Inspired by a recent Apple patent application making the news

Which fictional inventors are more likely to give a hoot about making their inventions field-repairable?

(This is the patent news that got me wondering.)

Practice, Practice, Practice...

Decided to fiddle with some wordmark design practice as well today whilst listening to the World Cup Final.

In case you're wondering, I have no stake in this one. Argentina vs. Deutschland? Meh. If Canada were in there? Yeah, I'd probably be screaming like some of the background noise we're hearing on the radio or the TV. As it is, I'm not too excited. It's fun to watch other people across the world vent their hopes and fears regarding the "Beautiful Game", though. And I might go take in an Ottawa Fury FC match at Lansdowne Park sometime in the next few weeks just to see if I get caught up in the fun. (Yes, if anyone in Ottawa-Gatineau reading this wants to join in the fun and/or experimentation, I'd consider turning a solo trip into a group expedition. You know where to find my e-mail address.)

Anyway, it's good to have the background noise while I teach myself the typography and FX tools of Adobe Illustrator CS4.

More on other stuff later...