A #shelfie of the books we’re reading in our house–some for me, and some for the kiddos. The International Day of the Book The 23rd of April is celebrated in many places as the International Day of the Book, or World Book Day. UNESCO declared April 23 to be World Book and Copyright Day as […]

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Planets* I’ve Visited *Some objects pictured may or may not be planets. Moons of Jupiter not pictured. Which planets have you visited? Take the quiz!

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I’ve been getting more and more interested in typeface design over the past year.  A carpenter needs to know how trees grow and a chef should know something about the origin of the food that ends up on the plate.  In the same way, a designer who works with text and letterforms every day should have […]

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It’s not easy to consider the forms of letters without taking into consideration their meaning. I recently traveled to see some friends and family in China and Korea.  While I was there, I was intrigued by the variety of typefaces used in signage and printed material for both Mandarin and Korean.  It presented a unique […]

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It’s not easy to consider the forms of letters without taking into consideration their meaning. When I saw Chinese characters, however, I didn’t have any choice. The only thing I could understand about the signs and ads in China was the emotional tone or mood created by the way the characters were presented. Take these […]

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-Watermelon on a stick -Cowboy hats -iPhones everywhere. -Street sweeping trucks in Liupanshui play “It’s A Small World After All,” sounding like ice cream trucks.

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Locksmiths know about the importance of location in placing your ads. Almost every inch of the stairwell of Bekah’s apartment building is covered with these ads for locksmith services. It makes a great texture.

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Food on a skewer of all sorts is available at all hours and all places. And it’s good. Pictured here is spiced lamb roasted on an open fire, with náng–a flat bread basted with onion, butter and sesame, a staple food of the Uighur people. Uighurs (WEE-gers) are an ethnic people group in northwest China, […]

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Derek and Ashley have been telling their kids about my visit for the last few days, and in some unrelated conversation about juggling Derek mentioned, “You know, Mr. Tim can juggle.” Which is how I ended up leading a gym class on juggling for 15 Korean kindergartners. Just wonderful. Emmeline, this is the same room […]

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Emmeline, not only do the people here in Japan use different words when they speak, they also use different letters when they write. See these letters?

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