Quite enjoying @fryrsquared.bsky.social pensively playing with an abacus. You know, like mathematicians do.

Fascinating article - Design Reviewed membership is well worth the £20 a year!

Design Reviewed@designreviewed.com · 4d ago

Members content. Logos and Lettering by Adrian Frutiger, André Gürtler and Bruno Pfäffli designreviewed.com/logos-and-le...

Every single tech bro take is partly facile and partly wrong, but presented as deep insight. These people are so, so, thick.

Matt Binder@mattbinder.bsky.social · 5d ago

the tech industry is about to invent books

No, your Magic 8 Ball is not conscious, and it does not have feelings. Also, the burden of proof in this debate is not on me.

No idea what people mean when they say books used to use more obscure language.

“War is concrete cicatrix.”

hookland.bsky.social@hookland.bsky.social · last wk.

War is target fixation. War is concrete cicatrix. War is an unbanishable ghost. Hookland knows this. It pillboxes remain manifestations of invasion fears. The abandoned sound mirrors of its salt marshes still listen out for phantom planes. There is no psychic peace. – #DAKilory

America, please learn to make a snack that isn‘t entirely too sweet. These are tasty, but after one my teeth itch.

Did someone say crisp festival?

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a staggering all-time high 65% off on Steam! 💀⛏️🩸 It's the perfect time to check out our folk horror adventure set on the moors of Northern England. The answers lie in the soil...

And...here...we...go! "A travelling wizard returns to his home town, to save it from a fire demon & the people who banished him as a child." I'm really excited to be returning to the world of Candles, it's good to be back. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn... #comicbooks #fantasy

Delighted that Head of Steam and Kings Head get a joint shout-out in this. Huddersfield one of the rare stations that has more pubs than trains at the moment.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

‘Delays are always welcome’: 10 of the best railway station pubs in England

This is a great book, and you should definitely snag the first edition if you're at all interested in design and haven't read it.

Erika Hall@erikahall.bsky.social · 2w ago

You might enjoy the first edition of Conversational Design, which is a free download while I figure out how to address all the current fuckery in the 2nd ed. It's about designing things for humans, and why not to shove every interaction through a literal chat. www.mulebooks.com/conversation...

Only learned about this story recently via @secondcaptains.bsky.social Great example of people with huge moral courage creating a movement.

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2w ago

One from the archives In 1984 Dunnes shop worker Mary Manning refused to handle South African goods & was backed by her shop steward, Karen Gearon. Both were suspended. 9 colleagues came out in support. The strike lasted 3yrs & forced the Irish govt to ban the import of all SA goods. All heroes

Today I avoided a taco stall because they had a shit AI menu. Perhaps their tacos were lovely? I’ll never know. Please don’t do this, taco people.

Hard to do anything other than applaud this:

sarah zedig 🐐@hmsnofun.bsky.social · 2w ago

the extent to which online infrastructure is simultaneously 100% funded by taxpayer money and yet is 100% owned by private companies is an all-time world-historic civilization-defining lead-in-the-pipes level failure of every single apparatus of social engineering ever conceived by man.

I’d forgotten until today that Wu Tang Clan had a song called “For Heavens Sake”. Presumably on an album with “Typical”, “Well, Really!“ and “I’ll Just Do It Myself Shall I?”

Been listening to the new Green Lung record this afternoon, and I am in a MUCH better mood as a result.

GREEN LUNG@greenlungband.bsky.social · last mo.

𝕹𝖊𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖕𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖘 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖓𝖔𝖜! Our deepest thanks to everyone who has listened, preordered and spread the word. We can’t wait for you to hear the album in full - and to celebrate, an animated music video for ‘Dance to the Grave’ is premiering now 💀 💜 youtu.be/7EeepVS9OXA?...

A selection of cover designs from Typografia, 1973. Issue 7 Cover by Bohuslav Blažej Issue 5 Cover by Luděk Rohlík Issue 3 Cover by Milan Jareš Issues 10 Cover by N. A. Gončarova designreviewed.com/archive/ #czechdesign #1970s #typography #graphicdesign

This is great, and captures exactly why 7-70Up is so moving, enthralling, and occasionally enraging.

Jude Rogers@juderogers.bsky.social · 3w ago

...so read my long love-letter to this show, in which I explore all its complications and unanswered questions, here. juderogers.substack.com/p/the-unansw...

“Have you hyphenated that copy?” “Sure did, boss, real smutty just like you wanted.” “What?”

Can’t believe Sable is 5! I remember excitedly watching this evolve from early teaser videos to absolutely falling in love with it on release. Maybe time for another play through?

Gregorios Kythreotis@eteogreg.bsky.social · 3w ago

It’s Sable’s 5th Anniversary! I’ve written some reflections on what the game means to me, and to celebrate I’m delighted to announce that @lostincult.co.uk are reprinting the Sable Design Works Find out more here: www.eteogames.com/sable-turns-...

”Did you get that photo for the cover of our flute book?” “Sure did, boss, real fucking creepy just like you asked.” “What?” … “WHAT?”

I knew Lichtenstein was a fraud, but I'm genuinely a little shocked how much worse his copy is. What a hack. Also, kudos to the original art by Tony Abruzzo, which is FAR better than it has any right to be.

Ste Jormur@stejormur.bsky.social · last mo.

I'd never seen this Roy Lichtenstein painting before, but it's incredible how he manages unfailingly to make his copies worse than the original comics he's ripping off.

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

when ai leaves u behind

Xero now with 100% more 🎃@artificer-ind.bsky.social · last mo.

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

Kermit the Frog ys one thousande tymes more real than Tilly Norwood

In terms of sheer speed to create a nice-sounding-sort-of-track, this is one of the best toys I’ve ever picked up.

Terrorism: elderly priest carrying a sign. Not terrorism: masked thugs targeting volunteer emergency workers.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action

Clare Youngs, contemporary graphic designer and artist who works with collage, paper and fabric #womensart