Urban Honking

Ars Technica posted an article attacking ad blockers. The argument being, “Imagine running a restaurant where 40% of the people who came and ate didn’t pay.” Nope. It’s not like that all. It’s more like, imagine a restaurant that offers free food. When you arrive there are ads on the walls. 40% of the people […]

“Books in the Age of the iPad” correctly deduces that “print is dying, digital is surging, everyone is confused.” Craig Mod presents a thoughtful argument on the future of print, but a primary basis of his article is deeply flawed: the idea that some content is “formless.” My thoughts about this, from the writer/editor’s perspective […]

This is the first in a series of relaxing daydream-able videos that Lullatone are producing together with Secondary School. From the album Songs That Spin in Circles (Audio Dregs 2009).

Our cat Sebastian is a cold blooded killing machine.

The guys that run 20jazzfunkgreats, besides keeping an excellent music blog and putting on shows in Brighton, have also started a music label called Hungry for Power; focusing on local bands from Brighton, UK and presenting them to the world on 12 inch vinyl. Peepholes does some jagged, tribal spazz synth punk and I did […]

Second printing of Liminal, a zine I wrote about Tokyo graffiti is now available. Screenprinted covers and inserts, one-color interior. Available for a cool $8 postpaid (shipping included) via Paypal to ian (at) ianlynam.com. Includes photos of work by QP, Ekys, Secto, Want, and SF writers Adek and Twist. — plazm blog has moved to […]

New typeface set out now via MyFonts: Cooper Text. Cooper Text is a comprised of two fonts- Cooper OldStyle and Cooper Initials. Cooper OldStyle is a round-serifed text typeface, while Cooper Initials are ornamental capitals designed for use as complementary drop caps. Cooper OldStyle has been lovingly redrawn from Oswald Bruce Cooper’s original drawings and […]

Throughout the city of Portland, billboards designed by teenagers will be replacing advertisements with messages of tolerance. This project is titled “Create, Don’t Hate!” and gives students the opportunity to work with design professionals to create meaningful communication in their neighborhoods. Create! Don’t Hate. is a Design Ignites Change Youth Mentoring Initiative built around the […]