When humanity first landed on the moon in 1969, the typeface Futura was right there with them. In this fascinating history of typography, designer Douglas Thomas shares Futura’s role in launching the Apollo 11 spacecraft — and how it became one of the most used fonts in the world. How a typeface helped launch Apollo | Douglas Thomas
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Social Detox. To prevent isolation, loneliness and depression
Fastcompany has published a post, written by a psychologist, that explains a series of tips on how to best use social media to prevent diseases and negative impacts. Several studies have linked the deep use of social media with various levels of social isolation, loneliness and depression. There is a strong body of research linking social media use with depression.[…]
Read moreFrom Mac to Linux. Again
Another interesting Linux Journal Podcast with Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Linux Journal Editor at Large, Petros Koutoupis, about moving from Mac to Linux. Blast from the past: Apple stops to cover the developer’s needs and sells overpriced hardware, so people are looking to alternatives. Both, in hardware and software. Here, Why devs are switching from Mac OS X[…]
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