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Designers will appreciate the new teaser trailer for Pixar's Toy Story 3,— where Woody and Buzz battle it out for the best logo design... *designer

Designers will appreciate the new teaser trailer for Pixar's Toy Story 3,— where Woody and Buzz battle it out for the best logo design...

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The first monograph for Dutch superstar Marcel Wanders is now available from Gestalten. His expansive range of talents are difficult to summarize --- resulting in his elegant and prolific works... *designer

The first monograph for Dutch superstar Marcel Wanders is now available from Gestalten. His expansive range of talents are difficult to summarize --- resulting in his elegant and prolific works...

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Stephen Colbert's shaved head graces this week's issue of Newsweek. Colbert was invited to be the magazine's first guest editor... *designer

Stephen Colbert's shaved head graces this week's issue of Newsweek. Colbert was invited to be the magazine's first guest editor...

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Shigeo Fukuda, Japanese master illusionist, sculptor, educator, and graphic designer, has passed away. *designer

Shigeo Fukuda, Japanese master illusionist, sculptor, educator, and graphic designer, has passed away.

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It was very interesting to listen to Mitchell Joachim explain the concept of Terreform's Soft Cars to Stephen Colbert... *designer

It was very interesting to listen to Mitchell Joachim explain the concept of Terreform's Soft Cars to Stephen Colbert...

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Gestalten has published the first monograph for 
Oded Ezer, Israeli typographer and graphic designer. Oded Ezer: The Typographer's Guide to the Galaxy takes a close look at his often experimental typographic work... *designer

Gestalten has published the first monograph for
Oded Ezer, Israeli typographer and graphic designer. Oded Ezer: The Typographer's Guide to the Galaxy takes a close look at his often experimental typographic work...

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Celebrating the launch of the new Food2.com site, a party in Food Network's test kitchen at Chelsea Market. One of the highlights of the site is its original video content, including the new series, Kitchen Conspirators... *designer

Celebrating the launch of the new Food2.com site, a party in Food Network's test kitchen at Chelsea Market. One of the highlights of the site is its original video content, including the new series, Kitchen Conspirators...

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The well respected + loved family run graphic design trade publication, Communcation Arts magazine, celebrates their 50th anniversary. Through the years the publication has observed vast changes in the industry, challenges...
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The well respected + loved family run graphic design trade publication, Communcation Arts magazine, celebrates their 50th anniversary. Through the years the publication has observed vast changes in the industry, challenges...

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The classic children's story "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" is being adapted for a feature length 3D animated film. Sony Pictures Animation just released the trailer for the upcoming film. *designer

The classic children's story "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" is being adapted for a feature length 3D animated film. Sony Pictures Animation just released the trailer for the upcoming film.

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Pentragram's new and impressive work for The Library Initiative includes brand new elementary school libraries with murals by designed by Maira Kalman, Christoph Niemann... *designer

Pentragram's new and impressive work for The Library Initiative includes brand new elementary school libraries with murals by designed by Maira Kalman, Christoph Niemann...

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Takashi Murakami adds character to the May 2009 issue of Casa BRUTUS (which includes self-portraits of Murakami and a designed "Flower" plate). *designer

Takashi Murakami adds character to the May 2009 issue of Casa BRUTUS (which includes self-portraits of Murakami and a designed "Flower" plate).

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A new in-depth conversation with Kidrobot founder, Paul Budnitz. He highlights current, ongoing and future artist, fashion and studio collaborations, as well as gives insight into his thoughts on where art intersects with everyday culture... *designer

A new in-depth conversation with Kidrobot founder, Paul Budnitz. He highlights current, ongoing and future artist, fashion and studio collaborations, as well as gives insight into his thoughts on where art intersects with everyday culture...

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Happy Earth Day 2009! Check out "Hot and Cold," Repower America's short stop-motion animation  tv spot to raise awareness on carbon pollution. *designer

Happy Earth Day 2009! Check out "Hot and Cold," Repower America's short stop-motion animation tv spot to raise awareness on carbon pollution.

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The Jetlag Alarm Clock, designed by the UK design studio Industrial Facility, was selected by I.D. Magazine as the "Best Travel Product of 2008" *designer

The Jetlag Alarm Clock, designed by the UK design studio Industrial Facility, was selected by I.D. Magazine as the "Best Travel Product of 2008"

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With a mission to create a "greener" holiday card, the advertising agency TURKEL found a fun way to recycle  vintage greeting cards into something new. They collected 3,000 cards... *designer

With a mission to create a "greener" holiday card, the advertising agency TURKEL found a fun way to recycle vintage greeting cards into something new. They collected 3,000 cards...

