Friday, November 7, 2003Logo Design15 new trends in logo design. posted @ 02:32 PM EST [link] This is Broken A new project to make businesses more aware of their customer experience, and how to fix it. posted @ 02:23 PM EST [link] Wednesday, September 24, 2003The Z in old Scottish wordsThe "z" to be found in a number of Scots words is a early printers attempt to represent the letter "yogh." Apparently,it was used to denote a consonantal sound similar to modern "y". As most printers had to make do with the letters they had, they often used the standard Roman letters y, g, or even z for it. Thus Scots words such as tulzie (brawl) and especially proper names such as Menzies and Dalziel (and even MacKenzie) are often pronounced with an English z when they should sound like Mingis¡, Dalyell¡¯ and even MacKingie¡. As time passed, the "z" often became pronounced as a modern z. A similar fate befell the old letter thorn which was pronounced "th"as in "thick" Printers substituted "y" very often, thus resulting in "ye" instead of the letter thorn. Hence the mistaken "ye olde tea shoppe". The "ye" shouldreally be pronounced as "the". Thanks Gerry P. posted @ 02:18 PM EST [link] Tuesday, September 23, 2003Be there, or be squareThe world mustache and beard championships . . . November 1, 2003, Carson City, Nevada posted @ 03:47 PM EST [link] Tuesday, September 16, 2003RdiaengAoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. ceehiro. posted @ 08:50 AM EST [link] The Creation of Michigan Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?" God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look Michael, look what I've made." Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?" "It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance." "Balance?", inquired Michael, still confused. God explained, pointing to different parts of earth, "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot. Over here I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people," God continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice." The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a large land mass and said, "What's that one?" "Ah," said God. "That's Michigan, the most glorious place on earth. You'll notice that it is made in the fashion of my hand, the Hand of God. There are beautiful lakes, rivers, sunsets and rolling hills. The people from Michigan are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hard working and high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace." Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed," What about balance, God?" "You said there would be balance!" God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I'm putting around them in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Canada." posted @ 05:22 AM EST [link] Thursday, September 11, 2003The Age GaugeTells how old you are in relation to famous people and events. posted @ 06:43 AM EST [link] Monday, September 1, 2003The Origami UndergroundA "how to" guide to making 3D origami models of your favorite sexual positions and other assorted oddities. posted @ 09:04 PM EST [link] Bad Toon Rising Bad Toon Rising is a collection of drawings of well-known cartoon characters produced by amateur artists entirely from memory and without any reference materials whatsoever. We can all picture what Mickey Mouse or the Pink Panther look like in our minds, but getting that image down on paper is another matter! Never mind, we think that some of the worst drawings are the best. posted @ 08:55 PM EST [link] Sunday, August 31, 2003The Drawing of a GirlA pretty neat step-by-step process of a girls picture being created. posted @ 07:00 AM EST [link] |
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