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Archive for July, 2008

How to Write with Style

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

How to Write with Style by Kurt Vonnegut.

How CAPTCHA Got Trashed

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Computerworld’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols article on How CAPTCHA got trashed discusses the different software out there that’s freely available to bust through CAPTCHA security. Interesting link on page 3 to a 3D CAPTCHA.

LiquidID

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

LiquidID is an OpenID provider that distributes aliased information to OpenID enabled sites instead of your actual information. This idea I like a lot.

Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Web Designer Wall’s Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts and Photoshop Shortcuts.

Code Boot Encryption Source Code

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

The source code for the paper on Cold Boot Attack on Encryption Keys has been released by the Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University. (via Boing Boing)

Comparing Design Alternatives

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

In Jared Spool’s 11 minute screencast Case Study: A Discount Approach to Comparing Multiple Design Alternatives he used a Weighted Differences Matrix. In each row of the matrix a number represents the difference between the design alternative. In Assessing Weights for Users’ Needs Part 1 and Part 2 he provides more information on how to develop a weighted differences matrix.

Design Blog Logos

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

An interesting array of design blog logos for inspiration.

Iconic Logo Designers

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Inspiration in the form of the World’s most Iconic Logo Designers.