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Tim Murray @PaperbackPage

I like designing // print and book design // large-scale murals & displays // environment design // general dabbler & tinkerer // living in the American Midleft

Joined February 2014
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Tim Murray retweeted
AIGA South Dakota@AIGA_SD
5 Oct 2020
We asked five SD designers to create artwork celebrating our opportunity to have a voice in our democracy—to vote. We printed them as letterpress postcards for you to send to encourage friends to vote. Request a free set of cards here: southdakota.aiga.org/vote202… #vote2020 #vote
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For those of you who have been training for #socialdistancing your whole life, here's an introverted turtle I drew that you can have printed on stuff: redbubble.com/shop/ap/527820…
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Someone recently asked me for recommendations on books about typography and I was nerdishly delighted, because books and typography are two of my favorite subjects: paperbackdesign.com/4-book-r… #typography
The Elements of Typographic Style, Robert Bringhurst

ALT The Elements of Typographic Style, Robert Bringhurst

Thinking With Type, Ellen Lupton

ALT Thinking With Type, Ellen Lupton

Anatomy of a Typeface, Alexander Lawson

ALT Anatomy of a Typeface, Alexander Lawson

Just My Type, Simon Garfield (intro by Chip Kidd)

ALT Just My Type, Simon Garfield (intro by Chip Kidd)
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About 20 times a day, some application asks me if I meant to say “moldboards.” #moldboards
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Here’s a way for creatives and the community to support local businesses that are losing cash flow due to #COVID19 and #SocialDistancing: southdakota.aiga.org/aiga-so…
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Goal for staying active while working from home: 20 pushups for every PDF or finished file I send out. #wfh #Quarantine
There I fixed it: #SocialDistancing #sixfeetapart
Parenting creates unexpected challenges. For example, I try to present myself to clients and colleagues as a competent professional, but then realize I'm singing the Frozen soundtrack under my breath. #frozen #kitchensoundtrack
“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” –Niels Bohr
In case anyone needs a place to take notes during any legal proceedings the next few weeks, or months, I put this artwork on a handy notebook: redbubble.com/people/paperba… #squidproquo #QuidProQuo #ImpeachmentHearings #ImpeachmentInquiry #Impeachment
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Tim Murray retweeted
WES EISENHAUER@Soulcrate
6 Nov 2019
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Meet Quo. He's a Squid, but not just any squid—he's a Professional. He's the Squid Pro, Quo. He's been in the news lately—maybe you've heard about him. s #quidproquo
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Tim Murray retweeted
AIGA South Dakota@AIGA_SD
17 Apr 2019
We want to hear from you 👂 Help us paint a clearer picture of a designer’s role in 2019 by taking the Design Census for a chance to win a ticket to next year’s #AIGADesignConf designcensus.org/
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“Make a list,” they said, “of the six things you need to get done each day. Then you can focus on the list and be more productive.” So I did. And now I have a stack of six-point daily catalogues of failure. #winning #productivity
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Great copywriting and satire of formulaic landing pages by @StorySevenCo: growthologylab.com/ #sendaraven #aspirationaltortoise
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How I hear conversations with my mechanic: —Well, parts alone are going to cost you about a book cover design, but with labor you're looking at a cover design plus interior layout, probably with a promotional animation for shop supplies and processing.
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Did you know you can rename multiple files at the same time right in Finder? This saves me so much time. #macOS #Finder imore.com/how-rename-multipl…
Day 24: Star of Light This is the 24th and final day of Advent, a season of waiting and anticipation. Jesus was born in a season of waiting, between the promises of the prophets and the fulfillment of those promises with his death on the cross. #Advent #adventcalendar
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And the writer answers, along with everyone who is waiting for him since then, "Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!" Merry Christmas—may we wait well, and live well in the waiting.
Now we live in a second season of waiting, between his promises and the fulfillment of those promises. In one of the final lines in my Bible, Jesus says, "Surely I am coming soon."
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