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Graphic design, visual delights, and the things worth noticing, delivered twice a month.

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Sep 21, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    053: Nixon’s war on drugs had incredible graphic design (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="156" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p-rZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F966eb4d2-0b00-46d4-8fc9-cff4a96ac8d4_1456x156.webp" width="1456"

  2. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    052: Global Village Coffeehouse is gone but not forgotten (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="156" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p-rZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F966eb4d2-0b00-46d4-8fc9-cff4a96ac8d4_1456x156.webp" width="1456"

  3. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    051: James Ellis' things worth noticing (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="156" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hhNA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71d57715-5d6d-4282-8728-057db7612d5e_2184x234.png" title="" width=

  4. Issue · Aug 3, 2026

    050: The handmade restaurant signs making a comeback (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    Graphic design, visual delights, and things worth noticing, delivered twice a month.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="156" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hhNA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%

  5. Issue · Jul 27, 2026

    049: Elizabeth Goodspeed's things worth noticing (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    Graphic design, visual delights, and things worth noticing, delivered twice a month.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="80.4" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zz9T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3

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