IllegalBillboards.org. “Activists estimate that half the billboards in New York City are illegal. Between fudged permits, lack of enforcement, and millions in profit, outdoor advertising has become a corporate black market that wont flinch at breaking laws to get your attention.&helip; IllegalBillboards.org is a new effort initiated by the Anti-Advertising Agency with IllegalSigns.ca to help organize and support the removal of illegal billboards in New York (we’ll get to the rest of the country soon I hope!). IllegalBillboards.org consists of a forum and blog where you can learn how to investigate an illegal sign and track progress.&helip; Canadian activist group IllegalSigns.ca is responsible for the removal over 100 illegal billboards in the City of Toronto.”
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Tipografia e nazionalismi. SocialDesignZine has published my article on type and nationalism in Italian.  ¶

Branding the Totalitarian State. Video of Steven Heller narrating a few themes from his new book Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-Century Totalitarian State, showing images of symbols, youth and of the “great leader” in fascist Germany and Italy and communist Russia and China.  ¶

Nonprofit Boot Camp Online. Lots of audio files and session notes from workshops on nonprofit marketing, fundraising, management and technology issues. (via)  ¶

Design patterns for interactive information visualization. A nice collection of 55 patterns, with analysis and links to examples.
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