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The Alcuin Society honours Will Rueter and The Aliquando Press

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

The Alcuin Society gave its sixth annual Robert R. Reid Award and Medal for lifetime achievement in the book arts to Will Rueter—teacher, printmaker, bookbinder, graphic designer, one-time senior designer at the University of Toronto Press, and founder of The … Continue reading →

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What does your markup say about you?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

This interview also appears on The Editors’ Weekly, the Editors’ Association of Canada’s official blog. *** A friend of mine was venting to me about his old boss, who used to look over his reports. Whenever his boss found an … Continue reading →

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What every designer needs to know about people

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

Behavioural psychologist Dr. Susan Weinschenk (@thebrainlady) teamed up with the folks at UserTesting.com to offer a free webinar about some of the things designers have to keep in mind about the way our brains work. Weinschenk is the author of … Continue reading →

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Introduction to information graphics and data visualization

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

Alberto Cairo, author of The Functional Art, found my review of his book and wrote me a very gracious note to let me know about an online course he’s teaching about infographics and data visualization. The first offering of the … Continue reading →

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