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High-res EXTRATERRESTRIAL HIGHWAY, RACHEL, NEVADA
After years of reports of bizarre extraterrestrial behaviour near top-secret government base Area 51, a stretch of Nevada State Route 375 was deemed the Extraterrestrial Highway.
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EXTRATERRESTRIAL HIGHWAY, RACHEL, NEVADA

After years of reports of bizarre extraterrestrial behaviour near top-secret government base Area 51, a stretch of Nevada State Route 375 was deemed the Extraterrestrial Highway.

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High-res Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists
Dirt. Noise. Crowds. Delays. Scary smells. Even scarier fluids swirling on the floor. There are lots of reasons to loathe the New York City subway, but one very good reason to love it — Helvetica, the typeface that’s used on its signage.
Seeing the clean, crisp shapes of those letters and numbers at station entrances, on the platforms and inside the trains is always a treat, at least it is until I spot the “Do not lean …” sign on the train doors. Ugh! There’s something not quite right about the “e” and the “a” in the word “lean.” Somehow they seem too small and too cramped. Once I’ve noticed them, the memory of the clean, crisp letters fades, and all I remember are the “off” ones.
That’s the problem with loving typography.
continue reading… NYTimes

Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists

Dirt. Noise. Crowds. Delays. Scary smells. Even scarier fluids swirling on the floor. There are lots of reasons to loathe the New York City subway, but one very good reason to love it — Helvetica, the typeface that’s used on its signage.

Seeing the clean, crisp shapes of those letters and numbers at station entrances, on the platforms and inside the trains is always a treat, at least it is until I spot the “Do not lean …” sign on the train doors. Ugh! There’s something not quite right about the “e” and the “a” in the word “lean.” Somehow they seem too small and too cramped. Once I’ve noticed them, the memory of the clean, crisp letters fades, and all I remember are the “off” ones.

That’s the problem with loving typography.

continue reading… NYTimes