The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- How Much Would Apple Owe in U.S. Taxes If It Brought Its Money Home?
American companies keep an enormous amount of cash overseas as a not-at-all-subtle way to avoid tax liability at home.
- How Much Would Apple Owe in U.S. Taxes If It Brought Its Money Home?
American companies keep an enormous amount of cash overseas as a not-at-all-subtle way to avoid tax liability at home.
- DRM-restricted JPEGs?! That’s Under Discussion Right Now
If you have ever tried scanning or photocopying a banknote, you may have found that your software—such as Adobe Photoshop, or the embedded software in the photocopier—refused to let you do so. That’s because your software is secretly looking for security features such as EURion dots in the documents that you scan, and is hard-coded to refuse to let you make a copy if it finds them, even if your copy would have been for a lawful purpose.
- Cure for cancer might accidentally have been found!
Scientists might have accidentally made a huge step forward in the search for a cure for cancer — discovering unexpectedly that a malaria protein could be an effective weapon against the disease. Danish researchers were hunting for a way of protecting pregnant women from malaria, which can cause huge problems because it attacks the placenta. But they found at the same time that armed malaria proteins can attack cancer, too — an approach which could be a step towards curing the disease.
- Why Digital Ads are Losing Value at an Alarming Rate
Those days are gone, he insists, and the ad business has gone from partner and friend of publishers to adversary and threat.Tags: DPS emag digimag
- OneNote—the Swiss Army Knife of education
This time of year also involves my favorite education tool—OneNote. Like my Swiss Army Knife, OneNote is the one tool with many uses. A virtual notebook reminiscent of my old Trapper Keeper, OneNote organizes by sections or group sections with unlimited pages packed with documents, photos, emails, spreadsheets, recordings, inking and so much more. It gives me the ability to collaborate with colleagues and students, and best of all, I can access the most current version of my notebooks from my phone, iPad, Microsoft Surface, desktop or laptop.
- Seth’s Blog: When in doubt, draw a bell curve
“All men are created equal.” But after that, culture starts to change things. Almost nothing is evenly distributed. Some people seek out new technology in an area they are focused on… others fear new technology. Some people can dunk a…
- Our Experience of Crowdfunding a Book
The curtains have closed on Captain Honey’s first crowdfunding campaign, and it’s been a tough and rewarding process. A bit like a mountain climb, there were moments in the middle when we swore we’d never do this again. But, now we are safely back on terra firma, we think ‘That was fun. When’s the next one?’
- What are Optotypes? About the history of eye charts and their fonts.
My graphic design students love to design posters using the classic eye chart composition, and they frequently ask “What typeface should I use for this?” Not having a definitive answer has always been frustrating, so I decided to investigate to find out what typeface is used on eye charts.
Tags: Typography fonts design
- 33 High Quality Blurred Background Images (of Nature)
Nature Blurs Collection. 33 high quality blurred photos of nature. Flowers, grass, trees, rocks, sky and many more colorful backgrounds.Tags: Free Freebie