“The purpose of the book? Teaching developers, of any sophistication and working with any kind of budget (including none), how to improve the accessibility of online media. I have come up with a new approach to the issue, which has never been documented properly in the past.”
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“This website explores the complex relationships between modern medicine and modern advertising, or ‘Madison Avenue,’ as the latter is colloquially termed. The Medicine and Madison Avenue Project presents images and database information for approximately 600 health-related advertisements printed in newspapers and magazines. These ads illustrate the variety and evolution of marketing images from the 1910s through the 1950s.”
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“How are the cities of ideas different from the rest of the country? And how is Austin different from the other cities of ideas? The Statesman’s statistical consultant, Robert Cushing, compared the 20 U.S. cities that are the most prolific in producing patents and in high-technology industries with the 138 cities with the least patents and the lowest high-technology presence.”
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“I opened this business because I was frustrated at having to pay what seemed to be unreasonable prices for scanning services. I realized that most people can’t afford a professional level 35mm film scanner, but yet are completely unsatisfied with the results from all low or mid-priced film scanners. The whole catalyst for me was an archiving project of ~2000 of my father’s 40 year old slides…”
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“From pictograms to pixel fonts, written language has evolved over time, changing in response to communication methods and printing technology. This overview is presented as an introduction to the origins, evolution, and applications of modern letterforms.”
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“You can search our extensive glossary of usability related terms. This is a rich resource with substantial definitions across the spectrum of usability.”
“Stopdesign consists of the skills, knowledge, and experience of founder and design director, Douglas Bowman. The business started in 1998 as a small one-person design consultancy with a mind for both large and small projects. The site is a collection of Doug’s creative work, articles, experiments, and thinking surrounding his experience and view of the world as a designer and problem solver.”
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