http://www.magnetstudio.com/words Good ideas are a dime a dozen...it's execution that counts Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:43:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/opentype-guide http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/opentype-guide#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:10:04 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=1998 OpenType (OT) is a cross-platform type format that includes expert layout features to provide richer linguistic support and advanced typographic control. Using OT technology you can substitute your characters for different glyphs1 using many different methods; Ligatures, Small Caps, Oldstyle Figures, Fractions, Superscript/Subscript, Ordinals, Alternates, Titling Characters and many more. This beginners guide will help to [...]]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/opentype-guide/feed 2 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/title-sequence-typography http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/title-sequence-typography#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:36:20 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=1965 Since the late 1950s, film title sequences have often been a showcase for contemporary design and illustration. The title sequences of Saul Bass and Maurice Binder are among the best examples of this though they inspired many imitators both in cinema and on television. Christian Annyas has gathered a nice collection of title sequence graphics for us [...]]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/title-sequence-typography/feed 0 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/letterpress-printing http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/letterpress-printing#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:42:10 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=1945 Letterpress printing is a form of relief printing introduced to Europe in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg. Although moveable type systems had been used previously, Gutenberg’s innovations removed the enormous amount of labour involved in manipulating individual characters. For centuries after Gutenberg’s invention hand-set metal type was the industry standard, but with the advent of the [...]]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/letterpress-printing/feed 0 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/stamps http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/stamps#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:52:45 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=1764 A stamp design includes several elements required for it to accomplish its purpose satisfactorily. Most important is the denomination indicating its monetary value, while international agreements require a country name on almost all types of stamps. The second required element, at least for stamps intended to be used on international mail, is the name of [...]]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/stamps/feed 0 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/mafia-photos-charts http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/mafia-photos-charts#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:19:03 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=1647 These are some of the more interesting images from a huge collection of mafia research that I used to create gangrule.com. They include the charts that were used in the nationally televised Kefauver hearings in 1950, the very same charts that were mimicked in the Godfather 2 film. ]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2010/mafia-photos-charts/feed 1 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/north-south-oldskool-mix http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/north-south-oldskool-mix#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:43:28 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=1219 Sublime oldskool mix from North & South, two of the best DJ’s to play in the UK — they won MixMag’s Club of the Year award for their Boy with Style night on Holdenhurst Road. If you ever went to Remix in Bournemouth back in the day then you know what to expect. Doesn’t get [...]]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/north-south-oldskool-mix/feed 1 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/maps http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/maps#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:41:10 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=1303 Cartography, or map-making is the study, and practice of crafting representations of the Earth upon a flat surface. Road maps are perhaps the most widely used maps today, and form a subset of navigational maps, which also include aeronautical and nautical charts, railroad network maps, and hiking and bicycling maps. In terms of quantity, the largest number [...]]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/maps/feed 0 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/homicides-in-ny http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/homicides-in-ny#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:09:41 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=1213 Each day, the New York Police Department announces major crimes, including most homicides, in the five boroughs. This data is compiled from those reports, in addition to news accounts, court records and additional reporting. The map will be updated as new information becomes available. http://projects.nytimes.com/crime/homicides/map (Via) ]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/homicides-in-ny/feed 0 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/kevincyr http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/kevincyr#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:41:47 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/ak-offsuit/ “In a culture in which people are easily lured by the appeal of status-enhancing symbols, I find beauty in derelict cars and unkempt landscapes. I have always been interested in painting vehicles and scenes that have defined the evolution of the American landscape.” “I commemorate commercial vehicles inundated with graffiti and rust, working vehicles, and well-traveled [...]]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/kevincyr/feed 0 http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/joshkeyesnet http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/joshkeyesnet#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 23:01:48 +0000 Jon Black http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/?p=141 Josh Keyes is an American contemporary artist who works with painting, drawing, and installation art. He currently works out of Oakland, California. His work has been described as “a satirical look at the impact urban sprawl has on the environment and surmises, with the aid of scientific slices and core samples, what could happen if we continue [...]]]> http://www.magnetstudio.com/words/2009/joshkeyesnet/feed 0