Iranian Typography

The always-excellent PingMag has an article about Iranian Typography that is quite informative and fascinating. Arabian writing has always fascinated me, especially when it is being used as part of a graphical design treatment. This article has several beautiful examples where the Arabian script is part of the design to the point where graphics and [...]

Incompetence

From a Newsweek article: Between the endless photo lines and the back-to-back holiday receptions, President Bush is sitting down for extensive briefings on Iraq that go well beyond the highly staged statements and pictures seen to date on TV. In a series of 45-minute sessions, Bush has worked through a steady program of question-and-answer exchanges [...]