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by niki blaker
An interesting read on Johnny Meah, the last of the sideshow banner painters, and the history and traditions of the carnival world.
06.24.2011
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by doug bartow
AIGA’s Ric Grefé weighs in on the recent U.S. Department of the Interior’s use of crowdsourcing in design.
06.24.2011
no.
by armin
Very cool, and very extensive, series of posters of Soccer legends by Zoran Lucic.
06.24.2011
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by armin
Brooklyn-based Two Arms has created a couple of lovely neighborhood posters for Williamsburg, shown, and Greenpoint. Hipsters, what are you waiting for? Get them. Unless you are too cool to buy stuff with hipster references.
06.24.2011
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by armin
Quipsologist Josh Berta on Pixar’s Cars and their foundation in Intelligent Design.
06.23.2011
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by armin
Ha! Random image of the day. Sculpture in Belgium by Turkish artist, Mehmet Ali Uysal.
06.23.2011
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by armin
If you watch just one video all day of an unknown designer that deserves to be so more well known make it this one: Sister Corita Kent. Nun. Silkscreener. Activist. Video put together by Levi’s Film Workshop. Image-Google her.
06.23.2011
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by armin
Straight-lined notepads are for losers. This 32-page notepad by Marc Thomasset comes with all kinds kooky grids.
06.23.2011
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by armin
Clever idea for New Yorkers, a letterpress card for newborns where you can write down different variables of what life was like in NYC in 2011. Would probably make a more universal product if people could fill in the year themselves.
06.23.2011
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