Monday, November 9, 2009
Had a great hike
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Got Laid Off Today
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Helvetica Documentry Review
You can really modify a message by changing the font, which I'm very happy to learn. I already knew how great it was to use colors, but did not have any font knowledge in my tool set on how fonts can be used to add character and expression to words.
Here is the gist of what I learned:
- Helvetica is a classic swiss made type which the later Arial type has much in common with.
- Like music, its the space between the notes that makes the music great, space between the letters makes the type great. My recent experiments with music tell me that paying attention to the spaces/quiet is as valuable as filling it up with noise.
- Coming out in the 50's and 60's and used heavily by corporations it was the default for a long time and people are used to seeing it everywhere.
- The 70's and 80's had a lot of experimental types to counteract the Helvetica and I guess that was the balancing Yin/Yang effect to come to more of a balanced use of different types.
- You probably can't go wrong if you use Helvetica except it does come across as boring to people who pay attention to type choice.
- I really liked the guy who had some super boring article about a singer and since the content was not good, he chose a font that was undecipherable. It had not occurred to me that this also is a choice and I already want to play around with that notion.
http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/06/arial-versus-helvetica
I'm going to experiment with blogs using different fonts to get better at understanding how and when to use them (too bad I get so few choices in the editor here). I'd also like to make my own font someday just for fun.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
ENFP - things to watch out for
This article was very interesting. As an ENFP I am surprised to find out so much about myself that I take for granted. I especially like the insights that help me understand better my weaknesses:
" At times, ENFPs find themselves interpreting events in terms of another's "hidden motive," giving special meaning to words or actions. This interpretation tends to be negative and, more often than not, inaccurately negative. In the process, an ENFP may find that he or she has introduced an unnecessary, toxic element into the relationship."
I think I have tried to give too much credit to "hidden motives and made mistakes that way.
Also I liked:
"They need also to discipline themselves against beginning too many projects and making commitments to too many people."
My lesson in making commitments last week was running a 6 hour marathon I was unprepared for to teach myself a lesson in not making commitments if at all possible. I hope that effort will pay off.
"They need also to
discipline themselves against beginning too many projects and
making commitments to too many people."
- ENFP - The Visionary (view on Google Sidewiki)
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Watched an amazing video on Music last night
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I did not understand it all for sure, it's going to take a few more times, but it was great I thought.
Nice to be able to see it on NetFlix - Instant watch whenever you want to. What a great program on my XBox!