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Design Category
Information design, 1995
Design firm
Sagmeister Inc. (New York, New York)
Collection
(1996) Information Graphics: Design of Understanding
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Not only does this simple piece of cardboard inform you about the correct time, it enhances your understanding of the earth’s relationship to the sun. The postcard folds into a working sundial with an accuracy rate of plus or minus five minutes a day. Although the dial’s angle adjusts for most American cities, you’re likely to be late on a cloudy day.