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Word of the Day

Stupendous (adj., stew-PEN-duss)

Extremely, amazingly impressive. The kind of gift you want to give. The word you want your kids to think when they receive your (stupendous) gift to them but probably not say out loud. Because then someone will call them a poindexter and they'll ask you what a poindexter is and you'll have to explain and they'll get all mopey and not think about what a stupendous gift you gave them. Because, really, isn't that the point of Christmas? (No, no it is not.)

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Link of the Day

Aaron James Draplin designs a logo

Aaron James Draplin is an internet treasure. A blunt, gruffly cheerful, sometimes profane Midwesterner-turned-Portlander, he's the founder of the Draplin Design Company and co-designer of Field Notes notebooks. Here, he takes on a Lynda.com challenge to design a logo, and approaches it with a refreshing level of honesty, thought, and lack of pretensiousness. If you ever wanted how good logos get designed, this is a good place to start. (But please understand that it always takes longer than the 15 minutes shown here!)

Tags ArtLogo DesignAaron James DraplinFifteen minute challengesAll about that Base