Archive for the 'Design' Category

Redesign of WSJ.com

Just wanted to say I’m really impressed with the redesign of WSJ.com. It looks great and I’m sure it will continue to attract more visitors.

Upright Italics

I’ve never even considered the possibility of an upright italics font set. Typically, an italicized font will slant a bit to the right. Not so with this set - take a look.

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As you can see, the lowercase letters are rather unique. But in the end, it looks more like a script-type font as opposed to an “upright italics.” I think it’s just a clever label. Sibylle Hagmann created this font for Village.

Alta Bikes

Here’s a picture of what I think is the prettiest looking single speed bike I’ve ever seen. 

Alta Bikes

Not that I’ll ever really be in a position to use such a bike extensively, but it’s just so darn nice looking. The next bike purchase will most likely be a time trial bike, but this probably won’t occur until I’m out of law school.