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Things to do in San Francisco
Posted by xensen in
20 Jul 2004 — 7:57am
20 Jul 2004 — 7:57am
Continuing the "things to do" themes of a couple of recent threads, if you are in San Francisco for TypeCon you should visit the Asian Art Museum at 200 Larkin Street across from City Hall. It houses the city's best collection of art.
You could even look me up in its publications department ...
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20 Jul 2004 — 8:00am
Hrant, who is always talking about Zoroastrianism, should like this object from the Asian's collection. It's an image of a Zoroastrian fire altar from the reverse side of a gold coin of emperor Bahram II (276-293).
20 Jul 2004 — 8:05am
Cool!
BTW, "hrant" means "fiery". Surprise.
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> You could even look me up
Tom, so you're not coming to your own city's type conference?
Or is it that you simply can't get enough of us...
hhp
20 Jul 2004 — 8:08am
Want to see some more? Here's a bit of Thai from an 1857 collection of Buddhist texts.
20 Jul 2004 — 8:15am
Okay, I guess I've gotten myself into this. Here's some Tibetan from the 11th century.
20 Jul 2004 — 8:17am
Hrant, I'm just a type user, not a type designer. It's kind of expensive ... do you think I should attend anyway?
20 Jul 2004 — 8:20am
Here's a beauty. This is a page from the Koran from about 1330.
20 Jul 2004 — 8:26am
Detail from the Kalpa Sutra, ca. 1450
20 Jul 2004 — 8:32am
Somebody stop him!
Okay, this is the last one, I promise. It's a calligraphy of the character shou (long life) by C.C.Wang.
20 Jul 2004 — 8:46am
if i were in sanfrancisco this week, i'd visit this place:
Book Arts & Special Collections
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA
20 Jul 2004 — 8:49am
Tibetan is my favorite script. If anything is supernatural, that's it.
TypeCon:
1) You use type. You like type? Then you show up.
2) You like to have fun?
3) You might just become a type designer by the end of it! Welcome to the dark side, my friend...
See you there, eh?
hhp
20 Jul 2004 — 9:02am
I'm feeling this strange urge ...
the one we call dark
the dark beyond dark
the door to all beginnings
--Laozi
20 Jul 2004 — 9:33am
That Wang calligraphy was on the cover a recent Typo mag, I think.
> visit Ghirardelli Square.
OH yeah... Chocoheaven.
And they even have a great bookstore (still?) in that mall - I got my "Counterpunch" from there - it's called "Builders Booksource" or something.
hhp
20 Jul 2004 — 9:41am
The best views night or day are from the top of Twin Peaks. It's one of the last places like this that you can still go to at midnight. You park along the road, then march up the stairs carved into teh hill to the top for unobstructed views from the sea to Mt. Diablo. It's even worth it when it's foggy. Plus it's free.
20 Jul 2004 — 9:44am
Hey, Tom, don't know what the rights issues are, but both the Thai and Tibetan works would make great desktop picture at http://typophile.com/downloads/
Victor
20 Jul 2004 — 10:06am
Victor, thanks for the suggestion.
Besides the city view from Twin Peaks that Mike mentions, another great view is from the Panoramic Highway in Marin County. I always recommend that visitors from out of town visit Muir Woods near there.
Hrant, I don't think the bookstore is there at Ghiradelli any more. But despite the disastrous direction the book industry has taken in the past 20 years there are still a few good bookstores around the Bay Area, such as Black Oak, Cody's, Moe's, Green Apple, Diesel, City Lights, Book Passage, A Clean Well-Light Place, etc.
20 Jul 2004 — 10:27am
visit kid robot on Haight Street - http://www.kidrobot.com
20 Jul 2004 — 10:58am
Two archive results:
http://www.typophile.com/forums/messages/30/23034.html
http://www.typophile.com/forums/messages/30/16679.html
hhp
20 Jul 2004 — 11:16am
since everyone is in the city, there's a awesome design book store in the outskirts of the ad ghetto. . or that's what one of my instructors calls it.
i'm davy, it's nice to meet everyone. .
http://www.stoutbooks.com/cgi-bin/stoutbooks.cgi/
20 Jul 2004 — 12:07pm
> Tibetan is my favorite script.
Then you might like this Buddhist text from Tibet or Mongolia around 1800.
The sutra is written in gold against black, on indigo dyed paper and bounded by two brocade covers. Two painted images are inset into the covers, and protected by brocade curtains. The front image depicts Ushinishasitatpatra, a deification of the white parasol believed to protect all from harm. A white complexion, she bears the third eye, but has a peaceful demeanor. Her right hand is in abhaya mudra; her left hand carries the white parasol. A green halo is behind her head; a red halo with radiating gold lines encloses the body. She appears in a landscape of mountains, crags, & waterfalls against ruyi clouds of Chinese origin. The painting is framed by meandering scrollworks of foliages, gold against black. The back depicts Vajrapani in the archer pose, right leg bent, left leg extended, upon a sun disc above a lotus pedestal. A wrathful deity, blue in color, with three eyes, his right hand raised in
20 Jul 2004 — 4:40pm
http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/fur/36830778.html
20 Jul 2004 — 10:54am
Or Giant Robot, Kid Robot's parent store (and popular magazine) just down the street on Schraeder between Haight and Waller. (right out my window)
They have great books on typography and design (limited, but great selection) and other goodies that are sure to please.
Plus, Upper Haight is generally a great place for adventure: eat great food at Kan Zaman while watching the best freaks this city has to offer. You can also wander into Golden Gate Park and check out the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Gardens or check out the real, live buffalo.
21 Jul 2004 — 1:23am
William Stout, mentioned a couple of entries above, is going to be in our marketplace, selling luscious type and design books. We will also have selections from Chronicle Books, antique books and specimens from design archive, and lots of books, tees, and other goodies from our speakers and sponsors!