Comments on: helvetica* http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:33:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Heidi http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3106 Heidi Wed, 07 May 2008 00:12:52 +0000 http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3106 Hear hear! I feel like I could have written that post myself. I had a very similar experience at the start of my career. We must have come up through college around the same time. I love computer and desktop publishing, and all of the freedom that comes with it. But every once in a while I feel like picking up the traditional tools. Long live the Rapidograph! Hear hear! I feel like I could have written that post myself. I had a very similar experience at the start of my career. We must have come up through college around the same time. I love computer and desktop publishing, and all of the freedom that comes with it. But every once in a while I feel like picking up the traditional tools. Long live the Rapidograph!

]]> By: David Roussel http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3085 David Roussel Sat, 03 May 2008 11:25:31 +0000 http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3085 I recently watched 'Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press' on BBC iPlayer, but it doesn't seem to be available anymore. If you get the chance to watch it you might like it too. 50 mins long. Stephen Fry traces the story of Gutenburg, whilst a replica press is made, and mr Fry even cases a letter 'E' himself. Will watch out for Helvetica. I recently watched ‘Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press’ on BBC iPlayer, but it doesn’t seem to be available anymore. If you get the chance to watch it you might like it too. 50 mins long.

Stephen Fry traces the story of Gutenburg, whilst a replica press is made, and mr Fry even cases a letter ‘E’ himself.

Will watch out for Helvetica.

]]> By: Katy http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3084 Katy Sat, 03 May 2008 11:19:35 +0000 http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3084 Incredible, the speed of time. You could star in a diorama of life in the olden days! "There's someone churning butter." "There's someone setting type." When I graduated from high school I got a really nice electric typewriter. It was cutting edge back then, but it beeped every time I made a spelling error, and I was writing a lot of papers in Spanish..... Now I feel like we're living with that machine from Star Trek, where you ask for what you want to eat or drink or wear and the computer gives it to you. Just this week I said to my computer "metal lunchbox", "custom bobblehead", and "linen shirts" and they all got to my house in 3 days. Incredible, the speed of time. You could star in a diorama of life in the olden days! “There’s someone churning butter.” “There’s someone setting type.”

When I graduated from high school I got a really nice electric typewriter. It was cutting edge back then, but it beeped every time I made a spelling error, and I was writing a lot of papers in Spanish…..

Now I feel like we’re living with that machine from Star Trek, where you ask for what you want to eat or drink or wear and the computer gives it to you. Just this week I said to my computer “metal lunchbox”, “custom bobblehead”, and “linen shirts” and they all got to my house in 3 days.

]]> By: Liza http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3080 Liza Fri, 02 May 2008 14:51:40 +0000 http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3080 I remember my mother literally cutting up her novels and reorganizing them by laying the cut out pieces on the floor of her study. It was such a physical aspect of her writing. How things have changed. I remember my mother literally cutting up her novels and reorganizing them by laying the cut out pieces on the floor of her study. It was such a physical aspect of her writing. How things have changed.

]]> By: buddha_is http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3075 buddha_is Fri, 02 May 2008 07:54:34 +0000 http://boodely.com/2008/05/01/helvetica/#comment-3075 I LOVED watching that film! ...and everything that cut and paste used to mean! I LOVED watching that film!

…and everything that cut and paste used to mean!

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