http://www.jwbjerk.com jwbjerk.com : art gallery & blog Wed, 28 May 2008 02:46:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Previously i posted a spreadsheet of some sci-fi writing.  Gradually i've expanded that list, until it's included all the Hugo, Locus, Nebula, Campbell and Sturgeon winners and most of the runner-ups.  Then i threw in some other works from early sci-fi and to complete some series.  All told, it now contains about 700 ... http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=117 I just read this interesting NY Times article on Clearview, the new typeface that's being used for highway signs. The article should be understandable by non typography-geeks, and perhaps of interest to those who want to understand why designers care about superficially similar typefaces so much. Oddly no ... http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=115 It occurred to me that some of you may not be outraged by the new 2012 Olympic Logo because you are unaware of it. I feel the need to share my pain, and burden you with the knowledge. Behold: It's as if Dr. Frankenstein had unearthed the coffins of ... http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=114 When Orson Scott Card was asked: "What is your advice to the aspiring SF or fantasy novelist?" he replied: Don't even think about writing sf or fantasy unless you've read every story in: The Hugo Winners, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Dangerous Visions and Again Dangerous Visions. These stories are ... http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=109 I've just put up a new simpleviewer gallery of some of my better restoration work on old photos. Most of these come from my family tree. Please take a look at the gallery. http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=110 I found this quite interesting, but i have a facination with maps: worldmapper. Basically they inflate/deflate the land area of the nations to represent various statistics. The following shows patents filed in a recent year. The purple blob on the right? ...Japan. http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=108 I just thought this was really cool. Check out Limbo, especially the video teaser. You don't frequently see animation this nice on the big screen, let alone in a video game. The parallax and depth-of-field effects work wonderfully with the silhouette style — thus the reference to "film-noir". ... http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=100 This weekend, for various reasons, i'm moving back to Illinois. (i hate packing) However, thanks to the new internet era, my digital contact info will be unchanged. As before, you can find infrequently added posts by me at this web address. UPDATE: Well, i'm safely here, with all my belongings in cardboard boxes. http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=99 Jeff tagged me, and this time i'm gonna answer before everyone else who i could tag has already been tagged by someone else. A number of Jeff's answers are identical or similar to mine, some of which i wouldn't have thought of. My Childhood Ambition: To be a Zoologist, Paleontologist, ... http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=97 It's time to announce Battle for Wesnoth 1.2. This is a open-source game that i've been involved with for 2 or 3 years.  It's developed by volunteers and is completely free. It's a turn-based strategy game, with simple rules, which, like chess, are quite difficult to master.  I find it ... http://www.jwbjerk.com/?p=96