Bookmarks: Spain
<p>What I love about Spain is the difference between the design coming out of Madrid, which is more rooted in Modernism and corporate identity, with that coming out of Barcelona, which is more avant garde and experimental. Plus, for whatever is worth, I think some of the best graphic design work right now is coming out of Barcelona. They are not in the bookmarks below, but the work of <a href="http://www.alextrochut.com/" target="_blank">Alex Trochut</a> and his former employer <a href="http://www.vasava.es/" target="_blank">Vasava</a> are simply outstanding. So, just like the last set of bookmarks, this is not a definitive list nor does it intend to be the best-of, just what I have bookmarked. If you would like to add designers or design firms feel free. The more the better.<br /> </p><p><strong>Bendita Gloria</strong><br /> Alba Rosell<br /> Santi Fuster<br /> <a href="http://www.benditagloria.com/" target="_blank">benditagloria.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_bendita_gloria_01.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_bendita_gloria_02.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_bendita_gloria_03.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_bendita_gloria_04.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong>Estudio Ib&aacute;n Ram&oacute;n</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.ibanramon.com/" target="_blank">ibanramon.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_iban_ramon_01.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_iban_ramon_02.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_iban_ramon_03.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong>Gabriel Morales</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.gabrielmorales.es/" target="_blank">gabrielmorales.es</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_gabriel_morales_01.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_gabriel_morales_02.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_gabriel_morales_03.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_gabriel_morales_04.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong>Pati N&uacute;&ntilde;ez Asociats</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.patinunez.com/" target="_blank">patinunez.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_pati_nunez_01.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_pati_nunez_02.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_pati_nunez_03.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_pati_nunez_04.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_pati_nunez_05.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong>Albert Folch</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.albertfolch.com/" target="_blank">albertfolch.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_albert_folch_01.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_albert_folch_02.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_albert_folch_03.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_albert_folch_04.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong>Cruz m&aacute;s Cruz</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.cruznovillo.com/" target="_blank">cruznovillo.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_cruz_novillo.gif" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong>La Mosca</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.lamosca.com" target="_blank">lamosca.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_lamosca_01.gif" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_lamosca_02.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_lamosca_03.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_lamosca_04.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_lamosca_05.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong>Mario Eskenazi</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.m-eskenazi.com/" target="_blank">m-eskenazi.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_mario_esquenazi_01.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_mario_esquenazi_02.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_mario_esquenazi_03.jpg" /></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_mario_esquenazi_04.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong>Zimmermann Asociados</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.zimmermann-a.com" target="_blank">zimmermann-a.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_zimmermann_01.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_zimmermann_02.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_zimmermann_03.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: Spain" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/spain_zimmermann_04.gif"></p>

Qs / Vol. 23 / November 10 - November 16
<p>The top 15 out of a 33-quip week.</p><p><strong><span class="small">A = Authors | C = Community</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 26 / David McCanless / </span></span></strong>In regards to No. 21 [below], I believe the "confusion" has turned to <a href="http://thegraphicstudent.com/2008/11/brand-america-update" target="_blank">disgust.</a> </p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 35 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://inventorspot.com/articles/mcdonalds_japan_goes_nobrand_with_quarter_pounder_shops_19505" target="_blank">Quarter Pounder</a>. Period. [<a href="http://www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com/" target="_blank">Via Brandflakesforbreakfast</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 17 / Desmond / </span></span></strong>Pepsi re-brand backlash and thoughtful analysis from a pro designer. He gives <a href="http://web.mac.com/steffan/Blue_Ember/EmberBlog/Entries/2008/11/8_The_terrible_new_Pepsi_Logo.html" target="_blank">5 reasons why the new Pepsi Logo is terrible.</a> </p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 30 / Armin / </span></span></strong>A vote that matters the most now: <a href="http://isgraphicdesignart.com/" target="_blank">Is Graphic Design Art?</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 20 / Niki Brown / </span></span></strong>interesting roundup of <a href="http://www.nikibrown.com/designoblog/2008/11/10/wine-on-the-mind/" target="_blank">wine bottle design</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 27 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.wearebuild.com/temporary/objectified.jpg" target="_blank">All the logo revisions by Build for Gary Hustwit's upcoming <em>Objectified</em> documentary</a>. And other great stuff at <a href="http://www.wearebuild.com/blog/" target="_blank">their new blog</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 26 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://sorabji.com/p/picture_essays/Stuff_People_Write_on_Money" target="_blank">Drawings and markings people make on dollar bills</a>. [<a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/" target="_blank">Via Dark Roasted Blend</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 21 / Kevin W / </span></span></strong>The <a href="http://www.countrybrandindex.com/brand-america/winning-entries/" target="_blank">results</a> of FutureBrand's student competition "Brand America" are up now and so far students are "<a href="http://thegraphicstudent.com/2008/11/brand-america-update/" target="_blank">confused</a>" by the results...</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 18 / Simon / </span></span></strong>The first pair of <a href="http://www.etretouchy.com/" target="_blank">gloves</a> to be designed specifically for touchscreen devices like the iPhone and iPod Touch?</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 24 / Melissa / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2008/11/enough-of-the-pantone-kitsch-already/" target="_blank">Enough with the Pantone Kitsch Already!!!</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 31 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.houseind.com/showandtell/index.php?id=612" target="_blank">Photos</a> from House Industries opening night for "Letters &amp; Ligatures" at Shepard Fairey's Subliminal Gallery in L.A. I was very curious what a type show at a gallery would look like.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 22 / Angela / </span></span></strong>DNA gets a new <a href="http://www.peerascent.com/ambiscript/index.html" target="_blank">visual language</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 34 / Armin / </span></span></strong>Simply, wow: <a href="http://pythonide.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-make-money-with-free-software.html" target="_blank">The winning entry for a contest to design a 5 euro commemorative coin with the theme "Netherlands and Architecture."</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 37 / Armin / </span></span></strong>The typographic stylings of <a href="http://www.seblester.co.uk/" target="_blank">Seb Lester</a>. [<a href="http://ilovetypography.com" target="_blank">Via I Love Typography</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 28 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heilemann/sets/72157594429862991/" target="_blank">Early <em>Star Wars</em> storyboards</a>. [<a href="http://drawn.ca" target="_blank">Via Drawn</a>]</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="divider" /></p> <center><span class="small"><strong>For the complete Vol. 23, please visit </strong></span> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/quipsologies"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/quipsologies_su_logo.gif" alt="Quipsologies" border="0" class="imgover" /></a></center></p>

Bookmarks: France
