I haven't figured out yet whether this is incredibly cool or incredibly nerdy (especially since the two things are often the same in my mind). Jim at Krazydad created the image above by arranging old science fiction magazine and novel covers chronologically and by hue. Here's his explanation of the piece. The best part is, it only took him a day to do. Thanks to Wired for the link.Speaking of nerdy, here's my design nerd kicking in. After posting about my love of posters, I've been spending more l time looking at different designs on the web, and I discovered that AIGA Atlanta and Neenah Paper have commissioned some of the biggest names in design to each create a poster for a different punctuation mark. The posters will be auctioned off, with the money going to benefit a guy named Scott Hamilton, a designer in the ATL who suffered a stroke, losing the ability to do most of the things we take for granted, like walk, read, write, use his hands and verbalize his thoughts. Pretty frightening, especially since he was only 42. So not only were these pieces created for a good cause, but the majority of these are inspired works. My favorites? Michael Beirut's "Semi-Colin", Chip Kidd's "My-Hyphenated-Life", and Stefan Sagmeister and Matthias Ernstberger's take on the apostrophe, "Happiness is a warm bang bang, shoot, shoot". I guess being a smart-ass can translate into creativity sometimes. Plus, looking at this work has inspired me to take on a freelance project to design a poster of my own. More on that when I can show you a finished piece.
In other news, I've decided to stop fighting nature and grow a mustache. Of course, I'm sure I'll change my mind tomorrow morning and shave it off before work. But for one weekend, I joined the ranks of such facial-hair celebs as Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck, Edward James Olmos, and Jason Lee. OK, I'm kidding. I just didn't shave this weekend. Seriously, though, I would totally grow a mustache if Mustaches for Kids would start a Denver chapter.
And finally, since I mentioned Edward James Olmos, I have to talk about my new favorite show, Battlestar Galactica. I finally finished the first two seasons on DVD and I'm now working my way through the current season on my DVR. Yes, it's based on that über-cheesy show from the 70's. But other than the basic premise and the names of the characters, the two shows don't have a whole lot in common. The new one is superbly acted with a pretty impressive cast, and everything about it is based on real science (for instance, no lasers—the guns shoot bullets). But what I like best about this new version is, at its core, it's a drama that just happens to be set in space. Within the framework of the remnants of humanity on the run from the Cylons, the show has dealt with topics like abortion, genocide, terrorism and suicide bombings, imprisoning "enemy combatants", the politics of war, and other hot-button political issues. Not gonna much of get that from Star Trek.
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