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There are so many ways for presidential candidates to spar: in debates, in conversation with the press — and now, on social media! Yesterday, Hillary Clinton’s and Jeb Bush’s interns Twitter accounts began duking it out in a highly entertaining battle of images.

http://hyperallergic.com/229011/jeb-bush-and-hillary-clintons-graphic-design-duel-on-twitter/

“Responsibility: Buzz Word of the ’90s” originally ran in a 1992 issue of AIGA’s The Journal (vol. 10, no. 1). It’s part of a series in which we seek out and republish the best yet-to-be-digitized articles from our vast print archives. Responsibility is a design buzzword of the ’90s.

http://eyeondesign.aiga.org/are-designers-having-a-long-term-relationship-with-social-issues-or-just-an-affair/

As many of us move away from designing pages toward designing systems, one concept keeps cropping up: modularity. We often hear about the benefits of a modular approach; modules are scalable, replaceable, reusable, easy to test, quick to put together—“They’re just like LEGO!”

http://alistapart.com/article/language-of-modular-design

Update (2012): Web fonts — fonts that are downloaded on demand for use in a particular web page — allow web authors to use any suitably licensed font in their pages.

http://code.stephenmorley.org/html-and-css/the-myth-of-web-safe-fonts/

It’s a brave new world. Web fonts are here, sparking an exciting new era in web design. Ffffallback makes it easy to find the perfect fallback fonts, so that your designs degrade gracefully. * Small caveat: this bookmarklet only works on webkit browsers (Chrome & Safari) or Firefox.

http://ffffallback.com/

Since the #nomakeupselfie campaign raised £8m for Cancer Research, charities have been asking how they can replicate its success. Whilst it’s undoubtedly a game changer, charity social media campaigns come in many flavours and there are lessons we can learn from them all. Here are five.

http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2014/apr/03/five-social-media-charity-campaigns

The hashtag (#), once known simply as the pound symbol, has become a vital communication tool that has transformed how people engage with one another online. Hashtags are efficient because they essentially help to optimize conversations and content – for brands, organizations, and individuals.

http://pir.org/50-hashtags-to-spark-social-change/

Micropoetry is a genre of poetic verse which is characterized by its extreme brevity. In other words… a micropoem is a short poem.

http://micropoetry.com/twitter-micropoetry

Poetry in 140 characters? What would Sylvia Plath have made of tweet poems? Twitter poetry (also known as “twihaiku” or “micropoetry”) is still in its early stages, but could it bring poetry back to the forefront of the modern world? “I think Twitter poems will become a new for

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/twihaiku-micropoetry-the-rise-of-twitter-poetry-8711637.html

“I challenge you to tell a great story on Twitter.”  The challenger: Chris Sullivan of MYNorthwest.com.

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/i-challenge-you-to-tell-a-great-story-on-twitter-is-it-possible/56637

“Transmedia storytelling” is telling a story across multiple media and preferably, although it doesn’t always happen, with a degree of audience participation, interaction or collaboration.

http://www.tstoryteller.com/transmedia-storytelling

Kids spend a lot of time online, and their cognitive and physical limitations present many challenges to them when they do so. Pair that with poorly designed content and dark patterns, and you have a bad mix.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/08/designing-web-interfaces-for-kids/

Please note: This piece was written using identity-first language, which is sometimes preferred by people with autism and other conditions. You can read more here about the differences between identity-first and people-first language. Hey, it happens to the best of us.

http://www.upworthy.com/no-one-knew-how-to-help-him-during-a-panic-attack-so-this-autistic-man-made-an-app-to-tell-them?c=ufb2

Tibetian I Tech is a Tibetan owned and managed IT service located in Dharamsala, India. Dharamsala is one of the most serene places in India and has unique characteristics that attracts tourists from all over the world.

http://www.startupwave.co/beta/tibetan-i-tech-the-only-female-run-tibetan-it-service-in-india/

Click the button below to be taken to a random useful website.

http://www.randomusefulwebsites.com/?ref=producthunt

If you have access to Adobe Illustrator, check out the below on using its repeat feature to make a seamless repeat that will work once uploaded: Creating a seamless repeat can be tricky if you’re just getting started.

https://support.spoonflower.com/hc/en-us/articles/204482270-How-To-Create-A-Seamless-Repeat-For-Spoonflower-Using-Adobe-Illustrator-Photoshop

LINKS & RESOURCES Adobe Creative Suite Printing Guide (free ebook) A free printing handbook about the tools, setups, options, functions, and formats in Creative Suite before printing your piece.

http://www.mohawkconnects.com/marketing-page/education-resources

Cartoon of a stained glass window from St. Stephen’s Church in Olean, NY (left) and its tracing (right) (all photos courtesy Corning Museum)

http://hyperallergic.com/226109/preserving-the-templates-for-historic-stained-glass-found-around-the-world/

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http://www.bustle.com/articles/22436-17-essential-short-stories-written-by-women

If your work depends on finding undisturbed time for deep focus and creative thinking, you know all about the modern curse of distraction. (If you’re never distracted, you’re probably a robot. Oh, and I hate you.

http://99u.com/articles/51300/why-are-we-so-distracted-all-the-time/

Similar in function to Vibe-ing, Tactile Dialogues is a beautifully designed e-textile pillow constructed with touch sensors and vibrating motors. The pillow is used to generate a positive interaction between a caregiver and an individual suffering from severe dementia. 

http://www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/e-textile-pillow-for-communication-between-dementia-patients-and-

“Why is graphic design 93% white? Removing barriers to increase opportunities in graphic design” (PDF) was originally published in the AIGA Journal in 1991 in response to the Design Conference that year.

