Examining some possible layouts.We recently received news from long-time Grain Edit friends, MINE™, about their new book in the works, tentatively titled The Good Design Book. This book is aimed at those with a critical eye and an interest in

Jazzin the Black Forest - The Complete Guide to Saba/MPS Jazz Records -Published by Crippled Library c1999Jazzin'the Black Forest is the story of the SABA/MPS jazz label. It was established during the early 1960s and is considered to be Germany's

Flight of the Conchords Concert Poster designed by Jesse LeDoux of Patent Pending. 18 x 24 .This week we have our sights on a Flight of the Conchords Concert Poster by Patent Pending. Based in Seattle and headed by Jeff

For the Herb Lubalin fans out there, Justin Thomas Kay has just uploaded a slick collection of images from a recent visit to Lubalin's archive at the Cooper Union in NYC.In addition to Justin's Flickr account, you can find photos

Editorial Design for Issue One of Pendulum Magazine (2009)Ah, the bustling city. This magazine cover by Canadian dynamic design duo, Komboh, has it all: high-rises, cars, trucks, and busy people. Juxtaposing the grime of the city is a thick, clean

Computing, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 02:30:00Martin Taylor is the converged network manager at the Royal HorticulturalSociety, where he as worked since 200What was your first job and how did you get into IT? My interest in desktop publishing

Martin Courtney, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 01:45:00The government has helped to spend the UK IT industry out of financialtrouble in the past, but is too strapped for cash to do so this timeThe party is over, the money

Simon Wayne, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 01:45:00The smarter a firm is at exploiting its data, the more likely it is tosurvive the downturn, says Simon WayneWith profits declining and stocks and shares falling, it is becomingincreasingly difficult to

Computing, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 07:45:00Forget Chrome OS, don't worry about Azure - Microsoft and Google really wantto win over your mindEverybody loves a good head-to-head battle -­ Ali vs Frazier, David vsGoliath, Brown vs Blair -­ all

Colin Ashurst, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 01:45:00Risk management requires an understanding of where projects fit in theinvestment portfolioWhole libraries have been written about managing risk on IT projects.Unfortunately, these tend to focus too much on the technology aspects

Martin Courtney, , Monday 13 July 2009 at 22:22:00A substantial restructure at soft drink supplier Nichols -­ purveyor of Vimto- ­led the company to update its software to Sage 1000 to replace its in-houseapplication. This resulted in the streamlining of

Dave Bailey, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 15:49:00Microsoft's Azure plaftorm strengthens the appeal of cloud computing, but ITleaders will still have concernsTo date, cloud computing services have garnered more column inches thanbusiness customers. Enterprise buyers continue to harbour doubts

Martin Courtney, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 12:55:00Chip maker expects upturn in seasonal CPU demand but is still cagey aboutcorporate spendingChip maker Intel saw revenue for its latest financial quarter dip $1.4bn(£850m) to $8bn (£4.9bn) compared with the same

Dave Bailey, , Friday 17 July 2009 at 10:20:00Travel firm Kuoni's new e-commerce platform enables it to offer more holidaybargainsThe gloomy economy has done little to dampen Britons' enthusiasm for sun andsand, according to tour operator Kuoni Travel. The financial

Angelica Mari, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 07:45:00Visa says contactless payment cards will soon conquer the coffee shop, beforetaking over the rest of the high streetTwo years ago this month, Barclaycard announced the launch of OnePulse, acombined credit and

Bryan Glick, , Thursday 16 July 2009 at 16:57:00But global decline in mobile phone sector means company grew market shareNokia's sales slumped by 25 per cent year on year during the mobile phonemaker's second financial quarter, while operating profit fell

Dave Bailey, , Friday 17 July 2009 at 13:35:00Office 2010 to ride the wave towards more flexible workingOne of the more significant announcements coming out of Microsoft's recentWorldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in New Orleans was the unveiling of the newfeatures

Tom Young, , Friday 17 July 2009 at 09:59:00Efficiency schemes deliver profit rise despite widespread drop in salesIBM hassecond-quarter net profit of $3.1bn (£1.9bn), 12 per cent up on the $2.8bn(£1.7bn) earned in the same period last year.The better-than-expected results

Bryan Glick, , Friday 17 July 2009 at 09:54:00Chief executive sees three per cent revenue increase as no mean feat giventhe downturnGoogle has reported a modest three per cent rise in second-quarter revenue,but an 18 per cent year-on-year increase in

Dave Bailey, , Friday 17 July 2009 at 10:23:00Sixty-two per cent say yes, but US Department of Justice still holding offuntil Java licensing issues resolvedSun Microsystems shareholders have formally approved Oracle's takeover bid ata special meeting, with 62 per cent