Matt Robinson compares eight fonts, including Helvetica and Cooper Black, to determine which produces the most characters per ballpoint pen.
A selection of the most commonly used typefaces were compared for how economical they are with the amount of ink which they use at the same point size. Large scale renditions of the typefaces were [...]
This font gives me 100000 words, maybe more, to the cartridge
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 25 January, 2010 to the design and art subset
You must be prepared to get your hands dirty to see this poster
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 9 September, 2009 to the design and art subset
The Dirt Po(or)ster, from a series of posters that literally require the viewer to get their hands dirty in order to view it.
A poster the recipient completes by revealing spot-varnished type with hands made dirty by handling the poster.
Shinichi Maruyama’s ink and liquid creations
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 22 April, 2009 to the design and art subset
The ink and liquid artwork of Japanese artist Shinichi Maruyama.
My favourite pen is dead
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 30 April, 2008 to the comment subset
A pen is not merely a writing implement, and a great pen should feel like an… extension of your hand.
Finding a great pen is not a matter of browsing the pen aisle at Officeworks though, and choosing the first one you like the look of. If that’s what you think, then it’s time you learnt [...]
