xBlog: The visual thinking weblog
19th August 2005

Make your own magazine cover

“Be a superstar! Prove to your friends how famous you really are! Currently cranking out 17 covers/hour. Just finished cover 506. You can use this page 5 times in a 10 minute period.”

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19th August 2005

Crystal Clear: An Interview with Shea Zellweger

“In 1953, while working a hotel switchboard, a college graduate named Shea Zellweger began a journey of wonder and obsession that would eventually lead to the invention of a radically new notation for logic. From a basement in Ohio, guided literally by his dreams and his innate love of pattern, Zellweger developed an extraordinary visual system — called the ‘Logic Alphabet’ — in which a group of specially designed letter-shapes can be manipulated like puzzles to reveal the geometrical patterns underpinning logic.” (Thanks Design Observer!)

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19th August 2005

Con Ed: The Power of a Logo

“A celebration of the New York energy company’s now 5-year-old classic emblem — and of its creator, Peter Arnell.”

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