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August 11, 2006

Simon Fodden

The Friday Fillip

Given the week's theme of grey lit, it seemed only right to pursue that colour's manifestations, shall we say.

I acknowledge a serious debt to web zen. (Okay, okay: I copied them. Picky picky picky.)

Simon Fodden is the founder of Slaw. He taught law at Osgoode Hall Law School for more than 30 years before he retired to focus on writing, publishing, and IT and law.
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2 Comments on “The Friday Fillip”

  1. Steven Matthews says:
    August 11, 2006 at 5:34 pm

    Don't forget (just for Mark- that cheeky Canadian) Gray's Anatomy. :-)

  2. Connie Crosby says:
    August 14, 2006 at 12:59 pm

    There is something about the minimal simplicity of this design that I really like. And I'm not usually attracted to minimalism, but this really works for me.

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