21st
December
2004
“It is an interesting story on how the offset or lithographic process was invented. Back in 1789 a law student at the University of Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Germany, wrote a play entitled “Die Maedchenkenner” and had it published. After printing costs were subtracted, he made a sizable profit and was now convinced his fortune was to be made on the stage. Alois Senefelder is little known to us today as a playwright, but is recognized as the inventor of lithography.” (Thanks Coudal Partners!)
posted in Old media | Permalink |
21st
December
2004
“I began this trek towards SIMPLICITY based upon a simple whim. I discovered that the letters of M-I-T (the school at which I serve as a Professor) occured in natural sequence in the word SIMPLICITY. Look at this: SIMPLICITY. I was even further surprised when I found that M-I-T is also in COMPLEXITY. To ignore this sign would be a kind of sacrilege for me, thus the quest for SIMPLICITY began.”
posted in Weblogs | Permalink |
21st
December
2004
“Chosen by The Webcomics Examiner Advisory Board.”
posted in Comics | Permalink |
21st
December
2004
“‘m close to declaring the form of personal web design dead. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am when I come across yet another site that has copied the look and feel and code from Antipixel, Simplebits or Kottke.”
posted in Web design | Permalink |
21st
December
2004
“On Tuesday, November 5, 1996, a standard 15 by 15 crossword puzzle constructed by Jeremiah Farrell appeared in The New York Times that the editor, Will Shortz, said was the most amazing puzzle he’d ever seen.” (Thanks Waxy.org!)
posted in Games | Permalink |
21st
December
2004
“Urban Cartography is a collaborative weblog (i.e., anyone can contribute, and we wish you would; just write us for a posting account) dedicated to covering cartography and related subjects: urban planning, land use, imaging, GIS technology, urban studies and anything else that fits under the umbrella.”
posted in Mapping | Permalink |
