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Category: Site News
‘A Blonde Tennesseean Orangutan’
I think Brett Kelly maybe should start smoking again, so he doesn’t lash out at those he loves.
Chicago & Garamond
I’ve applied some new paint to the site in a few places since the fall. Headers, titles and several other items are now set in Chicago, while body copy is now set in Garamond. These two typefaces helped define the Apple experience for years, and I think they play nicely with the 512 Pixels brand.
Read more about Apple and typefaces here:
- Typography of Apple Inc. - Wikipedia
- List of Apple typefaces - Wikipedia
- Mac OS 7.x, 8.x 9.x: Fonts Included With Major System Releases - Apple Support
In the coming weeks, I hope to have the responsive design finished up (thanks to my pal PJ McCormick) to make reading on an iPad or iPhone more enjoyable.
70Decibels’ Year In Review
This year has been incredible. We launched the network in October, which saw the bundling of the existing shows and the additions of the new ones. We were also contacted by Apple at this time to help us set up our provider page and it’s got us featured in the UK store. This was such a great achievement for us, I had dreamt of this and could not believe it when it happened. We’ve come an awful long way in 12 short months and this fills me with such anticipation and excitement for what we can do in 2012.
Cooking with ... Pulled Pork
Speaking of podcasts, Brett was kind enough to have me on as a guest for episode five of his new podcast. Here’s the description:
This week discussion ranges from tattoo inventory and selling stuff online to telling your kids that Santa doesn’t exist. Brett and Stephen recall their experiences of drinking on airplanes and Myke interrogates Stephen about the alcohol of his homeland.
It was the most fun I’ve had behind a microphone in a while.
The Golden Headphones Awards 2011
We want to put together an awards show for 2011 that features awards for your favourite shows, episodes, hosts, etc for the network. We have created a questionnaire for you – our adoring fans – to complete to tell us your favourite things about the network this year.
Go here to vote, but don’t vote for Brett Kelly. Seriously, I’ll disown you.
My Home Screen on MacSparky
Major thanks to David for having my home screen as a part of his great series.
If you don’t read MacSparky, shame on you.
‘Not Playing Games’
I joined Patrick and Myke for episode 90 of the Enough podcast. We talked about why I don’t play games on my iPhone.
Read & Trust Welcomes Brett Terpstra & Matt Gemell
‘Cooking With Brett And Myke’
My pals Brett Kelly and Myke Hurley have a new podcast. It really is very, very funny. Go check it out.
Bro Show #83
I joined the boys this week to discuss iTunes Match, Google X, Readability and more. Go check it out.
My Design Feaster Interview
I’d like to thank Nate over at Design Feaster for interviewing me. Go check it out here.