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Voice: AIGA Journal of Design

Voice: AIGA Journal of Design is an online publication for the discussion of design matters, featuring insightful interviews, engaging essays and thoughtful criticism. Voice encourages respectful reader feedback and seeks to inspire like contributions to enhance and go beyond the subjects raised in this forum.

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Souvenir as Art
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by Saundra Marcel
Aug 24, 2010(5)
Vacations are finite, but a souvenir is forever. Marcel considers the value of travel mementos, for journeys both real and imagined.

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Reflections on a Penguin-iversary
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by Phil Patton
Aug 17, 2010(1)
Although many great artists have created covers for Penguin, Patton favors the uniform paperbacks that have defined the publisher from the start.

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The Curse of “Things I Have Done” Lists
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by Steven Heller
Aug 10, 2010(13)
When a great idea gets copied ad infinitum, can it ever be effective again? Heller takes aim at bulleted, Sagmeister–inspired life lessons.

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Champion of Magazines: An Interview with Andrew Losowsky
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by Sue Apfelbaum
Aug 04, 2010(3)
The odds may be stacked against print magazines, but Stack America is doing its part to support creative, independent publishers, one curated package at a time.

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Sleight of Eye
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by Angela Riechers
Jul 27, 2010(7)
Having spent many hours “fixing” photographs for clients, Riechers bemoans the practice of using Photoshop in place of creative photo art direction.

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Babel Revisited
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by Ralph Caplan
Jul 20, 2010(0)
What language are you? Ralph Caplan considers how languages—within design disciplines and among cultural groups—can unite and divide.