Designer: Vol. 47, No. 3 (Fall 2022)
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FEATURES
HOW TO HANDLE REJECTION AS A CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL
By Olivia Hoskin
Whether the rejection is the result of a job application, cold outreach, concept pitch, or just negative feedback, being turned down still hurts.
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HOW TO AVOID SCOPE CREEP BEFORE IT STARTS
By Wix Partners
It’s the day before a client project is due. Slowly but surely, you’ve got a trickle of comments coming in. People are asking for a small tweak here or there...
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WHAT IS PDF REMEDIATION?
By Tammy Albee
“What is Accessibility?” “What is PDF remediation?” and “What are tags?” Here is a brief overview of what PDF remediation involves.
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A 7-STEP PLAN TO REMEDIATE PDFS ON YOUR WEBSITE
By Ryan Pugh
Some of the worst offenders for website inaccessibility are PDF files. They are often completely inaccessible to people with disabilities who use assistive technology when accessing the interneT.
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DEPARTMENTS
OBJET D’ART: FOUNTAIN PEN
A fountain pen is a writing instrument which uses a metal nib to apply a water-based ink to paper.
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TYPEFACE PIONEER
By Maria Ramos
I first heard of Elizabeth Friedländer in an article about early female typeface designers...
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLLABICS
In close collaboration with Indigenous language keepers, Typotheque seeks to correct Unicode errors preventing Indigenous languages being written digitally.
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TYPE TERMINOLOGY
Part 5: Diminuendo, and the Future
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PARTING SHOT
Give me the boring design jobs
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BIG PICTURE
Photograph by Takako Hatayama-Phillips
Inside Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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DESIGN BRIEFS
News and information to help you through your day
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CONTRIBUTORS
The talented people contributing to this issue
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