Twitter Roundup: Week of 17 November.
- Face:
- LetterCult interviews BUSK, one of Austria’s most prolific (and media diverse) alternative designers.
- Inform:
- Pinch is pleased to be assisting Forest Park Conservancy with the development of two newsletter formats; electronic and printed.
- Travel:
- London's Design Museum presents Design Cities; contemporary design through 7 key cities. Through 4 Jan.
- Reply:
- AIGA Small Talks (NYC) hosts Lars Müller, who asks, "why the hell do all designers want to design books?"
- Post:
- HOW magazine introduces newest design showcase: HOW Poster Design Awards. Initial deadline is December 1.
- Reset:
- FontShop (re)introduces FF Trixie, the typewriter font family in new, expanded, high-definition. Via FontFont.
- Shift:
- Lowercase, Inc. approaches business as a design problem. And design as a means to conduct business.
- Appreciate:
- We just eclipsed 300 followers here at Pinch_Bespoke. Thanks to all for listening! Let us know how we're doing. Or just say "hello."
- Listen:
- DNA hosts David Adjaye and Kevin Starr to discuss The Metropolitan President and Architecture and Design.
- Curate:
- A move to build a design museum in Portland takes a big step forward. Join the Facebook group. Please RT!
- Seen:
- Dwell magazine's Dec./Jan. issue provides an Introduction to Graphic Design from William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand.
- Edit:
- Minimalist Ignacio Uriarte references conceptual art of 60s and 70s; an exchange of art and business.
- Experiment:
- MINI announces official public field trial of first, 100% electric, zero-emissions MINI. RT @marcalt.
- Advance:
- Pinch evolves program materials for Portland Office of Sustainable Development's BEST Business Center.
- Want:
- Chad Ludeman's 100K House project is about affordability, quality, design, efficiency. RT @greenbiztweets.
- Contemplate:
- Bruce (NussbaumOnDesign) for BusinessWeek. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is the Grand Designer.
- Spec:
- Sander Baumann on the Dutch government's adoption of Peter Verheul's custom typeface; Rijksoverheid.
- Clarify:
- Paul Shaw shares the (mostly) true story of Helvetica and the New York City subway system. For AIGA.
- Give:
- It's that time of year again, and our friend Tess Darrow's Egg Press brings on the strong letterpress.
- Account:
- You've seen this before. But damn, it covers 1,000 pages and 47 years. Warren-Leigh's Red Letter Days.
- Extend:
- After 25 years, Dutch 010 continue to build upon their Guide to Modern Architecture in the Netherlands.
- Meet:
- The granddaddy of sustainability conferences, Greenbuild 2008 begins in Boston tomorrow. Nov. 19-21.
- Titter:
- Vanity Fair on Thomas Kinkade's 16 Guidelines for Making Stuff Suck. You know sucky. Like Kinkade himself.
- Share:
- I Love Typography serves up The Week in Type. WordPress, posters, interviews, and general ruminations.
- Snicker:
- Contemporary artifacts and the universally absurd. Mr. Ferris recalls one exhibit at London's Boilerhouse.
- Quote:
- "The orbit of human vision has widened and art has annexed fresh territories that were formerly denied to it." Max Bill
- Slip:
- Agency Taxi whips up a Twitterstorm with a typographic spot for Motrin. Moms fight back in social media(s).
- Spend:
- Another telling graphic from the fine folks at GOOD. The Three Trillion Dollar War (in ten easy steps).
- Cite:
- With a nod to AAUP's Book, Jacket & Journal Show, The FontFeed recaps top ten typefaces used among winners.
- Covet:
- Official Swiss Railway Watch from Mondaine, 1986. Modeled on Hans Hilfiker's 1940's Railway Station Clock.