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Mobile Coupons: “What we have here is a failure to communicate”
How do you make a simple idea, like coupons, confusing? At face value, coupons are an easy concept for the consumer – get a little piece of paper, bring it to a store, and save some money. But layer in...
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Once Upon A Time in America
Sergio Leone's epic Once Upon A Time in America is getting even more so with a new four and half hour cut due to screen at Cannes. Background at Film Forum.
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Lileks
"The Field Notes series feel disposable, but they're durable, and shirt-pocket handy. I love them. Just about everything in my life is digital, but I'll never give these up." James Lileks. Thanks for...
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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo, The Song
BB and I had become so enamored with the linguistic oddity known as "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo (etc)" that we requested that FotA Wakiza Gamez compose a song about it. Which he did, and then some. The...
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BLOCT – Wood Tablet Stand
The BLOCT Wood Tablet Stand is the latest product by the fine folks of Design Commission. Bloct represents a fascinating clash of textures. Consider me intrigued.
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Quodlibet by Sebastian Gievery & Katja Spitzer
Of the twenty-six letters in the English alphabet, the letter “Q” seems to be to be the quirkiest as it masquerades as a “K” sound, squiggly tail and all. To gain a better understanding and...
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One World Trade Center
The new logo for One World Trade Center, by London-based Wordsearch. “According to Wordsearch director William Murray, the consultancy pitched to developers Cushman & Wakefield in December 2009...
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There is no Gon like a Hexagon
Just launched in March — and, from what I understand, spun off Reproplan, a digital service bureau (a la FedEx Office) with 22 locations in Germany — PIGMENTPOL is a digital printing company with...
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“Sharing a Coke”
That was the three-word brief for Jonathan Mak’s recent design. Ogilvy & Mather China tracked Jonathan down, a then-19 year old graphic design student at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, to ask...
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Minimalist Philosophy Posters
From Genis Carreras, lovely minimalist Philosophy posters. Via DRB.
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Rosecrans
While I rather impatiently await JC to finish our office copy of FotA Rosecrans Baldwin's latest book, Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down, I'll satisfy my anticipation a bit by reading this...
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Vive le vélo!
Veerle on the cycling posters of Caleb Kozlowski "Vive le vélo!". Indeed.
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Philosophical Theories
I am completely fascinated by this poster series explaining complex philosophical theories through basic shapes. They’re designed by London based Genis Carreras. (via coudal)
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A Coalition of Dunces
"I imagine getting a consensus about art among any 20 people is difficult. And I very much doubt the Bronte sisters ever agreed what the best book was in any given year." A Coalition of Dunces, John...
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Barbapapa Nesting Dolls
I want these Barbapapa Nesting Dolls for my desk in the office. Yes. Don’t know Barbapapa? Watch this clip on Youtube.
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Little Boots
"It was satire." Mary Beard on Caligula, a new biography, by Aloys Winterling.
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