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Bread + Butter collective has set up shop in a new D.U.M.B.O studio. They've added new letterpress items in their online shop. *designer

Bread + Butter collective has set up shop in a new D.U.M.B.O studio. They've added new letterpress items in their online shop.

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Contemporary Tibetan artist Gonkar Gyatso will be a participant in the upcoming 53rd Venice Biennale. Much of his recent work is filled with colorful pop culture graphics, but deserves a deeper look... *designer

Contemporary Tibetan artist Gonkar Gyatso will be a participant in the upcoming 53rd Venice Biennale. Much of his recent work is filled with colorful pop culture graphics, but deserves a deeper look...

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Paris design shop Royal Glamsters has collaborated with Kappachan to bring an adorable line of illustrated collars and ID-tags for dogs and cats. Perhaps the perfect holiday gift for your pets... *designer

Paris design shop Royal Glamsters has collaborated with Kappachan to bring an adorable line of illustrated collars and ID-tags for dogs and cats. Perhaps the perfect holiday gift for your pets...

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Jeff Matz (Lure Design) asks designers to take 'A Simple Pledge' to avoid using what some deem forbidden typefaces, in a bold and quirky screenprinted poster, to be signed by each designer, accountable if the pledge is broken. *designer

Jeff Matz (Lure Design) asks designers to take 'A Simple Pledge' to avoid using what some deem forbidden typefaces, in a bold and quirky screenprinted poster, to be signed by each designer, accountable if the pledge is broken.

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Ashley Buerkett redesigned the Super Mario Nintendo game as a board game as a student project at The Ringling College of Art + Design. *designer

Ashley Buerkett redesigned the Super Mario Nintendo game as a board game as a student project at The Ringling College of Art + Design.

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An original Harvey Milk speech is set to music and is put in motion with the use of simple graphics and expressive typography. (seems timely to watch after Sean Penn's  Oscar win last night). *designer

An original Harvey Milk speech is set to music and is put in motion with the use of simple graphics and expressive typography. (seems timely to watch after Sean Penn's Oscar win last night).

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Really fun set of notecards with retro chair illustrations by Leah Ammerman... *designer

Really fun set of notecards with retro chair illustrations by Leah Ammerman...

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Not Just Cartoons, Nicktoons collects all 31 original cartoons from the Nickelodeon studio in one book. Gel-filled cover - behind-the-scenes commentary, storyboards, interviews , etc. *designer

Not Just Cartoons, Nicktoons collects all 31 original cartoons from the Nickelodeon studio in one book. Gel-filled cover - behind-the-scenes commentary, storyboards, interviews , etc.

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A growing collection of vintage international postage stamps on flickr, first starting with Israel. *designer

A growing collection of vintage international postage stamps on flickr, first starting with Israel.

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a beautifully crafted hand letterpressed promo shaped as an oragami fotune teller by Libby Egan. *designer

a beautifully crafted hand letterpressed promo shaped as an oragami fotune teller by Libby Egan.

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The teaser trailer has been released for the feature length animated film 9. Tim Burton is a producer for the adaptation of Shane Acker's 2005 Academy Award nominated short film... *designer

The teaser trailer has been released for the feature length animated film 9. Tim Burton is a producer for the adaptation of Shane Acker's 2005 Academy Award nominated short film...

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Great new silkscreen poster by UK illustrator Andy Smith for "The Art of Lost Words" exhibition. *designer

Great new silkscreen poster by UK illustrator Andy Smith for "The Art of Lost Words" exhibition.

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Supermarket teamed up with Design Within Reach for a night of holiday shopping, Dec 10 at ModernMart IV.   a great opportunity to find unique gifts from emerging designers at affordable prices... *designer

Supermarket teamed up with Design Within Reach for a night of holiday shopping, Dec 10 at ModernMart IV. a great opportunity to find unique gifts from emerging designers at affordable prices...

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Chronicle Books adds "I Know a Lot of Things" to their library of reissued Ann and Paul Rand children's book collaborations this month. *designer

Chronicle Books adds "I Know a Lot of Things" to their library of reissued Ann and Paul Rand children's book collaborations this month.

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PepsiCo caved into consumer pressure and is reverting back to their earlier Tropicana design. The 'hated' new branding sparked much conversation in the design community. But should designers have thought more carefully about what they wished for? *designer

PepsiCo caved into consumer pressure and is reverting back to their earlier Tropicana design. The 'hated' new branding sparked much conversation in the design community. But should designers have thought more carefully about what they wished for?

