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(CNN) — Cindy Sheehan, the California mother who became an anti-war leader after her son was killed in Iraq, declared Monday she was walking away from the peace movement.
She said her son died “for nothing.”
“I have tried ever since he died to make his sacrifice meaningful,” she wrote. “Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives.


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To: dcarson@earthlink.net
Subject: Just thought I’d let you know.
 
Hi David. I just wanted to thank you for being so passionate.
 
I am a 21 year old student, studying visual communications and illustration in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I first heard about you when My studio professor had us watch the film Helvetica. I loved the film in general and particularly enjoyed the individual opinions and expressions of each designer/teacher/illustrator/researcher..etc who was in the film. You stood out the most however, with your passion for typography. We all loved your examples on the wall of words written in Helvetica, and how much the typeface did not express their meaning. Your concepts are truly unique, and are those things that I am always thinking about, but don’t quite know how to express them.
 
I took on a summer practicum this year, Choosing Typography as my subject to research. I am creating a handbook for students filled with useful information and examples. More importantly, it is filled with passion, passion for typography, and design that I am happy to say I feel, thanks to people like you.
 
Have a great day.
 
Sincerly
 
Lara


jan.11 07

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jan.11 07
 
 
Dear David,
 
since I was given TREK for Christmas 06 (about ten years after I got my hands on “THE END OF PRINT”) I feel its time to contribute my personal “David – you’ve done well” lines…
 
Until the age of 32 I worked as a tennis-teaching-pro and then 2 things changed my life:
 
First thing was I met a former friend who was at that that time busy building an advertising agency.
 
Second thing was I got my hands on TEOP.
 
Both chances made me change my profession to become a graphic designer. There were hard years to go but finally I made it. All these years – again and again – your work was an inspiration not to give up. Thanks for that.
 
All I can say today is: You David achieved a lot but the best thing of all these things is: your work touches peoples soul: DAVID YOU DID WELL INDEED .. ;-)
 
I hope that when I will retire (what will never happen actually) you are still around giving us “TREK RELOADED 2030″.
 
Stay tuned – hope to see you sometime, somewhere.
 
Harry
 
Hello David-
Thought you might enjoy this.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46215673/?qo=6&q=by%
3Ajason8000&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps
 
I made it the other day
and I just got TREK. I’m sure you
heard this before, but
 
t h a n k s
for changing the way I look
at the world.
 
J.A. Wallace
UCLA student


Subject: The End of Print

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Subject: The End of Print
 
I can’t believe I’m actually typing this because who knows if you even check this particular email-but here it goes. My name is Meghan and I’m a graphic design student from Ohio. A few months ago an assignment in one of my classes was to redesign a publication the way that another designer would do it. So I searched the web and found a few of the classic designers, and even though their designs were stunning they didn’t really interest me. So I decided to look at some design books instead. When I finally saw your book I freaked out because I couldn’t figure out where the title was, which was the craziest and yet most wonderful thing in the world to me…that you could create a response like that with something such a small detail. For the first time I felt something click. Since then I’ve probably “read” every page of The End of Print at least 15 times now, and I find new things in it each time that I never noticed before. Reading your book has changed my style into something that I can’t explain, which is what I love about your designs. Before I saw your work type was secondary-and more like a chore. But now it’s like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders-and it doesn’t have to be anything, and I’m finally free. I don’t think it should even be called type anymore. You have been a such a huge inspiration to me, I’m curious as to what inspires you-or if your ideas just smack you right in the face. I would also love to come to a workshop of yours but I have no idea how to go about doing it-I do hope to one day meet you in person.
 
meghan
july 10, 2006


060622redesigning aspen magazine

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david speaks thursday nite in vancouver,bc at chinese cultural center,currently he is in aspen colorado redesigning aspen magazine. hamburg branch office opens in august.