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Web typography

Interesting topic over at Signal vs Noise. It occurred to me that my attention to designy-type stuff might not make too much sense to everyone given my association/nonprofit bent. To me it makes sense though and here's why: 1) design is more and more important in our lives and anyone who's a manager of anything ought to follow design trends at least cursorily; and 2) a lot of design and usability issues can be used as metaphors--or as models--for organizational issues faced by managers. More on this topic as it emanates from my gray matter, which is a sight to behold!

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