Hello, my name is Jhames

My job is to make pretty things.

Hearsay: Why, that’s just crazy talk.

Summertime mash

June 22nd, 2007

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Know Your Garamond

June 13th, 2007

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Support your local filmmaker

June 10th, 2007

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Some things never change

June 9th, 2007

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Movable Type 4 Beta released

June 7th, 2007

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Wedding Adage Redux

June 5th, 2007

Something borrowed: Something blue: Something old: Something new:


According to what people say

June 4th, 2007

First e-mail: oy ayan mo ngay??? Second e-mail: nkaonline kmi..ksano ngay ti ag web cam??? tay mbalin tay nga agkikinnita… Third e-mail: saan da ka met nga maurayen.. apan kamin…inton mamnsan to laengen..daytoy kano gaym ti address ni Josie, ta ipaw-it mon to laengen no asino ti mabalin nga pangipaw-itam jay inted ni auntie Jona…..’[address] South Korea’.. Any translators in the house? After “web cam” and “auntie Jona”, it’s all Tagalog to me. Note: see first entry in the series for more information. From the Desk of Hanne: Ask an Ewok. I found out recently that the language they had the Ewoks speaking was Tagalog. Yes, good job George, have the little brown aliens speak the language of little brown humans. From the Desk of Love: That explains why I know this stuff — I’m actually a distant relative of Wicket and Logray. (Long … Continue reading


Good lookin’ sundae there

June 2nd, 2007

From: Byron Hames Subject: Happy Birthday Casie Note: see first entry in the series for more information.


A p pl  e

June 1st, 2007

Apple sent its release about iTunes Plus this morning: I still have not read the entire e-mail, for the obvious lack of kerning in the text graphics has burned a hole in my heart. The lack of kerning wouldn’t so painful to view if the team responsible for the graphics let one letter pair slip their scrutiny, but over ten? Jesus Mother Mary Joseph. Nary the kerning! NARY! I may faint. Memo to Apple: if you are going to bill yourselves as the computer of choice for designers, it would be to your benefit if you were to practice what you preach. Hell, y’all, just watch videos for free at Yahoo! Music and buy DRM-free music in a little-known (overlooked, you might say) format called MP3 at eMusic.