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From start to finish—Part 4: The illustration

By Chris Roettger

This is where a project comes to life—where the content and layout meet color, style, and typography.

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10/6/15 7:04 AM

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From start to finish—Part 3: The blueprint

By Bill Keaggy

So what's a blueprint? It's basically the design without the design. Well, to be specific, it's the design without the final illustration and typography. That means we've got the content, the visual c

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10/2/15 8:35 AM

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From start to finish—Part 2: The concept

By Bill Keaggy

With a general idea of what we wanted to say about the Gateway Arch—and specifically to get a good deal of discrete, lesser-known facts into the piece—we began doing rough napkin sketches.

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9/21/15 8:18 AM

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Survivors of domestic violence speak out: #WhyIStayed #WhyILeft

By W. Scott Matthews

It was one year ago today that TMZ published the now infamous “Ray Rice elevator video” in which when the world witnessed the tragic images of professional football player Ray Rice abusing his then-fi

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9/8/15 5:00 AM

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From start to finish—Part 1: The research

By Bill Keaggy

In many ways, this is the most difficult part of a project. We can design, we can draw, we can write. But what do we know about arches, architecture, or anything? Not much, so let's do some research.

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8/25/15 7:33 AM

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From start to finish—designing a poster to celebrate The Gateway Arch's 50th birthday

By Bill Keaggy

When you visit St. Louis's Gateway Arch, which turns 50 this year, and you walk up to its broad metal base you can't help but be struck by just how huge it is and by how incredibly solid it looks. It'

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7/29/15 6:06 AM

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The road less traveled: A life in information design

By W. Scott Matthews

When I graduated college with my degree in graphic design, I figured I was steaming headlong into a world of logos, posters, and tri-fold brochures. But I discovered there was another way to go—a road

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5/22/15 7:46 AM

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Infographics in the real world

By Bill Keaggy

Quite a while back I started a Flickr Group I called "Infographics in the real world" as a place for myself and others to capture photos of informational graphics found in public places.

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4/30/15 7:39 AM

Infographics, visual thinking

SESSION #004: Information design basics (Part 1: frameworks)

By Bill Keaggy

We held our 4th SESSION meetup last week and took a deep dive into frameworks—a term we use for the overall architecture of a story-based design.

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4/20/15 12:43 PM

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He/she applied for a design job. You won't believe what happened next!

By Bill Keaggy

Tremendousness is hiring. Here are a few dead simple tips to help designers stand out in a crowd.

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4/9/15 6:25 AM

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