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Think Tank and Dialog Box
See how today’s designers engage with technology and what their experiences mean for design, design tools, and society.
Reverie and technology: The fine art of digital imaging
by Kimberly Grob
Artistic dreaming and digital imaging.
Playing with print
by Kevin Peaslee
How digital technology brought new life to design's oldest medium.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Print Guide
This guide serves as both a detailed technical reference for handling Creative Suite 3
files from your customers, and as a training tool for your staff.
The fake-space race: Design and the future of travel
by John Thackara
With everyone from game developers to telecoms pouring millions into telepresence, why aren't we “there” yet? John Thackara examines what it means to travel without moving.
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Shades of green
by Leta Baker
Designers are thinking creatively about sustainable print solutions—and they're creating beautiful work at the same time.
Telling stories using data: An interview with Jonathan Harris
by Liz Danzico
Designer, programmer, and storyteller, Jonathan Harris is using interactive technology to pioneer new forms of narrative. Liz Danzico talks to Harris about the projects that have led him from the Arctic, to Bhutan, to the Museum of Modern Art.
The incredible, shrinking screen
by Kimberly Grob
Mobile phones are everywhere—and they're the creative professional's newest canvas.
Nature's Lightroom
by Stephen Trimble
Fourteen photographers, under the spell of Iceland's golden light, discovered its breathtaking beauty.
Making user-generated content work
From YouTube to the Super Bowl, user-generated content is redefining the relationship between creatives and their audiences.
The road to finding is paved with data: Web analytics and user experience
by Louis Rosenfeld
Too often, web users get lost in the cracks between Search, Browse, and Ask. Information architect Lou Rosenfeld predicts that web analytics will enable designers to create truly integrated finding experiences.
Creative gesture or vapid prototyping? The importance of fictional products
by Allan Chochinov
Many of today's most creative product designs were never meant to be manufactured. Allan Chochinov looks at how prototyping is transforming the ways in which products are discussed and developed.
