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“Validation”, a new unisex fragrance specifically designed for those in the creative, tech, and advertising industries, who are overworked and don’t get the validation they deserve.
02.21.2017
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Funky hoop sculptures by Justyna Wolodkiewicz mixing embroidery and polymer clay.
02.21.2017
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NPR’s Cecilia Mazanec reports on #FontSunday, the weekly Twitter celebration of typography organized by London’s Design Museum.
02.19.2017
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R. Sikoryak has adapted the complete text of Apple’s iTunes “Terms and Conditions” into… a comic book. The comic book features a Steve Jobs-like protagonist, and each page is drawn in the style of a different comic book artist (something Sikoryak is really good at). Insanely great!
02.17.2017
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Three Texas-inspired bandanas by design group 828. Even if you are not a Texas aficionado, these are great and appropriate designs to have on sweaty bandanas.
02.17.2017
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“69 Valentines” is a tribute to 69 Love Songs, the Magnetic Fields’ sixth album, which is made up of three volumes including 69 tracks. The show at Land Gallery in Portland has a great roster of participating artists, illustrators and designers with an ample variety of styles.
02.17.2017
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@pantoneIRL on Instagram matches candy to PMS swatches. This is important work, people.
02.17.2017
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We’ve seen it before with Chinese characters, but the idea translates great into Arabic too. Illustrations of Arabic words as their meanings by Mahmoud Tammam.
02.17.2017
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Crushing hard over the lettering work of Luca Barcellona, performed live in this video.
02.16.2017
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