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Luna’s Café: Why Tony Blair is right (again)

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Tuesday, 7 April 2015. Why Tony Blair is right (again). The telling part from his speech on Europe:. 8216;I know that those who want us out of Europe say that they agree with all that but we can do just as well, if not better, out not in. Are they the standard bearers of an open-minded culturally tolerant Britain? Are creativity, innovation and curiosity about what we can learn from the world their hallmarks?

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Luna’s Café: Winston learns what italics mean in a Finance Bill

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Thursday, 19 February 2015. Winston learns what italics mean in a Finance Bill. 25 June 1930, vol 240 cc1183–244. The Committee on the Finance Bill (considering clause 29) looks at clauses printed in italics:. Does the whole point turn upon the typography? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Alison Black’s blog. The official Reading Typography blog. Type in the environment.

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Luna’s Café: June 2008

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Thursday, 26 June 2008. Fully Booked: a topsy-turvy book. Certainly worth looking at for Katherine Gillieson. 8217;s essays, this beautifully produced book about book design will certainly give you a few turns. More about it later! Wednesday, 25 June 2008. This post is really just an excuse to link to Jo de Baerdemaeker’s website. Showing his work on Tibetan typeface design (an a rather nice display sanserif, too).

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Luna’s Café: Mary Beard stands up for readers

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Sunday, 8 September 2013. Mary Beard stands up for readers. The article ‘Democracy, the footnote test’ in this week’s TLS. Contains two interesting observations, one general:. 8216;It is not a bad rule of thumb in modern ancient history writing that the more space the footnotes occupy, the less likely they are to prove what they are supposed to’. And one on an edition of Cicero. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Luna’s Café: A little too much like me?

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Thursday, 6 November 2014. A little too much like me? Most members of the US congress have an age/gender/ethnicity/orientation/education just like me! Wait a minute, is that a good thing? Http:/ www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2014/nov/06/-sp-congress-diversity-women-race-lgbt-are-you-represented. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Alison Black’s blog. Type in the environment.

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Luna’s Café: October 2008

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Saturday, 25 October 2008. Shall we join Canada? The New York Times. Satirizes its own election graphics here. With an infographic that owes more to a wallpaper sample book than Isotype. My favorites are Alaska and Washington.). Friday, 17 October 2008. The Mad Men type spotter’s file. If, like me, you are waiting anxiously for the next series of Mad Men. Is the website for you. Helvetica in a NYC glass house. 8216;The...

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Skip navigation and images and jump to page content. Understanding the user who isn't you. How I do it. We take mobile communication for granted but the more functionality we demand of our phones, the more complex they are to use. I love this quote from Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of the C computer language: 'There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.'. Right time, right place.

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Luna’s Café: Making your mark count

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Friday, 19 September 2014. Making your mark count. Would the above have been valid ballot papers in the Scottish referendum yesterday? You can find out how counting officers interpret voters’ intentions in The Chief Counting Officer's guide to dealing with doubtful ballot papers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Alison Black’s blog. The official Reading Typography blog.

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Luna’s Café: Who put the S upside down?

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Sunday, 21 December 2014. Who put the S upside down? Are the North Koreans responsible for the upside-down S on Sony’s Hollywood headquarters? I think we should be told. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Alison Black’s blog. The official Reading Typography blog. Type in the environment. Who put the S upside down?

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Luna’s Café: Word travels fast (with and without Twitter)

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Paul Luna’s occasional thoughts on typography, book design, and a Thatcher-free world. Sunday, 22 February 2015. Word travels fast (with and without Twitter). Iona and Peter Opie’s classic The lore and language of schoolchildren. 1959) reminds us that a world before social media was still a world of near-instantaneous communication within social groups, especially when the scurrilous was concerned:. Hark the Herald Angels sing,. Mrs Simpson’s pinched our king,. Temptation, temptation, temptation,. Subscr...