An incunabulum is “the earliest stages or first traces of anything”. I’ve really been itching to design my own typeface for the last few years. Maybe this will be the very first sketch. It would need some serious work but I like the general direction. The secondary, or probably more appropriately, primary meaning of IncunabulumContinue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Behind the scenes of Aidant
The Century Dictionary defines aidant as “a helper or aid; an adjuvant or assistant”. Learn more about aidant at Wordnik.com This video was shot with an iPhone 4 and a REALLY makeshift lightbox. I originally planned on having the robot on plain white, but I thought it might be fun for you to see justContinue Reading
Typal is today’s Wordguile
Typal 1. Relating to a type or types; belonging to types; serving as a type; typical. Confession: I worked for a paint-your-own-pottery shop for a few years during university. Next confession: I was never good at it. Ever.
Behindhand is today’s Wordguile
Sorry, I’m running a bit late these days. Learn more about Behindhand at Wordnik.com
Elephantine
Side note: I couldn’t help myself. The typeface used here is Elephant. Learn more about this word at Wordnik.com
Convivial is today’s Wordguile
Pamplona is the host city for the world famous San Fermin festival, also known as the Running of the Bulls. It all begins here, in the town center, where participants are armed with ketchup, mustard and other various food products. When it all begins, the food starts flying. Image courtesy of The Big Picture.
Progeria
While this project was a bit silly, progeria is not. Progeria is defined as “A rare congenital disorder of childhood that is characterized by rapid onset of the physical changes typical of old age, usually resulting in death before the age of 20″. These photos were all taken with an iPhone and AgingBooth, an appContinue Reading
Obstreperous
Learn more about how to be obstreperous at Wordnik.com.
Eleemosynary is today’s Wordguile
According to Wordnik, eleemosynary means “Of, relating to, or dependent on charity”. I thought this might be appropriate. This is about how much we usually put toward charity.
The Dilemmatic Fishing Trip – Today’s Wordguile
I think I was six when I caught my first fish. I remember it being much larger, but the picture we have says that it was about the size of a large potato chip. In the picture I was holding it up like a trophy of my conquests, my long skinny legs jutting out ofContinue Reading