I’m usually fairly decent at remembering birthdays, but I just realized today that I completely missed our blog anniversary…by a month. So, first off, happy belated birthday to beyondwords!
Secondly, thank you to all of our contributors and readers. It’s been a great two years sharing with the professional writing community, and in that spirit of sharing, beyondwords wants to give two readers a little something something.
Gift #1: So You Need a Typeface poster
Julian Hansen’s sweet “So You Need a Typeface” design is now available as a poster from Scribble. The 24×18″ print is done in metallic silver ink on Astrobrights Eclipse Black 80# Cover.
Gift #2: HTML5 for Web Designers
Author Jeremy Keith seeks to simplify the web’s new markup language in this 85-page guide, the first publication from A Book Apart.
How can you get one of these gifts? Just leave a comment telling us (1) what you like about beyondwords or what you’d like to see more of on the blog, and (2) which gift you’d like. We’ll draw two names at random on Monday, May 10 at 5pm EST.
Update: Thank you for all of the great feedback, and congratulations to John and Kathryn, winners of our giveaway!
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Congrats on two years of blogging! Keep it up. So to answer the questions..
1.) I really like the In The Workplace series. It’s cool to see what other peoples’ job entails and their day to day. So I always enjoy those.
2.) HTML5 for Designers!
Time flies! I just love this blog; I feel like it’s doing different stuff than what you usually see for writing blogs.
1. I too love the In the Workplace series, but I also like the design inspiration that is here. I may not be actively designing at the moment, but I like to think I store it away in the back of my head somewhere.
2. That poster would look awesome in my new apartment, wherever that happens to be (a.k.a., where I find a job).
Happy Birthday
1) I love that you blog about Michigan!!! oh, and all the great design inspiration from around the world.
2) So You Need A Typeface poster.
1. Not to sound like a broken record, but I’m also a fan of the In the Workplace series. A new series or two could be fun, too. Maybe showcasing more portfolios of writers/editors/designers? I know it’s sometimes hard to come across digital portfolios for writers and editors so digging up more of those could be cool.
2. This is a tough decision…but I’m going to go with HTML5 for Web Designers!
Kathryn reply on May 7th, 2010:
I have to jump in again and say I love that idea of featuring portfolios. I too have a hard time finding good ones through blind searches.
Laura reply on May 10th, 2010:
Ditto to featuring online portfolios. As you ALL know, we can use these and love to sing praises of good design and good writing.
1) I’m torn between saying In the Workplace and the general design inspiration, especially as related to typography. I do like Kristen’s portfolio idea, though.
2) As a typography buff, of course I’m going to have to go with the poster.
1. The job leads on the 140+ Tweet Feed are always appreciated! The fact that there are now giveaways doesn’t hurt, either.
2. Personally I would like the typography poster. When I first saw that graphic I fell in love with it.