Reed Reibstein
Reed Reibstein
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Designers of Yale letters win 'genius grants'
Just their type: Type designer Matthew Carter and stone carver Nicholas Benson are among the 23 recipients of the 2010 MacArthur Fellowships, $500,000 awards colloquially called "genius grants." But the two also have something else in common — they've both designed letters for Yale's buildings. Carter created the official Yale typeface used on the blue plaques affixed to every University building, and Benson cut the slate inscription in front of the Yale University Art Gallery. If you're so inclined, celebrate these "geniuses" by downloading the Yale typeface, available to anyone with a NetID for University projects.
The next best thing to Leo
He may not know Leonardo DiCaprio, but Robert Ballard did discover the wreck of the Titanic. Ballard, the famed deep-sea explorer, spoke at the Peabody Museum of Natural History late this afternoon to a packed auditorium. He shared a lifetime of experiences investigating the ocean’s mysteries — from ancient shipwrecks to undersea black smokers — for the final installment of a lecture series celebrating the opening of the Peabody’s Hall of Minerals, Earth and Space.