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by niki blaker
Czech designer Pavel Fuksa designs 178 custom matchbooks as part of a music video project.
11.17.2010
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no.
by armin
Separated at birth: The 40-Year-Old-Wikipedia-Founder.
In other news: Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales appeals for your donations.
11.17.2010
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by diane zerr
A look behind the scenes at Philadelphia’s venerable art collective, Space 1026.
This is all part of a long introduction leading up to the 4x4 exhibition from Printeresting at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.
11.17.2010
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by armin
Von Glitschka redesigns the TSA logo to reflect their new genital-fondling approach to security pat downs.
11.17.2010
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by armin
David Pearson does it again — for the fifth time to be exact — with the covers for Penguin’s Great Ideas Volume V.
11.17.2010
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by armin
Meet Mitch Goldstein, aka @AngryPaulRand who, at its apex, had 15,000 Twitter followers.
11.17.2010
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no.
by james i bowie
To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Topps is asking the public to vote for its favorite baseball cards. Interesting overview of the changes in card design over the last 60 years.
11.16.2010
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by paul soulellis
For an endless supply of visual materia obscura check out the Flickr sets and blog of “Paul K” from Australia. He really knows how to build a collection: a feast of typography, animals, architecture and pattern.
11.16.2010
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