Setting Sights on the Arrow by Phil Patton

How simple yet complex is the arrow? Patton takes aim at this most basic graphic form and what it tells us.

A Word to the Unwise by Steven Heller

To whom it concerns: Generic emails to potential employers will get you noticed, but for all the wrong reasons. Heed Heller’s advice.

A Modest Proposal: Customized Currency by Aaron Marcus

With a $12 trillion national debt, Marcus thinks our desperate times call for desperate measures. Could the idea of selling out the dollar be right on the money?

Google Me to the Moon by Angela Riechers

How did we ever go anywhere without Google and GPS to guide the way? Riechers explores the fun and frustration that come with virtual travel.

I.D. Magazine, 1954?2009 by Ralph Caplan

After 55 years of reporting on design, I.D. magazine published its final issue this month. Former editor Ralph Caplan shares his memories of how it began.

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