Rubénerd :)

Various vexillological societies and The Wikipedias are reporting that Malawi has changed its flag to restore the previous Pan-African colour layout, a change the opposition party is none too pleased with. I don’t pretend to know or understand the political motivation behind the change, but I like it. It looks brighter, more cheerful :).

When I was growing up I was intensely interested in flags and logos because so many designs could be visually expressed with so few colours and geometric shapes. People used to call me a loser, can you believe it? Don’t answer that.

Despite not knowing the first thing about graphic design, I’m a unabashed logo and symbol nerd so I’ve been intently following the story of India’s search for a Rupee symbol. Now Reuters is reporting they’ve found one. Reminds me of something.

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I’ve decided to replace all the icons for my Mozilla browser installs with the icon from Netscape Navigator in a fit of nostalgia. Technically, it’s not completely a falsehood, kinda.

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I get my insatiable appetite for trivia from my dear granddad. From the time I was a kid he would regale me with a particular fact, then triumphantly exclaim "so there’s another one to add to your vast store of useless information!"

The Hyundai logo, a slanted, stylized ‘H’, symbolizes the company shaking hands with its customer

I never saw that, but I can kinda see it now. Clever logos are cool.

Best. Error. Message. Ever!

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This could be the greatest CD cover, ever! I don’t know why.

Howard Hanson: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7; Piano Concerto; Mosaics

Main performer: Gerard Schwarz
Time: 67:48
Release Date: 1992

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Smalluswallpaperusphobia noun
The fear of finding an epic picture you want to use it as your desktop background but can’t because of its diminutive size.

Don’t remember when or where I saw the above picture, but what’s to stop somebody… printing that picture? Wouldn’t a more apt replacement for content they didn’t want printed be… a blank page?

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I spent most of today frantically packing, paying bills and buying salami for my dad for my trip back home to The Singapores, but I figured I could spare a bit of time to show you the incredibly sophisticated WebJet map my online flight booking provided. I suppose when I read the awe inspired description with a fancy service name to boot I was expecting something a little more… fancy? :)

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