sevencolors web log

Meaningful typography

Tue, 31 May 2011 12:32:43 +0800

“A modular scale is a sequence of numbers that relate to one another in a meaningful way. Learn how to apply modular scales to bring resonance to your designs.”

More Meaningful Typography

Ubuntu and HTML5 (unrelated)

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:47:52 +0800

Two things. First: I have upgraded from Hardy Heron to Lucid Lynx and it all works very nicely, except a minor bug that has something to do with visual effects, the bonobo server and the screensaver...I'm not using a screen saver and the problem is gone. I upgraded, probably a new install from the CD would solve the problem completely, but I don't mind, it's fine as it is.

The second thing: I thought my web site was written in XHTML 1.0 Strict (it validates as such) but I found out that, since I'm serving pages with a MIME type of text/html, I'm not really using XHTML (HTML5)...

Read this: Dive Into HTML5

Lovers of Covers

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:44:51 +0800

“ The art of Storm Thorgerson is among the most recognizable of the past half-century and his influence on popular culture cannot be overstated. This historic exhibition, Lovers of Covers, is the first of its kind and Storm's most comprehensive to date, featuring more than 60 works of art. Highlights include Storm's distinguished covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney, Steve Miller and a broad range of new performing artists. ”

SFAE - Lovers of Covers

BP

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:19:07 +0800

“ BP claim that they are “beyond petroleum”. But this is a company that is up to its neck in the dirtiest oil going - poised to invest in the Canadian tar sands and causing environmental catastrophe through deepwater drilling. Their nice green logo doesn't really seem to fit them too well, so we ran a competition to find a logo that we could use to rebrand BP. ”

Behind the logo

Gulf oil spill infographic

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:30:22 +0800

“ The BP Gulf oil spill is the worst ever when you combine its size and location. While it may not be the biggest, as you can see from the graphic, it certainly will be one of the most economically damaging and costly, simply because it occurred in some of America's most productive waters. ”

Gulf oil spill