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    Editor's Corner  
    The Gap Logo Saga

People sure did get riled up about the new logo for clothing manufacturer the Gap. As you've probably heard, the company debuted this logo last week:

It was met with such immediate and strong scorn on Twitter, blogs, and the Gap's Facebook page that the company quickly back-pedaled from "We love our new logo" to "We love our new logo, but how about you guys show us what you would do instead?" to "You hate our new logo so we're going back to the old one."

I'm glad the Gap decided to drop the crowdsourcing idea, and it was a kick to see the alternate logos designers created for their own amusement. But I'm not so sure that design justice prevailed.

People generally distrust and fear the new. Take the Eiffel Tower. It was reviled when it was built in 1889, and now it's an iconic landmark loved by millions. Add to that the anonymity of the Internet and you have a situation that welcomes knee-jerk reactions, not thoughtful critiques. While the former is easier, we all learn more from the latter.

Terri Stone - Editor in Chief

 
       
    Features  
       
   

The Taming of the Skew

Backslanting may be considered a form of type abuse, but sometimes a little outrage can be a good thing. James Felici explores what can happen when you fabricate "unitalics".

Related Reading: When you're in the mood to play with type, this is a good read.

 
   
   

Scanning Around With Gene: The Boys of Summer

If baseball is one of America's favorite past times, then baseball cards are the chronicle of that time. Gene Gable looks at some turn-of-the-previous-century cards from a variety of manufacturers.

Related Reading: I wonder if European kids collected the cards that came with Nestle chocolate bars as avidly as American kids collected baseball cards?

 
   
   

Repair Images in Photoshop

Martin Evening and Jeff Schewe explain how to use Photoshop's mending and blending tools to accomplish any retouching work your photos may need. One example is this subtle portrait retouching:

Related Reading: Photoshop info galore!

   
   

Free For All: Cool Stuff for Cash-Poor Creatives

Pariah Burke has assembled another awesome assortment of freebies. This batch will help you use less paper and ink; quickly view all installed fonts on your system without a font manager; track your time; remain consistently creative; and create photorealistic 3D landscapes like this one:

Related Reading: Can you believe that Pariah has published 35 installments of Free for All? Here they are!

 
       
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