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June 2015

Mr. Jones Retires

I’ve had the good fortune of working with a lot of great people over the course of my career. One + more

New Music

Somehow I missed last year’s Taming the Dragon by Brad Mehldau and Mark Giulana. Thankfully, my son came to the rescue. I’m just gonna + more

32 Years Ago…

Long before helveticka began working with Bouten Construction, I had a minor connection to them. My home town of Chewelah was + more

Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman, RIP

“For me,” said Ornette Coleman, “composing is a way of keeping up with not repeating.” Coleman, the innovative saxophonist who “liberated jazz + more

What’s a meta for, anyway?

“Can metaphors be designed?” asks Michael Erard. They can—and they are: In the 1960s, the US philosopher Donald Schön spent some + more

Outstanding in Their Field

Regular readers know of my love affair with Field Notes. (See here and here, for instance.) Looks like developer/designer/illustrator Erik Schneider + more

Can I Get an “Amen”?

The Reverend Sydney Smith to his son-in-law, Dr. Henry Holland, June 8, 1835—180 years ago today: I am suffering from + more

Word(s) of the Day

execration (noun) The act of cursing or denouncing. eructation (noun) A violent belching out or emitting. Though Morgan’s execrations toward Aaron were certainly expected + more

Take a Squizz at This…

Back in 2012, I alerted readers to the Australian slang word boofy. At the time, I wondered whether a term that seemed + more

Digging in the Dirt

One of helveticka’s longest client relationships is with Hecla Mining Company. Its founding in 1891 makes Hecla the oldest precious metals company in + more

For Sale: Nazi Panties

Eva Braun’s unmentionables are “first rate: the fabric, embroidery and monogramming, the sewing of the button,” says Ernie Scarango. And they + more

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