kim: November 2008 Archives

November 25, 2008

My brother-in-law turned me onto an old photo archive site called Shorpy, which is amazing. I have a feeling I am just late to catch on, but if not, I recommend it. They have a huge archive of old photos in high definition...I could spend hours there just looking at them.

This is one of my favorites - an amazing photo by Toni Frissell that was in Harper's Bazzaar in 1947:

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November 20, 2008

Maybe it's a virus, but...

Somewhere in-between 8AM and now, Google has changed Gmail so that it has a mountain theme, instead of the minimalist theme that I've appreciated and loved since its inception. I'm really upset, seriously. I love iGoogle...I have a great Carrie Chau theme there, but Gmail? Seriously?

Anyone else feel violated, besides me?

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November 12, 2008

I found a new site this evening called oligoville.com. It's created by a small group of people who decided it was a great idea to build a community where both designers and musicians can socialize and sell their stuff. It's hip, it looks good, and they have great content. And it's only the beginning. Check it out:

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November 3, 2008

I found this via Samantha Warren's Bad Ass Ideas:

It's from the "my favourite letters" flickr group, started by John Boardley of I Love Typography. There are a lot of wonderful examples of typography used as the centerpiece of a work of art...the letter R above, one of Samantha's, is one of my favorites, but it would be difficult to call any of them an absolute favorite.

I was inspired to create one myself:

Hey, it even rhymes! Courier New was the first font I really fell in love with, and I wish there were more situations where I could use it.

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