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June 23, 2005
A Bit of Toronto
My sweetheart gave me a Father’s Day gift of the Toronto Subway typeface that we had admired so much, and I — in delighted gratitude, and as a reminder of the glorious time we had in Accordion City, the home of the Flackster PR excellence — redesigned my banner.
I had meant to complete my “why I am not a liberal (theologian)” entry and perhaps even comment on the goings-on in Nottingham (ably cartooned by Dave Walker), but life intervened.
Posted by AKMA at June 23, 2005 10:45 PM | Threadorati
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It suits you. Looks very lovely next to the Hoopoe.
Funny how, sometimes, what is beautiful in one's own neighbourhood never really jumps out until a visitor's eye reveals it.
"Never saw the morning till I stayed up all night
Never saw the sunshine till I turned out the light
Never saw my home town till I stayed away too long
I never heard the melody till I needed the song..."
Posted by: Michael O'Connor Clarke at June 24, 2005 12:33 AM
Oh man...I grew up in Toronto, but haven't lived there for coming on twenty years. You have no idea how evocative that typeface is. Even if you hadn't mentioned TO, I could have picked it out of a line up.
Wow. I can imagine my trip from Davisville to downtown now going through St. Clair, Summerhill, Rosedale, Random Thoughts, Bloor, Wellsley, College, Dundas....AKMA as the lost station in Hog's Hollow!
Put a lump in my throat there.
*Insert profound oberservations on the power of design etc etc.*
Posted by: Chris Corrigan at June 24, 2005 12:02 PM
Chris, that’s exactly why I care about design. If only all the areas in which we labor could perceive the power of excellence in design. . . .
Posted by: AKMA at June 24, 2005 12:20 PM
