Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 12, 2009, 10:52 pm
2275.Finally got through Stephen King's latest event, the brobdingnagian Under The Dome. I'm not a Stephen King fan, really. At least I don't consider myself one. I have huge respect for...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 12, 2009, 7:24 pm
2274.MSNBC: We're going to be hit by a storm – unless we don't, of course: Snow accumulation in metro Portland was doubtful on Saturday, according to KGW First Alert Storm Team, though "a ch...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 8, 2009, 7:09 pm
2273.The graphic look for Salem-Keizer's public transportation system - the Cherriots – have changed, and they're looking more slick and together. The website itself, http://www.cherriots.o...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 8, 2009, 6:31 pm
2272.I've opined on design contests before, but there have been times when the object of a design contest is quite a worthy one. From various inputs I've received word that Portland's sin...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 4, 2009, 10:19 pm
2271.Not very long ago on Twitter, @Vonster tweeted thus: RT @megankirby: Capitol hill logo causing a flurry. http://bit.ly/80NZpm "Dynamism?" That is unadulterated graphic poopiness. That was too goo...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 4, 2009, 9:19 pm
2270.Mope. K thx bai! Technorati Tags: LOLCats, Twilight, New Moon, teh funnay
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 2, 2009, 5:11 pm
2269.If, after you watch this video, you tell me that typographers aren't cool, ya just a hater. Neutra Face : An Ode On A Typeface (A Bearded Poker Face Parody) Me just love typeographe...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 2, 2009, 3:11 am
2268.While I was reading the New York Times article that inspired (and was linked to) by the last post, I remembered a bit I read in another book, and the similarities in the human attitudes in the tw...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Dec 1, 2009, 7:57 pm
2267.Yes, really. According to the New York Times: Cormac McCarthy has written more than a dozen novels, several screenplays, two plays, two short stories, countless drafts, letters and more — and ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 26, 2009, 4:52 pm
2266.AOL has come a long long way since 1983, when it was just another online network provider specializing in Commodore 64s (QuantumLink). America On Line rose from a member of that prehistoric scrum...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 24, 2009, 5:42 pm
2265.Pigments in paint are made from some amazing things. Tiny beetles, cochineal, give us many reds (as well as the red food coloring that actually goes into food). Ground semi-precious stones (lapis...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 24, 2009, 6:43 am
2264.We see what we want to see – or, more appropriately, we recognize what we recognize. And when confronted with a field of random, visual information, we impress meaning upon it, especially if th...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 20, 2009, 9:37 pm
2263.Didn't we just know it? (Warning: Theres a couple of adult words on that. Nothing you've not heard before, but don't go readin' it to the toddlers, K?) Technorati Tags: teh funn...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 20, 2009, 9:30 pm
2262.As always I'm against "logo design" contests in the broad sense of the word. There are a few out there that deserve one's notice, and I think I've found one. The Pride Foundation is ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 20, 2009, 12:14 pm
2261.By now, everyone who's curious has seen it or is soon going to because of the buzz … the viral video "I Love My Ducks", by three enterprising UO students … and one registered trademark. ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 15, 2009, 2:25 pm
2260.He's Baaaaaaack … Ken. By Request Only. The Awesomest Record Album cover of Time, Space, and Dimension. It will never leave the Intartubes: Have you ever wondered exactly what Ken's s...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 12, 2009, 9:43 pm
2259.Back in the mid '90s, when Saturday Night Live was still cool and funny, repertory cast member Kevin Nealon got a great deal of mileage out a character who was originally named Phil Maloney, ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 12, 2009, 9:23 pm
2258.My hit count (as measured by SiteMeter) per day has been trending upward, which is satisfying to me even if a great deal of them are search hits (though I do get niftyness from Twitter these days...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 7, 2009, 8:33 pm
2257.There be lots of Tintins here. And Snowys. And Thom(p)sons. And Haddocks. Even a Thompson Triplet. Sadly, no Bianca Castafiore, Professor Calculus, or even Jollyon Wagg. You can't have it al...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 6, 2009, 8:20 pm
2256.Last year some ad agency came up with an ad campaign for Canadian Club whisky based on a certain retro perception of The Sixties Dude – a campaign that was a little bit rude, rather un-PC, and ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 4, 2009, 8:35 am
2254.As anyone knows, Dave Knows PDX. Dave knows PDX is built on an ancient unicorn burial ground, and you can trust Dave, because Dave Knows PDX, as I said. I know that Dave is on Twitter, and Dave...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Nov 4, 2009, 8:25 am
2253.… ands I lurves me some layout work. And I work best under a deadline. I hate them and I love them. And my hands are very full. Working in InDesign CS3 to lay out the OryCon 31 Programs and the...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 29, 2009, 5:21 pm
2251.Benjamin Lukoff, a Seattleite with whom I'm fortuned to occiasionally communiciate with, has an article up on Crosscut.com about the Seattle street blades which are being gradually rolled out...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 28, 2009, 2:44 pm
2250.Doug TenNapel gave you Earthworm Jim and GEAR, and now he gives you about ten minutes or so of his time to show you how he does what he does and talk about storytelling: What is interest...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 27, 2009, 10:17 am
2249.Another new work for y'alls: hangoversight (n): The factfinding process a drinker puts themselves through analyzing (as best as they can) the things they might have done to prevent the horri...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 26, 2009, 12:47 pm
