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 Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Ampersand T
Show your love of type right on your chest with this Ampersand T-shirt from House Industries. A wise man once said that you're only as creative as the obscurity of
your sources. In general social circles you don't get much more obscure
than House Industries, and this obscurity is compounded by a House
Industries shirt that doesn't say House Industries anywhere but on the
label. So you'll be walking down the street with one of these shirts
draped just right to hide your slightly flabenning middle, and this
random hot designer chick will come up to you, grab the back of your
collar to see who exactly made such a simple but elegant garment. What
an icebreaker. We can't guarantee that this is going to happen and we
can't assume that you even want it to happen, but it's a nice shirt
nonetheless.
 Posted by Megan Gifts and Goodies | Typography
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:23:44 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Another Reason to Wish You Were in Australia Right Now
So, of course, we all wish we were in Australia. But here’s another reason to add to that list: Starting next Wednesday, Melbourne and Victoria, Australia, will be presenting the State of Design festival “ Design for Everyone: Design is a verb.” The festival lasts from July 16 through July 24 and includes more than 45 design-related events. From the press release for the commendable event: DESIGN FOR EVERYONE offers designers a rare opportunity by providing a space for design in all its guises and allowing the public direct interaction. From free exhibitions to public talks, interactive experiences, installations, performances and iconic design statements, the possibilities of design will be open to everyone. The program represents and explores many current and important ideas such as sustainability, design in our everyday lives and the world class quality of Victorian design. Highlight events include EAT, GREEN, DESIGN, a temporary restaurant that will serve as an incubator for sustainable thinking; PECHA KUCHA, an event for designers to meet, network and show their work to the public; TOTALLY OPEN, featuring open studios and TV installations showing the inner workings of 4 storeys of design practice in the city; BAVARIA: BAVERIUM: BAVARIED, a regional event in Castlemaine where ceramic based designs by Gretchen Hillhouse will be on exhibition, exploring the inner workings of a designers mind. The program also includes open days to exclusive trade shows at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton and Melbourne Exhibition Centre on Sunday July 20. The State of Design festival also features The PREMIER’S DESIGN AWARDS, recognising design excellence in Victoria; DESIGN CAPITAL, Australia’s first multi-disciplinary design and business conference; and DESIGN:MADE:TRADE, the wholesale showcase for innovative and emerging design brands. Don’t miss the chance to explore the dynamic process of design creation. The State of Design festival is a Victorian Government initiative to promote the state’s world-class design industry.
Events
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:18:47 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Passive Agressive Letters
I just came across Hello! You There! a website created by designer James West as way for people to offer anonymous constructive criticism to friends and neighbors. I read once about the artist Sophie Calle regularly and anonymously
posting items of clothing to an acquaintance as she felt he had the
potential to dress more elegantly. There is something about little acts
of constructive goodness that appeals to me. I wanted to provide a
vehicle to let people do this for free – I like the fact that it can
only have positive outcomes. People may be slightly offended at the
advice they receive, but this will hopefully be overridden by the fact
that somebody has taken the time send it in the first place. To know
that somebody cares is important.
 Posted by Megan Thought Provoking
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 5:40:38 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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 Monday, July 07, 2008
Vernacular Type
Designer Douglas Wilson has been documenting hand-painted signs for the last six years but only recently uploaded the images to his Flickr page. Looking around his blog and website, after checking out the images, I feel like I want to be friends with Douglas Wilson. He has great taste in design inspiration and an exuberant obsession with letterpress printing.  via By So and SoPosted by Megan Designers | Typography
Monday, July 07, 2008 3:43:34 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Senior Design Manager Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble has openings for Design Managers to work in our
Geneva office. We are seeking individuals who have proven experience in
strong strategic design management, with skills in Graphic Design,
Packaging (on-pack design / structural packaging design) and In-store
Design. Posted by Megan Industry News
Monday, July 07, 2008 3:20:20 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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In Case You Missed It
If you missed out on the HOW Design Conference (or if you missed a couple of key sessions), you can still catch it -- vicariously -- now that we've made session MP3s and handouts available. MP3s of regular sessions are $15; workshops are $19, and the whole shebang (that's 56 sessions) is $199. Handouts, on the other hand, are free. In-house designers especially were loving Andy Epstein's session, Visuals & Verbals; that presentation is among those now available.  Posted by Bryn
Events | HOW Magazine
Monday, July 07, 2008 2:56:34 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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 Thursday, July 03, 2008
Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs
Think today's cereal aisle is stocked with bad-for-you kiddie products? Bah. These days, even Corn Pops (formerly known as Sugar Corn Pops) are labeled "whole grain." Hop into the wayback machine and fill your bowl with the likes of these:  Buzzing yet? Check out this gallery of retro kids cereal packaging. Whoever at Kellogg's came up with a cereal called Crunchy Loggs? via neatoramaPosted by Bryn
Just for Fun
Thursday, July 03, 2008 3:34:56 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Illustrated Subway
Illustration
Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:23:20 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Broadcast Designer Current
Join the team at Current! Launched August 1, 2005, Current is the first
global television network created by, for and with an 18-34 year-old
audience. The network shows young adults what’s going on in their
world, in their voice. Current is also the first TV network in history
whose programming is supplied and influenced by the very audience who
watches it. Posted by Megan Industry News
Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:55:10 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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 Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Mid-Week Industry News
We've been collecting news items for the past week to share with you here. Without further ado ... • Legion Paper is offering free shipping on sample orders of $30 or more; get your swatches of various fine-art papers including some lovely Japanese products. • Somehow we missed that Creative Manager Pro rebranded last month to Workamajig; nonetheless, the company announced a forthcoming upgrade of its project-management software with new drag-and-drop capabilities and project-management charts (also included are updates for Apple's Leopard OS.) • Parsons is exhibiting winners from I.D. Magazine's Annual Design Review; the show opens July 10 and runs through September 28. At the school's Sheila Johnson Design Center in NYC. • If you haven't seen them, the U.S. Postal Service released its Eames commemorative stamps recently. Which you can use on Eames paper.  • CTI Paper released a new swatchbook for its Glama Natural line of FSC-certified translucent papers. • SMART Papers has added to its flagship brand with Kromekote Recycled, an FSC-certified, 30% postconsumer waste, cast-coated paper in two weights and four sizes. • Adobe announced last week an updated version 3.3 of its Creative Suite collections; most notably, the company is now bundling Fireworks CS3 with its Design Premium edition, in a response to customer demand. Adobe also issued Acrobat 9 Pro. • FontShop added to its library of fonts from Adobe and Linotype in June, with such lovelies as Robert Slimbach's Garamond Premier Pro and the script face Brioso from Adobe (below), and Akira Kobayashi's Cosmiqua and the TDC Award-winning Palatino Sans (bottom) from Linotype. Lots of other great new faces at FontShop. Brioso  Palatino  Industry News
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:36:06 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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