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6th August 2008

Dan Zettwoch: IN MY WHEELHOUSE

“If there was ever an illustration with my name on it, it was this one I did for the Riverfront Times talking about this upcoming event at the St. Louis History Museum. James Eads + Ulysses S. Grant + Civil War Ironclad battleships = LET’S GO!!!”

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6th August 2008

slide:ology, Duarte Design’s new book

“Inform. Inspire. Persuade. It’s the essence of presenting, but how well do you execute? Slide:ology, written by the world’s leading presentation design firm, contains the insights as well as the tips and tricks that have transformed countless speakers over the past 20 years.”

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6th August 2008

Our Middle Name (Hoefler & Frere-Jones on the ampersand)

“Last month’s posts about the ¶ and the ß prompted a flurry of e-mail inquiring about other special favorites in the character set. Matt McInerney guessed correctly that the ampersand is one for which we have special affection, and asked if there was anything else we could say about it. How could we not? Ampersand, after all, is H&FJ’s middle name.”

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