Recent Highlights 86

+ The Neighborhood Alphabet
+ Typographica's favourite typefaces of 2007
+ The evolution of depictions of the Yeti (is more interesting than it sounds)
+ The quite astonishing new Swisscom identity
+ Balloon-based wireless networks for Google?
+ Shell-shaped Nautilus House in Mexico City
+ The most elegant proposed skyscrapers
+ Melbourne: a greenhouse emissions disaster?
+ Philip Cox on Australian identity and architecture
+ Bloggers 'feel more connected'

The Neighborhood Alphabet. Via Super Colossal.

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Typographica's favourite typefaces of 2007. A favourite of our studio is mentioned too: Robert Slimbach's elegant and very legible Arno Pro (it also comes bundled with Adobe Creative Suite 3).

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A whole lot more interesting than it sounds: the evolution of depictions of the Yeti.

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The quite astonishing new Swisscom identity. When its static (as in print) - hmmm. When it's moving – ooh, yes please!

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Bringing wireless service to people in rural areas: balloon-based wireless networks for Google?

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Shell-shaped Nautilus House in Mexico City. Via Boing Boing.

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The most elegant proposed skyscrapers.

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Melbourne: a greenhouse emissions disaster? "3.1 tonnes of carbon (is produced) per person in Melbourne, compared with 1.2 tonnes per person in Greater London". And we want more cars on the road and more urban sprawl?

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Philip Cox on Australian identity and architecture. His contention that SE Asia has been demonstrating an ability to successfully fuse national identity with architecture and urban design is right on the mark: "In KL itself, the Malaysians have created one of the great urban spaces with KL Sentral. The twin towers of Caesar Pelli give landmark status to the scheme and an identity to the country as a whole".

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Bloggers 'feel more connected'.

Oh, and this blog turned four years old this week...