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The Little Black Font Book, type specimens from the Hypefortype collection.
08.06.2012
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A “skateable sculpture” by Koo Jeong-A made from green phosphorescent concrete so it gives off a radioactive glare, enabling skaters to practice after-hours in the dark.
08.03.2012
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Stephen Doyle pulls a magic stop motion trick with this promo video for a competition to design better outdoor public seating.
08.03.2012
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Great project by Jack Daniel’s, who invited three designers/firms to create posters around the theme of independence. Shown: Helms Workshop’s poster made with letters cut out of a whiskey barrel. See all the work and making-of videos at the link.
08.03.2012
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Fantastically animated and illustrated series of PSAs by Brainchild Creative urging folks in South California to flick off the lights.
08.03.2012
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Get your “A Machine for Typographic Generation” thingamajig by Tim Belonax now.
08.03.2012
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Inside a Toddler’s Brain, illustration by Melissa Balmain for Parenting magazine, September 2003. “Acceptable Medicine Center: 57 Band-Aids.” So true.
08.02.2012
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Matchbook, a site that pairs swimwear with visually similar book covers. Amazing how useless yet enthralling this is.
08.02.2012
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Gorgeous student project by Boglárka Nádi: a set of stamps based on Hungarian folk tales. Many more images at the link.
08.02.2012
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