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a r b o's photostream
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Flies in the vasoline we are
Sometimes it blows my mind
Keep gettin' stuck here all the time
—words by Scott Weiland

a r b o : I'm an advertising creative and I make fonts (typefaces!) I'm an overseer of typography and architecture articles at Wikipedia, and I do interviews with type designers & other artists.
j a m e s : art director, copy writer, branding & identity, branding communications, typeface design, detail specialist, audio engineering, women, marx brothers, running gags, whiskey, some selling done.



I can spell and grammaticize perfect Oxford English, but when online I choose not to, because the English language is very screwed-up and reform is about a hundred and fifty years overdue. The quickest way to catylize reform is to lead by example. Cut the cards. Design a way forward. Show, don't tell. The internet and our cybersociety give us a vast opportunity to unscramble English language orthography and rationalize it whilst retaining its inherent richness and resilience to entropy.
So if I spell certain words in my comments in your stream "incorrectly" I'm doing it on purpose. I know exactly what I'm doing ; ^ )

Why I don't have a Popular set
Why would I want one of those? That would be just like Amazon: "How helpful did you find this review?" star rating widget, please give it a rating. A self-reinforcing populist device whose only purpose is to ensure the most popular things become even more popular than they really are, and stay absurdly popular.
Particular pictures in my stream are consistently faved by users who click the "popular" link at the top. It's bad enuff I can't disable that populist reinforcement device. Adding a Popular set would make the populist effect even worse. We're not doing that.
A few other things
* please don't post any awards glittery tat or froth in my stream. Things like gold Oscar statuettes are a form of visual pollution I don't want.
* I don't join groups that require members to post comments on several pictures of other members in the pool, bestow pointless awards on members or invite more members into the group. We're not doing that.
* Dick me around or engage me in nonsensical conversations in my stream and I'll give you a game of verbal hardball before I block you.
* I'm 48 so please don't talk to me like a 16 year old
* I'm a male Martian and I'm married to an Earth woman.
Photos of a r b o (13)
a r b o's favorite photos from other Flickr members (2,123)
Contacts (52)
Groups (50)
- 1,000,000 Motorcycles 2,634 photos, 38 members
- Second Thoughts 13 photos, 4 members
- Ford Mustangs 29,541 photos, 2,938 members
- Sick Vintage 1,395 photos, 227 members
- Hotwheels T-Hunt 221 photos, 46 members
- MOONEYES 789 photos, 83 members
- accidental poetry on signs 13 photos, 5 members
- People With Food Names 48 photos, 9 members
- Thunderbirds Are Go Go! 685 photos, 101 members
- car logos 7,411 photos, 394 members
- Logos Logos Logos !!! 1,044 photos, 69 members
- Vehicle name, marque, badge, logo 8,671 photos, 224 members
- GREAT PORTRAITS - ONLY THE VERY BEST 2,705 photos, 2,760 members
- Environmental Portraits 9,624 photos, 1,727 members
- Hanna-Barbera 638 photos, 222 members
- The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera 7,276 photos, 490 members
- Scooby Doo 468 photos, 170 members
- HotWheelers 9,292 photos, 434 members
- Faces in Places 21,104 photos, 5,723 members
- HOT ROD 3,825 photos, 116 members
- diecastaholics.com 11,625 photos, 221 members
- Matchbox 1,613 photos, 65 members
- Mustangs Unlimited 26,435 photos, 1,711 members
- Fonts in Use 2,966 photos, 563 members
- Edgar Allan Poe 412 photos, 140 members
- HOT WHEELS, etc. diecast wonderland 14,726 photos, 809 members
- Hot Wheels 6,212 photos, 362 members
- Model Emergency Vehicles 2,054 photos, 92 members
- Poe 145 photos, 72 members
- Nevermore! - All Things Edgar Allan Poe 192 photos, 64 members
- Matchbox Diecast Toys 5,948 photos, 397 members
- Hotwheels!! 2,116 photos, 44 members
- Egg and Dart Society 651 photos, 60 members
- Utata 378,930 photos, 20,434 members
- Hot Wheels typography 854 photos, 66 members
- Maisto 2,038 photos, 185 members
- Type Specimen 3,896 photos, 863 members
- typo.graphy 6,543 photos, 1,208 members
- Typography of the World 9,541 photos, 929 members
- Your Typography 11,617 photos, 1,418 members
- :: Graphic Design & Typography :: 41,413 photos, 3,795 members
- Type Design 1,736 photos, 295 members
- Ford! 42,012 photos, 1,625 members
- Elysium of Power Cables & Equipment 58 photos, 21 members
- The Title of the Picture 6 photos, 1 member
- You and your camera reflected in obscure and unexpected ways 139 photos, 52 members
- The Title of the Record 24 photos, 13 members
- Vignetting 150,565 photos, 11,097 members
- Alt Indie Typo 63 photos, 5 members
- Serene Statues 18,099 photos, 2,843 members
Galleries (2)
- Auhentic Humans 7 photos
- Silhouettes & Sunlit Skies 6 photos
Testimonials (4)
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Ray Larabie says:
"Jimmy James hardly ever does donuts with his motorcycle in my living room. I don't think you could say the same about most people. That is why Jimi is special: special like Santa as an astronaut. A specialness that can barely be comprehended let alone pronounced. Jimi has special way of making letters, numerals, punctuation and tea. 3 cheers for the great Jimi. All bow in his presence and anoint him with various salad dressings. Spare a crouton and enjoy with wonderful imagery."
25th August, 2009
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J/G says:
"Really truly a Flickr hero of mine!Finds the stuff that makes the day go better and takes some amazing pics too!
Very good visit here!"21st August, 2009
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Russell_McG says:
"James has a terrific eye for form and detail, and he makes tasty,
witty typefaces. They make me want to find projects to use them in.
He is also a font of type wit and wisdom. I've learned a lot from him;
I've worked with type most of my professional life, but until recently
I was content to not to make any glaring mistakes.
Then I needed to learn more. I needed to know how digital type is
made, how it works and what, if anything, makes one font better than
another. A surprisingly contentious subject in which James' voice has
been informed, balanced, witty and respectful."20th June, 2008
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bluevinyl says:
"James has a very keen eye, is a super talented type designer and one of the nicest guys around! : )"
7th May, 2008
- Name:
- James Arboghast
- Joined:
- February 2008
- Hometown:
- Melbourne
- Currently:
- Melbourne, Australia
- Occupation:
- Advertising creative/writer
- Website:
- s e n t i n e l • t y p e catalog >>


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