The A/K Blog: Archive

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May 17th

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The Animated Story of How an E-Mail Message... →

May 16th

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May 14th

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Facebook Suicide Notes Becoming a Trend →

May 14th

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May 13th

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May 13th

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May 12th

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May 12th

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Avery's Bucket List →

“We are all born pure & innocent. We can let the world change us, or we can change the world.” A sad and inspirational blog that will completely rip your heart out.

May 11th

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May 11th

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May 10th

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May 10th

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May 9th

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May 8th

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May 8th

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I'm Sorry

There is something strange about telling a 14 year old that a family member has died. It’s an awkward age where physical contact has become limited, feelings are hidden and priorities have begun to shift. The tears and the hugs make you realize that no matter what age your child is, there will always be certain moments when they are still your baby.

May 7th

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May 7th

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“There’s an angel by your hospital bed. Desperate to hear his name on your...”

– Rest in peace Grandma.

May 6th

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Preflight

I recently had the honor of sitting on the panel for AAF Spokane’s ‘Preflight’ program. An excellent event that gives local design students the opportunity to have their work reviewed by local ‘professionals’. It was a great event. I saw some good work, lots of bad work and one portfolio that really stuck out to me. His name is Tyreil Poosri. He is an interactive...

Apr 17th

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Apr 17th

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Instagram vs. The New York Times

Instagram was recently acquired by Facebook for $1 billion. At the time of the sale, The New York Times had a value of $934 million. At the time of the sale, Instagram had 10 employees, while The New York Times had 7,414. If both companies were to be sold and divide up the money equally between their employees, Instagram employees would each receive $100 million, while each New York Times...

Apr 13th

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The History of Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures'... →

Interesting and thorough write-up of the copyright implications from this classic image.

Apr 12th

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Mar 29th

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'This American Life' Retraction Episode

This American Life recently ran a rather intense episode retracting an entire previous show featuring monologuist Mike Daisey. Daisey has a one-man broadway show focusing on the Apple/Foxconn relationship that was highlighted on a previous episode of This American Life, however many of the claims from Daisey turned out to be lies. This podcast is a great showdown of journalistic integrity vs....

Mar 23rd

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Mar 21st

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Lost Type

Lost Type is a ‘font co-op’ with a beautiful website that offers up a great selection of fonts. The unique thing about Lost Type is that you pick what you pay for a font. Check it out here.

Mar 17th

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Encyclopedia Britannica Ends Print Run After 244... →

Only 8,000 sets of the 2010 edition have been sold at a cost of $1,395.00 each.

Mar 17th

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Mar 16th

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Sparrow for iOS Review →

Beautiful, easy to use email client that I have been extremely excited for. But without push notifications I just can’t make the switch.

Mar 16th

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Mar 6th

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Five Songs to Download Right Now

Nicki Minaj ‘Roman Reloaded’ Nicki & Lil’ Wayne at their finest. (Download) Bruce Springsteen ‘Death To My Hometown’ An amazing track with a big Irish vibe. (Download) fun. ‘Some Nights’ Perhaps the best track from this amazing album. (Download) The High Strung ‘The Luck You Got’ Theme song from Showtimes killer series...

Mar 6th

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