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This is a place where we test designs and make notes. We care about communication stuff. 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.

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The use of narratives in research and design
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The use of narratives in research and design

mmByPink Sheep Design August 6, 2021

These videos by Dr. Stan Ruecker and Dr. Milena Radzikowska are an excellent resource. About Short Videos on Design… Source

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In it for the long haul: On food, democracy, and courageous action
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In it for the long haul: On food, democracy, and courageous action

mmByPink Sheep Design June 22, 2021June 22, 2021

Frances Moore Lappé’s ‘Diet For a Small Planet’ was first published in 1971, but to anyone steeped in the world…

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Fearless and fun design with Simone Giertz
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Fearless and fun design with Simone Giertz

mmByPink Sheep Design March 26, 2021

As a maker of digital (and occasionally tangible) things, I love watching makers who use big, solid materials like wood,…

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Ologies podcast can teach us heaps about interviews and story telling
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Ologies podcast can teach us heaps about interviews and story telling

mmByPink Sheep Design March 24, 2021

Ooh, nerds. The best. Also, amazing interviewer. I wonder if she was ever a theatre or improve nerd. Alie Ward…

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Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard, Beyond the Police State
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Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard, Beyond the Police State

mmByPink Sheep Design March 12, 2021

Robyn Maynard and Desmond Cole share their thoughts in this compelling talk on issues surrounding abolitionism. From ideas like world-building,…

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Ologies podcast and the art of interviewing
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Ologies podcast and the art of interviewing

mmByPink Sheep Design March 10, 2021

You know that phenomenon where a documentary is about mushrooms, or air guitar, or tightrope walking, but by the end…

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That story worked like a lead balloon
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That story worked like a lead balloon

mmByPink Sheep Design March 8, 2021

We’ve never watched MythBusters. And we didn’t know who Adam Savage is. But this nice bit of exposition is so…

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What are cookies?
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What are cookies?

mmByPink Sheep Design March 4, 2021

And why are we always being asked to accept them? Source

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Pronunciation guides for place names
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Pronunciation guides for place names

mmByPink Sheep Design March 2, 2021

Here are some helpful guides to pronunciation of lands: W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən.[1]Source: W̲SÁNEĆ (Saanich) has been divided into four nations…

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The Red Nation Podcast: Canada is Illegal with Karla Tait and Anne Spice
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The Red Nation Podcast: Canada is Illegal with Karla Tait and Anne Spice

mmByPink Sheep Design February 11, 2021

Every episode of The Red Nation podcast looks epic. I’ve only listened to this one with Anne Spice and Dr….

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Brand, marketing, and press guidelines in one spot
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Brand, marketing, and press guidelines in one spot

mmByPink Sheep Design January 26, 2021

Mount Allison University is going through a website redesign at the moment so lots of these guidelines are going to…

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Our experience switching podcast hosting platforms from Captivate to Transistor
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Our experience switching podcast hosting platforms from Captivate to Transistor

mmByPink Sheep Design January 24, 2021

When you’re starting a podcast, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is what podcast hosting platform to…

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Big mouth
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Big mouth

mmByPink Sheep Design January 3, 2021

Sometimes being truthful is not aligned with being nice. Source

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Acceptance, love, and the power of postcards
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Acceptance, love, and the power of postcards

mmByPink Sheep Design December 7, 2020

This is a beautiful story of two people with different ideas and how they learned to share them and be…

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Childline – “Nobody is normal”
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Childline – “Nobody is normal”

mmByPink Sheep Design December 3, 2020

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Language, attention, and some other thoughts on mainstreaming
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Language, attention, and some other thoughts on mainstreaming

mmByPink Sheep Design November 28, 2020

Yeah, I pretty much watch every video by Innuendo Studios. This one is one of my favourites. Here’s six smart…

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Amy Sherald: In the Studio
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Amy Sherald: In the Studio

mmByPink Sheep Design November 20, 2020

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Establish a presence for certain kinds of images
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Establish a presence for certain kinds of images

mmByPink Sheep Design November 18, 2020

Every sentence of this is so powerful. There’s profound truth in what he’s saying. “So there’s a difference between making…

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On Twitter, blocking someone is not enough: remember to hide replies
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On Twitter, blocking someone is not enough: remember to hide replies

mmByPink Sheep Design November 12, 2020

When we interact with bad actors and hate accounts on Twitter it’s a good idea to block them. However, if…

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Katharina Grosse: when I started painting I stopped reading
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Katharina Grosse: when I started painting I stopped reading

mmByPink Sheep Design October 9, 2020

Painting is less linear than writing and reading. More synchronous. I love these explorations by Katharina Grosse. Colour is a…

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Is This For Real? is a journalistic podcast about being Black in Edmonton
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Is This For Real? is a journalistic podcast about being Black in Edmonton

mmByPink Sheep Design September 22, 2020

Hosted by Oumar Salifou and Hannan Mohamud. Is This For Real? Edmonton is home to a large and established Black…

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Guides and learning resources from the NPR communications team
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Guides and learning resources from the NPR communications team

mmByPink Sheep Design September 15, 2020

These NPR style guides and learning tools are excellent. NPR Style guide A guide to style guides NPR Training https://nprillustration.tumblr.com/…

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Rebecca Watson’s Youtube channel is fantastic
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Rebecca Watson’s Youtube channel is fantastic

mmByPink Sheep Design August 25, 2020

Rebecca Watson is a great science communicator and she also does a fantastic job parsing ethical issues.

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After Effects and video editing tips and tricks
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After Effects and video editing tips and tricks

mmByPink Sheep Design August 12, 2020

These videos by Valentina Vee area amazing.

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