From The Art of Kissing: A 1936 Guide for Lovers
“A kiss can never be absolutely defined. Because each kiss is different from the one before and the one after. Just as no two people are alike, so are no two kisses alike. For it is people who make kisses. Real, live people pulsating with life and love and extreme happiness…”
(source— with a great book review, more hilarious quotes, and great links)
Good illustrations makes it look so easy… such as these concise instructions from The Art & Craft of Hairdressing (N E B Wolters, 1958 edition).
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A first its kind, The Lost Type Co-Op is a pay-what-you-want type foundry.
Begun a little over two years ago by Riley Cran and Tyler Galpin, originally in a whirlwind 24 hour adventure to distribute a single typeface, Lost Type has blossomed into a full fledged foundry, distributing fonts from designers all over the world.
Users have the opportunity to pay whatever they like for a font (you can even type in ‘$0’ for a free download). 100% of funds from these sales go directly to the designers of the fonts, respectively — Lost Type takes no cut of sales, and holds no funds.
(somewhere in 18th-century Italy)
I stumbled across these lovely images today… from an 18th century Italian book entitled Scoperta della chironomia, ossia, Dell’arte di gestire con le mani by Vicenzo Requeno, a Spanish monk living in Italy. The book examines the gestural techniques as recounted in various Greek and Latin authors, concentrating on representing numbers with the hand.
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At some point last week this link crossed my desktop… a lovely collection of cautionary poster images (many more at the link).
To whoever sent me this link, apologies… let me know and I’ll give you source credit here.
Charlotte, NC, USA
A typographic study, combining some of Matt Stevens’ favorite typefaces with his love of old automotive manuals and exploded diagrams… more here.
Cartoon by Art Young (1866-1943)