<p>Over the course of 2008 I have been almost obsessively bookmarking designer or design firm web sites like I hadn't bookmarked since 1999. Largely to scour the internets for fresh work to show in our upcoming book, <em>Graphic Design Referenced</em>. My bookmark folder has become unmanageable to the point where I stopped looking in it in the past few weeks. So, as a way to parse it in digestible chunks, I have started to divide it by countries, or at least by easily identifiable top-level domains (.com, .co.uk, .de, etc.). I thought it would be fun to share some of the design that has caught my eye from around the world &mdash; nothing definitive or all out comprehensive, just whatever I have come across on sites like ffffound, manystuff and others. Here's France. </p><p><span class="red"><strong>Marin Van Uhm</strong></span><br /> <a href="http://www.marinvanuhm.fr" target="_blank">marinvanuhm.fr</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_marin_van_uhm_01.gif"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_marin_van_uhm_02.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_marin_van_uhm_03.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><span class="red"><strong>HELMO</strong><br />Thomas Couderc<br />Clement Vauchez</span><br /> <a href="http://helmo.fr/" target="_blank">helmo.fr</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_helmo_01.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_helmo_02.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_helmo_03.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_helmo_04.gif"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_helmo_05.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><span class="red"><strong>Merci Bernard</strong></span><br /> <a href="http://www.mercibernard.fr" target="_blank">mercibernard.fr</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/merci_bernard_01.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/merci_bernard_02.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/merci_bernard_03.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/merci_bernard_04.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/merci_bernard_05.gif"></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><span class="red"><strong>Dezyderio Gusta</strong></span><br /> <a href="http://www.dezyderio.fr" target="_blank">dezyderio.fr</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_dezyderio_gusta_01.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_dezyderio_gusta_02.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_dezyderio_gusta_03.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_dezyderio_gusta_04.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><span class="red"><strong>Qui Resiste</strong><br />Pierre di Sciullo</span><br /> <a href="http://www.quiresiste.com" target="_blank">quiresiste.com</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_qui_resiste_01.gif"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_qui_resiste_02.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_qui_resiste_03.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_qui_resiste_04.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_qui_resiste_05.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><span class="red"><strong>Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Tacer</strong></span><br /> <a href="http://www.frederictacer.net" target="_blank">frederictacer.net</a></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_frederic_tacer_01.gif"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_frederic_tacer_02.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_frederic_tacer_04.jpg"></p> <p><img alt="Bookmarks: France" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/france_frederic_tacer_03.jpg"></p> <p><object width="410" height="231"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" 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Qs / Vol. 23 / November 3 - November 9
<p>The top 15 out of a 42-quip week.</p><p><strong><span class="small">A = Authors | C = Community</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 10 / David McCanless / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.patrickmoberg.com/november-4-2008.jpg" target="_blank">Past vs Present</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 13 / Armin / </span></span></strong>A great collection of <a href="http://cagle.com/news/ObamaWins08/main.asp" target="_blank">editorial cartoons on Obama's victory</a>. [<a href="http://drawn.ca" target="_blank">Via Drawn</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 5 / Doug Bartow / </span></span></strong><a href="http://keepingitrealtor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">bad realtor graphics</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 21 / Armin / </span></span></strong>Quiz time: <a href="http://ridiculousfish.com/blog/archives/2006/12/11/logos/" target="_blank">Of these, logos which ones are for hair care products and which ones are for digital audio?</a> I got 12 out of 14. [<a href="http://blog.howdesign.com" target="_blank">Via HOW</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 14 / mb / </span></span></strong>OMG Obama design pretty much sums it up. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/omgobama" target="_blank">Shirts available here.</a> All proceeds to Planned Parenthood.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 6 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbangrowth/2998971187/" target="_blank">Pantones 128, 200 and 292 go trick or treating</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 4 / Scotty G / </span></span></strong>It's a bird, it's a plane, <a href="http://www.lisarienermann.com/index.php?/project/type-the-sky/" target="_blank">it's another amazing alphabet!</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 9 / S Harley Mills / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.economist.com/vote2008/" target="_blank">What if the whole world could vote</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 12 / S Harley Mills / </span></span></strong>President Elect Obama's <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/americas_enl_1225882748/html/1.stm" target="_blank"> Victory Speech as a wordle </a> From <a href="http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/290568/Obama_victory_speech" target="_blank"> wordle.net</a> </p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 2 / Armin/ </span></span></strong><a href="http://a2591.blogspot.com/2008/10/yellow-cab-city-poster.html" target="_blank">Posters of cabs photographed from above from a few cities around the world</a>, I wish there were more.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 5 / Armin / </span></span></strong><em>The Economist</em> reaches out to college students in the Philadelphia area through the number one food group: <a href="http://directdaily.blogspot.com/2008/11/economist-pizza-boxes.html" target="_blank">Pizza</a>. [<a href="http://directdaily.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Via Direct Daily</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 8 / Armin / </span></span></strong>What do anger, joy, fear, sadness and love feel like? What color are they? Where in your body do you feel them? <a href="http://www.emotionallyvague.com/" target="_blank">A graphic survey and results</a>. [<a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/" target="_blank">Via Dark Roasted Blend</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 7 / Armin / </span></span></strong>What's your face during critiques: Bored? Tired? Perplexed? <a href="http://blog.estudiointerlinea.com/archives/2677" target="_blank">Express it with these handy buttons</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 13 / Ricardo Cordoba / </span></span></strong>The Washington Post has a <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/election/uscounties.html" target="_blank">very original interactive 3-D map of the election results</a>. (Be patient... It takes a while to load!)</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 11 / Armin / </span></span></strong>Pretty great work by <a href="http://www.ultra.li/" target="_blank">ultra:studio</a>. [<a href="http://weblog.evasee.com" target="_blank">Via Evasee</a>]</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="divider" /></p> <center><span class="small"><strong>For the complete Vol. 23, please visit </strong></span> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/quipsologies"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/quipsologies_su_logo.gif" alt="Quipsologies" border="0" class="imgover" /></a></center></p>

Writing Books for Graphic Design Students
<center><span class="small"><strong>Guest Editorial by James Craig</strong></span></center> <p>As the author of six books on graphic design and an adjunct professor at the Cooper Union I was asked to write an essay on the subject of writing books for graphic design students. The following is a shortened version.</p><p><strong>1. Have a clear idea of what you wish to cover</strong><br /> David Belasco, the theatrical impresario, once said, "If you can't write your idea on the back of a calling card, you do not have a clear idea." Often authors want to write a book that will appeal to a wide audience: students, practicing designers, scholars, and their peers; they are afraid to leave anything out, lest they be judged poorly by their peers. I recall advice I received years ago from an editor, "Jim, the reader will never know what you leave out."</p> <p>Write as simply as you would speak or teach. Do not try to impress the reader with grandiose or pretentious words. As Churchill said, "Anyone who uses a big word when a small one will do is an ass." Never use a term you haven't defined. Following this advice, I knew my book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823014134/uc-20" target="_blank"><em>Designing with Type</em></a> had to begin with basics and build upon that. Do not attempt to invent terms, hoping that someday you will go down in design history as the originator of some timeless phrase. Or quote foreign sources without a translation &mdash; or something equally pretentious. </p> <p>At the same time you don't have to be an English major to write a book. Your liabilities may be your best asset. What I perceived as a personal liability &mdash; poor reading skills &mdash; turned out to be an asset in reaching my audience. I was determined to write a book that was accessible to someone like me. I resented having to read a sentence or paragraph multiple times in order to understand it. (I should add that I do read and write a little better now than I did forty years ago&hellip;)</p> <p>I never considered impressing my peers with profound insights into typography. In fact some of my fellow graduates were rather embarrassed for me and thought <em>Designing with Type</em> was too basic. (I must have done something right because after forty years it is now in a fifth edition along with two web sites.)