“So as to cut more easily, Nanook licks his walrus ivory knife, which instantly is glazed with ice,” reads an intertitle in the 1922 silent film Nanook of the North. In an unforgettable scene, an Inuk man—actually named Allakariallak, but simplified to Nanook for the film —quickly builds an igloo using just his knife and generations of Inuk wisdom.

Extra Bold lays it all out. Billing itself as “a feminist inclusive anti-racist nonbinary field guide for graphic designers,” it’s a mix of theory and practicality, of introductions and deep dives, of essays and graphics, of humor and seriousness, of industry norms and outsider thinking. It’s a diverse delight.

The Beastie Boys’ second album, Paul’s Boutique, was a fireworks revelation of hip-hop. For me, the album was a Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band experience, a new level of music production that threw out all the rules.

The song Car Thief holds a special place in my heart.

The Caslon typeface, which you’re reading right now, has been my favorite typeface for thirty years. It’s ride or die with me and Caslon.

And here we go! Today’s the longest day of the year in 2024, and tomorrow is the full moon. Seems like an auspicious time to launch a giant and crazy project that may or may not be completed, either because I get lazy or incapacitated or dead.

What is this project, this Ten Thousand Things? I’d like to write about or make content about one thing a day, until I have thought about ten thousand things. At the rate of one thing a day, I’ll finish this project on November 6, 2051. I’ll be 83 years, 4 months, and 6 days old. I can’t imagine that future, and that’s exciting.