Tag Archives: texts and words

Visual Words

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Karie

In my handwritten note I alluded briefly to the idea of handwriting possessing “presence” and printing having only “absence”. In its infancy printing was known as “artificial writing” – the implication being that handwriting = natural, printing = artifice, obviously. … Continue reading →

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Handwritten

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Karie
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For the Love of Old Books

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Karie

I like many things, but there are not many things that I love. I definitely love incunabula (books printed between 1455 and 1500) and early modern period printed books. Yesterday I went to Edinburgh to look at some very old … Continue reading →

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“Blast My Dresser’s Arthritic Hands!”

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Karie

I bring you The Victorian-Era Superhero Archives. A comic strip entirely spiffing and splendid, albeit too brief. The comments are worth a look as well. (Thank you, Alex)

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Webs We Weave

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Karie

How badly do I want this uppercase scarf? Pretty badly, I tell you. The scarf led me on a typographic journey of the net which yielded new interesting sites: the & Blog, Bembo’s Zoo which is seriously cool, FontStruct which … Continue reading →

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No Things – Nothings

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Karie

Found at Kunstbetrieb.org via SwissMiss.

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Synergy

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Karie

Wheylona and I go back a decade (gosh). We first met when she worked in Sweden and was heading with friends to Denmark for a concert. I remember us walking through the streets of Copenhagen singing History Never repeats (youtube … Continue reading →

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Brain Bling

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Karie

How good are you at recognising fonts? I got a measly 24 right out of 34. At least I still know my Helvetica from my Arial. It’s all in the curves, baby. I have actually been watching quite a bit … Continue reading →

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They Used Wine Presses, You Know

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Karie

Me mam’s apparently doing a bit better. It’s slightly strange to be in another country and not being able to rush to the hospital. Somebody at BBC is my new friend. Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press is showing on … Continue reading →

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No Electricity, But Much Excitement

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Karie

We went to the hospital today for a long-awaited appointment. I have been undergoing epilepsy tests but they came out negative. No abnormal electrical currents or any abnormal brain structures – I’m relieved that I’m not dying of a brain … Continue reading →

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