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by james i bowie
The story of Occidental College’s Oswald the Tiger mascot logo, which was “borrowed” by a number of other colleges and universities.
04.22.2013
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by armin
Very smooth animations and sequences by VeracityColab to explain Adobe’s CMO.com.
04.22.2013
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by armin
Cute spot for Chrome by BBH featuring wind-up toy robots that speed up when seen through Google’s browser.
04.22.2013
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by armin
Original 4-foot by 40-inch “large, hand-carved circus menagerie scene letterpress wood block” from the 1930s.
04.22.2013
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by armin
The Human Printer, a group of students at the University of Derby that recreate photographs by hand one color plate at a time. Whether it’s punishment for tardiness or voluntary remains unclear.
04.22.2013
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by armin
BBC video feature on the rise of repackaging contemporary products in vintage designs in Portugal.
04.22.2013
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by armin
“After the Jump”, a one-day symposium on “how technology affects human behavior and how those affects impact design and typography” organized by Sullivan and the Type Directors Club.
04.22.2013
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by doug bartow
R.I.P. Storm Thorgerson, designer of iconic album covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and more…
04.19.2013
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by armin
Interactive chart showing the drastic changes in median household income based on the stops of all subway lines in New York. That big spike shown? Wall Street.
04.19.2013
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