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 Friday, September 14, 2007
I.O.U.
Here's a perfect office accessory if your coworkers are constantly borrowing things from your desk. Created by Australian product-design firm MOZI, these " borrowing checks" will help you keep track of your wandering CDs, books and office supplies. 
Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
9/14/2007 9:27:10 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Visual Treats
"Snack Isle," an exhibit of small works by 60 different artists, opens tonight at the Giant Robot Gallery in New York City. The show will be on view until October 17. 
Theo Ellsworth
Matthew Feyld
Posted by Megan
Events
9/14/2007 8:48:21 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Visual Inspiration
If you're looking for some vintage eye candy, check out Record Envelope, a blog of vintage record sleeves with great retro images and typography. 
via Urban Retro Lifestyle Posted by Megan
Design Resources
9/13/2007 4:00:58 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Type Underground
P22 just released Underground Pro, an updated version of Underground, which is based on Edward Johnston's historical type design for London Transport's Underground Railway system. The font system includes six weights. Other features include Small Caps and Petite Caps for all weights, titling options that mimic London Transport signage and the addition of lower case characters to the bold weight. 
Posted by Megan
Typography
9/13/2007 2:43:13 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Public Service Announcement
When Green Bay, WI-based advertising and design firm Arketype was offered six months of advertising space in a business publication, they decided to use the opportuntiy to raise awareness about a variety of issues including breast cancer and pet adoption. The result is a series of attractive ads that subtley promote the firm, while they bring attention to the causes. 
Posted by Megan
Designers
9/12/2007 11:09:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Charm School
Looking to brush up on your business communication etiquette? Check out two brand-new articles, courtesty of The Creative Group, that will help you make the most of teleconferencing and instant messaging.
HOW Magazine
9/11/2007 4:23:50 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, September 07, 2007
Look Here
USA Today's pop culture blog, Pop Candy by Whitney Matheson mentions The Look Book (new from HOW) in today's post. She says: "I'm also reading: A gorgeous book just came out called The Look Book by Chris Sickels (HOW Books, $17.99). It's somewhere between a children's book and an art book—he does this amazing 3-D illustrations that remind me of Tim Burton movies and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe." 
Posted by Megan
HOW Books
9/7/2007 1:57:56 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Identity Crisis
It's not unusual for a business or organization to experience an
"identity crisis" as the years pass and its public persona dulls. In his new book, " Identity Crisis!", author Jeff Fisher gives a
behind-the-scenes look at the redesign processes of 50 fascinating and
detailed case studies. Due on bookshelves October 27, 2007, HOW
is offering an exclusive peek into this new, must-have design title. Download the PDF now. 
Posted by Megan
HOW Books
9/7/2007 10:18:48 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Philly's Worst Logo
Every town has its share of terrible logos, but Philadelphia's Gyro Worldwide decided to do something about it by sponsoring the Philly's Worst Logo competition. They rounded up a bunch of bad logos then asked everyone to vote. The "winning" logo was redesigned by Gyro's crack team of interns and the results are actually pretty good. Before 
After
Posted by Megan
Designers
9/7/2007 10:07:32 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Design A Cool Notebook PC
HP and MTV have teamed up for a global design competition that challenges young people to express their interests in a design for a new limited edition notebook computer. What's really cool is that the winner will be invited to attend the MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich, Germany, and travel to several HP sites, including Tokyo and Houston, to witness his or her design as it makes its way through the notebook development process. 
Posted by Megan
Call for Entries
9/7/2007 8:23:18 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, September 06, 2007
Cool Kicks
Designers Andy Mueller, Jennifer Pitt and Kevin Fernley of The Quiet Life (a little creative side project for the trio) have teamed up with Lakai Limited Footwear on a sweet limited-edition collection of skateboard-y shoes. 
Gifts and Goodies
9/6/2007 11:59:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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HOW International Competition Deadline Extended
The deadline for HOW's biggest and most prestigious competition has been extended to Sept. 17. Enter now and see your work in the International Design Annual. 
Posted by Megan
Call for Entries
9/6/2007 8:53:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Gifts From Veer
To celebrate its fifth anniversary Veer is running a fun promotion: spend $500 on photography, illustration or type and get $100 towards cool Veer merch. Click here for all the details, then check out cool goods like the Kern jacket, Swash buckle or Helvetica mug. 
 
Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
9/6/2007 8:30:13 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007
A New Look In The Fight Against Cancer
Minneapolis-based Duffy & Partners unveiled a new logo brand identity, for the " Breast Cancer 3 Day" 60 mile walk event, in conjunction with its’ 5th anniversary which took place on August 3-5, in Boston, August 10-12 Chicago, August 17-19 Cleveland, August 24-26, and will take place on September 7-9 in Seattle Washington 2007. This new identity is just one piece in a larger, overall rebranding of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation into Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 
Posted by Megan
Designers
9/5/2007 1:33:01 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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New Pantone System
The color masters at PANTONE have just announced a whole new color-matching system called PANTONE Goe (pronounced go). The new system will be available Oct. 1, 2007, but you can read more about it here. A couple of interesting features of Goe include more than 2,000 new colors, adhesive-backed chips, software for creating color palettes that can be imported into design applications and a simplified ink mixing process that allow printers to create all the colors from 10 mixing bases plus PANTONE clear. Posted by Megan
Design Resources
9/5/2007 11:23:25 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Design Shows
Designer and Illustrator John Foster of fuszion has work appearing in two upcoming shows. "How to Stay Sane in Graphic Design," a gallery exhibition of over 40 pieces by Foster, will be running for the entire month of September at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland. September 7th opens the show "Tables to Walls" at the Quick Gallery in Richmond, VA. Curated by Sterling Hundley and Robert Meganck, it features some of the top illustrators in the country. Included are John Foster, Gary Kelley, Anita Kunz, Patricia Martin-Nelson, Joe Morse, Tim O'Brien, Roberto Prada, Tifenn Python and Greg Swearingen. 
Posted by Megan
Events
9/5/2007 11:10:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Designer Shoes
The String Republic offers classic espadrilles in fantastic patterns by designers and illustrators from around the world. One of its most recent offerings is a pair by illustrator Nate Williams. 
Posted by Megan
Gifts and Goodies
9/4/2007 11:27:11 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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New Faces
Digital font foundry T.26 just released seven new faces including Otis Condensed, a heavy contemporary display face in one weight. 
Posted by Megan
Typography
9/4/2007 11:10:52 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Designing A Better Baby Bag
An all-star team of experts with world-renowned environmental and baby
product design credentials have joined forces for the “Wee
Generation ” project to develop an
environmentally safe, impeccably designed baby bag certain to be the “It ”
bag among green celebrities, the eco-chic and the health-conscious. To
influence the design process, current and future parents are encouraged
to weigh in at www.weegeneration.com
and share their own stories and insights of baby bag usage. 
Posted by Megan
Just for Fun
8/30/2007 1:08:04 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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The Art Of Type
The work of San Francisco-based artist Tauba Auerbach is extremely typographic and interesting.   via Hi + LowPosted by Megan
Typography
8/30/2007 11:18:22 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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