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Torley Wong amplifies your awesome with the useful and fun. He also has an irrepressible passion for discovering the connections between seemingly unrelated things, and unfolding how they were invented. Enjoy his personality at Torley Lives.

Eight Inspiring Stories Of ASCII Art

Labels are fragile: text and pictures have always been closely connected. From the dawn of written language to the era of microcomputers, much of human creation has explored the relationship between the literal and the figurative, the form and the function. Within this is the future site of retro, ASCII ...

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The Right Type: 5 Inspiring Typography Tales

Nowadays, typefaces are a dime a dozen; there’s certainly no shortage of free fonts. But as in any artistic field, the standouts are rare, and understanding why they excel takes gradual experience. In this yarn, we’ll take a closer look at inspiring stories behind the design of typefaces that you may ...

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Creative User Interfaces in Modern Web Design

The whole may be more than the sum of its parts, but without the parts, there is no whole. Lest that sound like some weird philosophical meandering to you, take comfort in observing the finer aspects of creative and appealing user interface design. The following list bucks tradition by not being ...

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Behind the Design: 5 Stories of Great Inspiration

We grow our creative talents through experience: whether it’s learning from a veteran designer about how things came to be or finding fresh delight in Smashing Magazine posts, no great artist exists without inspiration. Famously declared in reference to scientific progress: “If I have seen further it is by standing ...

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