Through Lines 047

Stone lithography is a process I can’t say I’ve ever had an opportunity to try, but I own at least one book that was produced entirely using that process and it’s endlessly fascinating to me because of the complexity of the process.

• “Free fonts are bullshit.” The internet seems to agree with John Mayer on this.
• Some great tips on how to overcome writers block. Thanks for this one Greg.
• Given this terrible events of this week but also years of Xenophobic behavior, these free bystander intervention sessions should probably be required for all.
• These intricately engineered paper masks by Patrick Carbral are something else.
• Stewart Brand is the kind of technologist the world needs: one who can look backwards and forwards and with a strong sense of long-term thinking.
• A complete guide to knots. So many I’ve never even heard of. Animated, too.
• I have a few different editions of the Speedball Lettering guide, but not this one.
• Yes, our ideas about and relationship to work are the problem.
• Scott’s thoughts on success or failure are so on-the-nose in describing how I’ve seen so many projects run their course over the years. They still do far too often.
• Malcontents are my favorite creative people.
• Spline looks really intriguing.