A lot of “designers” seem to overlook type as a true design element. It’s relegated to just blocks of boring copy when it could shine ever so brightly. What a shame. I’ve become increasingly enamored with type-based designs and the powerful images they can create. I know Matt has a passion for type as well so he’ll probably enjoy this. Typo Generator will get your juices flowing. Just type in some text, press the button and see what kind of interesting artwork you can come up with. Not happy with the first version? Make a few tweaks and go at it again. I guarantee you’ll end up with something you’ll like. Go ahead. Go be inspired by type. You know you want to.
If you want to know more about designing with type, here’s a super resource to get you started.
A book of “little fluffy rabbits who just don’t want to live anymore” is right up my alley. It’s not that I dislike bunnies, but it’s hillarious how many different ways these guys can find to end it all. Don’t hate me. Just go to the site and laugh along. No REAL bunnies were harmed in the making of this post by the way.
If you enjoy those, you can get more bunny fun here.
I watch the news most nights and marvel at how unbelievably politically correct (PC) we’ve become as a culture these days. We’re so worried that somebody’s feelings might be hurt, we skirt important issues and make issues out of things that really aren’t that important. I personally don’t feel like that’s progress. I won’t get up on a soap box, but I can easily remember when things weren’t that complicated. I found this interesting comparison posted a while back… different scenarios and how they would be handled back in 1973 as opposed to today.
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I ran across this video I hadn’t seen in a while and almost died laughing last night. Grocery Store Wars is the bomb. It pits our organic food heros Cuc Skywalker, Obi-Wan Canoli, Princess Lettuce, Ham Solo, Chewbroccoli and their ship the Milennium Scallion against the Evil pesticide and preservative-laced empire headed by the nefarious Darth Tater. The action is intense. This is a serious must-see for all the Star Wars fans out there. It’s been around since 2005, but it’s worth watching again if you’ve already seen it. “May the Farm be with you.”
Matt has been working on a new resource for adoptive dads. He noticed the lack of any real resources on the subject, and being the take-charge kind of guy that he is, he jumped feet first into creating this new site. It’s still in the pre-official launch stage, but it looks mighty spiffy and I know it’s going to be chock full of great information. Keep an eye on AdoptiveDads.org for some really good information.