2248.New word for y'alls, and one what I just camed up with: Oopsienounce (v.t.): to accidentally let slip that something was going to happen before you meant to announce it, or to admit inadvert...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 24, 2009, 10:01 pm
2247.What is letterPLAYGROUND? It's just what it says it is. No fancy web-based application, just a site where you and I and everyone we know can riff on letterforms, make them art, upload them, ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 24, 2009, 9:36 pm
2246.Might be a little NSFW, unless your boss understands that a drawing of a nude female figure is not necessarily pr0n. Teaches you proportions and where the general stuff's suppose to go: ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 24, 2009, 9:25 pm
2245.In 1996, the legendary digital typographer Zuzana Licko created Mrs. Eaves, a font which was an amazing OpenType revival of Baskerville. Therein lies a tale. When one looks into the life stori...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 23, 2009, 8:33 pm
2244.I've always felt that type is not as static as people think it is. Even printed, unchanging type has the power to move, influence and change moods (imagine a Last Will and Testament in Times ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 23, 2009, 12:22 pm
2243.If you're interested in Portland streetscapes, funky found typography, and Portland visual history as I am, then you already have Portland Building Ads blog (http://pdxbuildingads.blogspot.co...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 22, 2009, 7:15 pm
2242.Well, admittedly, it wasn't a great deal of comedy writing, but famous cartoons have had shorter captions. It just gets down to what works. All this month, graphic resource house Veer has be...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 9, 2009, 12:28 pm
2228.Unlicensed fonts are something that every designer tries to avoid. But fonts are so pretty … so … shiny … ahhhh … Oh! Where was I?! Anyway, there have been some high-profile font cases ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 8, 2009, 5:06 pm
... anything can – you'll react to it. … if you got a message communicated, that was graphic design. It's art and typography and color and hierarchy and awareness and ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 8, 2009, 3:53 pm
2226.Those of you familiar with good Mexican cooking know that when it comes to sweet things, Mexican cuisine has the most amazing things. A serving of flan, for instance, is pure heaven. And perfect ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 8, 2009, 3:32 pm
2225.There's a new player in the 12th and Hawthorne Cart Zone, which has actually been expanding of late. Among the cart pods in the City, the one at 12th and Hawthorne is, if not the most famous...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 8, 2009, 2:49 pm
2224.(Yes, I've moved off count again, meaning that there are at least three duplicates down the stream there. Ah, well). How do you know you're hardcore prepress? How do you tell the world ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 7, 2009, 5:01 pm
2220.As pointed out by Cyclotram's Atul666 in the previous post's comments, there are more milestones around Portland than just the ones on Stark Street. The reading I did on Stark Street Mil...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 5, 2009, 2:14 pm
2219.Some time ago I fancied going out and finding milestones along SE Stark Street. The one I found looked like this: This is on the northwest corner of SE 117th Avenue and Stark Street, at the corn...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 5, 2009, 1:39 pm
2218.We are not entirely unfamiliar with the efficacy of canning food to make it travelable and extend shelf life, and although the idea of finding imported Heinz Treacle at the Hawthorne Fred Meyer (...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 3, 2009, 2:18 pm
2217.Anyone who knows me knows I'm silly in love with my native state's great Capitol building. Everything about it is nifty, from the golden Pioneer atop to the cylindrical cupola to the stro...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Oct 2, 2009, 10:17 pm
2216.Those who know me know that one of my cherished (and most unattainable) dreams would be to find, at a bargain price, The Tom Peterson Alarm Clock. That we shelve to the status of a cherished dr...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Sep 22, 2009, 5:14 pm
2211.I am an advocate for great penmanship. Penmanship, as a subject, has been demoted to, at best, highly unnecessary. Some blame the internet, some blame laziness in schools; just like any trend, i...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Sep 18, 2009, 10:32 pm
2211.Most people are by now well-familiar with the legend of Betty Crocker. The General Mills Corporation created her in the 1920s and nurtured and grew her through the years to become an iconic repre...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Sep 17, 2009, 11:57 am
2210.Verdana and Georgia are two fonts everyone has seen. They're all over the web, literally; MSFT dubbed them part of the set of core fonts for the web, and every computer with a commercially-pr...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Sep 15, 2009, 3:20 pm
2209.Suitcase Fusion, Extensis's signature software product, have been pleasing Mac typophiles and designers for years now. Well, they're now available for Windows. (via Manage This at blog....
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Sep 11, 2009, 11:24 am
2208.SF Fans, time to help: Most of you have heard of Spider Robinson, the creator (amongst other nifty things) Callahan's Crosstime Saloon. He's a legendary writer. His wife and co-conspirato...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Sep 10, 2009, 4:59 pm
2207.Words of inestimable wisdom from the late Paul Rand, via Logo Design Love, in a nifty 3-and-a-half minute animated video: Here's a link to the YouTube page because there's just a ...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Sep 8, 2009, 4:38 pm
2206.The recent retracking of the PortlandOnline.com "Refresh" web design contest into a banner-design only contest (thanks to local creative professionals standing up along with AIGA to remind the ci...
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Samuel K. posted an article on The ZehnKatzen Times - Sep 3, 2009, 9:22 pm
2205.io9.com's Stephanie Fox is someone I am now a fan of. Her genius here is the chart, and her production goes to show how an aptly-designed chart can give you a distilled view of trends that yo...
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