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U.S. economic meltdown explained in animated movie
U.S. economic meltdown explained in animated movie
XPLANE created video to clearly educate consumers on subprime mortgage crisis
XPLANE, the global information d...
It’s back: ADNOTW
It’s back: ADNOTW
You may remember this from the old days. After a two-year hiatus, Grant is back with splorps' available domain...
Excentro: Guilloches made on a Mac
Excentro: Guilloches made on a Mac
"Excentro is a simple but advanced tool that can create guilloche designs like backgrounds, borders or rosette...
[command save]
[command save]
"Happy back to school and welcome to Command Save! We have uploaded a ton of PSU professor profiles to read as...
Blog/A Brief History of Emil Ruder
Blog/A Brief History of Emil Ruder
"Past examples of structured grid design and typography by Swiss masters such as Josef Müller-Brockmann con...
Sizes May Vary: A Workbook for Graphic Design
Sizes May Vary: A Workbook for Graphic Design
"This book references the varying standardized formats and systems used within graphic design. Part sketchbook...
Raven Maps
Raven Maps
Kevin Kelly: "Raven maps are artwork. They are the most detailed US state maps you can find on one sheet. Prin...
Winner of the Personal Visualization Project is…
Winner of the Personal Visualization Project is…
Last week was the end of our FlowingData personal visualization project. I asked readers to collect data about...
Halftone How-To
Halftone How-To
Dan Zettwoch: "I reckon I'm a little bit too young to have used actual store bought halftone paper, like the l...
Typechart
Typechart
"Typechart lets you flip through, preview and compare web typography while retrieving the CSS.
Browse typogra...
The Pitfalls of Self-Published Books
The Pitfalls of Self-Published Books
"Given all the brouhaha over self-published books (or, more accurately, books on demand) I thought I'd give it...
40 Creative Design Layouts: Getting Out Of The Box
40 Creative Design Layouts: Getting Out Of The Box
"Over the last months we have seen a strong trend towards more individual web designs. These designs use reali...
The Art Directors Club Hall of Fame
The Art Directors Club Hall of Fame
"Since 1971, the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame has recognized and honored those innovators who have made sig...
Earth 2030: Animated movie addresses global energy usage trends and actions for positive change
Earth 2030: Animated movie addresses global energy usage trends and actions for positive change
XPLANE created four-minute movie for global BASF Group
PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 3, 2008) -- XPLANE, a global con...
We Have A Winner! (This American Life t-shirt contest)
We Have A Winner! (This American Life t-shirt contest)
Former XPLANER Brian Kaas is the big winner in the TAL t-shirt contest. Yay Brian!
A big thanks to the hundre...
Infoviz art
Infoviz art
A slideshow at Slate: "How artists are mining data sets to make you see the unseen.... Display an unwieldy mas...
Let’s get XPLANE to SXSW 2009!
Let’s get XPLANE to SXSW 2009!
Hey xBlog readers, if you want, you could go vote for this panel to be part of next year's SXSW :-)
Shift Happ...
XPLANE jumps to #1,276 on Inc. 5,000
XPLANE jumps to #1,276 on Inc. 5,000
Visual thinking and design firm moves more than 1,000 spots since 2007
XPLANE was ranked 1,276 on the 2008 In...
The Future of the Book
The Future of the Book
"Last night several dozen of us convened at the NextNow Collaboratory in Berkeley to discuss the future of the...
100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques
100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques
"With so many good teachers out there, it's fortunate they can share their knowledge via video on the Int...
XPLANE workshops in London and Geneva: Thinking visually to tackle business challenges
XPLANE workshops in London and Geneva: Thinking visually to tackle business challenges
A creative and innovative approach to problem solving: Statistical surveys have shown that design and visualis...
Dan Zettwoch: IN MY WHEELHOUSE
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 ...
Our Middle Name (Hoefler & Frere-Jones on the ampersand)
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...
slide:ology, Duarte Design’s new book
slide:ology, Duarte Design’s new book
"Inform. Inspire. Persuade. It's the essence of presenting, but how well do you execute? Slide:ology, wri...