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Writing Without Words | design mind I realized I needed to gather data that related to the structure of English language instead of working with literary themes as a method of measurement. Using the sentence as the basis for my information visualizations meant I would be able to measure and map quantifiable information that could […]

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We Made This: De-branding cigarettes Plain packaging, also known as generic, standardised or homogeneous packaging, means that the attractive, promotional aspects of tobacco product packages are removed and the appearance of all tobacco packs on the market is standardised. Except for the brand name (which would be required to be written in a standard typeface, […]

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Copy Paste Character ☞ · • ●  ⌘ (tags: writing web useful typography reference font ) Dataset of the Day: Tesco, Demographics, and the USA | Off the Map – Official Blog of FortiusOne I then looked at the five boroughs that have the highest Tesco Express Density and compared their demographics with the […]

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Business Week | B-Schools Wary on Lehman, Merrill Impact "They're asking lots of questions, but we're telling them that New York may not be the best place to look right now. For those counting on investment banking, they are going to need to beef up their plan B." (tags: businessweek businesseducation markets economy understatement investmentbanking […]

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I Believe in Advertising | Advertising Blog & Community » Tippex: Bride, One night stand, Mom "This campaign for Tippex, the all-powerful remover of error, poses the question “What if Tippex could work for every mistake we made?" – Remarkably disturbing. (tags: tippex advertising ibelieveinadvertising product ) RANDOM RANTINGS | On the semantics of corporate […]

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#273248 – Pastie "Actually, my degree in astrophysics has proved to be very valuable [..] Some things in this world are just hard. When I am struggling with something, I sometimes think 'Damn, this is hard for me. I wonder if I am stupid,' and then I remember that I have a degree in astrophysics […]

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Chris Morris: Massive bosons blew my unit | Science | The Guardian it is here that they really mug me with concepts. They try to soften the blow by claiming that physicists find it difficult to visualise extra dimensions too. That's easy to say when you're packing 26 of them. (tags: science physics theguardian cern […]

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Make Marketing History: Perceptions Are Illogical. Why not just create a new equation. What they want to do is change the perception of Microsoft, so that's what they should focus on doing. The way to do that is not through advertising, but through actions and products that inevitably make customers feel that something has changed. […]

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Neuromarketing » Small Favors, Big Success Our natural instinct in such situations is to avoid asking the individual we want to persuade for any favors other than the one that’s important to us. After all, the only thing worse than being asked for a favor is being asked for multiple favors, right? [however] Behavioral research […]

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In his dConstruct talk, Steven Johnson used Jane Jacobs’ phrase “the eyes on the street”. He was speaking about Outside.In, and the experience of being away from home, but of knowing what was going on in your area. His example was being on holiday, but of home not ceasing to exist, because you can see […]

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