</p> <p><strong>2. Know your audience</strong><br /> My audience was the graphic design student. Generally speaking, I believe the majority of graphic design students prefer to practice design rather than read about it. And they certainly don't want to read about typography, such as a lengthy treatise on the elegance of the Garamond lowercase "g," or&hellip; This perhaps explains in part my original dedication for <em>Designing with Type</em>, "Dedicated to everyone who had to take typography and hated it." </p> <p><strong>3. Find the right publisher</strong><br /> Research various publishers and make certain you approach one that serves the graphic design market. This can be done by going through bookstores, googling publishers, or studying their catalogs. It's a terrible waste of time and effort to have a publisher accept your manuscript if they cannot sell your book.</p> <p>Once you have found the right publisher you must sell your idea. Publishers have to see something before they can make a decision. To begin, make an outline consisting of the contents, parts, and chapters. Next, write a sample chapter and include all the relative illustrations. This will be enough for any publisher, or editor, to get an idea of both your book and your writing skills. This can be accompanied by a basic design illustrating a grid and and the overall design concept. The details will come later. </p> <p><strong>4. Select the right title</strong> <br /> Like many authors I had a number of titles that I wanted to consider, I typed up a list of about ten and went in to see Don Holden, the editor-in-chief, at Watson-Guptill where I was the art director. He looked over the list and said, "Jim, if the book is any good the title won't matter and if the book isn't any good, a good title won't save it." So, <em>Designing with Type</em> it was.</p> <p><strong>5. Designing the book</strong><br /> Although most publishers have their own design staff, you may wish to design the book. Don't be disappointed if it is rejected out of hand as being impractical, which will probably be the case if your format is not based on the standard sizes, or your design makes too many special demands. Books have to be printed within a budget, which may be a five or six times markup; that is, a book that costs $10.00 to manufacture, will have to sell for $50 to $60.00. Your ideas may be too expensive.</p> <p><strong>6. Contracts</strong><br /> If the publisher is interested in your book they will offer you a contract laying out all the terms and how you are to be paid: flat rate, royalties, etc. You will be assigned an editor who will work with you to make certain the book conforms to the publisher's specifications.</p> <p><strong>7. Permissions</strong><br /> Most publishers will not print a book until all the permissions are in house. If your book requires a large number of copyrighted images, such as illustrations, manuscripts, posters, etc., allow plenty of time &mdash; months or years &mdash; to collect all the necessary permissions. This will mean contacting museums around the world who may not consider your request as urgent as you do. </p> <p><strong>8. Cost of illustrations</strong><br /> After you have attained the permissions you &mdash; and not the publisher &mdash; can expect to pay handsomely for reproduction rights, especially if the reproductions are in color or used on the jacket. The bill for my last book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823053555/uc-20" target="_blank"><em>Thirty Centuries of Graphic Design</em></a>, was over $10,000.00 and all the illustrations were black and white&hellip; and that is 1988 dollars!</p> <p><strong>9. Advice from friends and peers</strong><br /> You will be tempted to ask advice as you proceed. A word of advice: While <em>Designing with Type</em> was still in dummy form I decided to go to my Alma Mater, Yale, to solicit advice from my august professors. They politely flicked through the dummy as they ate their sandwiches, ask a few polite (condescending) questions, but contributed nothing of consequence: praise or critique. I left rather confused and the book remained as it was before the visit.</p> <p>After the book had been published I visited the one instructor I admired the most and had not seen earlier: Paul Rand. He did take the time to look through the book, and after considerable thought he spoke. Rand wondered why I chose blue for the cover &mdash; bad choice, he said, blue fades easily? Why had I chosen Helvetica as one of my five typefaces and not Univers or Akidenz Grotesk for the sans serif?</p> <p>Why had I spent so many pages on type specimens &mdash; sixty to be exact &mdash; when all the student had to do was to get a type specimen book from a typographer (yes, if your name is Paul Rand). There were other short comings which I have conveniently forgotten. In the end, Paul Rand said, it was a shame I hadn't come to see him earlier&hellip; before the book was printed.</p> <p>Years later we had lunch at the Yale Cub and Paul Rand ask me how many copies of my books had been sold. By then I had written six books. I thought about it for a moment and said I would guess about a half a million. "That many," he responded, somewhat taken aback "perhaps I should get a new publisher." I explained that it was not a fair comparison as I was writing textbooks primarily for undergraduates while he was writing books for graduate students or working designers; my potential market was far greater than his. I think he remained unconvinced&hellip; meanwhile I picked up the check.</p> <p>Looking back, I realize that had I followed the advice of the "experts" I am certain that <em>Designing with Type</em> would have been out-of-print within a year instead of into its fifth edition. The lesson here is, after you have to listened to all the experts, and weighed their advice carefully, follow your own best instincts. </p> <p><strong>10. Finally, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but don't expect to get rich by writing a book on graphic design</strong><br /> In fact, if you weigh the time spent writing against royalties earned you will probably find that you worked for less that minimum wage. Certainly less than you would have earned had the time been spent designing or teaching. You can also expect to drive your loved ones and friends crazy &mdash; writing a book might even be grounds for a divorce.</p> <p>However, if you do decide to write a book, when it is published you can quote Gloria Steinem when she was asked if she enjoyed writing a book, "No, she said, but I enjoy having written a book."</p> <p><span class="small"><strong><a href="http://www.designingwithtype.com" target="_blank">James Craig</a>, well-known author of books on graphic design received his BFA from The Cooper Union and his MFA from Yale University. He teaches typography at the Cooper Union in New York City.</strong></span></p>

Now I know my A-B-Cs
<p>Children’s books have nestled in my heart for years, as I fondly remember certain titles or times spent perusing book fairs full of dust and memories. These days I have the perfect excuse to finally start a collection: an eighteen-month-old who loves her <em>libros</em>. I am still a few years away from the books I hold dear from my childhood, fragile pages and sensitive spines that would never survive the hard use the new sturdier titles endure &mdash; new titles that I happily read over and over, repetition that gives me a chance to analyze every detail. </p><p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_01.jpg" alt="Maya’s library" /></p> <p>It is well understood that books are fountains of knowledge &mdash; be it a historical reference book or a lesson learned at an early age, where colors, shapes, objects, experiences and facts of life are explained to children in many ways &mdash; knowledge that needs to be clearly communicated. As I try to teach my daughter the shapes known as letters that form the words she loves to pronounce loudly into my ear, I am bemused at the type selections and the art of typesetting. </p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>There are the traditional and legible selections that leave little to the imagination and play a secondary role to the story and the illustrations.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_02.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_03.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_12.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_23.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_37.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>Then you have the marriage between comic sans and childish handwriting that makes my skin crawl more than fingernails on a chalkboard.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_04.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_10.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_38.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>The use of all caps is also a favorite. While I see the ease of working in the caps and then the lowers in the learning experience, I can’t for the life of me see how a child is supposed to read everything in caps &mdash; especially is the base line shifts, the kerning is in the negative realm or the boldness of each letter is different based on size changes that are badly executed.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_31.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_13.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_20.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_22.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_17.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>How am I supposed to teach her each letter, when individual letters are so similar? Oh, double-story "a" where art thou?</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_08.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_25.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_27.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p>When the iteration of each letter can vary so greatly?</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_07.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_11.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_18.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_19.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_35.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>Is she supposed to drive her bike from one letter to the next and add them to make a word to make up for bad kerning? When does a word end?</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_29.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_30.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_05.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_09.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>And while at it, what is up with all the centered type? </p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_16.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_21.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_26.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_36.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>Ultimately, some things should not be done. Ever. </p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_14.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_33.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cuentos_34.jpg" alt="Title" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>So, to any children’s book designers out there who might be reading this, I dutifully beg: see the letters from a child’s perspective. Not everything needs to be set in Helvetica, but do remember how hard it was to learn/teach letters, reading and writing and ask yourself and those involved if you are helping or confusing the hell out of those four feet and under.</p>

