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Wherein the ultimate goal of (good) design is to make our lives easier.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027486/is-readability-the-ultimate-email-management-tool

A Typographic Makeover Of Email If email is more pleasant to read, it might actually be easier to manage.

Graphic Design at work in the real world. It may not be glamorous, but EVERYTHING is designed, thoughtfully or otherwise.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027042/fda-proposes-new-nutritional-label

FDA Proposes New Nutritional Label A new design recalculates serving size and places more emphasis on calories and added sugar.

One of the earliest memories I have of being inspired by graphic design was seeing the logo for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Too bad...Boycott=Good Feeling Gone

Brian


http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026311/design-crime/100-years-of-olympic-logos-a-depressing-history-of-design-crimes #32

100 Years Of Olympic Logos: A Depressing History Of Design Crimes There's some beautiful graphic design on exhibit in these 45 Olympic Games logos, but most of them make you go WTF.

The latest issue of Iowa Natural Heritage magazine is in the mail.

We at Plum are so proud to continue to work with an organization doing so much good here in Iowa for Iowans!

Thought of the day, which should give a small comfort to a great many of us;
“To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.” --Leonard Bernstein

To quote a respected colleague of mine, in this same business, who spoke at a meeting I attended yesterday..."you should be able to achieve at least one of these three things from a client relationship: Fortune, Fame or Fun"...I agree. Great to hear from you Sally!

Merry Christmas to all from all of us at Plum Communications!

Plum Member Bobbi Segura is on the steering committee for this conference. Steve Pyle designed the ads for DM Business Record. Don't miss this October 25th event! Early registration for "Leveraging Your Personal Power" with Soledad O'Brien ends today! http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/214666/4841045dff/1476522491/d824ff012c/

Iowa Womens' Leadership Conference

Another Plum project! Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation magazine - Summer 2012. Designer: Brian Shearer, Copy editor: BJ Towe.

Article in the Des Moines Register today about a book that was a Plum project. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120828/COMM/308280037/Johnston-man-pens-book-for-men-in-midlife?Frontpage

Johnston man pens book for men in midlife When Donald Doudna was running a financial-services customer center a few years ago, he took the unusual step of ordering a library of hundreds of books he felt employees might find uplifting.

Plum Communications worked with the authors to make this book a reality!
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Bulletproof-book-signing--Prostate-and-Pizzazz.html?soid=1110153311465&aid=5dg-AMhAMtk

Bulletproof book signing: Prostate and Pizzazz "Too many men wait for a health crisis to gain a new lease on life," says co-author Don Doudna. "But you don't need to lose almost everything in order to appreciate what you have."

SNEAK PEEK! Plum has been working on a book project and it's finally at the printer! It will be released before the end of July. Order a copy later this week when the website goes live. Authors, Dr. Robin Barnett & Don Doudna have their first book signing on Saturday, July 28th at 10:30 am at the Johnston Library. Stay tuned for updates...