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What can make the big game even better? Legos! “Brick Bowl” will reimagine the best of the Super Bowl’s commercials as a stop-motion animated film.
01.28.2015
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by niki blaker
As you get ready for the big game this weekend, take a look back at the history behind the Patriots and Seahawks logos.
01.28.2015
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by doug bartow
Here’s a feel-good story: The Doves Type rescued hot type samples thrown in the river Thames in 1916, and released a digital version of the typeface.
01.28.2015
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by armin
A model transforms into the definitive look for each decade from the 1910s to the 2010s in what appears to be a single seating.
01.28.2015
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by armin
If Disney princesses had real hair, it would get wet in water, messy in a whirlwind, and would most likely show its roots. Drawn by Loryn Brantz.
01.28.2015
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by armin
Jason Tselentis updates the descriptions of all the elements of a home to fit today’s obsession with personal electronic devices.
01.28.2015
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by armin
If you have two and a half hours to kill today, here is a video of every Unicode 6.0 character. All 109,242 of them.
01.27.2015
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by armin
Matchbook Diaries, an Instagram account of branded matchbooks found in New York restaurants. A fun game to play: guess whether the logo was designed by Louise Fili, Mucca, or Pentagram.
01.27.2015
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