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Illustration courtesy of Owen Shifflett

The latest polarizing dust-up in the Wide World of Web Design involves the methods and tools we designer-types use to solve our clients’ (or our own) problems. This most recent round of misunderstood comments, edge case examples, and generally circular arguing was touched off by two posts (one and two) from the 2009 edition of 24 ways.

The authors, respected designers Andy Clarke and Meagan Fisher, propose similar-but-slightly-different design strategies, which may be boiled down to: “design in the browser.” Meagan even goes so far as to proclaim, “Die, Photoshop, Die.” A bold statement, for sure. Both posts are insightful peeks into the processes of two well-known web practitioners.

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Illustration courtesy of Ali Felski

I love my Canon 40D. I really do.

It’s a fantastic piece of 21st century photographic technology. I can go shooting, pack hundreds of photos onto a memory card, and immediately enjoy the results. As a consequence, I’m less thoughtful about what I shoot. It’s shoot, check, re-shoot, check, move on. Unfortunately, I’ll find I’m crippled by indecision in selecting “the shot” from three, five, ten captures of the same scene. There’s too much choice!

If you’re also suffering from technologically-induced malaise—never fear! There is hope. In this article, we’re going to take a step back in time and revisit three cameras that will re-inject fun (and mystery!) into your photo-taking adventures.

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