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by armin
Anthony Burrill’s Booksmarts series of posters. Pointing out the painfully obvious.
12.09.2010
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by diane zerr
Extremely impressed by the identity work of Glasfurd & Walker. I love the implementation of simple components where a company can take part in the execution of their brand, for example rubber stamps and labels.
12.09.2010
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by josh berta
An interesting but questionable study reveals that “ugly” fonts contribute to better learning.
Comments are open for anyone who wants to weigh in.
12.09.2010
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by diane zerr
A stop-motion animation made in Indonesia about a monkey doctor, Dr. Knowgood and a lion for a patient. Good for adults and kids.
12.09.2010
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by armin
An interactive (Flash-based) Map of Metal with sample songs at each “destination.”
12.08.2010
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by armin
“A diagram of nearly all the characters in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest, with connections and relations shown thereamong.” By Sam Potts.
12.08.2010
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by niki blaker
In the latest installment of Graphic Design Through the Decades, Inspiredology covers the 90s which was quoted to be “least subtle eras in graphic design history.”
12.08.2010
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by niki blaker
In case you couldn’t quite figure it out on your own - the typefaces of popular television shows revealed. Happy to see a few new choices out there…
12.08.2010
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by niki blaker
Cards of Change - an online gallery of hacked business cards from laid-off professionals sharing how they really feel.
12.08.2010
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