Monthly Archives: September 2009

Ironic Sans: So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica? Quiz

Posted on 29 September 2009 by Jason

I’ve taken 20 logos that were orig­i­nally designed in Helvetica, and I’ve redone them in Arial. Some peo­ple would call that blas­phemy. I call it a chal­lenge: can you tell which is the orig­i­nal and which is the remake? via … Continue read­ing →

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RIP Norman Borlaug — NYTimes.com

Posted on 15 September 2009 by Jason

Norman E. Borlaug, the plant sci­en­tist who did more than any­one else in the 20th cen­tury to teach the world to feed itself and whose work was cred­ited with sav­ing hun­dreds of mil­lions of lives, died Saturday night. He was … Continue read­ing →

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The view on Camano

Posted on 5 September 2009 by Jason
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Chris Whitley — Hellhound On My Trail (Live)

Posted on 3 September 2009 by Jason

Some of my favorite mem­o­ries took place stand­ing at this man’s feet, and some my favorite pho­tos I’ve ever taken were from that spot, too.

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