AIGA published this great little article recounting the tale of how the NYC Subway system went from a labyrinth filled with mosaic and hand-made signs in a variety of colors, [...]

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Filed under: History, Maps, Retro, Transportation, Travel, Typography, Urban Design by Highbrow
Tags: AIGA, helvetica, History, new york city, Nostalgia, subway, Typography
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And now for something different. Urban Murals are a force of positive change in Philly. I just heard this story on NPR and I had to write a bit about [...]

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Filed under: History, Travel, Urban Design by Highbrow
Tags: Murals, NPR, Philadelphia
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So this iPad app exploded into the scene last week. Yes, Flipboard. Everyone’s talking about it! It flips! Yes, it does. To me, that’s just eye-candy. The transition they chose [...]

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Filed under: app, Editorial Design, iPad, Typography, Web Design by Highbrow
Tags: app, Editorial Design, flipboard, iPad, Typography, Web Design
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I hope you have some time to read. I mean read. Design:Related has a List of Design Lists for 2009. What does that mean? It means that right on that [...]

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Filed under: Books, History, Photography, Retro, Web Design by Highbrow
Tags: Design History, History, Photography, Web Design
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