After months (if not years) of indecision, I’ve decided to make some changes in Pied Type’s design. This will no doubt cause me great consternation and frustration as I try to get everything looking the way I want. I hope it will not prove too great an inconvenience for my readers as you try to … Continue reading We apologize for the inconvenience
This is a “high fashion” ad that appears in my New York Times newsletter most days. I’ve always thought high fashion stuff was kind of silly. Dramatic poses that normal people never adopt in clothes that normal people never wear. This ad struck me as particularly silly. This is haute couture? The model looks for … Continue reading And now a word from our sponsor …
Yesterday Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced the adoption of a new official logo for the state. Can’t say I’m thrilled with it. Yes, I appreciate that it’s more colorful than the old triangular logo (adopted in 2014) that I never really liked. But the new one is too busy. I’d like it better without the … Continue reading Nobody asked me
Pantone has announced its Color of the Year for 2019 — “Living Coral.” Without having read their usually overblown, hyperbolic description, I’d venture to call it bright, springy, happy. However, as soon as I think of it paired with turquoise, I think of Miami and suddenly it’s not nearly as appealing. Also, Stephen Colbert sort … Continue reading It’s Color of the Year time
Tired of people running down their hallway (supposedly), Casa Ceramica, a tile company in Manchester, UK, installed this optical illusion floor. It also happens to be a great attention-getting device. A company representative said “the inspiration was to create an entrance themed on illusions and exceed expectations of how tiles can be used.” I imagine … Continue reading Walk, don’t run, in this hallway
(Click a photo to see all enlarged.) From Bored Panda, here are some of my favorite examples of what people do when they get bored at work. At the moment there are 95 amazing photos in the collection. You can vote up or down on any photo. Currently the potato chip sculpture is leading the … Continue reading Try these ideas when you’re bored at work …
