xBlog: The visual thinking weblog
2nd January 2003

The Space of Flows: Notes on emergence, characteristics and possible impact on physical space

“A good entry point into space of flows is the office, one of its principle sites. The office as such is a relatively new phenomenon. It became an important place for work only in the second half the 19th century, long after the factory was established as the place of production and, in many ways, in a direct response to the factory…”

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2nd January 2003

Invention at Play

“Invention at Play is a highly interactive, engaging and surprising traveling exhibit that focuses on the similarities between the way children and adults play and the creative processes used by innovators in science and technology. It departs from traditional representations of inventors as extraordinary geniuses who are ‘not like us,’ to celebrate the creative skills and processes that are familiar and accessible to all people. Visitors of all ages will experience various playful habits of mind that underlie invention.”

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2nd January 2003

Textile: A Humane Web Text Generator

Textile makes smart quotes, em dashes, ellipses, trademarks and other entities.

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2nd January 2003

NYPL: Style Guide

“This Style Guide for the Branch Libraries of the New York Public Library explains the markup and design requirements for all Branch Libraries web projects, along with various standards and best practices. Branch Libraries projects must be authored in valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional and styled with valid Cascading Style Sheets.”

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2nd January 2003

News Page Designer

“Aside from the SND publications, there aren’t many places to see news design happening throughout the world. Many areas of the country don’t have easy access to newspapers from around the world or even the United States. Consequently many of us are working in somewhat of a vacuum. Perfect examples of the value of seeing the work of others are the September 11 and 12 pages put up by SND and Poynter. We’re hoping to generate enough interest in the design community to have that sort of thing available continually. You can help. The more people who participate, the more useful this site will be. We welcome participation and input.”

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