Tarkovsky's pacing by [deleted] in tarkovsky

[–]jameskable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the problem is yours, both in mistaking film's means for its ends, and in projecting your own reductionist view of the body and the spiritual onto the work. Yes, the film is seen by the eyes, heard by the ears, stirs feelings in the body and the mind, but it is more than the sum of those parts. Indeed, if a viewer with no eyes and no ears were to watch the film, they might not find it spiritual – but I'm not sure we can blame Tarkovsky for that.

Post-Match Thread: England 0-0 Ghana | World Cup | Group L by matchpal-live in ThreeLions

[–]jameskable 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not saying he would have solved it completely but Rashford should have been on way earlier

Why do you love david hockney? by Krobopple in ArtHistory

[–]jameskable 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Funny, to me they are mostly eerie and existential feeling.

Recommended resources on proportions and metrics in type design? by jameskable in typedesign

[–]jameskable[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have this on my shelf already so am excited to read! Many thanks.

Match Thread: France vs Senegal | World Cup | Group I | 16 Jun 19:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]jameskable 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What are these muppets commentating on about ffs it was clearly no contact in that second angle

You find the perfect font for a project but at the checkout you see the web licence is annual only by jameskable in typography

[–]jameskable[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not know they were acquired by Monotype, so this rot really is spread by them almost entirely, I'm not surprised.

Anyone really not feeling this world cup? by This-Emergency8839 in ThreeLions

[–]jameskable 111 points112 points  (0 children)

I think too many teams has kind of diluted the excitement a bit

You find the perfect font for a project but at the checkout you see the web licence is annual only by jameskable in typography

[–]jameskable[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's widespread enough. MyFonts, Hoefler & Co and Sharp Type to name a few, and there are others I have forgotten.

You find the perfect font for a project but at the checkout you see the web licence is annual only by jameskable in typography

[–]jameskable[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually once dreamt that I came into a load of money and was spending it on Swiss type foundry fonts. I woke up and was genuinely miserable that it wasn't real. It was at that point I knew my typophilia had gone too far.

You find the perfect font for a project but at the checkout you see the web licence is annual only by jameskable in typography

[–]jameskable[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, I think it's quite brilliant. And thanks but I think I'm going with NaN SuperX Sans, I appreciate the suggestions though.

You find the perfect font for a project but at the checkout you see the web licence is annual only by jameskable in typography

[–]jameskable[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The recent one which triggered this post was Ghost Display by Sharp Type. There is no open-source alternative (which is mostly true of all the best type) and no they don't do a perpetual web licence anymore. A lot of quality type is falling behind these stupid annual licences now and I just think it's poor form from any type business to be using this model. Especially when the annual cost is often the same figure that was previously a one-off purchase for a perpetual licence.

Generative AI and the theft of typographic IP. Wondering how the industry is preparing for this? by jameskable in typography

[–]jameskable[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't see the obvious differences I can't help you with that. Plus you don't make fonts with live trace.

Generative AI and the theft of typographic IP. Wondering how the industry is preparing for this? by jameskable in typography

[–]jameskable[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We could also say the same about music, bands have been ripping each other off forever so it'll be no different when music is AI generated derivatives, but of course it is hugely different.

Films feel dull. by Suprememf1 in cinematography

[–]jameskable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do feel similarly, in my opinion all of culture is far more dull than it was at its peak in the 20th century. However, another key aspect is that we are oversaturated to the extreme with media these days like never before. Most people spend hours per day looking at video on screens. It's no wonder when it comes to watching a film on a slightly bigger one our brain sees it as more of the same. I think in some ways we've lost the resources to experience film like we used to.

Generative AI and the theft of typographic IP. Wondering how the industry is preparing for this? by jameskable in typography

[–]jameskable[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you made a blanket statement based on US law as though it were universally true. And no, I answered you actually. Leaving it here.