Hall of Design: Academics Edition
<p>At Winthrop University, where I currently teach, a clear divide exists between the Department of Design and Fine Arts offices. It's literally a dividing wall. But even as a freshman at the University of Arizona, I recall how technology, exhibitions, and even furniture signaled an entry to the design area.</p><p>Different colored walls. Locked doors. Expensive Herman Miller furniture. This post is a call to students, faculty, staff, and designers, who have also observed these divides. For this first Hall of Design edition, document academic design spaces, that separate themselves from other disciplines. On the other hand, they might completely blend into the fine arts, architectural, interior design, illustration, or interactive areas of study. In either case, use a camera, take a picture and follow our submission directives. Universities, trade & technical schools, art schools, domestic, overseas, grammar schools, and high schools are all eligible.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif"></p> <div class="head"><span class="red"><a name="submguide"></a>Submission Guidelines</span></div> <p><span class="red">› </span> <strong>Size:</strong> 5 x 8 inches (landscape or portrait)<br> <span class="red">› </span> <strong>Resolution:</strong> 300 dpi<br> <span class="red">› </span> <strong>File Type:</strong> JPG only<br> <span class="red">› </span> <strong>Color Mode:</strong> RGB<br> <span class="red">› </span> We will credit you as a hyperlink, e-mail or URL in the byline. In the e-mail with attachment, please specify URL (if applicable) for us to link the image to you for credit; otherwise we will link your e-mail.<br> <span class="red">› </span> A maximum of five photos can be submitted by each person.</p> <p><strong>Files that do not adhere to the above specifications will be discarded.</strong></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif"></p> <div class="head"><span class="red"><a name="submfile"></a>Submit File</span></div> <p>To: <a href="mailto:jason@underconsideration.com?subject=Hall_of_Design">jason@underconsideration.com</a><br> Please include your name in the file's name for easy identification. You may include any narrative about the images in the e-mail's body, especially if there's a rich story behind your hall of design.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif"></p> <div class="head"><span class="red"><a name="copyright"></a>Copyright Information</span></div> <p><span class="red">› </span> By submitting, you grant Speak Up the right to reproduce your artwork on the web site and for other promotional uses including books or magazines. Full credit to each participant will be given.<br> <span class="red">› </span> Also, and very important, please submit original photographs (no stripping photos from a Google image search), don’t use anything that is copyrighted in its own way. We will come back to you if this the case.<br> <span class="red">› </span> Use common sense. Be good.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif"></p> <div class="head"><span class="red"><a name="disclaimer"></a>Thank You for Participating</span></div>

Qs / Vol. 22 / October 27 - November 2
<p>The top 15 out of a 30-quip week.</p><p><strong><span class="small">A = Authors | C = Community</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 75 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://glass.typepad.com/journal/2008/05/he-man-and-the.html" target="_blank">He-Man and the Masters of the Univers</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 77 / Armin / </span></span></strong>Tired of Zapf Dingbats and Wingdings? <a href="http://jeffdomke.com/?p=374" target="_blank">Get your Obamabats here</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 74 / Armin / </span></span></strong>Surprisingly nice compilation over at Smashing Magazine: <a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/26/retro-and-vintage-typography-showcase/" target="_blank">Vintage and Retro Typography Showcase</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 54 / Josh / </span></span></strong>Uh, best thing ever. <a href="http://poladroid.net" target="_blank">Poladroid</a>, the worlds new Polaroid making program. Fine tunes any image via drag and drop to the colorful world of polaroids. Mac only. <a href="http://swissmiss.typepad.com" target="_blank">Via Swiss Miss</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 53 / Plamen / </span></span></strong>Rubik + Pantone = <a href="http://ignaciopilotto.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/rubitone-concept/" target="_blank">Rubitone</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 78 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://supermarkethq.com/product/herb-lubalin-vote-poster-1968-reprint-10" target="_blank">Four-color screenprinted reissue of Herb Lubalin's 1968 Vote poster</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 79 / Armin / </span></span></strong>The <a href="http://www.lifelounge.com/sometypeofwonderful/" target="_blank">Some Type of Wonderful</a> calendar and prints are now available, featuring artwork from lettering masters like Alex Trochut, Si Scott and Hellovon. [<a href="http://designyoutrust.com" target="_blank">Via Design You Trust</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 52 / Ken Singer / </span></span></strong>Silkscreen printed posters by <a href="http://www.asmithillustration.com/print_pretend.html" target="_blank">Andy Smith</a>. </p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 57 / Niki Brown / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.nikibrown.com/designoblog/2008/10/28/just-for-kicks-color-inspiration/" target="_blank">Just For kicks: Color Inspiration</a> &mdash; a cool post about the color schemes of graphic designers sneakers.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 85 / Armin/ </span></span></strong><a href="http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/five-women-for-the-idea-conference.html" target="_blank">The men-only-roster attacks yet another conference</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 58 / S Harley Mills / </span></span></strong><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7688396.stm" target="_blank">designing for bond, james bond</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 72 / Armin / </span></span></strong>Fun with coat hangers: <strong>1)</strong> <a href="http://printfetish.com/2008/10/magazine_rack_of_the_week_diy.html" target="_blank">Turn them into magazine racks</a> or, as Bryony found, <strong>2)</strong> <a href="http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/diy-project/diy-how-to-make-an-ergonomic-laptop-stand-from-a-coat-hanger-067099" target="_blank">turn them into a stand for your pricey laptop</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 50 / Able Parris / </span></span></strong>Some <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bousserez/sets/72157594266762278/" target="_blank">fantastic shots of tiny plastic people</a>, by Vincent Bousserez.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 65 / Adriana / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/10/25/opinion/20081025_opart.html" target="_blank">Op-Art: The Electoral Map</a>, via the New York Times.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 86 / Armin / </span></span></strong>The winners of the inaugural packaging competition, the Pentawards, <a href="http://www.thedieline.com/pentawards08/" target="_blank">have been posted exclusively by The Dieline</a>. Get ready to lose some time.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="divider" /></p> <center><span class="small"><strong>For the complete Vol. 22, please visit </strong></span> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/quipsologies"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/quipsologies_su_logo.gif" alt="Quipsologies" border="0" class="imgover" /></a></center></p>

Word It for November
<p><strong>Gone</strong> is the warmth <br /> Of the sun</p><p><strong>Gone</strong> is the sweetness<br /> Of sleeping in<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the pleasure<br /> Of outdoor dining<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the voice<br /> Of one we love<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the order<br /> Of a childless home<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the space<br /> Of the new bookcase<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the silence<br /> Of an empty home<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the green<br /> From the backyard tree<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the touch<br /> Of a beloved pet<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the light<br /> Of an ended day<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the ballot<br /> Of hopeful change<br /> <strong>Gone</strong> is the dream<br /> Of things past</p> <p><strong> Gone </strong> is the Word It for November. </p> <p><em>With that said, please read the <a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/001766.html" target="_blank"> specifications for submittal</a>, where we tell you what kind of file we need, the size requirements*, naming conventions and how to provide us with your desired linkage**.</em></p>

