Monday Minute
I updated a few things around here yesterday, most notably the header, the typeface for the main copy (bye Trebuchet, hello Georgia), plus a little tweaking to the comments pop-up windows.
Today is rather quiet. Atlanta is thick with humidity, the air is warm, and the cats are starting to lay out L-O-N-G on the hard wood floors. In other words, summer is coming on strong.
What better time to talk about wool suits. The Morning News has posted the feature Men's Fashion: Part 1, Suits which runs down the styles, weights, and various do's and don'ts for guys buying suits.
Zeldman is holding a photo contest looking for mugs of people reading his book.
Excellent opening titles for Jodie Foster's Panic Room. One. Two. Three. This marks another use of 3-D'ish, perspective typography I've seen lately. A similar style / technique was used for The Man Who Wasn't There (I can't get that twirling barber pole out of my head), and in some Nissan SUV commercial I remember seeing. I smell a trend. [linked via Newstoday]
In personal news, my wife lost her future job with Andersen. I say 'future' for she had been hired, but wasn't scheduled to start until this summer. Nothing gained, nothing lost. But it was quite interesting being an semi-involved party in the media circus.
Now I'm off to stand in line at the Post Office. Joy.
Comments
Ahhhh . . . the Panic Room titles. I must say I was completely knocked out when I saw these. Naturally I was very impressed by the 3D-ness of the letters, the shading and the fine letterforms. However, upon re-viewing the one thing that sticks with me the most is the simple scale of the letters in relation to their "place" in the City. The way they hang in the air, ominous and brooding, like some sort of vaguely imperial bats. The sequence set the tone for the movie beautifully.
Posted by: Don at April 16, 2002 12:04 AM
I have a friend who just had her Andersen offer rescinded and is now faced with finding herself a job. Again.
I think it will be interesting to see all the moving and shaking in the audit world over the coming months. Andersen has a lot of outstanding professionals in its employ who are now scrambling to transplant their careers.
I wish your wife luck in finding a new job and I commend you on your ability to remain positive ("Nothing gained, nothing lost").
Posted by: Paul at April 16, 2002 2:26 AM
Yes! the panic room titles worked wonderfully. the solidness, they just "felt" so heavy sets the mood. Along with the music (go listen again). I love it when a simple idea get's through the process and works so well. Even my wife, who hates how I gush about such things, had to lean over to me in the theater and say "Cool"
Posted by: ryan at April 16, 2002 3:45 PM
