Dad also brought me back this lovely page from a german manuscript, sporting some great blackletter. The downside being its too precious for me to handle, and I'm too scared of UV damage, but too good not to be displayed. It being from 17th century also means its the oldest thing I own.
Sebastian Munster - Chronik
Basel 1600
(Einzelblatter aus der-)
That was written on the box it came in. Any german speakers?
Wearing this t-shirt today and the guy serving me coffee though it was the funniest thing in the world, which, I guess, it is. Meant to put this up here earlier, but couldn't find the time to photograph it. It was the first thing I got on my new credit card (after this blog, but that doesn't count), I'd been waiting to get it for ages, and I was so happy that the folks at letterbox decided to make some more. If you don't know about Stephen Banham and his anti Helvetica crusade, you should.
Had my birthday the other day, just as I was catching a nasty little cold/virus/flu thing. Thorough pain in the arse. Can't think, can't see, can only walk around in a stupor. At least I got these nifto little presents from my lovely girlfriend (whom I most likely got this cold from). The cufflinks are made from old typewriter keys, a fabulous little idea. You can get them from etsy, which if you haven't heard, is the latest online shop for those in the know. She also got me a cute little t-shirt with this serious looking chap on it.
I had my birthday drinks at this lovely pub, The Pinnacle, which has fantastic type specimens and australiana throughout, which I'll post the next time I go there in the daytime.
I finally got the courage to see what was in the packet of Pastiglies and risked the packaging. Well, I found the cutest gosh darn little bit of script ever. Candies weren't great though. I'll post the sticker that kept the whole thing together one day.
Went to the Freeplay Independent Games Conference on the weekend. I was hoping to live blog it from my phone, or at least some sort of new fangled method of blogging, but I didn't get around to it. The highlight was definately Jonathon Blow's keynote talk about his upcoming game Braid, as well as some issues he has with the unethical nature of videogames in regard to reward systems and the like, really fascinating stuff. You can read more about his views on unethical game design here, I suggest you do, even if games aren't your thing. From what I saw of his game, it looked fantastic. It plays with the notion of space/time/causality, which I find to be of the utmost interest. Another point of interest was a panel discussing politics in games, how it can be used as a persuasive tool, as well as for education. I finally got a look see into Escape from Woomera, which made big headlines here when it was released.
In other news, ACMI seems to be getting a new facelift, or to be more precise, a new gallery. I'm a bit annoyed that Denton Corker Marshall are getting their grubby hands on it, but the london based Ab Rogers Design seem to know what they're doing, should be a good mix.