An Eye for an Eye: A Visual Remembrance of Lou Dorfsman, 1918 &ndash; 2008
<p>Last Wednesday, October 22, Lou Dorfsman passed away. For forty-five years he worked at CBS, shaping everything in his and its path. Both <a href="http://www.designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=38840" target="_blank">Michael Bierut</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/26dorfsman.html" target="_blank">Steve Heller</a> have captured his life in words. What follows is a little bit of his life in images. These photographs were taken from the vast archives of his work at the Herb Lubalin Study Center in Cooper Union, Dorfsman's alma mater. Our best wishes are with Dorfsman's family and friends.<br /> </p><p><span class="small"><strong>You may click on all images for a bigger view. Lighting conditions were not the best, so I apologize for inconsistent quality.</strong></span></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_01.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_01.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_01_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_02.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_02.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_02_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_03.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_03.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_03_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_04.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_04.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_04_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_05.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_05.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_05_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_06.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_06.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_06_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_07.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_07.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_07_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_08.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_08.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_08_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_09.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_09.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_09_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_10.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_10.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_10_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_11.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_11.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_11_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_12.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_12.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_12_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_13.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_13.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_13_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_114.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_14.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_14_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_15.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_15.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_15_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_16.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_16.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_16_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_17.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_17.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_17_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_18.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_18.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_18_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_19.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_19.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_19_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_20.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_20.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_20_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_21.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_21.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_21_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_22.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_22.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_22_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_23.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_23.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_23_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_24.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_24.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_24_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_25.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_25.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_25_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_26.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_26.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_26_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_27.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_27.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_27_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_28.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_28.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_28_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_29.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_29.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_29_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_30.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_30.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_30_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_31.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_31.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_31_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_32.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_32.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_32_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_33.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_33.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_33_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_34.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_34.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_34_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_35.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_35.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_35_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_36.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_36.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_36_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_37.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_37.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_37_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_38.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_38.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_38_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_39.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_39.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_39_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_40.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_40.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_40_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_41.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_41.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_41_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_42.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_42.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_42_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_43.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_43.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_43_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_44.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_44.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_44_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_45.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_45.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_45_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_46.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_46.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_46_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_47.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_47.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_47_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_48.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_48.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_48_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_49.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_49.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_49_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_50.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_50.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_50_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_51.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_51.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_51_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_52.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_52.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_52_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_53.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_53.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_53_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_54.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_54.jpg','popup','width=820,height=615,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/lou_dorfsman_54_sm.jpg" alt="Lou Dorfsman, 1918 - 2008" border="0"/></a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p>

The Laziest Portfolio Sites on the Internet?