http://www.aiga.org/why-is-graphic-design-93-percent-white-diversity/

Early Indian American writers were mostly not writing about second-generation children of programmers, engineers and doctors, or about motel owners or taxi cab drivers or small business owners. They were writing about the upper echelon of educated first generation Indians in America.

https://www.indiacurrents.com/articles/2015/08/01/stories-we-tell

Caption: Don’t have rhythm? A new mobile game called Steve Reich’s Clapping Music can teach you. Touchpress Caption: To play it, you have to correctly tap out a rhythm for 13 different patterns. Touchpress

http://www.wired.com/2015/08/rhythm-suck-addictive-game-can-help/

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http://hyperallergic.com/226906/the-last-words-of-famous-artists/

Q: How do I convince my client to pay for research? If I have one FAQ, this is it. Every time I talk with other designers about research, someone asks this question.

https://deardesignstudent.com/the-secret-cost-of-research-fbe95739afdd?gi=fd406bccff83

Caption: New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) recently acquired 20 postcards created by Bauhaus teachers and students, to promote their first exhibit in 1923. This one is by Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack. John Wronn

http://www.wired.com/2015/07/perfect-medium-bauhaus-artists-postcards/

“Ideas are easy; execution is hard.” You’ve probably heard some variation of this in the past, and it’s true—but it’s also not the whole story. Executing on ideas only matters if it reflects what people actually want.

http://99u.com/articles/51208/following-the-hunch-how-to-make-freelancing-into-a-durable-business

Can you predict academic success or whether a child will graduate? You can, but not how you might think. Using the “Grit Scale” that Duckworth developed with Chris Peterson, they found that grit is a better indicator of GPA and graduation rates.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/true-grit-measure-teach-success-vicki-davis

Summer is halfway over. Have you hid out for a day of reading yet? Grab a shady spot and a picnic blanket (or just park it in front of the nearest AC unit), turn off your notifications, and unwrap this tasty treat: our 2015 summer reader.

http://alistapart.com/article/summer-reading-issue-2015

Mixing business with pleasure can be a tricky task. But, if done right, it can strengthen the ties that bind your creative team. In a recent survey by The Creative Group, 400 U.S.

http://www.howdesign.com/design-career/ties-that-bind-4-quick-creative-team-building-exercises/

In 2014, Elle Magazine announced “Meet the very real woman behind the planet’s most perfect face: It’s Joan Smalls. Supermodels, over? As if. Joan Smalls wields the kind of flawless, unequivocal beauty that is both a throwback to the past and a sign that fashion is finally facing the future.

http://www.goldennumber.net/joan-smalls-most-perfect-face-and-golden-ratio-beauty/

4K displays are tack-sharp, plentiful, and getting cheaper. But UltraHD screens will never be as cool as this low-res 0.02K display for a simple reason: Instead of using OLED or LED, this screen creates images using motorized belts of multicolored fabric.

http://www.wired.com/2015/07/forget-4k-low-res-screen-creates-images-thread/

To create translucent sculptures in the colossal proportions he desired, De Wain Valentine needed a new type of plastic.

http://hyperallergic.com/224004/the-luminous-plastic-of-an-underappreciated-light-and-space-artist/

Brand guides have probably never appeared on a summer reading list, but after seeing Foreign Policy Design Group’s take on the genre, we’re telling everyone to move it to the top of their stack.

http://eyeondesign.aiga.org/a-new-generation-of-super-successful-singapore-brands-all-have-one-thing-in-common/

Cathy N. Davidson, a distinguished scholar of the history of technology and recently appointed to the National Humanities Council by President Obama, is a leading innovator of new ideas and methods for learning and professional development—in school, in the workplace, and in everyday life.

http://www.cathydavidson.com/

There’s a difference between a task or project being “urgent” and it being “important.” Urgent things have to be done immediately; like returning a critical email, handling a top client request, or meeting a deadline. Important things, on the other hand, contribute to a long-term goal.

http://99u.com/workbook/43045/use-deadlines-the-eisenhower-matrix-to-long-term-goals-accessible-today

Caption: The Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum’s current exhibition, How Posters Work, includes legendary designers as well as promising newcomers. Here is work from some of the latter, like this concert-schedule flyer by Dutch design collective Experimental Jetset.

http://feeds.wired.com/c/35185/f/661370/s/48507288/sc/28/l/0L0Swired0N0C20A150C0A70Chow0Eposters0Ework0Ecooper0Ehewitt0C/story01.htm

Students are coming out of school expected to solve 21st-century problems and enter into occupations that haven’t even been imagined yet.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/hackathons-as-a-new-pedagogy-brandon-zoras

So you have a big idea—or maybe your team does—and the time has come to put it to the test.

http://99u.com/articles/51024/what-your-survival-instincts-know-about-pitching-ideas/

Design isn’t just what it looks and feels like, design—according to Steve Jobs—is how it works. Behind every decision to leave something out or bring a new component in lies a clearly defined set of goals.

http://www.aiga.org/10-consumer-behavior-every-designer-needs-to-know/

When working in teams made up of designers and front-end developers, there can be a lot of frustration and confusion when it comes to handing assets over from one team member to another. These might be design mockups or icons or high fidelity imagery for banners and the like.

https://css-tricks.com/the-asset-handover/

How often have you had an email thread devolve into chaos and frustration, only to be solved quickly and easily with a phone call or in-person chat? When speaking face-to-face, it’s the verbal and nonverbal social cues that allow us to gauge the best way to arrange our wording in order to get ou

http://99u.com/articles/50990/how-to-avoid-miscommunications-email-like-a-real-human-being%F0%9F%99%8C

One of the most common and eternal struggles of being a heavy internet user is cutting down on the number of tabs open on one’s browser.

http://hyperallergic.com/222538/cat-art-from-the-met-museum-makes-the-purrfect-browser-plug-in/