This altered eye chart by illustrator Adam Ziskie makes me think his heart has really been broken recently. In any case, it's the perfect combination of humor and sadness. All great art is bittersweet.

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Check out the April Top 10 Sites for Designers:

3 Advertising
3 is a full-service advertising and design firm based in Albuquerque, NM, with clients from around the U.S.

IKEA PS Never Ending Design Stories
Welcome behind the cardboard scenes of the IKEA PS world. Find out how a chair becomes a floor clock and what Swedish potatoes and storage crates have in common.

j3 Productions
This small Irvine, CA-based design firm has some cool clients.

LANDFILL
LANDFILL is an annual publication. The premiere issue, Second Chances, is a conceptual project about environmentally friendly papers and printing. Designed by Brian Ponto, with the collaboration of the Greg Barber Co. and Mohawk Paper.

Oh So Beautiful Paper
A blog dedicated to all things paper, with a particular focus on showcasing independent design studios and providing design inspiration for unique wedding invitations.

Poketo
Poketo is a designer of limited edition art products, accessories, apparel, and decor. Poketo specializes in collaborating with top international artists making functional wares with original designs. Their motto is "art for your everyday" and it definitely is!

Sephm
Online playground/portfolio of flash addict Joseph Mayol.

Twistedfork
Dan Matutina is a multidisciplinary designer from the Philippines who does a lot of socially-conscious work.

Will Staehle
Will Staehle is a designer, illustrator and purveyor of fine Victorian-inspired goods.

wink
A multi-disciplinary design firm that aspires to not only impact commerce, but culture.

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Design twitterer nsquaredesign, just pointed out a fantastic, non-traditional wedding invitation with nary a script face in sight.

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Director of Product Development (Luxury Packaging)
Astor Chocolate, Lakewood, NJ

Astor Chocolate is a premier chocolate manufacturer, with its fundamental strength being its innovation, creativity and dedication to creating premium products.

As the Design Director you will be an integral player in our product presentation and will be afforded the opportunity to dramatically impact on the position of the company in the marketplace. The opportunity offers you the chance to invigorate your creative juices and have the opportunity to act upon those initiatives without a lot of red tape. Much of your work will be hands on designing the style and image of the company’s products in the marketplace. A team of top notch creative professionals that enjoy having fun while doing great work are looking for you to join them.

It will be important that this individual be able to successfully leverage their knowledge and understanding of marketplace trends and competition to innovate within the product category. Responsibility for directing and developing a group of direct reports will be critical to success in the position.

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We did just a calendar item about this a couple of weeks ago, but FOH* Michael Osborne sent us a bit more info about SOFTSPOT, a recent exhibit that two MFA students at the Academy of Art University created for their joint thesis. The exhibit and companion website explores the many ways designers can use their talent and passion for social change. Cool!

* that's Friend of HOW

I love it when the internet offers up some random good advice like this little gem by artists Fischli/Weiss.


via Ffffound!

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San Francisco-based designer Richard Perez knows how to play with type, as in this poster of his favorite things. (I'm down with them all except for Lincoln and VHS tapes).

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Graphic Designers
fd2s, Austin, TX

fd2s is looking for 2 extraordinary graphic designers with a solid graphic design education and training in such areas as information design, branding/identity, graphic language, user interface design, and other aspects of graphic expression.

We seek motivated, organized self-starters at different experience levels to join our fast-paced 20-person firm. As a candidate, you should have a mastery of grid systems and their use as a design tool. You should display a passion for order, proportion and proper scale. You should also have a solid understanding of functional typography and a knowledge of type history — from lead to digital. You should exhibit strong color theory skills. Finally, you should be capable of translating project strategies into two- and three-dimensional expression and implementation. Solid proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite essential.

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Design twitterer thedesignorder, just posted a link to a thoughtful explanation of Why Logos Should Cost More Than $300 by designer Niki Brown.

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Nice profile on FontFeed of master typographer and printer Jim Rimmer, who was also featured in HOW's February issue on type. You may recall that piece, which detailed Rimmer's Stern typeface -- a gorgeous piece of work that was released simultaneously in metal and as a digital font from P22. Writer and type aficionado Tamye Riggs did a bangup job with the profile, and we were lucky to have some lovely images to work with. (Photo below is from the FontFeed profile.)