<p>This will read like an attempt to offend designers and/or developers in the short space below, but what I really want is to reconcile the polar emotions I have for long-scroll portfolio websites, and maybe learn about why the trend started.</p><p>The long scroll has pervaded the internet to become <em>the</em> more-is-more aesthetic employed by design studios, who show all of their work in one area—what most call blog style. From the information architecture perspective, this limits the unique content areas for users to click to and through, but from a design standpoint, it makes creation and updating extremely easy for the designer. Dropping 20-30 images into Dreamweaver or into &lt;img&gt; tags so they cascade downward is as simple as writing a paper in Microsoft Word (and about as exciting to look at). Despite my lack of enthusiasm for how these sites get made, I find the experience of using them quite exhilarating. It's playful to pull the mouse wheel up and down, up and down. After over three years of experiencing this phenomenon, I now expect portfolio sites to long scroll, and this made me wonder where it all started. The symptoms of this development have not been historically traced, but according to some, it originated with the <a href="http://www.cubancouncil.com/" target="_blank">Cuban Council</a>, who sill use a lengthy layout to showcase their work, location, and background. (Other sources attribute the long-scroll design to <a href="http://supershapes.com/" target="_blank">Supershapes</a>.) I failed to locate any pre-2006 sites using the <a href="http://archive.org" target="_blank">way back machine</a>, but my design peers referenced those sites back in 2004 and 2005 when they began mimicking the layout. Coincidentally, this was about the time that blogging software really took off, and designers would take the short route by using <a href="http://blogger.com" target="_blank">blogspot</a> or <a href="http://www.movabletype.org/" target="_blank">MoveableType</a> to layout and display their portfolios. To this day, designers use those blogs on purpose, but those who don't have been labeled: <a href="http://www.designbum.net/" target="_blank">Issara Willenskomer</a>, who has had users call his site a blog, deems this both inaccurate and unfortunate.</p> <p>Then again, maybe these long-scroll designers have the user in mind, and want to deliver as much content up front to save them from clicking too deeply into a site. Designer <a href="http://www.mitchellphillipsdesign.com" target="_blank">Mitchell Phillips</a> believes so: &quot;...they are aesthetically pleasing to view and by providing a continuous stream of information (images, works, examples) the site is catering to the main audience (in this case, a potential client).&quot; Issara Willenskomer saw the trend happening as a way to reduce click through for designers and non-designers: &quot;In many cases, it would take several clicks before you were at the meat of the content. In most of these instances, this process involved clicking, say, 'work,' followed by a submenu where you could click, say, 'print,' followed by another submenu where you would have to click an actual project before you saw anything.&quot; The current trend of bulking all of the content into one area can frustrate the average user (who may not be a designer). What if they don't want to scroll all the way through your portfolio to get to your contact information at the footer? For a 20,000 pixel-long site, that's wasted time. Web designs have punished the users for so long, that this seems acceptable. It wasn't until <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19981111183552/google.stanford.edu/" target="_blank">Google</a> launched their site, with only a search field that less seemed like more. </p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19981111183552/google.stanford.edu/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.morsa.com/speak_up_work/longscroll/google1998.jpg" width="410" height="207" border="0" /></a></p> <p>And perhaps this is the problem we face today: search engines. Are web designers creating with search engines in mind? With so much emphasis being placed on Search Engine Optimization—getting top placement in Google—it may be all about findability. Does having everything in one place, in one content area from the top to bottom help Google, even though it strains my index finger?</p> <p>A pervading Search Engine Optimization (SEO) myth exists, where developers (or SEO experts) claim overloading a single web page with text content will increase its top-tier listing. I am and have always been skeptical about these statements, as they recall the days when pioneering marketing firms suggested you name your company with an alpha-numeral such as A and/or 1 in order to get top ranking in the phone book. (Look at all of the dry cleaners or take-out restaurants named A1 to see what I mean.) If that alpha-logic made any sense, Ogilvy would have called his firm David, but he didn't and it still grew into a multi-million dollar advertising empire. Search engine optimization does not rely on alphanumeric order for the same reason it does not rely on massive amounts of content cluttered into one page: search engine results (<a href="http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&amp;answer=35291" target="_blank">particularly Google's</a>) are organically generated, democratically. And even if you can design websites for search engines, it's the users who matter most, so why over design for the search and alienate the user? Maybe because it's the norm. Even Amazon.com was designed in a lengthy format, and it has become the norm for organizing vast amounts of information into a singular storefront. And these days, larger displays make Amazon.com more manageable than ever, and further enable long-scroll sites.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060522143937/www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/home/home.html/002-9382263-3415808" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.morsa.com/speak_up_work/longscroll/amazon1998.jpg" width="410" height="1429" border="0" /></a></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>Amazon in Christmas Season, 1998, measuring 2,789 pixels long</strong></span></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---"></p> <p><a href="http://amazon.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.morsa.com/speak_up_work/longscroll/amazon2008.jpg" width="410" height="1426" border="0" /></a></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>Amazon in 2008 at approximately 3,446 pixels long (length may vary depending on your Favorites)</strong></span></p> <p>The once standard 12-inch monitor has been replaced by 17-inch laptops, 20-inch desktops, and 30-inchers now available at cut rates. Not only does this allow for a wider screen, but a longer one. Reading the New York Times with a 30-inch monitor in portrait orientation is nearly akin to looking at the printed page in its entirety. Long scroll portfolio sites read just as nicely, with sometimes all of the images appearing at once—in effect killing my need for finger flexion. But it's another piece of equipment that gets me excited about the long scroll, and it's not a large display, but a smaller one: the iPhone. I see the iPhone as the reason d'être for making these scroll-until-your-finger-bleeds websites, and it's a kick to experience. The action of viewing a long and winding website through the iPhone, where you can finger lengthy pages is almost as pleasurable as fanning a stack of one-hundred dollar bills with your thumb over and over. While you're doing the math on how high the stack of hundreds must be to equal the iPhone's thickness, go ahead and indulge yourself with the New York Times or Amazon.com on your iPhone. </p> <p>But if you must head to a long-scroll portfolio, <a href="http://www.webleeddesign.com" target="_blank">Webleeddesign</a> is very cool thanks to its animated background that drips, drops, and bleeds down the scroll. Other fan favorites include <a href="http://www.dannyblackman.com/" target="_blank">dannyblackman.com</a> with its clouds crawling theme—I wonder which came first, the long scroll or the cloud theme. These long sites on the iPhone are iTastic compared with scrolling on a mouse wheel. Go on, touch a portfolio. Although I'm overstating things, this isn't my attempt to taut Apple, because I must say, I am disappointed in the new MacBooks because I want two touch-screens hinged together that allow a keyboard to pop-up when I need it, only to disappear when I don't—like when I'm scrolling an extra long website.</p> <p><a href="http://supershapes.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.morsa.com/speak_up_work/longscroll/SUPERSHAPES.jpg" width="410" height="3697" border="0" /></a></p> <p><span class="small"><strong><a href="http://supershapes.com" target="_blank">Supershapes</a> website approximately 7,935 pixels long (one of the forerunners)</strong></span></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---"></p> <p><a href="http://dannyblackman.