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Hina Aoyama is an amazing Japanese paper cutting artist who uses scissors to create her elaborate designs. Her work is featured Gestalten Verlag's brand new book TANGIBLE: High Touch Visuals. *designer

Hina Aoyama is an amazing Japanese paper cutting artist who uses scissors to create her elaborate designs. Her work is featured Gestalten Verlag's brand new book TANGIBLE: High Touch Visuals.

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A retrospective exhibition of photographer Edward Steichen at the ICP looks to the pages of Vogue and Vanity Fair for a look at high style and fashion of the 1920s and 30s... *designer

A retrospective exhibition of photographer Edward Steichen at the ICP looks to the pages of Vogue and Vanity Fair for a look at high style and fashion of the 1920s and 30s...

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Notes from Russia: Hand-Made Street Notices by Alexei Plutser-Sarno,  is a recently published book by the design and publishing house FUEL. *designer

Notes from Russia: Hand-Made Street Notices by Alexei Plutser-Sarno, is a recently published book by the design and publishing house FUEL.

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Sesame Street made many animations to help with number recognition and teaching children how to count. Here are a few video highlights... *designer

Sesame Street made many animations to help with number recognition and teaching children how to count. Here are a few video highlights...

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They Might Be Giants continue to amaze with their new line up of animated music videos. Added to the list, 'I'm Impressed' and 'I'm a Paleontologist'. Rob Shaw did a gorgeous job using paper robots in 'I'm Impressed' ... *designer

They Might Be Giants continue to amaze with their new line up of animated music videos. Added to the list, 'I'm Impressed' and 'I'm a Paleontologist'. Rob Shaw did a gorgeous job using paper robots in 'I'm Impressed' ...

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The anticipated Royal Mail British Design Classics stamps will be available January 13th. But, the Royal Mail has also announced that they will release a new stamp series every month of 2009, including a series on Post Boxes, Darwin, and Mythical Creatures. *designer

The anticipated Royal Mail British Design Classics stamps will be available January 13th. But, the Royal Mail has also announced that they will release a new stamp series every month of 2009, including a series on Post Boxes, Darwin, and Mythical Creatures.

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The book "Women of Design:Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers"  from UnderConsideration founders Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit is finally available (published by HOW Books). *designer

The book "Women of Design:Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers" from UnderConsideration founders Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit is finally available (published by HOW Books).

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A look at vintage character balloons from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade's long legacy... *designer

A look at vintage character balloons from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade's long legacy...

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MOMA's Home Delivery exhibition part 2 is located outside the museum on a vacant lot. For this part of the exhibition MOMA commissioned 5 prefabricated homes, which you can walk through... *designer

MOMA's Home Delivery exhibition part 2 is located outside the museum on a vacant lot. For this part of the exhibition MOMA commissioned 5 prefabricated homes, which you can walk through...

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Sparkle and Spin is a playful collaboration between Ann and Paul Rand. It was originally published in 1957 by Harcourt Brace. Chronicle Books gave it a second life in 2006. *designer

Sparkle and Spin is a playful collaboration between Ann and Paul Rand. It was originally published in 1957 by Harcourt Brace. Chronicle Books gave it a second life in 2006.

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The wraparound cover Fantagraphics' Paperback edition of the BEASTS! features a detail of a print by Jordan Crane. The cover was designed by Jacob Covey. *designer

The wraparound cover Fantagraphics' Paperback edition of the BEASTS! features a detail of a print by Jordan Crane. The cover was designed by Jacob Covey.

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To celebrate the Smurfs' 50 year anniversary, a giant blue balloon graced the sky this morning at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. *designer

To celebrate the Smurfs' 50 year anniversary, a giant blue balloon graced the sky this morning at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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The trailer for Pixar's 10th feature film, Up, is finally available to view. And the animation looks exquisite as expected... *designer

The trailer for Pixar's 10th feature film, Up, is finally available to view. And the animation looks exquisite as expected...

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Behind the Scenes of Book Cover Designer

A great  video podcast with John Gall from Vintage Books (division of Knopf). *designer

Behind the Scenes of Book Cover Designer

A great video podcast with John Gall from Vintage Books (division of Knopf).

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A small collection of vintage Valentine’s Day cards, circa 1920s.  Most of the cards are addressed to a woman named Martha Stewart. *designer

A small collection of vintage Valentine’s Day cards, circa 1920s. Most of the cards are addressed to a woman named Martha Stewart.

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Seattle's Pensar Development branding design concepts for the Gekkeikan's Cap Ace sake bottle... *designer

Seattle's Pensar Development branding design concepts for the Gekkeikan's Cap Ace sake bottle...

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