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Bravefont, the movie

Jernej — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:24:58 +0000

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quizzical?

Jernej — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:33:53 +0000

Most links I find interesting end up in my Google reader shared items feed but this one was special. I took the Nerve.com design quiz and this was my result:

You got 12 out of 20 correct.

You’re a Tasteful Trend Watcher. You’ve got a copy of Metropolis magazine on your Design Within Reach coffee table, a MacBook on your Ralph Lauren four-post bed and an area rug from the high-end of Target. Your clothes are vintage, or from Perry Ellis, Ben Sherman, Diesel or Betsy Johnson. You’re thinking of trading in your Mini Cooper for something equally green. You’ve been saving up for an iPhone, and wondering if you’re too old to pull off a Von Dutch cap. You’re not too old, my friend — wear it with those patterned Chucks high-tops.

As some might know… nothing in this could be further from the truth. It’s just painfully off base… iPhone, MacBook??!! Seriously…they’ve got to be kidding. I wonder what it would say if I got something like 18 correct?! ;)

Freezing the Grand Central

Jernej — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:45:06 +0000

ena za Dašo ;)

Improv Everywhere strike again with 207 people freezing on cue in the main concourse of Grand Central Station.

Ohh… and let’s not forget the 2k8 no pants ride with 900 people riding the NYC subway (2.000 worldwide) sans pants.

Photos by Matt Stuart

Jernej — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:30:43 +0000

Excellent, funny, amazing reflexes… Matt Stuart

via CP

A type story

Jernej — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:12:22 +0000

I’m guessing it will only be funny to designers ;) All credit goes to Mark Simonson

Groan Extra Bold Extended

I Rotis for Typophile a few years back…
I Meta man once. I said, “Avenir seen you somewhere before?”

He replied, “I was elected Centaur once. Joanna know what happened? Italia what happened. The Air Force took a Janson me. They put me in charge of Arial maneuvers. But the DIN was terrible. I lost my Tempo and stormed out Didot. I shouted, ‘Avant Gardes posted Ronda clock! To Helvetica Mandarin chief! Peignot attention to him!’

“They said, ‘This Stymie went too far.’ Well, no more Beton Ronda bush. I admit I made some Eras. It cost me my Courier. Univers see it until it’s too late.

“Bodoni hurts when I laugh. Now, I spend my Times Roman the streets.” He walked away singing Myriad a Little Lamb.
I wondered Weidemann was saying all these crazy things.
Franklin, I don’t give a Dom.

(My sincerest apologies. Please don’t bother to Melior complaints to me.)

Will not throw paper airplanes in class

Jernej — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:45:33 +0000

Will not throw paper airplanes in class x 500

The geek way (click on links under the comic)

Helvetica haiku contest winners

Jernej — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:29:04 +0000

Manage this announced the Helvetica haiku contest winners.

Some are plain weird, some suck but some are actually quite cool. Like…

i shot the serif
left him there full of leading
yearning for kerning

And in case you haven’t seen the clips from Helvetica, the documentary… Go! NOW!

Jean Paul Sartre (as 911 operator)

Jernej — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:22:51 +0000

Now this shit is funny ;) J.P. Sartre playing the part of a 911 operator. (by Tyler Smith)

CALLER: What in the shit are you talking about? I was just making margaritas …

OPERATOR: Ah, oui. Vous pensez. A typical ignorance of the common folk. Perhaps this is why you sit with your extremity half-digested in the bowels of the blender. It seems you are … comment devoir je dis … a student of Kant? Freedom. I spit.

The trick is to imagine this with a thick french accent ;)