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by ricardo cordoba
Some great book covers designed by Barcelona studio Hey for Edicions 62.
01.30.2011
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by armin
One of the most useless pieces of graphic design is being retired, thank goodness: The Department of Homeland Security’s color-coded threat level system will no longer be used.
01.28.2011
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by niki blaker
Nancy Duarte breaks down Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech into a visual graphic to show how the speech follows masterful form.
01.28.2011
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by josh berta
The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia is raffling off five artist-modified Eames rocking chairs.
If you like putting your butt on art, then go buy a raffle ticket and help them out.
01.28.2011
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by joe marianek
From the good people at Labour… The most synesthetic and relaxing reel, ever.
01.28.2011
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by paul soulellis
Required reading: Rob Giampietro’s freshly posted Branding and Identity Design syllabus for SVA. Every link, image and thought assembled here has value for anyone interested in signs, symbols and meaning in design.
01.28.2011
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by armin
Shiro to Kuro is a curated collection of purely black and white design, objects, and photography.
01.27.2011
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by armin
Isaac Salazar’s amazing book scultpures. “I first started off doing simple letters, alternating pages for each fold but now I am doing more complex and intricate fonts. I use simple arithmetic and an exacto knife as my supplies along with lots of time.”
01.27.2011
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by armin
A typographic interpretation of something Elisa Bates has learned in life so far, for Stefan Sagmeister’s class at the SVA MFA program.
01.27.2011
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by armin
Loving the lettering work of Brazilian designer and illustrator Dado Queiroz.
01.27.2011
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