The Role of UI: Why Design Matters
By Dr. Sean Carton, Chief Creative Officer and Professor of the Practice at the University of Baltimore “Design” is one of those words that we… Read More
This is my archive
Olympic Pictograms Through The Ages.
From the New York Times, and the always worthwhile Steven Heller, a short video retrospective of Olympic pictograms since 1936. I disagree with his… Read More
Tunnel Typography.
I found a link this afternoon over lunch detailing the murky history of typography in the Toronto subway system, which was fascinating reading for… Read More
Saturn Eclipsed
Most days, I drive to work in an eleven-year-old Saturn. It’s a little blue coupe with a 4-cylinder engine and a manual transmission. It has… Read More
Fashion Meet Economy
I love fashion design. And of course, it’s kind of hard to buy gorgeous designer pieces in a tough economy. OK so most of the… Read More
Word of the Day: Kulibin
The Russians have a word for people who invent whimsical things that may or not have any practical value: “Kulibins.” The word comes from the… Read More
Visualizing Statistics: American Self Portrait
Wow. Chris Jordan’s prints speak for themselves. What a way to make tangible the enormous numbers we all take for granted. Here’s a great… Read More
BBC Redesign
Even if you are on the far end of regularity when it comes to reading news on the internet, you probably end… Read More
Politics, Marketing, and a Spike in Typographic Awareness
With the most powerful position in the free world coming available, and the heated contest currently well underway between McCain, Hillary, and Obama, an… Read More
Easter Special: Why do church programs look this way?
Raphael. Michelangelo. The Cathedral at Chartres. Illuminated manuscripts. Modern Easter programs. Which of these things is not like the other? This Easter, along with reflecting… Read More