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.morsa.com/speak_up_work/longscroll/dannyblackman.jpg" width="410" height="7089" border="0" /></a></p> <p><span class="small"><strong><a href="http://dannyblackman.com/" target="_blank">Danny Blackman</a> website approximately 14,524 pixels long (fun theme)</strong></span></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---"></p> <p><a href="http://sebdesign.eu/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.morsa.com/speak_up_work/longscroll/sebdesign.jpg" width="410" height="12006" border="0" /></a></p> <p><span class="small"><strong><a href="http://sebdesign.eu/" target="_blank">Sebdesign</a> approximately 23,427 pixels long (very long)</strong></span></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p>Prodigious web designers may in fact think like this (&quot;We need to add more scrolling since screens are getting bigger and the iPhone lets people swipe at our work&quot;) and if so, that's a shame because the interaction becomes more important than the work—something many designers did not want to happen. I became hypnotized (and still get hypnotized) while winding the mouse wheel down. Up and then down, up and then down. And it's taken almost 3 years for something to happen: I'm over the scrolling action, and now place an emphasis on the site's length. The more work that's on one page, the more impressed I am with the studio. Wow, that's a long scroll. They have a lot of work compared to me. I suck.</p> <p>And maybe that's what they want. Like April Greiman's 12-inch business card—popular in the 1990s as the biggest card in any business meeting—this could be a game of who's got the longest site. An effort to create envy. Instill fear. The Goliath to your David. A wise mentor once told me that a designer's talent was disproportionate to their portfolio size: smaller folio, better designer; larger folio, lesser designer. If they have to impress you with the size of their book, how good can they be? In stark contrast to the long-scroll sites, one of the most successful studios in North America transformed their website in February 2007 by placing nothing but a short film and contact information on the index. If anyone was deserving of the long scroll based on merit, it'd be <a href="http://cahanassociates.com/" target="_blank">Cahan Associates</a>, but they opted out, and according to Bill Cahan, they have gotten more inquiries from prospective clients as a result.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---"></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>All pixel lengths above are approximate. <a href="http://www.derailer.org/paparazzi/" target="_blank">Paparazzi</a> was used for all screen captures.</strong></span></p>

Qs / Vol. 22 / October 20 - October 26
<p>The top 15 out of a 29-quip week.</p><p><strong><span class="small">A = Authors | C = Community</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 57 / Armin / </span></span></strong>TV remote controls getting out of hand? <a href="http://designyoutrust.com/2008/10/19/simplify/" target="_blank">Simplify with this easy design solution</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 40 / Conrad Thompson / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.36point.com/articles/one-point/" target="_blank">New webcomic devoted exclusively to graphic design and kicking ass.</a> Every Monday-Wednesday–Friday.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 66 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://wemadethis.typepad.com/we_made_this/2008/09/de-branding-cigarettes.html" target="_blank">What if cigarette packages were forced to all go with "plain packaging"</a>? [<a href="http://ffffound.com/" target="_blank">Via ffffound</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 42 / Julyanne / </span></span></strong>Your <a href="http://bread-and-honey.blogspot.com/2008/10/wtf-broccoli.html" target="_blank">frozen broccoli</a> is watching you.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 64 / Armin / </span></span></strong>Wow, super cool <a href="http://www.umeric.com/#/project/mtv/organic/" target="_blank">idents for MTV Australia</a>. [<a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Via Motionographer</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 39 / Plamen / </span></span></strong>(Good to know) <a href="http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo_symbol_design_index.htm" target="_blank">Tattoo symbols &amp; design meanings index</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 70 / Armin / </span></span></strong>Maybe I'm the last one to know about this, but <a href="http://www.fillslashstroke.com/slash/2008/10/steve-jobs-quote-in-enlarged-textedit-icon/" target="_blank">the icon for OS X's TextEdit application has a Steve Jobs quote in it</a>.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 65 / Armin / </span></span></strong><a href="http://yeswecarve.com/" target="_blank">Pumpkins for Obama</a>. [<a href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/" target="_blank">Via Creative Review</a>]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 41 / Anne Stewart / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.hotcards.com/blog/4/290.html" target="_blank">Campaign ads</a> from the notorious Batman/Penguin contest of '66. A lesson in print design from Gotham City's mayoral hopefuls.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 55 / Armin/ </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv-Wwv7ZrwE" target="_blank">Does Obama's logo represent the fulfillment of Muslim prophecy?</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 43 / Nail / </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.nailcommunications.com/brain" target="_blank">H20 and H2NOOOOOOO!</a></p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 56 / Armin / </span></span></strong>If, like <em>others</em>, you are concerned about what the lack of wearing an American flag lapel means, give <a href="http://www.mensvogue.com/clothing/articles/2008/11/bierut-pin" target="_blank">Michael Bierut's typographic USA pin a try for $10</a>, with proceeds going to Puppies Behind Bars.</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 46 / Doug Bartow / </span></span></strong>Apparently, now wearing your trademarked <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081023/ap_on_re_us/biker_gang_busts;_ylt=AgzlYca4kooGTSj2IOLuEbZvzwcF" target="_blank">logo</a> is illegal in California. WTF is next?</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">A / No. 65 / Joe Marianek / </span></span></strong>Didot on Didot, "<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/larsveldkamp/2872829241/in/set-72157607710779069/" target="_blank">I am a French Hooker.</a>" [Thanks to Cara Possemato]</p> <p><strong><span class="small"><span class="blue">C / No. 44 / Chad K / </span></span></strong>"If the world were..." great series of <a href="http://www.toby-ng.com/graphic-design/the-world-of-100/" target="_blank">The World of 100</a></p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="divider" /></p> <center><span class="small"><strong>For the complete Vol. 22, please visit </strong></span> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/quipsologies"><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/quipsologies_su_logo.gif" alt="Quipsologies" border="0" class="imgover" /></a></center></p>

Glide'08: The Infrastructure of the Web as Design Education
<p>This post is an asynchronous presentation written on behalf of the inaugural biennial conference on Global Interaction in Design Education, <a href="http://www.glide08.org/" target="_blank">Glide&rsquo;08</a> presented by <a href="http://www.rpi.edu/" target="_blank">Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</a> in Troy, New York and by the <a href="http://upstatenewyork.aiga.org/" target="_blank">Upstate New York chapter</a> of AIGA, the professional association for design. A full-day schedule of speakers is taking virtually and a most of us are contributing from the comfort of our own computers. Glide&rsquo;08 aims to explore how the "development of instructional technologies for distance learning in low- and high-bandwidth contexts has created opportunities to bridge geographical divides in design education and conferencing." For those that are joining via the conference, hello, and for our regular readers, well, hello too. </p><p>First, a disclaimer. I am wildly unsure as to why I was asked to contribute to this conference. I'm not an educator: At most, I am a graphic designer who has stumbled unto teaching positions. I don't know the first thing about distance learning" A geographical divide for me is the difference between the Park Slope and Willimasburg neighborhoods in Brooklyn, or that point between the York and East Broadway stops in the subway's F line where your ears pop because the train hits the middle point between Brooklyn and Manhattan as it crosses the East River. And, other than running a handful of blogs with an inherently international readership, my understanding of design education in other countries is minimal. In other words, and in terms of credentials, I'm out of my league. However, there <em>is</em> a certain activity that I engage in that perhaps puts me in a position to talk about the subject of using technology, the web in particular, in favor of design education: I poke around the web. A lot.