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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Web Accessibility Guidelines 2.0: Better Than a Poke in the Eye With a Stick?

October 17, 2008
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Web Accessibility Guidelines 2.0: Better Than a Poke in the Eye With a Stick?

The World Wide Web Consortium is planning to implement a new version of the Web accessibility guidelines this year, and it seems like many people have had negative things to say about the version 2.0 update (not official yet). These guidelines affect the way designers and developers build sites for the disabled, so it’s more important than ever as...

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Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-century Totalitarian State by Steven Heller

October 16, 2008
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Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-century Totalitarian State by Steven Heller

Steven Heller’s latest tome, Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-century Totalitarian State, is an intense read. As an object, the book is an impressive chunk wrapped in black striped plastic, with the vibrant colors of propaganda peeking through the stripes from the inside cover. Yet the book structure and narrative are highly accessible. Part coffee table artifact / part required...

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World of Good

October 14, 2008
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World of Good

Ebay has created a new sub-site where “shopping shapes the world.” World of Good offers products designed with sustainability in mind. Lately, I’ve been thinking that my choices as a consumer could be as significant as my professional ambitions to take on responsible clients and projects. And what girl doesn’t like to learn that a shopping spree can help...

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