Danny Perasa and his wife, Annie, went to StoryCorps to recount their twenty-seven-year romance.
Fontbook
It’s in! After a few long months of guessing, our Fontbook finally arrived. Now we can peruse the many useful (and many more useless) fonts of the world. In all honesty, this will be a really large asset when trying to come up with new type combinations for our clients, be it rebranding, publication design or otherwise. An added bonus – we get exposed to new font names, such as Wolfdance.
It’s Not All Good
Don’t get me wrong, anyone who knows me knows I’m a big fan of gurus, sufis and yogis. Great thinking withstands the test of time. But the other day, I was talking with someone about a situation they didn’t like, then to wrap things up, they used the most recent new age catch phrase that we hear everywhere these days: ‘Oh well, it is what it is.’ Clearly this was meant as ‘There’s nothing I can do.’
But here’s the thing: ‘It is what it is’ means exactly the opposite of ’There’s nothing I can do’.
If you’re standing on a street and someone is struck by a car, do you say ‘It is what it is?’ Yes, actually, you do. You don’t stand there wishing it didn’t happen, getting angry at the world for this series of events, wondering why it had to happen in front of you at this place and time, wishing you had medical training.
You accept the situation - it is what it is. You push past shock, surprise, anger, fear, doubt, usually so fast you don’t even notice it.
Then you get busy.
If you have training, you use it. If you have a cell phone, you use it. If you need to run for help, you do.
It is what it is. Accept it. Make a decision. Do something.
There’s plenty of time for whining, wishing and finding blame later. Or not.
Next up, why it’s not all good.
Feltron Letterpressed!
I have been following Nicholas Felton for a few years now. His unique ability to organize information, nevermind catalogue it, often leaves me speechless. I’ve purchased one of his Annual Reports before, but his newest report is something else entirely. Already sold out (in advance of printing of course) this Annual Report is printed on French Durotone paper and letterpressed by Swayspace (Brooklyn, NYC). The report was limited to 2000 copies, but have no fear, you can sign up to be notified when this item is back in stock.
HitRECord.org
I’m not sure how I haven’t heard of this project before (it started 5 years ago), but it’s blowing my mind. I’m a big fan of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his project hitRECord.org has to be his coolest so far. HitRECord is a professional open collaborative production company where anyone can create and develop art and media via the HitRECord site–videos, writing, photography, music, anything goes. Check out the demo reel below, I think you’ll be inspired.
We’re Hiring.
Now that we’re moving into a bigger, better office space we to have to fill it with people. We currently have openings for the following positions: Art Director | Senior Designer | Web Developer/Designer. If you’re interested in working for the ass-kickingest agency in town, send your resumés to pickme@neuhausdesign.com by August 4, 2010. Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Moving Day(s)
It’s been all quiet on the blogging front for a couple weeks now. We’ve been in limbo for a week or so as we prepare to move into our new space and without access to email and internet for a little too much of that time. We’re now realizing exactly how much we rely on technology to continue the flow of business. Hmmm, perhaps we should remedy that. In the meantime, check out a little clip of the days that were. Can anyone spot the antiquated Beta tape?
Editors note: While we technically moved out of our old space for a day, we are back temporarily. 704-70 Arthur Street. Home sweet home. Only another 7-ish sleeps before we move into our new, permanent residence (just don’t quote me on that timeline). We will send out a notification of our new address once we are firmly in place.
Double Your Pleasure
If we could all get a fraction of the enjoyment out of life as this guy gets out of rainbows, the world would be a better place. Or at least a more drug induced, hazy, make love, not war kind of place.
CitID
A friend passed along this cool project called CitID. According to their website “CitID is a ambitious project aiming to gain global consciousness by giving a (type)face to every city worldwide; big or small, rich or poor, famous or infamous, well-known or unheard-of”. Artists and designers can submit their work to honour their city, or a city they’ve been to or would like to go to. All submissions will be reviewed for publication in the CitID book. Now, here’s a shameful fact: Canada is unrepresented as of now! Let’s get on it, shall we?
