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by armin

Creative Review takes a look at the motion graphics by Crystal CG deployed throughout the 2012 Olympics venues and events. Shown: intro movie shown at the velodrome, set to a custom Chemical Brothers tune for the Olympics.

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08.10.2012

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by armin

Battleship movie poster parodies.

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08.10.2012

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by armin

“Versus / Hearts” by Dan Matutina are pairs of enemies whose rivalry, deep down, is about love. Shown: Angry Bird vs. Pig. More at the link.

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08.10.2012

no.

by armin

The Beauty of Engraving by Neenah Paper is a new site and series of prints devoted to engraving. Disclosure: one of the prints will be mine and Neenah is one of our blogs’ sponsors. Nonetheless, a good link is a good link and at this link there is tons of goodness.

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08.10.2012

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by doug bartow

Baskerville is the The Typeface of Truth: Pentagram’s Michael Bierut on documentary filmmaker Errol Morris’s recent study on the effect of type design on reader’s agreement vs. disagreement.

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08.09.2012