your turn #4

Csilla Kleyánzki

we have many themes:

designing romanticism,
koenig's steam press,
political satire,
daguerreotype,
photography as portrait of the famous (nadar),
photography as sience of movement (e. muybridge),
photography as art (pictorialism) 
erotica,
circus' "freaks,"
egyptian serifs,
photography as war reportage,
almanacs,
cards,

go ahead, see you in two weeks!
 

arh 346 important update

due to a previous personal engagement, i will not be able to come to class next thursday, feb. 13. please, post your comments as if we had our regular class. i'll see you thursday february 20th. 

your turn #3

The madness of Michael Mapes, via koikoikoi

Dear class, there's plenty to talk about.

What excites your fancy?

Garamond (hope you remember my board quick notes) maps, infamous books, Bodoni, L'Encyclopedie, newspapers (are they really "dying" or judst "morphing"?), Baskerville (and the design of "The Declaration"), Caslon, etc.

Nota bene: If I can ask something from the class is to try to be less casual about your comments and try to really ponder design in a deliberate manner.