Steven Heller proposes a program for building a better designer.

This is a nice introduction to the world of web standards and Jeffery Zeldman. It’s pretty odd that Mr. Z doesn’t get a single hyper link out of the deal.
-via Business week

An excellent Flickr set of the Paul Rand fan club. Pay respect people.

Many kor group projects begin with an in-depth look at a client’s brand – analyzing what it says about them, and how it positions it them in the marketplace. Just how important is brand identity? The US cell phone market offers an interesting case study.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Sprint-Nextel lost a whopping 885,000 [...]

I’ve had a total fascination with pop up books since I was a kid. I saw this commercial and thought it was great! They actually have all moving parts, none of this is CGI. I also found a clip on the behind the scenes.

Ever wonder what happens after you hit the publish button on your blog? This info-graphic may help. Or it may not.
-via Wired

This morning WBUR aired a piece about the important role that the “Creative Class” plays in Massachusetts. It says that the state is banking on certain industries to ensure that its economy keeps growing, and sees fostering it’s creative class, which includes artists, musicians, writers, and yes – designers – as an important part of that [...]

The subways in metro areas around the country are being bombarded with a massive campaign for Rambo. The look is memorable, but so is this response.
Some little graphic/literary shenanigans never hurt anyone.

Shepard Fairey released his new limited edition VOTE screen print. Apparently he is also is an unabashed Obama supporter. Does this seem ironic to anyone else?

There are some great sites on this list. I’m not sure anyone is up to making a 10 best websites list. It seems like there’s an awful lot of internet to surf to discern that.