http://ubersuper.com Stuff I Like Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:05:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ubersuper.com/ampersand/ http://ubersuper.com/ampersand/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:03:31 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=4106 A short history of the ampersand symbol. Original size: 1589×945]]> http://ubersuper.com/ampersand/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/first-known-photograph-of-a-surfer-1890/ http://ubersuper.com/first-known-photograph-of-a-surfer-1890/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:48:30 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=4091 This is the first known photograph ever taken of a surfer. Hawaii, 1890.]]> http://ubersuper.com/first-known-photograph-of-a-surfer-1890/feed/ 1 http://ubersuper.com/a-240-year-old-map-is-reborn/ http://ubersuper.com/a-240-year-old-map-is-reborn/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:23:01 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=3845 In May 2010, a tattered and brittle map was discovered in storage at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Experts identified it as a rare item, a Bernard Ratzer “Plan of the City of New York” map in its 1770 state. Until then, only three copies were thought to exist. Zoom in on the NYT and read [...]]]> http://ubersuper.com/a-240-year-old-map-is-reborn/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/pony-express-advert/ http://ubersuper.com/pony-express-advert/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:32:00 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=3656 Another great finding from Wikipedia: File:Pony ExpressAdvert.jpg]]> http://ubersuper.com/pony-express-advert/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/first-picture-of-a-living-person/ http://ubersuper.com/first-picture-of-a-living-person/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:50:46 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=3563 Boulevard du Temple, Paris, IIIe arrondissement, Daguerreotype. The purportedly first picture of a living person. The image shows a busy street, but due to exposure time of more than ten minutes, the traffic was moving too much to appear. The exception is the man at the bottom left, who stood still getting his boots polished [...]]]> http://ubersuper.com/first-picture-of-a-living-person/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/from-an-1800s-lettering-sketchbook/ http://ubersuper.com/from-an-1800s-lettering-sketchbook/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:14:39 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=3531 This flourished fraktur capital letter M was pasted into a sketchbook of romantic and medial lettering (traces, copies?) that some wonderful British gentlemen put together during the nineteenth century. Showed to us in the fantastic Monday afternoon sessions with Michael Twyman at the University of Reading. 1800s Lettering Sketchbook on Flickr]]> http://ubersuper.com/from-an-1800s-lettering-sketchbook/feed/ 1 http://ubersuper.com/the-way-of-the-crocodile/ http://ubersuper.com/the-way-of-the-crocodile/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:24:37 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=3241 A rather confusing finding. A translation would be nice, or a book title. Anyone? Original size (1440×973 px) Update: Thanks to Michael (in the comments) and Christian (on Facebook), I learned that this is from a book called Codex Seraphinianus. The Codex Seraphinianus is a book written and illustrated by the Italian artist, architect and [...]]]> http://ubersuper.com/the-way-of-the-crocodile/feed/ 4 http://ubersuper.com/the-original-hipster/ http://ubersuper.com/the-original-hipster/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:48:55 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=3190 This finding inspired me for my movember stache. Original Size ( 857×1321 px)]]> http://ubersuper.com/the-original-hipster/feed/ 2 http://ubersuper.com/a-good-old-trick-for-mothers/ http://ubersuper.com/a-good-old-trick-for-mothers/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:58:09 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=3102 For Mothers Only To cure boys of the habit of not keeping shirttails tucked in, sew an edging of lace around the bottom of the lad’s shirt. There’ll be no more shirttails showing.]]> http://ubersuper.com/a-good-old-trick-for-mothers/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/ulc-back-issues-to-be-made-available/ http://ubersuper.com/ulc-back-issues-to-be-made-available/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:35:10 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2989 ITC also began pub­lish­ing U&lc, The Inter­na­tional Journal of Typo­graph­ics in 1974. Herb Lub­alin was the edit­or­ial and art dir­ector of the first issue and his sem­inal design set the stage for future issues of trend set­ting and award win­ning edit­or­ial creations. How awesome is that? U&lc back issues to be made available!]]