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A few inside design jokes, brought to mind by recent experiences…

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Nate Steiner: “I’m proud to note that I played a small role in this first issue, authoring an article entitled DIY Photography on the cheap, which is all about setting up a low budget photo studio, and understanding the key photography concepts in order to use it. It’s written from the perspective of a non-photo-pro (me), with invaluable aid from my friend, and extensive photo blogger Reid Scott AKA Photodude.”

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It’s All Greek To Me – Even if you’re not in the design world, you’ve seen these words before: ”Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, etc.”

It’s filler text, sometimes called ”greeking,” used by designers to simulate copy that has not yet been provided. I’ve always assumed it was just some standardarized nonsense, not a literal quote. But it is, and the translation is sort of ironic.

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K.I.S.S. Off – In catching up on my blog surfing this morning, I found Melanie’s thoughtful offering on design philosophy and its application to the web. It’s a topic she frequents, as a long term designer in other mediums who seems unafraid to question the usage of long held ”design truths” in this newish medium. As someone who does not come from a schooled design background, and who has largely learned by osmosis, I’ve learned to listen to people like her because I know so many from the traditional design world who view the web as just a slightly odd piece of 8.5×11 inch paper.

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