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by joe marianek
The “art” of the poster is still alive at art school. A brutally honest collection of posters at RISD, for better or worse.
09.30.2014
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by armin
Fun, extra large pointillism banners by Yoni Alter for pop-up mall, BOXPARK.
09.30.2014
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by armin
Great video from Bob Ewing, showing his evolution over the course of one year after a conscious effort to get better at lettering. The improvement is inspiringly evident. More info at the link.
09.30.2014
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by armin
Dropbox office culture video illustrated with muppets. The “designer/illustrator” at the 0:46 mark is spot on.
09.30.2014
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by armin
“At the Altar of a Starman” is an exhibit of original posters by 31 artists from around the world inspired by David Bowie’s iconic starman, Ziggy Stardust. Part of a larger concert/party called “Design Rocks” taking place on October 10 during Design Week Portland.
09.30.2014
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by armin
“Every Cloud”, a print by Joseph Perry celebrating the cloud naming classification by amateur meteorologist Luke Howard in the 1800s that we still use today.
09.29.2014
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by armin
Jude Landry has put together a very handy, illustrated guide to “Working Stroked Vectors Into The Grid”. This is how I work often too, so I can vouch for its effectiveness!
09.29.2014
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by armin
If you liked the multiple iPhone Quip below, here is another fun/dorky one with a speed test of all iPhone versions ever.
09.29.2014
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by armin
Very cool animation “performed” in real time across 14 iPhone screens for Brunettes Shoot Blondes’ “Knock Knock” music video.
09.29.2014
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by doug bartow
Taco Bell Vietnamese spinoff pulls controversial red star logo after outcry.
09.26.2014
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