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One of my all-time fave design firms, Werner Design Werks, has a new site with all their great work. Mrs. Meyer’s fans unite!
04.24.2014
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“Polylumpious Tetraflacidontics” a series of paintings on mylar by Ester Partegàs that comment on the warped ingredients of certain products.
04.23.2014
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Enjoying this, A) for the skill of building the equivalent of a gingerbread house with burrito ingredients, and B) because an avocado smashes it. Dunno, just something pleasing about it.
04.23.2014
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Individually, these are kind of whack but, as a whole, they are pretty awesome: Mad Props, a curated collection (by Josh Covarrubias of Tourists) of “extraordinary still lifes using seamless backgrounds and ordinary objects.”
04.23.2014
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by doug bartow
Fascinating: The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC Skyscraper
04.22.2014
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The video for Major Lazer’s “Aerosol Can” features the typographic stylings of famed underground artist, Mike Giant.
04.22.2014
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Daily Overview presents one satellite photograph per day, “cropped with an artistic eye, highlighting the places where humans have most impacted the landscape.”
04.22.2014
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The online publication you never knew you wanted, Snacks Quarterly, bringing a “variety of artists together to share their insights and ideas on the subject of snacks and snacking. Essays, illustrations, anecdotes, and practical snacking tips post four times a year on our beautifully designed, ad-free website.”
04.22.2014
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