Apostrophe Catastrophe: A Rant

As a preface to the following rant, I must say in the grand scheme of things, this is a very minor annoyance. I’m just feeling a little ranty today.

While I love the World Champion Dallas Mavericks, I couldn’t help but spend part of Sunday’s thrilling game against the dastardly Spurs stewing over the graphics displayed while the Mavs controlled the ball. At first I thought it was an isolated offense, a mere oversight or perhaps an incomplete font, that resulted in “LETS GO MAVS” scrolling across the scoreboard.

Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit

There I was, wandering the chaotic aisles of week-before-Christmas shopping, contemplating what tasty treats, handy kitchen gadget or frivolous trivet I would contribute to my family’s first ever* Christmas gift exchange, when I had an epiphanerd (epiphany + nerd; though if you didn’t get it already there’s really no point explaining).

Infographic: Report card redux

For ages, I’ve been taunted by GOOD.is, one of my favorite websites and magazines, with their occasional projects, challenging readers to put their brains and creativity to work to make something interesting.

Infographic: Great Scott!

Let’s start with the nerd portion of today’s musings:

This week Nike made nerd-dreams come true, finally making a movie icon available to the purchasing public.

The art of the ampersand

Few elements of typography are as fun as the ampersand. It’s fun to look at, fun to draw and fun to say. It just makes me happy.