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# Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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Good Penmenship
If you're inspired by historical lettering, don't miss The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH) website. It includes a selection of high-res scans from rare books on calligraphy and penmenship like this beauty:



via Poppytalk

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Typography
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:48:21 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Friday, February 15, 2008
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Shop In Style

If you're tired of boring canvas shopping bags, BlueQ has a line of bags that are as stylish as they are sensible, including this one illustrated by mixed-media artist Charles Wilkin.

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Gifts and Goodies | Illustration
Friday, February 15, 2008 1:43:37 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [1] 
# Thursday, February 14, 2008
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But If You're Not In The Mood . . .

you could send someone this ambivilent e-valentine created by calligrapher Maybelle Imasa-Stukulls for Kate Spade's Behind the Curtain site. (Click on "B Mine" for the entire selection of sentiments.)

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Just for Fun | Typography
Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:24:25 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [1] 
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We're in the Mood for Love

via VeryShortList

Chris Vincze's short film about a couple finding each other in a bass-ackwards world is sweet, but not sugary, like a nice Valentine's Day treat.



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Just for Fun
Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:06:10 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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What Happens if You Eat All the Pieces?

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We love chocolate. We love Scrabble. We love Chocolate Scrabble, by designers Mary & Matt.



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Gifts and Goodies
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:34:34 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
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Valentine Video

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Zune Arts has released a new video called "Tickle Party" by famed art collaborative Friends with You. A story of friendship and love, the video features a unique blend of stop motion, puppetry and assorted 3D elements. You can watch the video on the Zune Arts site by clicking on the characters, which look like this:







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Designers
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:35:37 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
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More Amusement from the Forum

On Drawger.com, The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies. Those of us of a certain age recall doing paste-up with Best Test rubber cement, cropping photos (you know, the on-paper kind) with a Proper Cropper and getting wacky on Design marker fumes. Really, we didn't inhale.



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Just for Fun
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:28:20 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
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Overheard On The Forum
   
What if Comic Sans was a dude, who would he date? Find out with the Extensis Typecaster. (Turns out Comic Sans and Papyrus are a match made in heaven.) You can also discover which font you should hook up with. (Mistral? I don't think so.)

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Just for Fun | Typography
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:50:36 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
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International Design

To find out what's going on in the wider world of design, check out Icograda's redesigned website.
A highlight of the new site is unifying all members in one searchable database, so that all Icograda members - design associations, promotional bodies, education institutions and individual Icograda Friends - can be located from one easy access point. "The ability to look across 67 countries and regions around the globe and find all the Icograda contacts in a single location with one simple search is a feature that responds to our users' input," says Brenda Sanderson, Icograda's Managing Director.

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Industry News
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:30:57 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Tuesday, February 12, 2008
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Democracy in Action

No, not inaction. For this election season (actually, it'll last for several seasons) AIGA and The New York Times have partnered on the Polling Place Project. You'll recall that William Drenttel launched this exercise in citizen journalism in 2006 to great acclaim in the design world; now it's headed for a broader audience. Ordinary folks take digital snapshots of their polling places and post them along with a survey about their voting experience. Ever wonder what a caucus looks like? Go see.




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Industry News
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:49:08 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0]