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Despite these oversights, "Design for Democracy" is a refreshing use of aesthetics for a common good, and a probable classic for the bookshelves of the visually inclined. The next time you make a sour face at your artsy friend for droning on about "ligatures" and "descenders," don't be surprised if he shoves this book into your hands. After reading it you may save your eye-rolling for your next voting booth encounter with a crummy punch-card design.

Rolf Ebeling is Newsweek.com’s creative director.

© 2007

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  • Posted By: votenic @ 11/26/2007 12:23:01 PM

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  • Posted By: drew@oxidedesign.com @ 11/12/2007 3:19:38 PM

    Rolf,
    Thanks for your insightful review. I would just like to suggest one significant edit to your story. In your final paragraph, you substitute the word "aesthetics" for "design". While it may seem like a minor point, the reality is that Lausen's book and the ongoing work of Design for Democracy are expressly NOT about aesthetics, but instead about well-reasoned and well-researched *design* decisions.

    Drew Davies
    Design Director, Design for Democracy

  • Posted By: turnkey261 @ 11/12/2007 12:41:07 AM

    i thought this was going to be a piece on "w".

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