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Azuro, The Screen Friendly Typeface
The first font ever developed specifically for your screen says FontShop AG, which has published the four-weight font family after months of intensive testing on all operating systems—even iOS—which is apparently a first for a typeface.
The experts at The Font Feed talk of the difference between Azuro and the other fonts you normally see in your daily travels:
“What differentiates this font family from other high-quality screen typefaces like Arial, Verdana or Lucida Grande is that Azuro has more character. This however is less for aesthetic reasons than for increasing legibility. The letter forms are based on the humanist shapes which serve as skeleton for serif faces, as well as on handwriting when this benefits the distinction between different characters – for example the double-storey ‘g’, the cursive ‘k’, the long tail on the ‘Q’, cap height smaller than ascenders, and so on; see the illustration below.”
The OpenType family bundles regular, italic, bold and bold italic together for 199 Euros for desktops, or 149 Euros in .eot and .woff formats, but if you buy before the end of May, you can get both versions for 20 Euros each. [FontShop via The Font Feed]
Free GIS Portfolio Workshop
GoGeomatics is putting on another Workshop, but this time it’s FREE! If you are wondering how to present your GIS projects in a portfolio, this could be a great resource. For now it looks like it’s just in Ottawa, but there is some talk about a Toronto workshop in the near future.
The Ottawa workshop is coming up soon (April 23rd!) at the Ottawa Public Library (120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, K1P 5M2 http://biblioottawalibrary.ca)
RSVP to the event by shooting off an email to info@gogeomatics.net or call 613-866-0949
Here’s what GoGeomatics has to say about the affair :
GoGeomatics would like to invite you to our next Career Workshop titled ” Utilizing Portfolios with Social Media: The NEW Networking”. This free event is geared towards students and young professionals who are interested in learning “Thinking outside the Box” techniques and how these methods can provide them with an added edge in the further development of their Geomatics Careers.
This workshop will provide you with detailed information on what a GoGeomatics online portfolio is and why this unique career tool should appeal to you. We will cover the online portfolio strategy in detail using real world examples and show you how to present yourself with a portfolio and then how to market your work self to potential employers after.
The GoGeomatics Portfolio model is based upon actual real world methods that we have been using over the past decade and we feel that other young professionals could benefit from this knowledge. However this event is not limited to just students, all are welcome but we do ask that you contact us to reserve a seat, see details below. So mark your calendar, reserve your spot nowand tell your friends.
Date April 23, 2011
Location Auditorium at the Ottawa Public Library
120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, K1P 5M2
http://Biblioottawalibrary.ca
Time 9:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Cost There is no charge for this event, how ever we do ask that you RVSP to reserve a seat by contacting info@gogeomatics.net or 613-866-0949 – or if you are on Linked in you can also RVSP by going to the following page http://events.linkedin.com/Utilizing-Portfolios-Social-Media-New/pub/628215
(Canadian) 2008 Election Mapping
Based on the 2008 Election, there have been some handy little ‘interactive’ maps produced by various media sources. Going over these now could provide some context for what’s going on in the current election campaign. Have a look!
Here are a series of intensity maps that show the popular vote in each federal constituency in British Columbia for the four major parties running there.
http://vansunelections.com/2011/04/13/maps-show-intensity-of-each-partys-support-in-b-c/
This map by Montreal’s Cyberpresse utilizes Google Maps, and provides a suprisingly huge amount of detail on each riding.
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/elections-federales/canada-2008/
And results map produced by CBC.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/map/2008/
Map as Art : Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography
Well, I may be a bit late on the bandwagon here, but I just picked this book up this morning at Chapters. It’s a feast of amazing art and great writing. I am both inspired and humbled by the talent that is covered in this gem of a book!
Map As Art is a surprisingly gorgeous book. There is just enough text mixed in to keep lazy readers like me interested : a simple introduction to the volume, an essay for each chapter and a quick description of the art included in the book. The rest is images, images and more images.
drool.
or even better, stroll down to your local book shop to see if they have it in stock.
Let’s Talk Cartography!
Some exciting news folks, I have teamed up with GoGeomatics to get a Cartography forum rolling! We will be focusing mainly on jobs & employment in the Carto industry, and will be stirring up some interesting discussions on the art of map making!
Come join the discussion, the more the merrier!
Please also check out the other forum topics at GoGeomatics for discussions on Geomatics Careers, Schools for Geomatics and the industry of Geomatics and where it’s headed.
See ya there!
- Greg M.
With a professional background in graphic design and an education in geomatics, I thrive on every new challenge, be it working through a creative design project or learning a new software suite or web standard. I offer very competitive rates, and provide services for organizations of all shapes and sizes.