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  <about><![CDATA[Maggie Macnab is an identity designer, strategic visual communicator and design theory educator. Her work has been recognized with publication and awards in the national and international design industry for nearly 30 years. She has taught logo design and symbolism as visual literacy for 12 years at the University of New Mexico, and is past president of the Communication Artists of New Mexico. Her book, Decoding Design: Understanding and Using Symbols in Visual Communication, was released worldwide in February 2008 and has received 5-star reviews nationally and internationally. It recently won the 2008 New Mexico Book Award for Best Reference and Book of the Year from DT&amp;G Magazine. Decoding Design is in its second printing.&quot;]]></about>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The relevance of shapes, numbers and symbols in communication  is timeless. Designers and others who need to know the symbolism behind the  shape and symbols they use will find this book indispensable. Decoding  Design integrates design with other disciplines and genres, such as  philosophy, math and physics, for a holistic and worldly presentation of  ideas. <p> Our complex world is comprised of a handful of some very simple patterns.  Patterns are made of basic shapes. These shapes have found their way into  human design since the beginning of our time because they tell an eternal  tale in a glimpse and their structure instructs about our connection to the  universe. Symbols are intuitive and immediate. Design that references these  symbols creates an immediate relationship with the viewer and that is what  this book is all about. <p> Decoding Design reveals how common symbols resonate at a gut level. Readers  will find deconstructions of famous logos and examples of variety of  different designs that effectively use symbols, patterns and shapes to  convey greater meaning.&quot;</p></p>]]>
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