Things I hate: people driving closely behind me, noisy eaters, spam email, minimalist hipster posters (another rant/article in the works), automated phone systems. You’ll notice that as well as many other things, Comic Sans isn’t on that list.
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Today’s long-awaited full solar eclipse will give many Americans the first chance see the phenomenon in their lifetimes. But artists have captured eclipses from their own perspectives through the centuries.
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The last time a full eclipse was visible from East to West Coast, it was 1918–and the newspapers of the day applied their own visualization techniques to explain the cosmic event to readers.
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With New York City’s explosive music scene, it’s not surprising that it has been a place of inspiration and focal point for many musicians, songs, and albums. The ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s especially provided New York City with a period of music that tested the envelope and spawned various genres, from folk music, to rock and pop, New York City provided a creative location for artists.
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Willy Fleckhaus (1925–1983) was one of the most innovative, creative and influential graphic designers in postwar Germany. He became internationally known for his ground-breaking work on the lifestyle magazine twen.
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