It’s often said that every major city has a heartbeart, with a unique pulse all its own. That metaphor is made by visible by the wonderful maps produced by photographer Eric Fischer as part of his Geotaggers’ World Atlas – a data visualization project in which he plotted Flickr photos on a map, highlighting 50… Read more »
Posts Tagged: bicycling
Typography fun for a cause: Part II
Above:Here’s the front of our fundraising postcard for our participation in this year’s Tour de Cure. (Hey, did you know they typically don’t remove the “old organs” when you receive an organ transplant? And did you know that plural of pancreas is pancreata?) Background Since 2000, Lisa and I have been cycling in the American… Read more »
Freedom behind bars: bicycling and creativity
I have long been drawn to bikes for many reasons; their simplicity, their details, their technology, their geometry, their colors, their practicality, and their seemingly limitless blends of form and function. I love it all. But perhaps the biggest reason is the joy and relaxation I find when pedaling a bike. Over the years I’ve… Read more »
Audience-centered messaging
As mentioned here before, I’m a bike geek. I love everything about bicycles, from the simple, elegant designs to the high-tech, high-performance gear, from the relaxing hum of skinny tires on smooth pavement, to the whir of gears and heart-pounding excitement of racing. So when Bicycling Magazine released their “we know” campaign last spring —… Read more »
