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The Times, They Are A-Changin’

One of the few truths we can cling to in this uncertain age is that all government websites suck wet + more

Where Do You Work?

People are occasionally curious about where our employees come from. And I don’t mean their home towns or almae matres, + more

Like, Major

While it should be obvious to any sentient being that all things were more awesome in the 1980s (on this + more

Docklands

The fun workstation… just slightly better than the intern’s desk.

IE7 Tax

Heck of an idea, really. Now, if only there were companies willing to pay the rest of us for having + more

Does design matter? Sort of. I guess.

Interesting article on graphic design crowdsourcing over at Daily Download—though it doesn’t speak well for the critical thinking skills of + more

Can’t read Arabic? No problem.

Bet you still know exactly who this is. Designer Daily has seven more examples of how well-known companies adapted when + more

Thank You, Mr. Ross

I was saddened to learn over the weekend of the passing of Stanley Ross. Stan was at the helm of + more

Nostalgic for Commie Propaganda?

Retronaut has quite the collection of Soviet space posters. Do stop by and take a look.

Judging Books by Their Covers

Book cover design is a funny thing. Those of us who actually read pretend we’re above these “little billboards”; those + more

Cognitive Ease, Please

Dan Cohen wants to strip distractions from reading while Alan Jacobs shows that a little cognitive friction might actually be + more

What the #@!!*&##!?

Well, it happened again. This time, however, I wasn’t about to conclude our staff meeting until my point was made. + more

The Psychology of Color

Many of us don’t realize how brand colors impact a viewer’s visual senses and emotional feelings. Since we’re in the + more

Bigger Is Better

A few years ago we created the Whitworth University athletic logo. I recently attended a men’s basketball game and was + more

Request for Uniformity

From page 2 of a 37-page Request for Qualifications (RFQ) we received earlier this year: Unnecessarily elaborate responses, beyond that + more

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