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Design Doesn’t Care What You Think Information Looks Like | Rob Weychert
A terrific piece by Rob that is simultaneously a case study of Pro Publica work and a concrete reminder of the power of separating structure and presentation (something that I worry developers don’t appreciate enough).
Don’t get stuck on what different types of information are “supposed” to look like. They can take whatever shape you need them to.
Layout in Flipboard for Web and Windows — Flipboard Engineering
A fascinating look at how Flipboard combines art direction and algorithms to generate layouts.