From the NY Times (reg. req.), an explanation of terms like rake, greenhouse, rocker, character line, and others specific to car designers. Link

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posted on Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 in communication, design, outlinks
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The little typeface that leaves a big mark. Link

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posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 in communication, design, outlinks, type
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A lengthy conversation/obfuscation/apologia on Flickr, concerning the theft of a logo originally created by designer Dan Cederholm of SimpleBits, and other major corporate logos offered for sale illegally by a unprincipled logo chopshop. Link

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posted on Friday, March 23rd, 2007 in communication, design, law & politics, outlinks
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Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid gives a talk to Edelman about the state of blogging these days. Spot on. Link

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posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 in communication, outlinks, social networking, tips
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Over on Design Observer, Michael Bierut discusses his process for coming up with design solutions for his clients. For designers, it’s a handy lesson, for non-designers, it’s a peek behind the curtain as to how we work. Link

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posted on Friday, March 2nd, 2007 in communication, design, outlinks, tips
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… at least according to PingMag. If you want to learn more about design, you can’t go wrong with any of these. Link

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posted on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 in communication, design, outlinks
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A long, insighful look by the Washington Post into frustrated graphic designer Garry Trudeau’s epic strip. Link

Related topics via Technorati: Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, comic strip, political satire .

posted on Sunday, October 22nd, 2006 in communication, law & politics, outlinks
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Five years later, NYC lives on. How John Mavroudis created the idea, rendered by Owen Smith. Link

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posted on Monday, September 11th, 2006 in communication, design, outlinks
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From director Gary Hustwit, “How did a typeface drawn by a little-known Swiss designer in 1957 become one of the most popular ways for us to communicate our words fifty years later?” Link

Related topics via Technorati: helvetica, typographica, Gary Hustwit, film, typeface .

posted on Monday, August 7th, 2006 in communication, outlinks, type
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37 Signals chat with Khoi Vinh and Jeffrey Veen on “In-house vs on your own” Link

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posted on Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 in communication, design, outlinks, tips
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