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Best. Paper. Snowflakes. Ever. By KitCameo, covering everything from Batman to Star Wars.
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Ogilvy & Mather France created some useful outdoor ads to promote IBM’s “People For Smarter Cities Project.”
06.06.2013
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Light switch cover made out of dry-erase material with marker that attaches magnetically. By 14-year-old Nick Bain. Currently on Kickstarter. This is actually a pretty good idea.
06.06.2013
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Mercedes-Benz is offering a light-up grille emblem option, which it calls the “Illuminated Star,” on certain models.
06.05.2013
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SVA Masters of Branding student, Tyler Adam Smith has embarked on a 100 day project, creating covers for books that don’t exist but probably should.
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For the exhibit “No. 5 Culture Chanel” Irma Boom created the catalog by only embossing it, no ink. How does she get those budgets?!
06.05.2013
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The Corona Calendar by TBWA\Singapore, featuring one coaster per day. More info at the link.
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Photo and motion studio Bruton Stroube set up a slo-mo booth equipped with a Phantom Miro digital high-speed camera to capture the shenanigans at a party it hosted. Fun.
06.05.2013
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Yet another bottle opener on Kickstarter — see No. 98 from last month. This one has a hard-ass magnet built in that catches the cap. By Kent Frayn and Joe Walsh.
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The stories behind nearly two dozen of the most iconic logos in New York music history.
06.04.2013
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