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Bush Presidential Library
The George W. Bush Presidential Library by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Says Laura Bush: "We're very aware that the presidents are men. They are people. We wanted it to be human in scale." [MB]
Another Reason to be Proud of the Yankees
Today, thanks to the nonprofit Publicolor, which brightens New York City public schools with coats of paint, Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia is painting the walls of Albert Einstein Intermediate School in the Bronx, having lost a World Series wager with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. [JL]
Jeanne-Claude Dies
Jeanne-Claude, who with her husband Christo’ created memorable installations around the world including The Gates (2005), dies at 74. "We will do only what we want, how we want, where we want...but you know, not always when we want." [MB]
Finally, An Excellent WordPress Layout Theme
A new blog visual theme, Basic Math, has been launched for WordPress. It's designed and developed by Khoi Vinh (of Subtraction) with Allan Cole (of fthrwght). For sale here for $45. We bought our copy today for a new Winterhouse travel blog, so we are clearly fans. [WD]

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Voice: The AIGA Journal of Design

Marking in L.A.: An Interview with François Chastanet by Steven Heller
Gangs use graffiti to leave their mark, but does the writing on the wall tell another story? Heller examines the calligraphic style called Cholo.
21 Writing Prompts for Design Students by David Barringer
Students don’t like to write, you say? Maybe it’s the assignments that are the problem. Barringer proposes 21 ways to inspire student writing.

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