Want to Understand the Power of Design? Look Past the Numbers
ARTICLE SUMMARY: Surveys are nothing more than a snapshot, good for that moment you fill out the...
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Category: History
A Natural History of the Artist’s Palette
ARTICLE SUMMARY: When it comes to art it has taken centuries to figure out what the primary colors...
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Words and phrases in common use which originated in the field of typography
ARTICLE SUMMARY: There are a lot of phrases that we have used over the years that most people do...
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“More Lively Counterfaits”
ARTICLE SUMMARY: “More Lively Counterfaits” by Gregorio Astengo is a look into the dawn of design...
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The Psychological Power of Nostalgia in Burger King’s Throwback Logo
ARTICLE SUMMARY: There is a lot to be said about nostalgia these days, especially when it comes to...
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The ugly history of Comic Sans
ARTICLE SUMMARY: In type fonts, as in art, the old saying goes beauty is in the eye of the...
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Preserving endangered languages with Noto fonts
ARTICLE SUMMARY: There are around 6000 languages in the world today are in danger of being lost...
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What is Money? And Can Bitcoin Function as a Reliable Means of Payment?
ARTICLE SUMMARY: When it comes to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency most of us are in the dark and...
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INVENTING POSTERS
ARTICLE SUMMERY: Posters have been around long before the 19th century when artists and...
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New York subway map is now animated, and it’s ridiculously cool
ARTICLE SUMMERY: In it’s most ethical form the purpose of design is to solve problems and...
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NASA’s ‘worm’ logo lay dormant for 28 years. So why are people so obsessed with it?
ARTICLE SUMMERY: This year, after the docking at the International Space Station by the private...
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I LOVE TYPOGRAPHY
ARTICLE SUMMERY “I LOVE TYPOGRAPHY” is a collection of articles by John Boardley...
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