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Typographic Train Wrecks →You’re in a store searching for that perfect picture frame. You pick one up that looks good—a simple wood frame with just enough detail to complement your photo. |
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John Rodker’s Ovid Press →Gerald W. Cloud, author of John Rodker’s Ovid Press: A Bibliographical History, is an investigator with a bent for narrative writing about books. |
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A Poster for São Paulo →Celebrating the 457th anniversary of São Paulo, the designer Paulo Moretto, along with Alécio Rossi created the exhibit “A Poster for São Paulo”. |
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Vitsœ’s Campaign Against Planned Obsolescence →‘Outside there is what Dieter Rams would call an “impenetrable confusion of forms, colours and noises.” Most people call this a sale.’ |
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The Moleskine Debossing Process →A charming video showing the process behind custom debossed Moleskines. |
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Nike SB’s Statue of Liberty →These Statue of Liberty-inspired sneakers from Nike Skateboarding have a hidden feature that you can’t see until they’ve been worn. |
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Shinichi Maruyama’s Liquid Sculptures →Shinichi Maruyama works with water and ink to create “liquid sculptures.” |
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Should You Work For Free? →It depends. Here’s a flowchart by Jessica Hische to guide you. |
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Japanese Chocolate Type →On a recent trip to Japan, I found some neat type specimens in the candy aisle at the local supermarket. |
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Bodoni’s Manuale Tipografico (1818) is Online →A copy of Giambattista Bodoni’s Manuale Tipografico has been photographed and posted by the Rare Book Room. |
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The Rio Olympics Logo: Spec Work? →The folks of Tátil Design, located in Rio de Janeiro, won a competition among 139 other agencies to design the Rio Olympics Logo. |
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Typobasel’s Typostammtisch →For those of you in Basel, typo_basel is organizing its first typographic stammtisch (get together). |
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Monocle Alpino, Anti-iPad Device →Monocle’s Alpino newspaper may be called an experiment, but it’s a successful extension to the Monocle brand—a great variation on a theme. |
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Starbucks’ Smart Rebrand →Starbucks has put their mermaid on overtime. |
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