A nice article on the typeface and it’s devotees and detractors over at the BBC. The article itself is pretty good, but the comment thread is really hard to read. It’s astonishing how many “laypeople” simply don’t understand what graphic design is. Also, why is the lead photo credited to the AP? That’s a screencap of the intro to the Helvetica film — surely the AP doesn’t have a right to call it their own? Visit site »
Brad Smith pretty much sums up my feelings about Twitter, only in a much more hysterical manner. A must-see.
It’s not Twitter itself that’s bad. The concept is great. It’s the Twitter users that annoy the shit out of me. Yes, that means you. All of you. Visit site »
“Everyone talks about the two niches we like: geographic and topical. But there’s a growing third niche that, if you can bear it, should be considered.” That third niche, Lucas says, is bias. The fact is not all people want their news presented objectively; some want it “fair and balanced.”
It’s not pretty, but it’s true. Visit site »
There you have it. Finally, a chosen and announced end date for LOST. Three more seasons is definitely more than I would have expected and preferred (I was thinking one more, two at most), but I’m really glad to hear that the writers now have an exact finish date to aim at, so they know how to pace the rest of the story. TV shows should do this more often — having an exact timeframe is better for everyone involved and should definitely help ensure the creative integrity of the series. Also welcome news; Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the main creative forces behind the show, will stay on until it’s end.
Not really that related: the story linked says LOST has dipped to 12 million viewers. This is misleading. When using the DVR-7 Nielsen ratings, which record how many people watch the show within seven days of its airing, LOST has 16 million viewers — about the same number it did in the middle of season two. LOST hasn’t really lost viewers. What has really happened is that the later time slot has caused more people to record LOST, rather than watch it in real time (here’s a link if you don’t believe me).
All in all, this is good news. Visit site »