Posts By: Tony

Visual Explanations

A few Diagrams, Timelines, Charts, Graphs, Visual Explanations, more— Visual Complexity Infosthetics Second Story History Shots Small Design Fathom

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Labor Day Weekend

I hope you all have an enjoyable and restful holiday weekend! I will not be checking the blog posts for several days. See you all next week. Here is a US stamp when we still did engraving on stamps—miss that, but we do get forever stamps.

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The Problem of Too Much and Not Enough

Here is something from the archives—I might edit it a bit, but no need— It is common to hear someone say that they are overwhelmed with the range and possibility within making and studying design. Visual language is big—some would say it is everything or affects everything. Where to start? What path(s)? And when the

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Is like / Is

Of course there is the kinship to that—that analogy-making. Yet, I do not like it past the early years when description must be had or so it seems or least we are compelled. What? Forget the rest. I am not a fan of metaphor and to that fact I look to like again as if

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Map Collection

A fine collection of maps—solid interface on this site for browsing. High-resolution images and things to make you want to draw, draft, refine.  

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Object Lessons

A friend shared this LINK after seeing the lesson layout in these pictures—ideas expanded on what we discussed on Wed and Fri of the first week.

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Welcome

Hello All! This site will host discussion and point to a few references that may be useful. I will post general design editorial from time to time and you are welcome to do the same.

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