Over at A List Apart, I ran across an archived article by Dean Allen published back in November of 2001. Dean is an interesting character with a keen insight into how communication design works. His critique of Edward Tufte’s rant against PowerPoint is what first got me listening. He created Textpattern, a PHP-based content management system for websites. Anyway his thoughts titled Reading Design ring refreshingly true to someone who makes a living trying to wring clarity from OPP (Other People’s Powerpoint).