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Voice: AIGA Journal of Design

Voice: AIGA Journal of Design is an online publication for the discussion of design matters, featuring insightful interviews, engaging essays and thoughtful criticism. Voice encourages respectful reader feedback and seeks to inspire like contributions to enhance and go beyond the subjects raised in this forum.

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Setting Sights on the Arrow
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by Phil Patton
Feb 03, 2010(4)
How simple yet complex is the arrow? Patton takes aim at this most basic graphic form and what it tells us.

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A Word to the Unwise
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by Steven Heller
Jan 27, 2010(19)
To whom it concerns: Generic emails to potential employers will get you noticed, but for all the wrong reasons. Heed Heller’s advice.

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A Modest Proposal: Customized Currency
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by Aaron Marcus
Jan 19, 2010(10)
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?

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Google Me to the Moon
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by Angela Riechers
Jan 12, 2010(8)
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.

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I.D. Magazine, 1954–2009
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by Ralph Caplan
Jan 05, 2010(10)
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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’Twas the Icon of Christmas
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by Steven Heller
Dec 23, 2009(9)
How did Santa Claus come to be known for his snowy white beard and red suit? Heller looks back at the illustrators who gave life to this now iconic image.