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The most influential design book you’ve never heard of

Fast Company Tech

Behind some of the most recognizable iconography in the world, from American presidential campaign logos to New York City subway signage and Apple keycaps, is one Swiss designer and a textbook he published in 1949. Walter Kch was a calligrapher and educator at the Zrich School of Arts and Crafts in the late 30s and 40s.

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Creating a Nonprofit Digital Strategy with ChatGPT: A Practical Guide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi, CFRE , Founder and CEO at The International Social Impact Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University In the rapidly evolving landscape of nonprofit organizations, adapting to the digital realm has become a pivotal challenge.

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Microsoft Solitaire turns 30 years old today and still has 35 million monthly players

The Verge

back in 1990, designed specifically to teach users how to use a mouse. Microsoft intern Wes Cherry initially programmed the game, and pixel art and Mac GUI pioneer Susan Kare designed the original card deck. If it had remained, it could have saved one man from being fired by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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The 10 most innovative augmented and virtual reality companies of 2025

Fast Company Tech

Texas A&M University has brought AR/VR production into its celebrated Visualization program , letting students learn to build state-of-the-art virtual productions before they leave college. It soon established a permanent venue in New York. And other organizations are using AR/VR itself for educational purposes.

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Hurricane Sandy Art Relief: An Interview with Elana Haviv

Have Fun - Do Good

Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights. After 9/11, she spearheaded an art-based CMCE 9/11 Trauma Relief Project in the New York City schools. She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia.

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What’s Your Calling?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 1992, I discovered the Internet, Well, and was hired by the New York Foundation of the Arts to be the Network Weaver for a network for artists, Arts Wire. In 1992, I discovered the Internet, Well, and was hired by the New York Foundation of the Arts to be the Network Weaver for a network for artists, Arts Wire.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not. At 19, New Jersey native Maggie Doyne used her life savings from babysitting to start Kopila Valley children’s home in Nepal, which has grown to a home for over 40 children, and a school serving over 200 students.

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