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law & politics archive
Presidential Branding
McCain has updated his campaign logo to better compete with Obama’s. Link
Hacking John McCain
Mike Davidson of Newsvine found that John McCain’s MySpace page was using his code and hosted images without permission, so he made a delicate point about it. Link
The Value of Original Design
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
Doonesbury in depth
A long, insighful look by the Washington Post into frustrated graphic designer Garry Trudeau’s epic strip. Link
Unfinanced Entrepreneurs
“Value that creative energy. Because if you don’t, no one else will.” Link
The opposite of innovation
Business Week’s new design magazine features one great ‘innovation’ so far- getting major design firms to work on spec. Link
Redesign Competitions
…do not benefit anyone involved- they cheapen the value of the product, of the original and new designs and of the designers’ work and time. Link
Photo Privacy
When do you need a subject’s permission to snap their picture? Link
Do You Own Your Image?
David Byrne ruminates on ownership of artistic works derived from images shot in public. Link.