> http://ubersuper.com/ulc-back-issues-to-be-made-available/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/creative-truths/ http://ubersuper.com/creative-truths/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:52:24 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2730 Nice series called Creative Truths by Shirley-Ann Dick.]]> http://ubersuper.com/creative-truths/feed/ 48 http://ubersuper.com/the-very-many-varieties-of-beer/ http://ubersuper.com/the-very-many-varieties-of-beer/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:10:59 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2694 Nice beer infographic over at Pop Chart Lab.]]> http://ubersuper.com/the-very-many-varieties-of-beer/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/geological-history-of-earth/ http://ubersuper.com/geological-history-of-earth/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:17:06 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2669 Nice infographic on this Wikipedia entry: Geological history of Earth, it’s available in hi-res too.]]> http://ubersuper.com/geological-history-of-earth/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/the-history-of-crayola-crayons-charted/ http://ubersuper.com/the-history-of-crayola-crayons-charted/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:33:53 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2642 What a lovely infographic, found on Color Me A Dinosaur.]]> http://ubersuper.com/the-history-of-crayola-crayons-charted/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/vintage-riviera-ad/ http://ubersuper.com/vintage-riviera-ad/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:24:11 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2566 Hurry up sunshine! Fashion glasses … they turn darker as the sun turns brighter.]]> http://ubersuper.com/vintage-riviera-ad/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/popular-science-august-1925/ http://ubersuper.com/popular-science-august-1925/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:50:42 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2337 The Wonder City You May Live to See How You May Live and Travel in the City of 1950 … The top level for pedestrians, the next level for slow motor traffic, the next for fast motor traffic, and the lowest for electric trains. Great blocks of terraced skyscrapers half a mile high will house [...]]]> http://ubersuper.com/popular-science-august-1925/feed/ 1 http://ubersuper.com/origins-of-the-worlds-most-important-typefaces/ http://ubersuper.com/origins-of-the-worlds-most-important-typefaces/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:19:59 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2187 Who would have thought that these little letters that we type out on our keyboards could have such a colorful history? Typeface, or font, is the stylistic unity of letters used in type. We see different fonts in magazines, print, advertisement, campaigns – even in text messaging. But have you ever given much thought as [...]]]> http://ubersuper.com/origins-of-the-worlds-most-important-typefaces/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/retro-futurism/ http://ubersuper.com/retro-futurism/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:49:34 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2121 Frank R. Paul was an illustrator of US pulp magazines in the science fiction field. He was born in Vienna, Austria… Frank R. Paul was influential in defining what both cover art and interior illustrations in the nascent science fiction pulps of the 1920s looked like. Many many years ago (~1940), Frank R. Paul kicked [...]]]> http://ubersuper.com/retro-futurism/feed/ 1 http://ubersuper.com/design-is-history/ http://ubersuper.com/design-is-history/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:12:11 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2098 Design Is History is Part of the graduate thesis of designer Dominic Flask, this site was created as a teaching tool for young designers just beginning to explore graphic design and as a reference tool for all designers. It is supposed to provide brief overviews of a wide range of topics rather than an in-depth [...]]]> http://ubersuper.com/design-is-history/feed/ 1 http://ubersuper.com/beautiful-antique-typewriters/ http://ubersuper.com/beautiful-antique-typewriters/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:01:24 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1556 I fell in love with some of these beautiful antique typewriters. If you’re a sucker for vintage stuff as well, make sure to check out Martins Flickrstream or his website for more information on these amazing pieces. There is even a shop where you can get some prints.]]> http://ubersuper.com/beautiful-antique-typewriters/feed/ 3 http://ubersuper.com/soviet-mayan-playing-cards/ http://ubersuper.com/soviet-mayan-playing-cards/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:47:47 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1523 Apparently, one of the few playing card sets available in Soviet Russia was themed to ancient Mayan iconography. More Information on Boing Boing.]]> http://ubersuper.com/soviet-mayan-playing-cards/feed/ 4