The designers of the original Apple Macintosh faced a challenge. They wanted a computer with beautiful and proportionate fonts, but with a small black-and-white screen, the graphics were still quite limited. Thankfully, Apple had a very talented graphic designer named Susan Kare. Kare designed all the icons for the original Mac, as well as many …
What’s the worst flag in America? There are some pretty bad ones out there. City flags, in particular, tend to be badly designed. But let’s stick to state flags for now. When it comes to state flags, there are plenty of bad designs. Almost half of the states have plain blue flags with seals in …
It is one of the icons of the Cold War: the fallout shelter sign. In an age where global thermonuclear war was just an inch way, the United States Government had to find a way to protect its citizens. To ease fears of nuclear annihilation, a Civil Defense program was established, introducing civic warning sirens, …
I’m not the kind of person to change my Facebook picture for various causes. This is especially true with things like health and education and poverty. Sure I want to cure cancer and feed starving children, but changing my profile picture isn’t going to help. When it comes to the issue of marriage equality, however, …
Rowlett, Texas is a suburb of Dallas on the far eastern edge of the DFW Metroplex. It’s about as far out as you can go and still be in the surburbs. Once you travel into Rockwall County, the landscape becomes more exurban. Last year, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (DART) extended its light rail …
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