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

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

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Shipping Container Architecture

The trend in shipping container architecture is getting more interesting. “How Buildings Learn” by Stewart Brand provides some interesting background on this reuse.

Posted in Amusement, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design Theory, Space

Web Accessibility Initiative

Designers need to comment now on accessibility guidelines for web and mobile platforms and authoring tools.

Posted in Accessibility, Action!, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design Theory, Mad Props, Stuff To Do, Technical Geekery, Web

CSS Pattern Library and Gradient Tutorial

CSS Tartan Plaid: background-color: hsl(2, 57%, 40%);
background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(transparent, transparent 50px, rgba(0,0,0,.4) 50px, rgba(0,0,0,.4) 53px, transparent 53px, …

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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.

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