Graphic design & communications lab
We care about design and communication stuff. This is a place where we test things, and make notes.

Curious about design
We do this because we’re curious about various online publishing tools and techniques and we care about user experience, readability, information architecture and accessibility.
Design and communications
How to understand police violence
Amidst the grief, disbelief and justified outrage at the killing of African Americans, many people want to make sense of what appears to be senseless police mayhem and violence. The…
You bought it, but do you own it?
This discussion of ownership, values, and digital property is great. Deeplink, EFF
Removing background noise in Audacity
I always forget how to do this! Select some sample noiseSelect Effect > Noise ReductionClick on Get Noise ProfileSelect all of the trackSelect Effect > Noise ReductionSet your configurations6-12 on…
An ode to obsolescence
They say you’re too old. (In dog years, you’re barely a teenager.) They say the firmware can no longer be updated. They say your apps can no longer be supported.…