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Other Blogs (British Vogue)
A deceptively simple idea: give young girls education and resources, and get a better world. CARE’s The Girl Effect video is a natty and moving film (masterminded by Nike’s ad agency) that uses typography to bring home a powerful message.
A Work of ‘@’ at MoMA (FOX 5 New York)
New York’s Museum of Modern Art said Monday it is adding the “@” symbol to its permanent art collection.
Arabic Calligraphy Biennale opens today (The Peninsula)
DOHA: A slew of activities celebrating the beauty of the ancient art of Arabic calligraphy will take place at the Waqif Art Centre starting tonight as the Doha Arabic Calligraphy Biennale 2010 opens.
MoMA Acquires "@" Symbol. "WTF" Next? (Fast Company Magazine)
New York's Museum of Modern Art is adding the ubiquitous typographic icon to its permanent collection. Here's the story behind the acquisition. Today, MoMA's announced what might be its boldest acquisition ever. And it didn't even cost anything: The "@" symbol is now a part of the museum's permanent design collection. Which sounds more than a little mystifying. But MoMA's chief design curator ...
King High paper rises to the top (Northeast Tampa News & Tribune)
For the team of young journalists on King High's Scepter staff there could be no bigger payoff in its perseverance to publish a top-notch newspaper than to realize the status it recently achieved.
iPhone font created out of 540 apps and a love for the arcane (video) (Engadget)
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_font_created_out_of_540_apps_VIDEO'; No, we can't give you a clear reason why this particular chap did this particular thing, but good gravy, look at the pretty pictures! We've come across an iPhone-inspired font that looks to have been created by collating and color coding a vast collection of apps in order to properly ...
Windows Phone 7 Series: The AnandTech Guide (AnandTech)
With a launch several months away, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series smartphone OS begins with a clean slate. Finally learning from Apple's success, does Microsoft have what it takes to compete in the next generation of smartphones?...
Better and better (The Star)
After producing children’s books for almost 40 years, this passionate publisher still insists on improving standards with every new title.
Dean misrepresents mission of humanities (The Rice Thresher)
Three weeks ago, the Thresher reported that the School of Humanities would be cutting two courses "not directly relevant to majors," HUMA 250: Writing for Print Media and HUMA 251: Typography and Design ("Non-major Humanities courses cut," Feb. 26). As an alumnus of HUMA 251 and an aspiring graphic designer, I find this news very distressing.
Is Earth past the tipping point? (Scientific American)
Biodiversity loss. Land use. Freshwater use. Nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. Stratospheric ozone. Ocean acidification. Climate change. Chemical Pollution. Aerosol loading in the atmosphere. A team of 30 scientists across the globe have determined that the nine environmental processes named above must remain within specific limits, otherwise the "safe operating space" within which humankind can ...