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Friday Likes BY Armin
Friday Likes 13
Two thirds of today’s Likes have an Austin connection, which I point out only because I need to fill at least two lines of text in my Friday Likes intros. The other third has to do with Chicago. So there.
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DATE: Aug.03.2012
POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Friday Likes COMMENTS:
TAGS: austin, chicago, hydroponics, pentagram, restaurant,
Opinion BY Armin
The Stars of Roller Derby
Established in 2001, TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls is a 6-team, skater-owned, all-girl roller derby league in Austin, TX. They are credited as one of the main reasons for the modern-day revival of the sport, appearing in the 13-episode reality series Rollergirls on A&E as well as being the namesake of the league in the mildly popular Drew Barrymore film Whip It!. Playing on the harder-core banked track (as opposed to flat) the TXRD is made up of the Hellcats, Putas Del Fuego (Fire’s Whores), Holy Rollers, Rhinestone Cowgirls, Cherry Bombs, and Hired Gun$. A new identity was introduced in May, designed by Austin-based Greatest Common Factory.
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DATE: Jun.12.2012POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Sports COMMENTS:
TAGS: austin, Sans Serif, script, star,
A B-Side BY Armin
TreeHouse
Opened last week in Austin, TX, TreeHouse is a 25,000-square-foot store dedicated to sustainable and healthy-living products for home improvement. Home Depot with an environmental conscience if you will. The new logo was designed by Austin-based McGarrah Jessee. Press release of the opening here and a video with an inside look at the store here.
Thanks to Cole Baldwin for the tip.
DATE: Oct.26.2011POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Retailers The B-Side COMMENTS:
TAGS: austin, green, icon, Sans Serif,
Opinion BY Armin
Twinkle, Twinkle Black Star
Opening later this Summer just a couple miles north of UnderConsideration headquarters is the Black Star Co-Op Pub and Brewery, providing a fresh take on the co-op model. And by fresh I mean it involves beer and a place to eat some pub grub along with it or, as founder Steven Yarak, says “Why shouldn’t you own the pub you drink at?!”. Black Star’s member-owners also have a say in what the beers taste like, participating in tastings with Black Star’s own brewer, Jeff Young, who will be creating beers under three categories: Rational, Irrational, and Infinite. In preparation for their opening, Black Star has a new identity designed by Austin-based Ptarmak.
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DATE: Jun.04.2010POSTED BY: ArminCATEGORY: Consumer products COMMENTS:
Books about logo design, the designers that create them and the meaning of branding.
