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Business: It’s Made of People!

“There’s a chasm between individual human behavior and the design of organizations.” The essential argument here is that structures are to be used, people are to be loved and mixing the two up really makes a mess.

Posted in Editorial, Employment, Repost From Cited Source, Vocation & Profession

Forcing Priorities in UX Design

In ev’ry job that must be done there is an element of fun you find the fun and snap, the job’s a game!

Posted in Amusement, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Vocation & Profession

Study Graphic Design! For Free! At Home! In Your Spare Time!

University has its place, but without self-education we are lost.

Posted in Amusement, Color Theory, Copywriting, Course Related, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Drawing, Editorial, Education, Fiddling & Time Wasters, Mad Props, Packaging, Persons of Interest, Portfolio Workshop, PrePress, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Scholarship, Space, Stock, Stuff To Do, Technical Geekery, Tutorial, Typography, Useful Code, User Interface Design, Visual Concepts, Vocation & Profession, Web

Steve Jobs (My Apologies)

Cultish, hero leaders tend to leave behind Greek-tragedy style mash ups. While the jury is out on Jobs, he said some interesting things.

Posted in Amusement, Design Theory, Editorial, Repost From Cited Source

Case Study: Water Conservation Guide

It’s a handbook of water management for engineers, architects, and plumbers. And it’s gorgeous!

Posted in Color Theory, Copywriting, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Drawing, PrePress, Repost From Cited Source, Typography, Visual Concepts