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POTUS and crew join Tumblr.
04.30.2013
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by armin
Great video on Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, with plenty of close-ups of their books and revisions on fonts-in-progress and other nerd stuff.
04.30.2013
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by armin
A lovely symbol to represent adoption by Ben Stafford: “The knotted hearts represent the life of a child being woven into a new family.”
04.30.2013
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by armin
Using Photoshop to make one hand of a celebrity tiny. I have no idea why but I find this absolutely hilarious.
04.30.2013
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by plamen
So apparently Brooklyn is desperately lacking identity. Go support the project.
04.30.2013
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by plamen
Cartoonist Kevin McShane has spent the last two years drawing himself in the style of 100 famous animators. I guess you already have a pretty good idea how real-life Kevin looks like before clicking on the link.
04.30.2013
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by josh berta
A 2-year-old judges books by their covers.
At right: Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume
04.29.2013
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by armin
To celebrate 20 years of patents, IBM has started a Tumblr with summaries and fun graphic headers for its patents. Shown: Patent No. 7693663. 2010. Eartquake detector.
04.29.2013
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by bryony
Ribbon like you’ve never seen it before, by Ribbonesia, a small collective of designers making “original craft art objects, jewelries, ornaments for private as well as bespoke products for corporate commissions,” as well as “event and shop decor for high sensitive clients.”
04.29.2013
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by armin
Michael Bierut and team collaborate with Mohawk — as part of their “What Will You Make Today” campaign — to create a journal with the bullet-proof Massimo Vignelli grid. An accompanying video/interview with Massimo was also part of the project. All of it at the link.
04.29.2013
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