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The new Acumin type family by Robert Slimbach for Adobe is amazing — it’s the Helvetica- and Univers-killer-in-one you never knew you needed. The microsite by Nick Sherman is stunning too.
10.21.2015
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Limited edition font of 100: FRANK, a typeface by Bunch and Alberto Hernández, includes font license, brass stencil and 32-page type specimen, exclusively from Milieu Grotesque.
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Sweet series of prints designed in homage to Guillermo del Toro’s movies as part of this exhibit.
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For the month of October, Baboon is animating one scary character in perpetual animated GIF motion.
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How to get the attention of Snask (or some other design firm you would want to work for): Beer with custom labels and wax seals, like Martin Noah Hallgren did.
10.20.2015
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I so wish there were more than two of these balloon organs by Kerry Hughes.
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This is the longest Quip ever for sure: Daniel Huffman unfurls the coastline of Lake Michigan into one continuous line.
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Execution leaves something to be desired for but still a worthy attempt: The Foodnited States of America map.
10.19.2015
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