Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Typography is shaped by the physical medium in which it is rendered. Clay tablets and styli gave rise to cuniform. The sinuous curves of serif typefaces were refined by carving letter shapes into stone. When typography entered the digital age, font designers faced the challenge representing font glyphs by an array of pixels. At high resolutions, … Continue reading Victorian Font Rasterization
For comic book fans who bemoan the encroaching influence of Hollywood on the major comic cons, there are a number of small, local events that carry on the spirit of the original comic book conventions. The Rotunda. This past Saturday, Locust Moon Comics, a Philadelphia-based comic book retailer, hosted the second annual Locust Moon Comics … Continue reading Locust Moon’s Comics-Focused Fest Expands
Each person who attends Comic-Con International: San Diego has a unique experience. With the large number of simultaneous activities from which to choose, everyone finds their own path through the festivities. Here is an overview of San Diego Comic-Con 2013 from my perspective. Wednesday Kick-off The Godzilla Encounter (top) and Ender's Game Experience (bottom). Before … Continue reading San Diego Comic-Con 2013: Recap and Photo Highlights
This past weekend’s pop culture convention in Philadelphia — officially known as Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con — included a broad array of activities for fans of science fiction, horror and fantasy. The show also highlighted the increasingly fuzzy line between pop culture fandom and broad marketing outreach — as evidenced by the eclectic assortment … Continue reading Philadelphia Comic Con: Batman, Buffy and … Bath Fitter?
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