By Hand and Eye

...lden section, for instance, and the shelf spacing came from an exercise on page 131 of the book. Far from being restrictive, I found the principles in Walker and Tolpin’s book liberating. I now had a starting point for any design project. For modern folks it’s difficult to imagine working without a ruler. Walker and Toplin explain, Instead of asking, “How high is this base dimension in inches?” pre-industrial artisans would have asked, “How tall i...

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Saturday Tweets: Too Many Tweets!

...er than "just" enjoying language and imagining what's happening on the page. a deer can be a symbol of something "profound." or it can be a deer. the sound "deer." — Chen Chen (@chenchenwrites) March 2, 2019 #RT A NEW #RaspberryShake RS4D #seismograph monitor is online in- #Alaska!: AM.R2683 Detect #earthquakes #volcanoes and more from home. Become a #CitizenScience "Shaker" today: https://t.co/EJKlmcHPV4 — Raspberry Shake (@raspishake) March...

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Community Power! Elect Hugo Soto-Martinez!

...n his website. Electing Hugo is just the beginning. There’s a lot of work to do to turn this city around. Thankfully, more people are starting to pay attention to local elections. You can help out by going to my fundraising page for Hugo and chipping in a few dollars. Wherever you are you can be a part of change at the local level. I believe that Hugo is a great model for community power. Let’s take Los Angeles back by electing Hugo in June!...

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