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The Akron RubberDucks identity by Brandiose has been named baseball’s Best New Logo/Branding for 2014 by Ballpark Digest.
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by armin
The LinkedIn endorsing approach applied to some popular characters by Connor Blacksher.
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Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn illustrates and letters the headlines from “clickbait” articles she finds while browsing online.
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Shawn Coleman and Michael Kohler, composers of the “Too Many Cooks” theme song explain their approach (at the link) on the faux, 11-minute-long, 1980s sitcom opening credits that have dazed and confused the internet.
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Great product idea: turn your own customizable snowflake, generated through text (where each letter is assigned a decorative spot on the snowflake), into a laser-cut, quarter-inch-thick maple wood ornament by Big Secret.
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A love letter to the rainbow Apple logo from Macworld’s Christopher Phin.
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Help with Flaunt surveys whether you are an interviewer regularly reviewing portfolios or an interviewee presenting your portfolio. 2 minutes of your time!
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Video game characters with moustaches print to benefit the +3XP team on their Movember fundraising. Designed by Joseph Gottli.
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The second in a series by Joseph Alessio, titled Type Limited, exploring “relationships between letterforms, objects and music.”
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Groovy, LED-lit lettering installation by Firebelly Design for the Typeforce 5 (TF5) exhibition. Nice explanation of how it was done at the link.
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