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FrancineFeb 17, 2026
Voice memos: I hate Helvetica
graphic designvoice memos
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 14, 2026
Design Deconstruction
Design is perhaps the software paradigm most wedded to the mouse and the GUI. But there’s no reason it can’t be text-driven.
designgraphic design
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetOct 30, 2025
Rotate 180°
Canva makes a bold bet with Affinity: The real money is in the rank-and-file office worker, not the professionals. It just turned the pro tool into the loss leader.
canvaaffinity
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FrancineOct 1, 2025
Better ways to be better
graphic designthoughts
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 9, 2024
Circles And Slashes
One of the best-known icons of modern society is a classic example of a symbol—it’s easy to spot, but hard to explain. Who came up with it?
circle slashinterdiction
marko.tech
marko.techFeb 8, 2024
Figma Cheatsheet
A guide to all the keyboard shortcuts in Figma.
FigmaGraphic Design
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetOct 12, 2022
Published Via Desktop
A list of programs from the all-too-brief golden era of desktop publishing that “didn’t make it.” The GUI’s killer app didn’t slay forever.
desktop publishingdesign
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 25, 2022
Painting With Light
How a little box and stylus revolutionized television graphics. You may not know but the Quantel Paintbox is, but you’ve seen its impact.
quanteldigital art
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetOct 2, 2020
Over the Vinyl Moon
Vinyl records are in the middle of a renaissance—and a popular vinyl subscription service highlights many of the reasons why that is.
vinylvinyl records
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 14, 2020
No Room for Design
Of the many things that social platforms have taken away from us, perhaps the most disappointing is the freedom to customize our spaces. We need it back.
designgraphic design
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMay 19, 2020
Painting Outside The Lines
Adobe was already a big company when it first sold Photoshop, but its biggest competitor, Paint Shop Pro, was built by an airline pilot in his free time.
sharewaresoftware
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 12, 2019
Let’s Break Up Adobe
Why the creative software giant Adobe deserves a place in the broader discussion of breaking up tech giants like Facebook and Google. It's not just Photoshop.
adobesoftware
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 30, 2018
Clippy Couture
Clip art gets a bad rap as an artform, in part because it’s everywhere. Let’s give it some grudging respect by filling in some historic gaps.
artgraphic design
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetSep 21, 2017
An Early Touchpoint
How the graphics tablet, most notably produced by Japanese firm Wacom, helped shape our multitouch-friendly world—even if that shaping took a little while.
computersgraphic design
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetApr 18, 2017
CMYK All The Way
How mass-production printing technology, starting with the lithograph, was pushed forward thanks to a growing interest in color.
printingcolor
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 14, 2015
Outside-the-Bottle Thinking
Dr. Bronner's recently redesigned their famously dense label. Here's how it came to be, and where modern bottle design stands.
graphic artsgraphic design
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetApr 30, 2015
I Believe In Symmetry
Why are we attracted to things that have perfect symmetry, that match up on either side? It might have something to do with the way our brains are wired.
graphic designsubcultures
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetApr 14, 2015
Forget Rand Paul, Let's Talk Paul Rand
Paul Rand, the graphic designer, has a Rand Paul problem: The headline-chewing politician is hiding the famed designer's legacy on Google. Here's why.
politicsbranding
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJan 27, 2015
Brand bastardizations
Sometimes, companies do things that go against our expectations of their brand. Often, the result can be awful. Check out these examples of brand weirdness.
brandingfast food

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