Quick and simple image placeholders

Create easy image placeholders for your wireframes or design mockups at placehold.it. Looks every useful.

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Paul-Rand.com :: American Modernist :: 1914-1996

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A wonderful site dedicated to the life and work of the Design Visionary and Icon Paul Rand.

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The dog behind the designer

A nice piece about the esteemed Khoi Vinh, Design Director for NYTimes.com and his dog Mr. President.

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A fantastic redesign

The incomparable Veerle Pieters launches version 3.0 of her gorgeous blog.

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Poolga

A cool collection of I-phone and I-pod touch wallpapers by illustrators, designers, artists and dopey street bums. Find them here.

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Olympic Pictograms Through the Ages

As we leave this years Olympics behind, an interesting view of the importance and intersection of design and sport. Courtesy Steven Heller and the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/24/sports/olympics/pictograms-inte...

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Good design is...

Good design is innovative.

Good design makes a product useful.

Good design is aesthetic.

Good design makes a product understandable.

Good design is unobtrusive.

Good design is honest.

Good design is long-lasting.

Good design is thorough down to the last detail.

Good design is environmentally friendly.

Good design is as little design as possible.

- Dieter Rams

How true!
Courtesy 52 Weeks of UX
http://52weeksofux.com

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Great Designers Steal

Or as Pete Seeger once said "Plagiarism is basic to all cultures."
Video courtesy: Jeff Veen from Ignite Show Video
http://igniteshow.com/videos/great-designers-steal-ep-28
Go steal some good stuff and make it better...

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