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by doug bartow
A complete alphabet made out of Star Wars Lego space vehicles? Yes, please…
03.15.2011
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by doug bartow
A nice Flickr set of deinstalled Las Vegas neon signs from Eighthourday.
03.15.2011
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by armin
Johnson banks’ contribution to the Almost Extinct project, “Essentially, the idea of the project is to explore the use of wood type to illustrate and symbolise animals, and highlight the dying craft of wood type in the process.” Simply fab.
03.15.2011
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by armin
The Road to Havana, a blog about the making of a book. “My stated purpose here is to record the ups and downs and ins and outs of a single book project — Havana by Michael Eastman — until the day I get to post photos of the finished book.”
03.15.2011
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by doug bartow
Dude, make me a mix tape? Stereolizer Turns Your iPad Into a 1980s Radio-Cassette.
03.15.2011
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by diane zerr
12 Months of Neon Love began on Valentines Day 2011 on the rooftops of the Neon Workshops studio in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Using lyrical statements borrowed from well-known songs, the studio places the neon sentiments atop of the roof. On the 14th of each month, these unique neon works will be auctioned off on eBay.
03.15.2011
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by armin
Word puzzle universal wrapping paper by Fabio Milito and Francesca Guidotti. Find the appropriate celebration, mark it, and voila, a wrapping paper for any occasion.
03.15.2011
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by armin
Tobias Bergdahl illustrates Adrian Shaugnhnessy’s talk “The 12 paradoxes of graphic design.” Sample paradox: 02. The best way to become a better graphic designer is to become a client.
03.15.2011
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by armin
If You Watch It Backwards, a Tumblr with plot summaries of movies if you watched them backwards. Hilarious.
03.15.2011
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by james i bowie
Apple seeks to trademark the Beatles’ Apple Corp. “Granny Smith” logos.
03.14.2011
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