What a narcissistic lunatic we are dealing with. He is still obsessed with the crowd size. He is still raging about the baseless voting fraud even though he had won. He is still insisting on building the wall that we—not Mexico—are going to pay for. At this point, this out-of-control, self-centered fascist could come up with any crazy shit and the top Republican leaders will go along because they are nothing but a bunch of cowards.
A refreshing reminder to clear and engaging writing. Strausser’s practical advices, approachable examples, and useful exercises make it easy to improve your writing skills. I wish I had read this book in middle school.
Similar to White’s Thinking in Type, his latest Listening to Type is an excellent guide for improving typography. His writing is clear and his examples are comprehensive. Unfortunately, the design of this book, like his previous one, is way too busy. It feels like I am reading a webpage with lots of ads surrounding it. With layouts like these, I am not sure if I should stop reading the main content to look at the examples or I should just focus on the content and go back to the examples afterward. I wish the design was simpler.
Đán: Daddy, do you know what a vagina is?
Dad: What? A vagina?
Đán: Yes, do you know what a vagina is?
Dad: What is it?
Đán: It’s like cu (Vietnamese for penis), but only for girls.
Dad: Interesting. Where did you learn that?
Đán: From S (a girl in his class).
I was not sure if I should be laughing or shocked.
In the past couple of days, I started to feed my blog posts into Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn via dlvr.it. Whatever I write on here will appear in those social networks within half an hour. I am taking this approach to take control of my own content. I still want to have a presence on social media, but this blog will be the main source. Everything will start from here.
The second reason is to be less active on Facebook and Twitter. Of course I could easily turn them off, but I don’t want to be totally disconnected. I have turned off all my notifications on my phone, but I still have the apps. I will uninstalled them if I keep on checking them. I would be lying if I say that I don’t find the likes, the mentions, and the retweets to be gratifying.
With that said, I want to refocus on my priorities. I am still using RSS feed for keeping up with web design news. I still love reading personal blogs even though only a few people continue to write. I don’t engagement in comments anymore, but I still interact on Twitter and Facebook. With the new automation, I would like to move away from them as well. So if you don’t hear my response on Facebook or Twitter, please understand that I am not ignoring you. I just need to really cut back on my interactions.
Thank you for reading no matter what platform you use.
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“Alternate facts” would refer to two facts in rotation with each other. They would still be facts. “Alternative facts” do not share that quality. They do not have actual existence. Alternative facts are delusions.
Jan Middendorp, Shaping Text, (p.36):
Yes and no. Much works differently on the web, yet the basic principles of classic and modern (typo-)graphic design have not become worthless. Proven guidelines for good layout and typography are still relevant, but they must be applied intelligently and adapted to the new environment.
Jan Middendorp, Shaping Text, (p.12):
Not only is reading one of the most fascinating human skills, in our society it is also a vital one. People who have difficulty reading—a newspaper, a warning sign, a letter for the tax authorities—are socially vulnerable and more likely to get into trouble.
Sounds like the forty-fifth president.