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Tools & Resources I Use Every Day as a Designer – Part Two: Software & Apps
I’m always fascinated to see where and how other people work and I wanted to share my personal set up, focusing on the tools & resources I use every day as a designer. I recently posted part one...
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Andrew Huff's Holiday Link
Andrew Huff, former Guest Editor, asks this question: "The holidays, or just another day in an Amazon fulfillment center?"
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The Language of Stamps
Near the end of the 1800s, it was all the rage to indicate your feelings toward a potential suitor or close friend by the angle of a stamp on a letter (e.g. placing it upside down on the bottom...
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100 Year Old Santa Letter
"I want a baby doll and a waterproof with a hood and a pair of gloves and a toffee apple and a gold penny and a silver sixpence and a long toffee." A 100 year old letter to Santa was recently found in...
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Brain Pickings Bookshelf
My studio mate Maria Popova launched a fantastically visual Tumblr featuring all her Book posts from Brain Pickings. Click on a book and you will be taken to that post over on Brain Pickings. Fantastic!
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And a Red-Tailed Hawk in Our Christmas Tree
"I respect the raptors, aloof and freewheeling killers that they are. I could not let this one die. Not because I'm a good person (obviously). But because it was awesome." Sweet Juniper's "...And a...
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Favorite Holiday Songs
Two personal favorite holiday links: Abbi Crutchfield exposes the creepiness of Baby It's Cold Outside and The Vacationeers' first person Christmas songs, sung by the actual Christmas legends.
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Knitted Pigeon
At tuesday’s AIGA winter bash one of the raffle gifts was a huge knitted pigeon. The lovely couple that won it let me hug it and I experienced my first case of SPE (Serious Pigeon Envy). The stuffed...
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Zombie Family Car Decals
Shake up the suburbs by sporting these Zombie family car decals.
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HDR Shuttle Launch
High speed HDR video of the Space Shuttle launch from this past May. Via John Nack.
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The Umbrella Man
On the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Errol Morris explores the story behind the one man seen standing under an open black umbrella at the site. Watch it here....
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Valerie Casey: The New Normal
‘ Wonderful AIGA talk by Valery Casey, founder of the Designers Accord, the global coalition of designers, educators, and business leaders working together to create positive sustainable impact. Valery...
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Alissa Walker's Holiday Link
Alissa Walker, former Guest Editor, shares her favorite holiday link: "Ze Frank created a talking elf card that's way better than all those other elf-yourself cards."
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Holiday Giveaway Update
Alexander Girard Color Board 6 x 6 inches | 56 pages New prizes added to the giveaway! We’d like to thank Ammo books for donating 3 copies of the Alexander Girard Color Book to our Holiday Giveaway...
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Jing Wei
Jing Wei is a Brooklyn based illustrator with a simple and playful aesthetic that I can’t get enough of. She creates her illustrations through woodblock printing and has a meticulous hand and eye for...
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