A Typewriter? I think I’ve heard of it…

It’s time again to share another one of our favorite text-related images in honor of the new GLIMPSE issue, Text. ‘Typewriter,’ by flickr.com member icultist, gives us this beautiful photograph. The ominous, eerie mood of the image seems to fit with the poor fate of the machine; however it also serves to remind us of how much the written word has progressed throughout history.  While some of us at GLIMPSE have never even used a typewriter (!), we can still appreciate the nostalgia that comes with it—one staff member in particular wishes she could shell out the $200,000 plus for author Cormac McCarthy’s prolific Olivetti Lettera 32.

And as the progression of the written word moves more and more towards the electronic reader, we’re all starting to feel that nostalgia for good old fashioned books.

Allison Nonko

Love (+) Letters

With the release of GLIMPSE‘s new TEXT issue, we thought it would be appropriate to share with you some of our favorite text-related images. We’ll kick things off with ‘love & hate’ by Flickr.com member Abhi. We think it does a fantastic job of showcasing the text’s ability to be so much more than just marks on a page — ‘love & hate,’ creates a striking image packed with meaning using only two words and visual metaphor.

Allison Nonko