boy with a coin

bohemea:

Natalie Portman - Marie Claire by Peggy Sirota, January 2010

n. port lookin’ good

faultytext:

maxistentialist:

I want your handwriting.

Have you ever considered how strange it is that handwriting fonts have come to convey a kind of folksy authenticity in the design lexicon of our age? It’s disingenuous. Handwriting fonts - especially the ones you see everywhere (Comic Sans, Papyrus, Lucida Handwriting) - are mechanically reproduced and manipulated into a kind of cloying, fake, plastic perfection.

Penmanship is mostly a lost art - it is (rightfully) taught less and less in school, and the opportunities for people to see your handwriting are few and far between. As a result, modern handwriting looks really cool. What’s authentic and charming and inviting about real handwriting are the little imperfections that prove it came from a real person.

SO - I have decided to become a collector of handwriting.

Here’s how it works:

• You reblog this or email/Facebook me
• I’ll arrange for you to pick up a template
• You’ll fill it out
• I will create a TrueType font from your handwriting and send it to you

As I collect handwriting, I will periodically post things rendered in the handwriting of the donor - things they have taught me, important aspects of our relationship, jokes they have told me… we’ll see.

Please donate today.

I would love to do that!  People always make fun of me, because, apparently, I’m one of only a handful of people who continue to write primarily in cursive.  How do I get a template?

as a graphic design major, i’m SO DOWN to get my handwriting made into a typeface.

Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, 2009)

Saw an advanced screening tonight. Great film. Strong performances, and per usual, Jason Reitman has a beautiful aesthetic.

teehee

Seamless (Douglas Keeve, 2005)

Weird documentary. Most of the film was out of focus and filmed terribly….. interesting subject though.

Youth in Revolt (Miguel Arteta, 2009)

(via papertissue)

Matilda (Danny Devito, 1996)

somefeministhorror:

hamandheroin:

An angry loser (right) came to Syracuse University to make a fool of herself by spreading pathetic hatred and was treated to a happy mutant style stunt by this smiling student, named Chris Pesto (left).

“I decided that because this woman thought it was okay to make me feel uncomfortable in my home, I would retaliate and make her feel just as uncomfortable, if not more.

This woman was wearing a ankle-length corduroy skirt, which, as we all know, is a fashion nono. So, in order to make her feel uncomfortable, I stood next to her and held a sign that said Corduroy skirts are a sin! I don’t think I have ever drawn so much attention in my life. SO many people asked to take a picture with me, I got laughs, high fives and there were the few that even cursed off the woman standing behind me.

As I drew interest to what was going on with myself and the woman with the hateful sign, I started to draw a crowd that stood with me in support. Before I knew it I had 100+ people holding signs for gay rights asking people to honk their horns to support. I was interviewed by a news station, and more than 5 student organization papers, and the post standard of syracuse.

I never expected anybody to come stand by me and support and I appreciate it so much that everyone came! It meant so much and it proved to those ignorant people that we aren’t afraid, and we will put up a fight. I’m proud that Syracuse has such a homosexual friendly community.”

(via movieoftheday)

(via furk)

amen.

Observe & Report (Jody Hill, 2009)