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The Film That Became a Feature

Almost none of the Letterboxd reviews of Paint Drying relate at all to the film or the circumstances around its creation—yet they embody the film’s spirit by subverting the medium. Continue reading
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4 Games to Get You Thinking Like an Information Architect

Information architecture can be hard to explain. Sometimes it’s easier to learn by doing. The next time someone asks you what an information architect does, instead of stumbling through a confusing, multi-part definition, challenge them to a game! Continue reading
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Is Your Content Goonable?

In response to the alarmingly small attention spans of their students, who would rather engage with smartphones and other devices than pay attention in class, some teachers have tried a new approach to capture their students’ attention. Continue reading
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Designing Context for the Trump Mug Shot

Donald Trump’s mug shot is a political Rorschach test. Does it depict the scowl of a criminal, finally humbled after decades of egregious wrongdoing? Or does it show the steeled glare of an innocent man, unfairly targeted by a corrupt, partisan justice system? Regardless of how you or I feel about it, both pro-Trump and… Continue reading
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Linking is Not Stealing

Imagine if every time you asked a librarian for help finding a book, the library would be forced to pay money to that book’s publisher. A rational observer of this behavior might suggest that the librarian has already done a service to that book’s publisher by handing them a new reader. A rational observer might… Continue reading
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