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Monthly Archives: April 2009
The non-design design
Our Jeep-loving senior designer found these two ads on craigslist one week apart. They are from the same seller for the same vehicle. One is carefully laid out, well typeset, neat as a pin. The other is handmade, grubby, playful (“Girlfriend not included”). Question is, which one’s going to sell the Jeep? Continue reading