</p> <p>While other speakers of the conference will be better prepared to talk about the benefits of doing a tele-critique between a classroom in, say, Tucson, Arizona and another classroom in, say again, Paris, France; or praise the usefulness of having a semester's curriculum on-line so that every student can stay on top of the assignments; or propose a blog network among schools to share work and ideas, I can't speak to any of that. Instead, I would like to offer a few suggestions to take advantage of the existing infrastructure and dynamic found on the web.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong><span class="red">Blogging</span></strong></p> <p>The obvious answer to integrating the conversation between students, locally and internationally, appears to be a blog. This is somewhat true as it has now become a traditional means of communication and expression for the current generation of graphic design students and chances are that everyone already has their own blog. However, it seems that most blogs started by design programs have a hard time growing beyond their own world and activating that global interaction they crave. </p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_crit_blog.jpg" alt="Crit Blog" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong><a href="http://designcrit.us/" target="_blank">Crit</a>, the graduate design blog for the students of the School of Visual Arts MFA Design Program.</strong></span></p> <p>Crit, the blog launched by the students of SVA's MFA Design Program in 2007 aimed to engage graduate students from around the U.S., but it never quite managed to attract that audience; instead it became a great megaphone for the activities of the school, which is not a bad thing at all. </p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_emu_gd_blog.gif" alt="Crit Blog" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong><a href="http://emugraphicdesign.com/" target="_blank">emu graphic design</a>, the blog for students, faculty, and alumni of Eastern Michigan University's graphic design program.</strong></span></p> <p>Another example is a blog like the one started by the students of Eastern Michigan University's graphic design program as a way to add interactivity to their experience. But as some of the teachers lamented in a conversation we had, there wasn't the amount of activity on the blog that they had hoped for. I mention this not to be gossipy or belittle the engagement of EMU's students but to point out that what students want to do in their free time is not likely to be blogging with the classmates and teachers they just spent all day with.</p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_designhistorymashup_blog.jpg" alt="Design History Mashup Blog" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong><a href="http://designhistorymashup.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Design History Mashup</a>, the blog for the students of the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas in Austin.</strong></span></p> <p>An interesting blog that appeared earlier this year was Design History Mashup where students under the guidance of Peter Hall posted their assignments on specific bits of design history. For me, as an outsider it was very interesting to see the ongoing results and sometimes seeing students work out their research in plain view. And it is now available as a public resource for anyone interested in design history.</p> <p>The more viable alternative for using blogging as an educational tool is to take advantage of blogs that are already established and have an active readership, whether it's Speak Up, Brand New, Design Observer or the student-friendly Core 77, where students can be part of the dialogue and be part of an audience that includes seasoned professionals, beginners and students alike. Students could be given the assignment to pick an ongoing discussion and write in a, say, 250-word comment stating their point of view, forcing them to learn how to write about design and express their opinions. Harnessing the power of the written word at an early stage is imperative, and doing it in a rather risk-free environment like a design blog is a good probing ground.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong><span class="red">Social Curating</span></strong></p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_ffffound.jpg" alt="UnderConsideration's ffffound" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong><a href="http://ffffound.com/home/underconsideration/found/" target="_blank">UnderConsideration's ffffound</a>.</strong></span></p> <p>It might seem like the trendy thing to recommend, but ffffound is a spectacular resource of visual resources and inspiration fueled by the constant addition of images by the hundreds of users that add content to the site literally every minute. ffffound also makes associations between images recommending similar options, resulting in a possibly endless loose image association. The site is notorious for being by invitation only, but they could surely have academic invitations for any design program interested and then teachers could assign a communal and social curation of visual material under any number of parameters. Students from a single class or from classes around the world would be given the magic script that bookmarks and adds the images and a visual well could be cobbled together for anyone to see as developed by students. Creating a cohesive collection of design work would be an invaluable exercise.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong><span class="red">Google Earth as Field Trip</span></strong></p> <p>We all know that <a href="http://earth.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Earth</a> is cool and that there is more to it than checking in to see who lives in your childhood home, more so as users add "layers" of information on it that you can traverse as your digitally globe-trek, so how could it be used for design education? Let's take one example: The popular walking tours of New York's typography given by either <a href="http://www.aigany.org/events/details/08AC/" target="_blank">Tobias Frere-Jones</a> or <a href="http://www.tdc.org/events/education/2008classes/2008ftdcedushawwalkharlem.html" target="_blank">Paul Shaw</a>. What if they created a route in Google Earth where you could go from location to location to experience, as close to the real thing as possible, the lettering that adorns the city? Google Earth's resolution and quality leave a lot to be desired about, even with the addictive Street Level View, so maybe people that go on the tours can add their own photos to each location.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_cupsaucer_by_surtees.jpg" alt="Cup and Saucer Sign, Photograph by Michael Surtees" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>Just one of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsurtees/sets/72157602237414901/" target="_blank">many images taken by Michael Surtees, who took Frere-Jones' tour</a>.</strong></span></p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_google_earth_01.jpg" alt="Google Earth Cup and Saucer Sign" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>Cup &amp; Saucer sign located through Google Earth, as seen in Street Level View.</strong></span></p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_google_earth_02.jpg" alt="Google Earth Cup and Saucer Sign" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>Cup &amp; Saucer location with user-added images.</strong></span></p> <p>If different design programs in different parts of the world agreed to do similar local explorations, Google Earth would be a great tool to learn about the vernacular language of each location&hellip; and the additional geography lessons wouldn't hurt at all.</p> <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/images/divider_hor_dotted.gif" alt="---" /></p> <p><strong><span class="red">Flickr and eBay as Design History</span></strong></p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_flickr_wim.jpg" alt="Flickr Results for Wim Crouwel" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>Search key words: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?z=t&w=all&q=wim+crouwel&m=text">wim crouwel</a>.</strong></span></p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_flickr_otl.jpg" alt="Flickr Results for Otl Aicher" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>Search key words: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?z=t&w=all&q=otl+aicher&m=text">otl aicher</a>.</strong></span></p> <p><img border="1" style="border-color:#999999" src="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/glide_flickr_penguin.jpg" alt="Flickr Results for Penguin Books" /></p> <p><span class="small"><strong>Search key words: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?z=t&w=all&q=penguin+books&m=text">penguin books</a>.</strong></span></p> <p>Learning about graphic design history used to mean either reading Philip B. Meggs' <em>A History of Graphic Design</em> or sitting through four carrousels of aging slides that, themselves, are becoming relics of design history. There is nothing inherently wrong with these two scenarios, but the ubiquity of Flickr and the generosity of designers or collectors around the world has sprouted a massive amount of design ephemera and history in its pages. Most of them are original materials taken with modern-day photographic equipment that give these pi