Monthly Archive: August, 2012

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election: The theme for the Republican National Convention is “We Built This!” which aims to underline the GOP’s counterpoint to an Obama vagary of pronoun usage last month, where he said the following: If you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be...

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ilovecharts: Florence: Mother of Nursing – Mother of  Infographics? Florence Nightingale was not only a pioneer in the world of nursing – she was also a statistician. This polar area diagram of causes of death in the Crimean War is a form of pie chart that she created. It’s informative and combines graphic and text to tell a powerful story...

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Barack Obama’s 2008 logo was the toast of the design world, but Mitt Romney’s doesn’t feel quite as fresh — despite its striking resemblance to the logo for Aquafresh toothpaste. Actually, it looks like pretty much every other corporate logo in America: Aquafresh, Pepsi, Ramada Hotels, and Carnival Cruise, among others (via The Romney Logo: Romneyfresh Hotel Cola)

One of the biggest surprises of the upcoming Live Arts Festival this September will be one seen by everybody in Philly—not just ticket holders. Every night, from September 20th until October 14th,Open Air, a major visual art installation, will light up the skies, created by a series of high-powered searchlights installed on a half mile stretch of Benjamin Franklin Parkway....

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Diner en Blanc is a fancy dinner for 1,300 people at a secret location – in this case, Logan Circle on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Everyone wears white and brings his or her own food, chairs, and table. (STEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer) Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/Diner-en-Blanc-A-pop-up-dinner-for-1300.html#photoNumber=0#ixzz24TAJg3yC Watch sports videos you won’t find anywhere else (via Diner en Blanc: A pop-up dinner...