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is a blog about design, technology and culture written by Khoi Vinh, and has been more or less continuously published since December 2000 in New York City. Khoi is currently Principal Designer at Adobe. Previously, Khoi was co-founder and CEO of Mixel (acquired in 2013), Design Director of The New York Times Online, and co-founder of the design studio Behavior, LLC. He is the author of “How They Got There: Interviews with Digital Designers About Their Careers”and “Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design,” and was named one of Fast Company’s “fifty most influential designers in America.” Khoi lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn with his wife and three children.

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Color Matching Your Photos to the Paintings of Old Masters

Sun 13 May 200702:53 PM

Gimmicky but worth a look.

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“Exit Wounds,” by Rutu Modan

Sun 13 May 200712:52 AM

Debut graphic novel from the Israeli artist, who is currently blogging for TimesSelect.

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NY Post: Off-Leash Hours in New York City Parks Now Legal

Fri 11 May 200711:44 AM

‘Hooray!’ says Mister President. One missing detail: this policy is only in effect in “designated parks,” which unfortunately and inexplicably does not include East River Park, near my apartment. Boo.

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Wal-Mart Have Effectively Declared HD-DVD the Winner over Blu-ray

Thu 10 May 200702:57 PM
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NYT: Kool-Aid Dill Pickles

Wed 9 May 200703:15 PM

I’d definitely like to try one.

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Number of Web Surfers Using Macs Doubles Over Past Eight Months

Wed 9 May 200708:35 AM
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W3C: Frequently Asked Questions about the Semantic Web

Wed 9 May 200708:33 AM
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NYT: Wired But Not Web 2.0

Tue 8 May 200702:08 PM

“Although most U.S. adults have a cell phone, a computer and Internet access, a study says only a small percentage are participating in Web 2.0 activities.”

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DUX ’07: Conference on Designing for User Experience

Mon 7 May 200704:47 PM

“A forum to present your case studies and sketches about your insights in designing user experiences, with a focus on the methodologies used and the effectiveness of final results.” Now accepting submissions.

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Futility Infielder: Rocket Slide

Mon 7 May 200701:34 PM

As is his wont, Jay Jaffe does a great job summing up the news that Roger Clemens is returning to the Yankees: “Counting on him to dominate as he did even for stretches during this millennium is probably a pipe dream given the contrast to his cushy Houston environs.” I’m not particularly optimistic.

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