NIP AND TUCK

The Most Exciting New Art Medium: Paper by Claire O'Neill

DO YOU NEED A MOMENT?

Menu Mind Games by William Poundstone

IF EDITH WHARTON HAD FACEBOOKED

Essay by Nancy Sharon Collins

SANBORN FIRE INSURANCE MAPS

"Keys to the City" through 28 Feb., at the Kansas City Public Library. Some online examples. And my block circa 1916. Wow!!!

NEW SPEEK?

Phonetikana. Incorporating [English] phonetic sounds with the [Japanese] Katakana letterforms.

ROCK, PAPER, SCISSOR

"Slash: Paper Under The Knife," at MAD New York through Apr. 4, 2010.

EMOTICON INVENTOR

Scott Fahlman. Thanks, sir! More here.

THIRTY CONVERSATIONS

On Design. "We asked… two questions: “What single example of design inspires you most?” and “What problem should design solve next?”

PART FOUR: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

Final installment in the informative series organized by Paul Davies for the Kansas City AIGA.