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A State Of Graphoria

I’m going to state the obvious here: Designers are visual beings. Imagery lights up sections of our brains, stimulating within us rapid ideas, sticky memories, colorful responses, and (hopefully)...

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Design Your Summer

In the U.S., it’s summer. Not summer as defined by scientists (wait for the solstice), but summer as defined by society: outdoor concerts, campus ghost towns, crowded swimming pools, neighborhood...

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Fun In The Sun

Summer should be about fun, and the following are some design-related ideas to add to yours: • Buck the trend by putting down your iPhone, walking away from your laptop and actually writing a letter...

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Design Ideas

Those of us in the design industry are idea-addicts, and though our bodies might go on holiday, our minds rarely take the siesta on the beach alongside us. Whether we oversee a creative phase like...

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P&C 4 U

Hard to believe, but four years ago P&C had its coming out party in cyberspace. Call it an e-zine, online resource, or collaborative blog, but there’s no denying that it has enlightened, empowered...

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Christmas Three

I thought I’d fall in line with the pervasive Christmas atmosphere (Three Wise Men, Three French Hens, the three pounds I’m on my way to gain by December 31) to give you the gift of three good...

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Thriving @ 55

We are pleased as punch to announce that the March 2009 issue is our 55th. But what does that mean” As Marketplace, that anything-but-dull business radio program, always says: “Let’s run the numbers.”...

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An Open Letter To The AIA

contributed by Neil Bletsch [registered architect / LEED AP / visionary] [March 09, 2010] Let me preface this letter by listing some of my qualifications. I’ve been a registered architect since 1984,...

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Summer Reading

While on vacation last month I finally got around to reading Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog. An enjoyable passage that I feel P&C readers will relate to occurs on page 152 of the...

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Design Expertise – A Valuable Gift Any Time Of The Year

If you are one of the countless interior designers still struggling with cash flow, consider sharing your strengths instead of opening up your wallet. Time is definitely money, but if you are not...

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