Hello Georgia

Readability wins over retro styling; Georgia replaces Courier for our body copy

After launching our redesign a few weeks ago we received a lot of feedback about the choice of Courier for our body copy. While we loved how the retro aesthetic provided a nice contrast to the crispness of the layout, many readers felt it was a strain on the eyes. We then posted about this asking for opinions on Courier vs. Georgia vs. Times and …

Roberto Mollá: Tamatori

Artist Roberto Mollá's new work explores the famous Japanese myth of a princess' underwater adventure

Spanish artist Roberto Mollá‘s latest work, a series of 15 compositions taking up the famous Japanese tale of pearl diver Princess Tamatori (showing at the upcoming Pulse art fair in NYC), puts the artist in the well-populated ranks of other cultural interpreters of the story. Compared to Hokusai’s explicit illustration of the fabled sexual encounter between girl and octopus and more recent examples in manga, …

Announcement: CH Daily, RSS and Courier

Our daily email and RSS feeds are back up and running. Which body font do you prefer?

After launching our redesign on Monday we’ve received a ton of great feedback and constructive criticism as well as a few bug reports. Lagging behind the launch of the site we’ve gotten our CH Daily email newsletter back up and running with our new host and RSS is now fully repaired. You can subscribe to either of those here if you’re not already. While the …