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Dutch safety posters from the 1920s to 70s. Subtlety = zero.
02.21.2014
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As part of its centennial celebration, AIGA tripled the typical amount of medalists to 24. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations.
02.21.2014
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by armin
So you know: The history of American late night television. Compiled by Pentagram’s Emily Oberman and her team. I love all the blips, like Magic Johnson and Geraldo Rivera.
02.21.2014
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by armin
The Amsterdam Railway map redesigned in the shape of a tulip by Zero Per Zero. (Compare to the official map here).
02.20.2014
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“Cinematics”, a charming animation by Pier Paolo (with sound by Combustion) of classic films and characters.
02.20.2014
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by armin
Let luck decide what you eat and how it’s cooked with the laser-engraved Foodie Dice.
02.20.2014
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by ricardo cordoba
Jim Tierney walks us through the various rounds of comps he made for Penguin’s new translation of The Time Regulation Institute, a famous novel by Turkish writer Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar.
02.20.2014
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Keely O'Shannessy (on Pinterest)
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by ricardo cordoba
typo/graphic posters is a curated online gallery of, well, typographic and graphic posters. Shown here: poster for a Serbian poetry event, designed by Dragana Nikolić, 2012.
02.19.2014
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by diane zerr
I was just transported back to the 80s with Disclosure’s new video featuring fun doodle-like illustrations and some hand lettering. And in my opinion, you can never go wrong with Mary J. Blige!
02.19.2014
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