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The psychology of color
Nice little article about the psychology of color here: Red is not funny [This link has since been deactivated.] “…the color red itself can have a physical effect on the body—increased blood pressure and heavy breathing. The one thing that is clear from all of this is that red is not funny…” In regards to […]
How Often Does a Newspaper Redesign?
It could be said that a newspaper redesigns itself every day. With websites, people tend to think of a redesign as changing content, and updating pages. Maybe adding some pages, or removing a few. Of course a redesign usually includes some graphic changes, but the real purpose is usually to tell a better more up-to-date […]
On Quality
From Daring Fireball Most people, I suspect, can tell the difference between a $500 bicycle and a $1000 bicycle – most don’t think the differences are worth the extra money, but they can perceive the differences (lighter-weight frames, visibly superior components, etc.). I doubt, though, that most non-expert-cyclists are able to distinguish between, say, a […]
Glimpses of Genius, Beauty and Novelty – Micro Donkeys
RSS in Plain English. * After our own heart – Micro donkeys * Advertising goes big – really big * How to work with a designer – mostly good article * Cool business cards – media is the message