Comments on: twisted intellect http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:24:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bushe http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-631 Bushe Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:07:47 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-631 Would you be interested in writing for The Neave Online Publication? I love your writing style and I feel like you would fit in perfectly with the other writers. Would you be interested in writing for The Neave Online Publication? I love your writing style and I feel like you would fit in perfectly with the other writers.

]]> By: Jeffrey Chiang http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-154 Jeffrey Chiang Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:24:57 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-154 Just to clear things up. The Twitter icon is from a app made by Iconfactory - Twitterrific http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific Just to clear things up. The Twitter icon is from a app made by Iconfactory - Twitterrific
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]]> By: Rick http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-153 Rick Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:37:12 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-153 Fantastic. I like the colour choice which is simple yet still pleasing. The typefaces and ligature give it a slightly old fashioned/antique look. I just "floated" on to your site and just recently found dream float, so I hope to learn a lot about good design in the coming weeks. Fantastic. I like the colour choice which is simple yet still pleasing. The typefaces and ligature give it a slightly old fashioned/antique look. I just “floated” on to your site and just recently found dream float, so I hope to learn a lot about good design in the coming weeks.

]]> By: elyse holladay http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-152 elyse holladay Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:38:49 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-152 Kyle, I know they're ligatures (I guess I didn't make that clear). Thanks for the link though. They just bug me, not sure why. :) Kyle, I know they’re ligatures (I guess I didn’t make that clear). Thanks for the link though. They just bug me, not sure why. :)

]]> By: Kyle Meyer http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-150 Kyle Meyer Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:25:23 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-150 <strong>@Elyse</strong> & <strong>@Brent</strong>: The double 'o's are actually a ligature, not just a particular pair of tightly kerned 'o's. You can read more about ligatures <a href="http://www.typophile.com/node/12055" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <strong>@John</strong>: Thanks for stopping by, can't wait to see the blog. : ) @Elyse & @Brent: The double ‘o’s are actually a ligature, not just a particular pair of tightly kerned ‘o’s. You can read more about ligatures here.

@John: Thanks for stopping by, can’t wait to see the blog. : )

]]> By: elyse holladay http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-149 elyse holladay Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:10:03 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-149 I LOVE the ligatures, but I actually dislike the tightly kerned o's in 'soon'. I just try to read it as one weird letter or dipthong or something. Otherwise it's lovely. I like the footer as well. I love you! Agree that the contact section could use some work. Maybe small white-silhouette icons of the sites instead of names, and the names in smallcaps? The address/phone/etc could be in a serif/sans combo if done right, as well. Beautiful though! I LOVE the ligatures, but I actually dislike the tightly kerned o’s in ‘soon’. I just try to read it as one weird letter or dipthong or something. Otherwise it’s lovely.

I like the footer as well. I love you!

Agree that the contact section could use some work. Maybe small white-silhouette icons of the sites instead of names, and the names in smallcaps? The address/phone/etc could be in a serif/sans combo if done right, as well.

Beautiful though!

]]> By: John Arnor G. Lom http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-148 John Arnor G. Lom Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:15:19 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-148 Thanks for the feature! I'll most certainly look into the contact section again; as well as all the other points mentioned in the comments based on your comments! Thanks, and keep them coming! @Imar; yep, I know. ;) I do follow that paragraph up with another explaining what may be the issue if you are not on an iPhone; but I do see your point. I may be changing the CSS-based solution out for a JS browser-sniffing solution... Thanks for the feature! I’ll most certainly look into the contact section again; as well as all the other points mentioned in the comments based on your comments! Thanks, and keep them coming!

@Imar; yep, I know. ;) I do follow that paragraph up with another explaining what may be the issue if you are not on an iPhone; but I do see your point. I may be changing the CSS-based solution out for a JS browser-sniffing solution…

]]> By: Imar http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-147 Imar Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:11:42 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-147 If you disable the CSS, it says "It looks like you're using an iPhone…". That's quite an assumption to make, haha. Anyway, nice "coming soon" page. If you disable the CSS, it says “It looks like you’re using an iPhone…”. That’s quite an assumption to make, haha. Anyway, nice “coming soon” page.

]]> By: Brent Lagerman http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-146 Brent Lagerman Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:31:59 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-146 I like the two o's in soon kearned together like that, that's a great finishing touch. brent @ mimoymima.com I like the two o’s in soon kearned together like that, that’s a great finishing touch.

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]]> By: Kevin Zak http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-144 Kevin Zak Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:26:57 +0000 http://typesites.com/twisted-intellect/#comment-144 This is a truly beautiful design. I subscribe to many typography feeds and newsletters and I've been reading a lot about it, but very rarely does type alone make me adore a website. The 'coming soon' message is wonderfully constructed. Its elegance is immediately recognized, but offset to a perfect degree with the humorous message it contains. My only criticism is that the dotted underline added by the abbreviation element for <i>CSS</i> looks odd because of the increased line height. The Flickr section is simple, yet does not detract from the elegance that the rest of the design creates. The Twitter logo consisting of the bird and underlying text looks amazing. The italicized 'from' with the dropped <i>f</i> creates a very nice effect. The type of the tweets themselves could use a little more weight for the sake of us who are inhibited by Windows' dreadful text rendering. It is not nearly as defined as the type in your screenshot is. The time of the tweet needs a bit more contrast, in my opinion. It is detectable when glancing over the body as a whole, and thus the eye strains to see it. A slightly darker shade would do splendidly, I think. As you said, the proverbial pimple on an otherwise unblemished face is the contact section. If the author would redesign that section, it would be the first 'coming soon' message that I would deem a work of art. Very nice review and splendid choice on the website. This is a truly beautiful design. I subscribe to many typography feeds and newsletters and I’ve been reading a lot about it, but very rarely does type alone make me adore a website. The ‘coming soon’ message is wonderfully constructed. Its elegance is immediately recognized, but offset to a perfect degree with the humorous message it contains. My only criticism is that the dotted underline added by the abbreviation element for CSS looks odd because of the increased line height.

The Flickr section is simple, yet does not detract from the elegance that the rest of the design creates.

The Twitter logo consisting of the bird and underlying text looks amazing. The italicized ‘from’ with the dropped f creates a very nice effect. The type of the tweets themselves could use a little more weight for the sake of us who are inhibited by Windows’ dreadful text rendering. It is not nearly as defined as the type in your screenshot is. The time of the tweet needs a bit more contrast, in my opinion. It is detectable when glancing over the body as a whole, and thus the eye strains to see it. A slightly darker shade would do splendidly, I think.

As you said, the proverbial pimple on an otherwise unblemished face is the contact section. If the author would redesign that section, it would be the first ‘coming soon’ message that I would deem a work of art. Very nice review and splendid choice on the website.

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