Links
So I added a few links to our sidebar.
I was browsing the WordPress showcase and found these sites. One of them, Modelinia, I think we’ve been on before. My first reactions to this website were, in no particular order:
Why are we celebrating unrealistic expectations of female beauty!?
How much of a sucker do you think I am to watch/do/try something just because a supermodel says so?!
What could possibly be entertaining about this thinly-veiled attempt to add depth and personality to a bunch of walking clothes hangers?
Where can I find one of those pictures with Kate Moss all coked out?
Wow, this is like a reality TV show, but with less of a plot, if that’s even possible.
However, the truth is, I just like this website. I like watching models talk about stuff. There’s a video here of a supermodel giving a lesson on how to walk in high-heels, and she’s got her little tiny daughters running around in size 10 designer stilettos. It’s adorable and horrifying at the same time.
I also added one on fonts, all types of fonts (pun intended!) I thought this tied in nicely to our WORD category, and I think you share my appreciation of a nice font. (And speaking of banned lists, my friend Duncan and I nearly banned this great restaurant in SB because the font on their menu was completely unreadable. Businesspeople really need to be aware of that kind of thing, I don’t know why some of them are so dense.)
At first review, this website showcases some nice fonts; after a few minutes of browsing, you start to get an idea of the admirable degree of obsession going one here. This person’s office has font clippings covering every inch of wall space, they cannot hold down a job because they kept yelling at co-workers when the signature and body fonts in their emails were mis-matched, they have not been able to drive since their license expired and they cannot fill out the driver’s license renewal form because the DMV has no respect for fonts, and the mere sight of Curlz makes their eyeball twitch. You should especially check out the Sunday napkin fonts – real art. I am inspired to buy some paper napkins and draw on them. I will do that, and save them for a dinner party we will have someday.
I linked this image to the creator's website...where on earth does .ua reside?
Carmen is discussing.
Carmen 10:33 am on August 26, 2009 Permalink
Well, first, I remember Modelinia from Kdukes. My first reaction to it was that there was alot of good information on there that I could definitely use in my day to day life. As well as – I like looking at models. You can’t get away from that because its your brain drawing you to it. Its millions of years of evolution behind that. I’m not sure what to tell you about your revulsion. And frankly, we are suckers because thats why we were going to try washing our face with aspirin right? Of course, we haven’t gotten around to that…yet.
Secondly, I’m truly not sure that I have any kind of good font aesthetic or not. I know that I hate Curlz and I know what I think is pretty (hello napkin!) but I’m not at all sure that I can pull off being cool about fonts. I think I’ll leave those conversations to the professionals.