Can I Get a Nerd Badge?

It's official. I'm a design nerd.

After studying Tufte in college and learning about the world of "information architects," I couldn't resist a book written by one of his students. And who could resist a book full of creative exercises?

Obviously not me.

Thanks to a wonderful birthday present from my parents, they are now a part of my personal collection of books. Yay!

Did I mention how excited I was when I opened the package and the confused, also amused, look I received from my hubby? Yeah. That makes it official.

Feed the Hungry

Love words? Love art? Love helping people?

You've probably already heard of this site, but I just discovered the art portion a few days ago. FreeRice.com is a site that asks you multiple choice questions regarding a subject of your choosing (though the default is vocabulary words), and for every answer you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. Pretty simple, and pretty addicting. You'll feed a whole community before you know it! And while you're at it, you'll get to use all that knowledge from your art history classes.

If you play it, post in the comments your best level!

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