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16 things about white space

Posted on 3 April 2012 by Propagandum

1. White space is the name typesetters, typographers and type designers – artists of the black – give to a presence where we might expect an absence. We can, if we choose, see a shape where the mark has not been … Continue reading →

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Ordinary is beautiful, beautiful is ordinary

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Propagandum

I hope this selection doesn’t seem too random; we all collect texts, images and things people say, don’t we? The justification, if I need one, is that I am trying to reflect, in this tiny collection, something of the ordinariness … Continue reading →

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Hitler and me for the book, the Kindle and writing; Moses, Buddha, Socrates and Jesus Christ against

Posted on 9 February 2012 by Propagandum

A book of words is usually fairly simple and ordinary; at its best it can give us a sense that this ordinariness is very special indeed. Of course ‘special’ sounds silly as soon as I write it down, and ‘ordinariness’ … Continue reading →

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Film review: The Artist – back to the future

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Propagandum

I have just been to see The Artist – brilliant, thoroughly recommended. It connects strongly with a major theme of this blog: people adapting (or not) to media change. OK, it’s set in the period 1927 to 1932 in pre- … Continue reading →

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Baskerville versus the Kindle versus the Medici Psalter – in praise of ordinariness

Posted on 30 January 2012 by Propagandum

In my two previous posts I staged a mock battle between a 1760 book printed by John Baskerville and my Kindle. The ‘e-reader’, for a newcomer and late arrival, did surprisingly well, although I made no secret I like the … Continue reading →

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Baskerville versus the Kindle, Rounds 2–7, Hearing to Sustainability

Posted on 24 January 2012 by Propagandum

In the previous post I pitted my Kindle against a book that is a minor masterpiece of eighteenth-century typography: John Baskerville’s 1760 edition of the Book of Common Prayer. I promise I went into this Battle of the Book-Related Christmas Presents with no preconceptions … Continue reading →

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Baskerville versus the Kindle, Round 1: Seeing

Posted on 18 January 2012 by Propagandum

I have been very kindly (Kindley?) given a Kindle for Christmas. Yes, I haven’t previously given the e-book phenomenon a good writeup. So this is a very good chance to get off some of my high horses and simply try to find … Continue reading →

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