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Losers

09.03.2008 · Posted in Uncategorized

So I’ve been watching the third night of the Republican National Convention, and did a little wordleing with the text, as prepared, of two speeches. The first, given by Hillary Clinton, at the Democratic National Convention in August, and the second, given by Mitt Romney this evening. I chose those two speeches because those two ...

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Font Friday: MuskelBengt

08.08.2008 · Posted in Uncategorized

I have no idea what MuskelBengt refers to, but it has to be one of the worst font names I’ve ever seen. It’s unfortunately paired with what I consider a superior font: blocky and funky. Just take a look at the lowercase “g”- brilliant! It would work nicely for stickers and posters. As a negative ...

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Color Scheme: Green Suit

08.01.2008 · Posted in Design

I have a green suit that I love to wear. Green isn’t the most flattering shade or my skin and hair color, but the suit itself is fantastic and it has helped me to break out of my (boring) wardrobe of black or gray paired with red or purple. I’ve worn it with a scarf that ...

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Color Scheme: Watermelon

07.01.2008 · Posted in Uncategorized

July is for picnics, hot dogs, fireworks, and one of my favorite summer-time snacks, watermelon. From the left: #2d4d2d (dark green); #c1b642 (lighter green); #c43139 (watermelon pink); #f4cdbe (lighter pink); #1b0723 (dark black). ...

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Font Friday: Lauren Script

06.27.2008 · Posted in Design

As a rule, I don’t like script fonts. They’re hard to read and not very useful to do the things I do. Even for formal invitations and the like, scriptyness and I just don’t get along. I don’t like how the font scales down, or how it scales up. If I saw someone with handwriting like ...

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