I thought I’d take a moment and give a shoutout to all my buddies at the EFF and remind everyone about all the good work they do protecting freedom of speech online! ›› Bloggers’ Rights | Electronic Frontier Foundation.

posted on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 in law & politics, outlinks, social networking, tips, web
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McCain has updated his campaign logo to better compete with Obama’s. Link

Related topics via Technorati: logo, Obama, McCain, presidential campaign, redesign, branding, Brand New.

posted on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in communication, design, law & politics, outlinks
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Mike Davidson of Newsvine found that John McCain’s MySpace page was using his code and hosted images without permission, so he made a delicate point about it. Link

Related topics via Technorati: John McCain, Mike Davidson, Newsvine, unattributed usage, MySpace, gay marriage, hacks, fair use .

posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 in design, law & politics, outlinks, social networking, web
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A lengthy conversation/obfuscation/apologia on Flickr, concerning the theft of a logo originally created by designer Dan Cederholm of SimpleBits, and other major corporate logos offered for sale illegally by a unprincipled logo chopshop. Link

Related topics via Technorati: Dan Cederholm, SimpleBits, logo design, ethics, theft, original design, plagiarism, logo .

posted on Friday, March 23rd, 2007 in communication, design, law & politics, outlinks
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A long, insighful look by the Washington Post into frustrated graphic designer Garry Trudeau’s epic strip. Link

Related topics via Technorati: Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, comic strip, political satire .

posted on Sunday, October 22nd, 2006 in communication, law & politics, outlinks
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“Value that creative energy.  Because if you don’t, no one else will.” Link

Related topics via Technorati: spec work, fair pay, Mark Evanier, unfinanced entrepreneur .

posted on Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 in law & politics, outlinks, tips
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Business Week’s new design magazine features one great ‘innovation’ so far- getting major design firms to work on spec. Link

Related topics via Technorati: Michael Bierut, Design Observer, Business Week, Innovation, spec work, magazine design.

posted on Monday, June 5th, 2006 in communication, design, law & politics, outlinks
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…do not benefit anyone involved- they cheapen the value of the product, of the original  and new designs and of the designers’ work and time. Link

posted on Wednesday, May 17th, 2006 in design, law & politics, outlinks
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When do you need a subject’s permission to snap their picture? Link

posted on Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 in law & politics, outlinks
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David Byrne ruminates on ownership of artistic works derived from images shot in public. Link.

posted on Thursday, May 4th, 2006 in law & politics, outlinks
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