Designer: “By who?”
2nd Designer: “A Courier!”
What did the horse say to Bordeaux?
Why the long type face?
Type jokes
Here's a collection of fonts about jokes and graphic design found around the internet.Four fonts walk into a bar.
The barman says, "Get out! We don't want your type in here."
How many designers does it take to change a light bulb?
Couldn't say--ask an account executive.
How many web designers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Three. One to change the structure, one to update the style, and one to blog about the inadequate bulb support offered by today’s socket manufacturers.
What font did the astrologist use to write the daily horoscopes?
Futura
1st Designer: “Wow, you always have so many fonts, where do you get them from?”
2nd Designer: “Oh they come from Monaco, Geneva, Chicago, New York… I get them delivered at various Times throughout the day…”
1st Designer: “By who?”
2nd Designer: “A Courier!”
What did the horse say to Bordeaux?
Why the long type face?
24 September 2007by Lee McAuley
Paypal logo change
Paypal recently made the step of refreshing their logo to show off their web 2.0 standing. Unfortunately, they didn't make much of a change at all.Read here
for a funny insight into a process which probably cost £££'s but could have been completed in minutes...
24 September 2007by Lee McAuley
25 years of the smiley
The :-) computer smiley symbol celebrates its 25th birthday today.Prof Scott Fahlman (Pictured) was the first to use a colon followed by a hyphen and a close bracket to form a smiley in a computer message. Prof Fahlman said he prefers :-) to the modern computer graphic of a smiling face, adding: "It destroys the whimsical element of the original."
Source: Ananova
16 August 2007by Lee McAuley
Conformal Mapping
I found this image and many others like it on Flickr whilst browsing one night, looking for inspiration!
It’s a great way to fire up your imagination. Hope you enjoy...