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Monday Report | 05·09·11

Don’t Fear the Internet, Drawn Icon Set, Barnes & Noble Classics, Branding’s affect on perceived news bias, TED, Typography timeline


Don’t Fear the Internet
Jessica Hische just launched her lat est project with Russ Maschmeyer: Don’t Fear the Internet, basic HTML and CSS for non-web designers.Hand Drawn Icon Set
Kyle Steed has released a very comprehensive icon set, all drawn by hand and available here.Some Insight
Ira Glass
Jessica Hische

COMMON
Another example of Design for good. An initiative from Alex Bogusky (yes, THAT one). The world’s first collaborative brand.
http://www.common.is/about-common/

Barnes & Noble Classics
Speaking of Jessica Hische, one of my gifts to my mother this past weekend was a classic favorite – Pride and Prejudice – with a special cover designed by Jessica Hische.  These classics are absolutely beautiful and can be purchased here.

Branding’s affect on perceived news bias
http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/03/the-power-of-brand-to-inspire-bias-how-do-perceptions-of-al-jazeera-english-change-once-the-logos-gone/?=sidebarpromo

Amazing “Ads worth sharing” from TED
http://www.ted.com/initiatives/aws

Typography timeline
http://www.counterspace.us/typography/timeline/

SCAD Sidwalk Art
In case you missed it, Susan did a nice little recap of the Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival.  Check out the pictures here.

James Donaldson

While he swears he won’t design for internet explorer and is unable to breathe without his iphone, James is generally an easy-going guy who can be convinced to do almost anything if there’ll be food involved.

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