Month: July 2009
Bad Things
Whore and choir girl are often one and the same despite sanctimonious claims to the contrary
I’m a bit of a sucker for anything vampire-related, and though I was a little 50/50 after the first episode of True Blood I think i’m on the way to being hooked, but whether I end up liking the series as a whole or not I’m a big fan of the (Emmy-nominated) opening credits:
If you want to read a bit more about the creation of the titles then check out Digital Kitchen, the agency that put it together (they also did a recent campaign in the US for the second series). If you like it this is also worth a look (a little NSFW)
I also have to say that seeing Frank Sobotka and EB Farnum pull up in the first episode brought a smile to my face.
Inglourious Basterds
Free Font Manifesto
What if every a few digital type foundryies on earth gave away one great good typeface as a gift to humanity?
Brass Monki
These trainers are awesome and 5 designs are going on sale – voting is currently open for which five designs should go on sale.
As things currently stand it would be Zelda, Pika Pika, Evolution of Mario, Mario & Final Fantasy (anyone else noticing a pattern?) and Zelda’s whopping 15% may well have been helped along by these chaps.



