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So great: Unofficial title sequence for The Adventures of Tintin, featuring elements from each of the 24 books.
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A very nice and comprehensive signage system all made out of cardboard for the Spanish Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo by Isidro Ferrer in collaboration with Paul Alabau and Versus.
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Wonderful hand-lettered contribution to the “Wow! Gorilla” project, that celebrates the 175th anniversary of Bristol Zoo, by Tom Lane and Ged Palmer. On top of that, literally, the gorilla is covered in heat sensitive paint: “During the day, as the heat of the sun warmed the paint the artwork would be revealed, as it cooled the sculpture would return to black and the artwork would disappear highlighting the disappearance of gorillas in the wild.” More images and a video at the link.
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Famous cartoon characters eyes print by Yoni Alter. Can’t figure them out? Here is an interactive cheat sheet.
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This is why Paul Rand was the best. Read that third paragraph. Steve Heller shares a facsimile of Rand’s presentation book of the NeXT logo to Steve Jobs. This is how Rand presented logos: A single solution backed by smart reasoning. See all pages at the link.
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Eric Barclay transforms used cans, bottles, containers and light bulbs into cute painted characters.
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The Core77 Design Awards trophies are cast in precious… crayons. Designed by Rich, Brilliant, Willing.
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“Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photographs”. Absolutely nerdy but also mighty impressive.
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Artist Florentijn Hofman creates giant animal sculptures. This one from 2010 uses 10,000 flip-flops.
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