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August 12, 2009
It’s a Medium, Not a Grande •
Brooklyn Fare rolls out a clever line of food packaging that conveys a smart-though-cheeky brand that’s not afraid to jab at the competition.
February 11, 2009
Give Up and Use Tables •
A reminder against semantic navel gazing:
We’ve scientifically determined the maximum amount of time that you should need to make a layout work in CSS: it’s 47 minutes.
I’m looking forward to the 10 minutes to get a doughnut part.
October 16, 2008
Fair Exchange •
An admirer once wrote to Rudyard Kipling: “I see you get a dollar a word for your writing. I enclose a check for one dollar. Please send me a sample.”
Kipling responded: “Thanks.”
That’s what I call efficient writing.
October 15, 2008
Mac-O-Lanterns •
Halloween fun for bringing an old Mac Classic back from the dead.
September 30, 2008
Christopher Doyle™ •
Sydney-based designer Christopher Doyle created a set of identity guidelines — for himself — and then entered them in an Australian design competition.
If you’ve ever worked with identity guidelines, it’s a great joke at the expense of control-obsessed designers.
August 12, 2008
Surviving the New Depression •
Schadenfreude and Coudal Partners’ Steve Delahoyde present penny-wise, survival strategies for coping with today’s economy.