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History of Graphic Design from lectures by Nancy Stock-Allen, University of the Arts, Philadelphia.

Another Veerle tutorial - this one explains how to recolour artwork using Illustrator’s LiveColor.

In A List Apart issue 266, Dave Shea expands on the CSS Sprites method he brought us in 2004, now using jQuery to bring us CSS Sprites2. Also, Aaron Rester considers cartography as a new metaphor for web design in Mapping Memory: Web Designer as Inforamation Cartographer.

Browsershots provides you with free screenshots of your web design across different browsers. Place your site in the job queue and wait for the response.

Pool BETA from the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) - join to share, remix and collaborate on video, audio, text and picture content. The ABC seems to be right out there over the last few years and is fast becoming an organisation I’d love to join. Now who thought I’d have said that a few years ago?

iPhone Interface PSD File v1.0 is a downloadable Photoshop set of iPhone interface elements in sensible layer sets that are worth picking up.

Veerle’s tutorials are becoming a notoriously lush collection. Here’s Command Shape in Illustrator.

4 Simple Shapes in Illustrator is another excellent tutorial from Veerle.

Edward Tufte puts forward his view of the iPhone interface with a video demonstration in iPhone Resolution.

Stefan Sagmeister’s Yes, design can make you happy presentation from the TED Ideas worth spreading conference.

Richard Rutter proposes some business models for font foundaries in The Future of Web Font Embedding. He’s right, the horse has bolted and foundaries should be looking at ways to capitalise on the opportunity rather than bemoan their customers as potential thieves.

Kevin Cornell’s Bear Tools series of articles is now complete - part 1 was on drawing implements, part 2 was on pen and ink, part 3 was on painting tools and part 4 concludes with paper for your tools.

Veerle’s 10 Favourite Typefaces includes the gorgeous Neutraface from House Industries.

Jess Gibson explains why America is Fucked (click the image) when it comes to graphic design. Or rather, what is happening with graphic design that’s fucking America over.

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