Category Archives: Ephemera

The Ephemeral and the Gustatory

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Mireille Guiliano French Women Don’t Get Fat “Il faut des rites” The French enjoy eating out in a special way, knowing that what they savor today may never again appear on the menu. They treat every meal as something special, … Continue reading →

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The Right Not to Be Linked

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Saw this today at Haiku Bandit Society (and crafted a very haiku-like comment limited to 256 characters) https://haikubanditsociety.blogspot.com/2020/04/vestager-its-not-choice-between.html I hereby link via blog entry to CBC interview with privacy rights expert Brenda McPhail https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/contact-tracing-for-covid-19-risks-erasing-civil-liberties-says-expert-1.5532117 Comparing Canadian and European situations I … Continue reading →

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In lieu of going for coffee

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Extending what is on offer via two previous blog entries https://berneval.hcommons.org/?s=after+alexandria I have a friend who takes delight in well-designed or content-rich ephemera. I sent this to the friend via email… And quoting a little bit from the takeaway photocopy … Continue reading →

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Random Access Stash

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Jan Morris interviewed in The Guardian by Tim Adams Morris looks around her bookshelves, the thousands of books that line this long room floor to ceiling. “People always say: ‘Have you read them all?’” she says. “No. but I have … Continue reading →

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ASCII Art

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Francois Lachance

From 1994, from a friend, an example of the long lost art of ASCII drawing and the days of large signature blocks… Stumbled upon this on a Nietzsche list I subscribe to. Thought you might be interested. > > …George … Continue reading →

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Star Crystal

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Francois Lachance

This began as an exchange about the Pantone Color Institute and wishfully getting jobs there setting the colour of the year. We then moved on to found our own colour consultancy agency. My friend thought I would be good at … Continue reading →

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Shhhh!

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Spotted on a tote bag offered for sale at Longo’s Supermarket All my family secrets are recipes And so for day 2634 28.02.2014

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After Alexandria Redux

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Grayson James More keepsakes from the show at the Ryerson Image Centre: After Alexandria One muses that this show about books and the traces people leave in them could reference the Alexandria of history’s great library. Or something else. Recto … Continue reading →

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creating a collaborative installation

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Grayson James at the Ryerson Image Centre and the installation/project After Alexandria I became interested in this project at a point in my life when I was experiencing a loneliness unlike any I had before. As an avid reader, I … Continue reading →

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Ephemera and Longevity

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Which of these three is still in operation? The Classic Bookshop (Montréal and Ottawa) bookmarker was designed by Allan Harrison. The Writers & Co (Toronto) example makes use of the white space to rubber stamp the new address. A Different … Continue reading →

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