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PEACE – it’s fourty years old…

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

  I ran across this in National Geographic last night; the PEACE symbol is 40 years old this year.  It was created by a British designer, Gerald Holtom, in 1958 for anti-nuclear demonstrations.  The origin of the symbol is very interesting and can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbol#The_peace_symbol PEACE -

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What The Hell Is Helvetica?

Saturday, January 19, 2008

  Ask ten people what Helvetica is and you will most likely get this response: 7 will tell you they have no idea, 2 will say that it is a font, and 1 will tell you it is a typeface.  Although “font” is technically correct, “typeface” is probably more accurate, and if you know this, [...]

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Who is TED?

Saturday, January 19, 2008

  If you haven’t visited http://www.ted.com/ yet, then you need to right now!  Who is TED, you ask?  Turns out, TED is no-one; TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design.  What started out as an attempt to combine these three fields into one harmonious meeting of the minds has grown into something truly wonderful.  TED conferences, [...]

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Haiku Is The Mother Of Invention?

Friday, January 4, 2008

I know…strange title, bear with me.  I was thinking the other day about how inventions come about.  What conditions and inspirations lead to invention?  The old saying goes “Necessity is the mother of invention.”  Hmmm… necessity.  Usually when I think of invention, I think of FREEDOM; freedom of thought, freedom of ideals, no boundaries, the sky [...]

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