18.May.2009 Very interesting article on logo design
An interesting article from Steven Heller for AIGA: When bad things happen to good logos. Make sure to read all through it. The last logo is very unfortunate!
17.May.2009 Al-Kindi, a great Arab polymath
The more I dig into our past, the more I realize what a great culture we once had. In a world where we are simply labeled as ignorant terrorists, it is heart warming to pour into books and to realize that it wasn’t always like this. Yesterday I came across this name: Al-Kindi. I had [...]
14.May.2009 Well it’s about time!!
Almost 3 years after the invasion, Israel has finally submitted the plans that show where the 4 million cluster bombs that they dropped on South Lebanon had fallen. One million had not exploded and 300 people have been maimed or killed since then, mostly children. The BBC has reported that most of these bombs were [...]
11.May.2009 Arabic Font Specimen Book
The book has been in the works for several years and it is now finally available. All the Linotype typefaces are of course included. I haven’t gotten my copy yet but I’m looking forward to it! Judging from the release photos it looks like there’s more than just type specimens and I’m curious to see [...]
03.May.2009 Magic
I’m always fascinated to watch live calligraphy. It just seems to simple and yet the way the reed makes these amazing forms, it’s just like magic. Here is a video on Youtube with a quite interesting demo.