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Quote/Recipe of the Week

“Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum omnium reliquarum.” (Cicero, from Oratio Pro Cnæo Plancio, XXXIII.) My + more

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…

In honor of Fibonacci Day, I asked CK if he’d mind employing the famous mathematician’s namesake sequence to determine my + more

Does this post make me look cynical?

The Center for Public Integrity released the results of its 2015 State Integrity Investigation, which uses “extensive research to grade + more

Molecular Scissors!

Here at helveticka world headquarters, there are two types of people. First, there are the younguns, to whom any new technology/paradigm/idea is + more

Happy Veterans Day

From the diary of Virginia Woolf, November 11, 1918: Twenty-five minutes ago the guns went off, announcing peace. A siren + more

Warning: Milestone Ahead

You’re reading our 999th published blog post. Which means the next one will be, well…kind of a big deal. Although I’m personally responsible for + more

Morning Meetings

Each week we begin our grind with a staff meeting. I know, you’re probably thinking, “Boooooringggg.” But in all reality, + more

Princess Mermaid

I began my career at helveticka as an intern while finishing my graphic design degree. I was excited to join + more

Poetry Break

THE BEAUTIFUL CHANGES Richard Wilbur One wading a Fall meadow finds on all sides The Queen Anne’s Lace lying like + more

Miscellany

“Everybody kills Hitler on their first trip. I did.” An oldie but goodie. Sexy Halloween costumes that shouldn’t exist. This + more

Watch yourself waste time with Factoclock

I’ve found my newest time-wasting obsession: Factoclock. “You learn something new every minute.” Here’s a few of the things I learned + more

Truth-Bomb Tuesday

Dear Millennials, this is why everyone else hates you. Dear everyone else, this is why you should be nicer to + more

Music Monday

I’m just going to say it: There isn’t a guitar player alive who can touch Guthrie Govan. (And to be honest, I’m + more

Drawing Makes Us Happy

Over the last few weeks, Morgan and I have been scribbling away in a Field Notes book, generously donated by Mr. + more

Be Excellent to Each Other

Today I attended a talk by Justin Ahrens, principal and creative director at Rule 29 out of Illinois. The topic of Justin’s + more

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