typography

More of Steve Jobs' legacy... And I don't just mean the iPhone and the iPad. I'm referring to the beautiful typography our computers and gadgets now feature because of the great Steve Jobs (see related post here).

Design would be profoundly inadequate without typography.

As I first talked about it here, the typeface initial trend is adorning homes everywhere. There's just something about the alphabet (or our 1-2-3's) that is so endearing.

Random words and even words-to-live-by are also giving interiors character and significance.

Even random (like in the coasters below) or meaningful initials make a room more homey without sacrificing sleek, sophisticated design.

I just cannot imagine what life would be without typography. And for bringing it into the digital world, my deep gratitude to the great Steve Jobs! Truly, your genius has left a lasting imprint in our lives.

Photos from Catwife's shop crush Apostrophe's, designeditor, happythings and lushlee.

some polka dots i spotted...

When Steve Jobs delivered his Stanford Commencement speech in 2005, he talked about how dropping out from college led to taking a calligraphy class where he learned typography, which led to, ten whole years later, the first computer with beautiful typography.

"If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards, ten years later."

I personally believe it is God who lays down the dots in my life. I was amazed when I realized that God made stripes here. Little did I know that He also makes dots. 

In memoriam

Steve Jobs

1955-2011

Photo from here and here.