Design + culture news
October 16 (14) 10:42 am
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portfolios {c/y}
#TAG: book — branding — paper sculpture — portraits — poster — product design — typography
They luv design! It shows! #9. We show it!
The power of communication design is as varied in style as in media to show it. Follows an inspiring list of recent finds.
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Image making by Maqina

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Fin Collective branding by DIA

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Mozartkugel Music Box by Ode to Things

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Monodraw. Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac.

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Leica S Magazine cover by Rankin

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Peoples History Museum – A land fit for heroes by Modern Designers


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When you LOVE what you have – you have everything you need painting by Kal Barteski

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8 Posters (Fogg) by Bunch

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Fogg brand guidelines by Bunch

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Bianuario ADCV 4 by Ibán Ramón + Dídac Ballester

October 14 (14) 14:14 pm
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art — motion {c/y}
#TAG: analog — art — installation
The ‘A million times‘ is a graphically conceptual, mechanical and engineered based design project. With this kinetic installation, Humans since 1982 present clocks (288 interconnected!!!) as objects unleashed from a solely pragmatic existence.
I have been looking to identify this project for a long time. Must see!





October 10 (14) 16:20 pm
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art — imaginative {c/y}
#TAG: analog — art — typography
We all use so much sh.. We collect sh.., buy sh.., steal sh.., trade sh.. and then throw sh.. away. So what happens with all this old sh? Is there a life after it leaves our hands? Love her, suffer for her, or turn her into art!
QOSh is a rather unusual side project by Jessica Walsh (partner of Sagmeister & Walsh) and Timothy Goodman.
Have sh.. to get rid of? Check about.





October 10 (14) 15:38 pm
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upcoming events {c/y}
#TAG: conference — graphic design
AIGA/NY invitation to a conference by Lance Wyman: Coming and Going
While he is best known for his designs for the 1968 Mexico olympics, Lance Wyman has become an unquestioned master of transforming space through branding and wayfinding over his 50+ year career as a designer and teacher.
Lance will be talking about his experience designing urban icon systems.
Q & A to follow.
Where: Parsons The New School for Design 66 Fifth Ave, New York, New York 10011
Upcoming: October 29 / 18h30

October 8 (14) 17:40 pm
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portfolios {c/y}
#TAG: art direction — graphic design — interactive design
Joslyn Reid is a Jamaican born design director and illustrator currently living in Ottawa – who very recently launched his website.

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Now that’s what I called using a dark theme to its fullest to showcase a series of very cool projects. A stunning debut portfolio.
Much talent – one to follow.




October 7 (14) 09:53 am
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mobile {c/y}
#TAG: iPad — iPhone — typography
FontBook™ (App) – The Original Typeface Compendium, est. 1989

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Since 1989, the FontBook™ Editorial Staff has been the definitive authority on documenting and comparing commercial typefaces.
Covers nearly 37,000 typefaces from 8,000+ font families.



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via: David Hellmann
October 7 (14) 08:37 am
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upcoming events {c/y}
#TAG: design competition — exhibition
ADC Young Guns 12 – professionals 30 years of age and younger winners announced. Previous years winners.
Ceremony + Exhibition Party
Upcoming: October 9

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Communication Arts 24-25—calls for entries.
Interactive — October 25/24
Illustration — Jan 10/25
Photography — March 7/25
Design — May 2/25
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The Smashing Conferences explore real-life projects, workflows and hands-on insights.
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Upcoming: Oct 28-31/24
SmashingConf - Workshops
Online: check dates.
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AIGA call for submissions
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50 Books | 50 Covers: February 26 / 24
365: AIGA Year in Design February 26 / 24

Alt Summit 2024.
It is a conference and a community of thousands of women influencers and entrepreneurs in creative fields.
Upcoming: March 17-20 / 24
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YouWorkForThem — Good design needs good fonts! YWFT is privately owned and run by designers.
Rocking it since 2001.
/ Highlighted talents
They LUV design! #13
Mind-blowing visual feats and original designs I recently discovered.
Previously: #12 - #11 - #10 - #9 - #8 - #7 - #6 - #5 - #4 - #3 - #2 - #1

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They LUV drawing! #3
Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message.

Previously: #1 - #2
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A type of Show #5 – I love typography - these projects caught my eye.
Previously: #4 - #3 - #2 - #1

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Moodboards #1 – Branding collaterals staged and served with conceptual brilliance.

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A little (www) Story. In 1995, JF and I started a little project — Netdiver mag.

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Women who rock the design scene with _more_ than pink design
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Netdiver Vintage edition
What was new in design worldwide—sort of a very unofficial record of web history as captured from {1998 - 2007}.
Over 2.3k+ projects.
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