I design, write and teach; each activity fuelled by a love of type. @thinkingtype@typo.social
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Catherine Dixon retweeted
“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do not do that thing.” – Dwight Schrute
And what is the best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel.
Catherine Dixon retweeted
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Catherine Dixon retweeted
How many of you know what Cruella Braverman's Public Order Bill contains?
It's frankly unbelievable: legislation you might expect in Russia, Iran or Egypt. Here's a summary from my column today:
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Dear @sainsburyarch I particularly like this packaging. The prevalence and placement of the lowercase 'o' subliminally suggests the cotton balls. The alignment of the n, l and l creates the angle and fortuitously the corners of the w and b kiss touch. Subtle use of colour.
Catherine Dixon retweeted
The herculean effort to digitize @stbridelibrary’s collection of pre-1830s type specimen books in now being finalized:
stbridefoundation.wordpress.…
Most of them can now be browsed at the @internetarchive for free:
archive.org/details/early-ty…
(Higher-res images are available for a fee.)
ALT Specimens of ornamented slab-serif typefaces
ALT Specimens of ornamented typefaces from Vincent Figgins
ALT A specimens of a large fatface italic typeface
ALT A specimen of a highly ornate blackletter typeface
Catherine Dixon retweeted
This is an important tweet. 👇 Architects create a building. Museum directors decide their vision counts for more. Let's support Hugh and Denise - and PROTEST!
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Really thoughtful write up of the Strikethrough exhibition in the SF Examiner @stewf @Lett_Arc sfexaminer.com/culture/strik…
Catherine Dixon retweeted
UHI is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Textiles Technician to join their Centre for Island Creativity in Shetland, working closely with their Creative and Cultural Industries Section.
Full details on the job are provided in the attached Job D…lnkd.in/eHq8pW3D
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Swiss cartographers have been hiding illustrations in their maps, for decades.
eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-dec…
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Here something deeply satisfying: 1951 machine embroidered lace, manufactured by A.C. Gill in Nottingham, and designed by the Festival of Britain Pattern Group, based on microscopic crystal structures. Here Polythene, two Haemoglobin, & Apophyllite.
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Twitterverse, I'm seeking good cookbooks for the cuisines of the following #westafrican countries: #benin, #cameroon, #cotedivoire, #guineabissau, #SierraLeone and #Togo. OK if the cookbook is not in English. Any recomnendations?
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Rough Ready Reckoner based on predicted future price cap...
If you pay £100/mth now, from Oct £165, Jan £170
If you pay £150/mth now, from Oct £250, Jan £255
If you pay £200/mth now, from Oct £330, Jan £340
If you pay £300/mth now, from Oct £495, Jan £510
I'm sorry.
NEWS:
I feel sick writing this!
I've just got the latest price cap predictions from @CornwallInsight. A huge spike in the key year-ahead wholesale price means
OCT cap prediction UP 64% (so £3,244/yr on typical bills)
JAN cap prediction UP 4% (so £3,363/yr)
/contd
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Little girl (making her mum walk around a leaf on the ground): It's just fallen. It's exhausted. Give it time to think about it all.
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Looking to do a PhD in immersive storytelling? Here's a funded opportunity to join us @BathSpaResearch and @myworldbrisbath - deadline 31 May for October start. Please RT to potential applicants! bathspa.ac.uk/courses/phd-my…
#immersive
Catherine Dixon retweeted
Wish I didn't get the urge to repost this so often, but I see someone else is saying the poor aren't doing poverty properly. There's always somebody preaching the gospel of porridge. unherd.com/2020/07/let-food-…
