Comments on: Rub downs http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/ Typomania is incurable but not lethal. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:25:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: laura lee http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-209 laura lee Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:56:42 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-209 Hello i was wondering if antbody could give me some advice, i have two wooden letter-press design system storage cases 18 drawers each full of old Letraset that i aquired about 10 years ago does anybody know the best place or way to sell these as ive no need for them but could imagine there must be collectors somewhere thanks Hello i was wondering if antbody could give me some advice, i have two wooden letter-press design system storage cases 18 drawers each full of old Letraset
that i aquired about 10 years ago does anybody know the best place or way to sell these as ive no need for them but could imagine there must be collectors somewhere
thanks

]]> By: Toon http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Toon Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:26:41 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-208 It's funny, it's always the generation who have managed to wrestle free from some obsolete technology who then discard its remnants with pleasure and relief. A few cling on out of nostalgia, and then the next generation (who maybe only toyed with it as children) cherishes it for its very specific qualities. It was like that with Volkswagens, Commodore 64's, typewriters, vinyl records, formica, and i feel it's starting to emerge for audio and VHS cassettes. My advice: never throw anything away ;-) It’s funny, it’s always the generation who have managed to wrestle free from some obsolete technology who then discard its remnants with pleasure and relief. A few cling on out of nostalgia, and then the next generation (who maybe only toyed with it as children) cherishes it for its very specific qualities.

It was like that with Volkswagens, Commodore 64’s, typewriters, vinyl records, formica, and i feel it’s starting to emerge for audio and VHS cassettes. My advice: never throw anything away ;-)

]]> By: Pedro Gonçalves http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Pedro Gonçalves Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:10:46 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-207 As I don't have any vision problems, I can read it fine. I like small text in websites, as well in other supports, because it normally makes the text spot more uniform and fitting to the composition. If I ever have a problem with reading it, I use apple+ to increase text size and WILL NOT bug the designer with it. As I don’t have any vision problems, I can read it fine. I like small text in websites, as well in other supports, because it normally makes the text spot more uniform and fitting to the composition. If I ever have a problem with reading it, I use apple+ to increase text size and WILL NOT bug the designer with it.

]]> By: art http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-206 art Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:34:29 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-206 "9 pt on a new MacBookAir looks tiny but sharp, while on an old PC could be massive and blurry" Agreed, but i think major sites have scripts running which detect your screen resolution and are capable of loading a seperate website design for a particular screen. i think ;) “9 pt on a new MacBookAir looks tiny but sharp,
while on an old PC could be massive and blurry”

Agreed, but i think major sites have scripts running which detect your screen resolution and are capable of loading a seperate website design for a particular screen.

i think ;)

]]> By: e http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-205 e Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:52:30 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-205 If the type is too small, on a Mac you type Apple+ to increase point size. There is no proper way to achieve the same size across platforms and screens in the design of a website. The better the screen, the smaller the pixels. 9 pt on a new MacBookAir looks tiny but sharp, while on an old PC could be massive and blurry. If the type is too small, on a Mac you type Apple+ to increase point size. There is no proper way to achieve the same size across platforms and screens in the design of a website. The better the screen, the smaller the pixels. 9 pt on a new MacBookAir looks tiny but sharp, while on an old PC could be massive and blurry.

]]> By: Sven http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Sven Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:56:12 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-204 i know about zoom feature, i use firefox 3 beta, which even does full page zoom. but that makes images blurry and raises the issue even more: why not make text legible in the first place!? reading from comments it seems that there are other people with same problem as well. i know about zoom feature, i use firefox 3 beta, which even does full page zoom. but that makes images blurry and raises the issue even more: why not make text legible in the first place!?

reading from comments it seems that there are other people with same problem as well.

]]> By: Able Parris http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Able Parris Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:01:03 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-203 Threw it away?! I love Letraset, and I am almost out of it. It is great for collages! When I lived in Providence, RI, I had an inexpensive and deep supply of it from a dieing art supply store that had been stuck in a basement downtown. Basically, if I could find something worth buying down there I could almost name my price. He had drawers and drawers of Letraset! Oh to be back there today... Threw it away?! I love Letraset, and I am almost out of it. It is great for collages! When I lived in Providence, RI, I had an inexpensive and deep supply of it from a dieing art supply store that had been stuck in a basement downtown. Basically, if I could find something worth buying down there I could almost name my price. He had drawers and drawers of Letraset! Oh to be back there today…

]]> By: Roberto Bernasconi http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Roberto Bernasconi Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:09:43 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-202 ahahahha Flattery may come in the most unusual ways. Here in southamerica we take each others eyes for a couple of lestrasets. Yesterday i saw a designer stab another with an old rotring for a sheet of Stempel Garamond. ahahahha

Flattery may come in the most unusual ways.

Here in southamerica we take each others eyes for a couple of lestrasets. Yesterday i saw a designer stab another with an old rotring for a sheet of Stempel Garamond.

]]> By: Olly http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Olly Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:39:03 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-201 Ah, Letraset. Reminds me of wandering around Ryman (big stationery store) when I was young, checking out all the typesets and graphic pens. Shortly after that, I discovered computers... @James: Ctrl + Sven? But I don't have a Sven key ;-) Ah, Letraset. Reminds me of wandering around Ryman (big stationery store) when I was young, checking out all the typesets and graphic pens. Shortly after that, I discovered computers…

@James: Ctrl + Sven? But I don’t have a Sven key ;-)

]]> By: James http://spiekermann.com/en/rub-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-200 James Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:53:36 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/rub-downs/#comment-200 Ctrl+ Sven. Ctrl+ Sven.

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