we have other ways to do those things, like speech or imagery, but type is efficient, flexible, portable, and translatable. This is what makes typography not only an art of communication, but one of nuance and craft, because like all communication, its value falls somewhere on a spectrum...
Make it a point to check in with yourself often. Ask yourself how you’re doing. If you have difficulty self-talking like this, writing in a journal is an excellent strategy. You can try drawing a picture to express your feelings. Some people find that music also works very well. Find ...
Nature speaks to old hands and first timers about the work they did to make their reviews sing. By Andy Tay Twitter Facebook Email Find a new job Literature reviews are important resources for scientists. They provide historical context for a field while offering opinions on its future ...
As architects struggle with understanding what communities need and how to meet and overcome antiquated code regulations, we must quickly find a design vocabulary, inclusive of iconography and code guidelines, to reflect best practices. And most of all, we must place equity and human di...
(2017) find that a sacred object such as a scapular can be transcendental and extraordinary, not only due to religious belief but also because of the source with which it is associated. Having received the gift of the scapular from a close loved one, Catholic consumers believe this object ...
Appeal aside, the touchscreen isn’t a complete mouse replacement, but rather a welcome addition to the mix—“like having a laptop with an extra gear,” one tester told Intel. With these hybrid devices, people move easily among touch, keyboard, mouse, and trackpad: whatever input seems mo...
Providers can focus on an individual, but a government must meet many needs of all its citizens in a world of trade-offs and priorities. Providers ration when they fail to provide a medical service to a patient. A state or nation, however, rations both ...
reconnections in understanding helicity—and the stability of knotted fields more generally—their effect is known only for a handful of simple knots12. Here we study the evolution of 322 elemental knots and links in the Gross–Pitaevskii model for a superfluid, and find that they universally ...
to 2:00 p.m., and was so committed to her own focus that she would find a hotel and rent a “tiny, mean room with just a bed, and sometimes, if I can find it, a face basin.” Once she left her desk every day at 2:00, she lived a normal life of running errands, having ...
Those who want to move to action on transition in their own communities will find the pathway mapped by Rob Hopkins extremely helpful, even though it is recognized each community will tread a unique route. He usefully suggests a twelve-step programme:1 Set-up a steering group and design its...