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HELLO (AND, WELL, GOODBYE)After nearly seven years of blogging, Speak Up has ceased publication. While this may not be a remarkable amount of time in the world of print and online publishing, the intensity with which we — founders, authors and readers alike — undertook it made it seem as it had been decades. For a thorough description on the reasons to close Speak Up, you may read this post, so as not to take much more space here. This web site is a bare-bones version of the archives for quick and easy perusal of more than 1,600 posts — a replica of Speak Up, as it was on closing day, can be found here, and at any point you can add “as-it-was/” after “speakup/” to the URL to see the original version. To the right you will see all of our categories with a brief description of what you may find. Below are some highlights from our time spent blogging. We hope all this helps maintain the legacy of Speak Up frozen in digital time and that it may be of some use to passersby. WHY SO SERIOUS?

Calcyum Before & After magazine DESIGN AND DESIGN | International Design Awards by Marc Praquin UXmatters Iconfactory Design Observer Devlounge Best of Yanko Design 2008 Best of Yanko Design 2008 With just a week left in the year we’ve wrapped up our best of the year designs in one big post for your reading pleasure. 2008 has been an eventful and inspiring year, and it’s hard to put all the top news in one place; still, if there’s one Yanko Design article you want to bookmark this year, this should be it. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! 50) “DesCom” by Sung-kyu Nam. 49) iStick by Alexei Mikhailov. 48) Collapsible Surfboard by Nicholas Notara. 47) “Ceramix For Mix” by Florian Dussopt. 46) Metamophing Computer Interface by Jonathan Lucas. 45) E-Paper Slap Bracelets by Chocolate Agency. 44) The Shooter Fire Extinguisher by Junyi Heo. 43 ) Forest Fire “Clear Cut” Robot by Daniel Shankland II. 42) Pocket Light by Hyun Jin Yoon. 41) SMS & Email Pen by Reuben Png. 40) Making Your Own Clock by Bomi Kim. 39) The Edge Phone by Chris Owens. 38) BMW Gina. 37) Febot Recharges Batteries by Ji-yun Kim. 36) High Tech Napkins by Avery Holleman. 25) PSP 2 Tai Chiem.

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