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01.22.07

webpick of the week

Dwell DesignSource

Editorial, Consumer

This online resource for products and services delivers on Dwell magazine's mission to bring good design to everyone. What's essentially a format for generating advertising revenue is a useful and on-brand tool for Dwellophiles. The content is perfect for the magazine's image-conscious audience and the sparse, clear visual design provides easy access to a group of advertisers with which they're probably very familiar.

• On average, the site receives 110,000 page views per month.

• Visitors can search alphabetically, by region, category or keyword.

• The list of products and services, divided into more than 35 design-oriented categories, are the content on this site.

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