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Sneak peek from Jeremy Fish's studio ! *elsia

Sneak peek from Jeremy Fish's studio !

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Suitcases as storage, like many other beautiful ideas by designer Lotty Lindeman from Netherlands. *elsia

Suitcases as storage, like many other beautiful ideas by designer Lotty Lindeman from Netherlands.

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A one-page-preview for the much awaited book: Graphic Design Referenced, by Byrony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit. *elsia

A one-page-preview for the much awaited book: Graphic Design Referenced, by Byrony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit.

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Up-and-coming studio Icinori created the new 'Indica Ritual' visual concept, and it's great! *elsia

Up-and-coming studio Icinori created the new 'Indica Ritual' visual concept, and it's great!

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'Neurath, Bliss and Language of the Pictogram', an essay by Phil Patton: Otto Neurath's Isotype and Blissymbolics in perspective, or how to go past the failings of language inventing a new -graphic- one. A must-read! *elsia

'Neurath, Bliss and Language of the Pictogram', an essay by Phil Patton: Otto Neurath's Isotype and Blissymbolics in perspective, or how to go past the failings of language inventing a new -graphic- one. A must-read!

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Welcome to BomboLand (italian designer Maurizio Santucci) ! *elsia

Welcome to BomboLand (italian designer Maurizio Santucci) !

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"The city is our office.":  WorkSnug, an augmented reality application to find the best places to work at, is coming soon... Stop using your eyes, use your mobile instead. *elsia

"The city is our office.": WorkSnug, an augmented reality application to find the best places to work at, is coming soon... Stop using your eyes, use your mobile instead.

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Beautiful insipration from Hiroshige and Klimt in this upcoming children book 'La colère de Banshee' (Banshee's anger) by talented David Sala. *elsia

Beautiful insipration from Hiroshige and Klimt in this upcoming children book 'La colère de Banshee' (Banshee's anger) by talented David Sala.

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Every single piece of the dutch design studio Tas-ka is just lovely, from their tea-cosies to their house-shaped wooden plates, but my favorite is their paper-cranes lamps... so poetic ! *elsia

Every single piece of the dutch design studio Tas-ka is just lovely, from their tea-cosies to their house-shaped wooden plates, but my favorite is their paper-cranes lamps... so poetic !

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Lizzie Allen creates wonderful hand-screen-printed wallpapers. Her patterns are inspired by illustrations from the 50's (here is her 'london city gents' theme). *elsia

Lizzie Allen creates wonderful hand-screen-printed wallpapers. Her patterns are inspired by illustrations from the 50's (here is her 'london city gents' theme).

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Damien Correll provided some art for a De'Longhi espresso machine that will be auctioned for charity. Classic sobriety, yet designer touch indeed. *elsia

Damien Correll provided some art for a De'Longhi espresso machine that will be auctioned for charity. Classic sobriety, yet designer touch indeed.

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Olivier Byrne's 'Book of Euclid' (1847) is a graphical achievement, even if a pedagogical failure : 4 colors, dots and squares... just whoa ! *elsia

Olivier Byrne's 'Book of Euclid' (1847) is a graphical achievement, even if a pedagogical failure : 4 colors, dots and squares... just whoa !

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Full 'Making of' for the stunning "Hope" lamp designed by Francisco Gomez and Paolo Rizzato. Inspiration, conception, industrial fabrication, every step is documented. "Que la lumière soit!" *elsia

Full 'Making of' for the stunning "Hope" lamp designed by Francisco Gomez and Paolo Rizzato. Inspiration, conception, industrial fabrication, every step is documented. "Que la lumière soit!"

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Alice, Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood... Katogi Mari finds her inspiration in european classic tales and gives them new perspective with a candid acrylic&gouache style. *elsia

Alice, Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood... Katogi Mari finds her inspiration in european classic tales and gives them new perspective with a candid acrylic&gouache style.

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"From the ordinary", Guillaume Ninove builds architectural illustration like bas-relief to express some "realistic and poor ordinary beauty". *elsia

"From the ordinary", Guillaume Ninove builds architectural illustration like bas-relief to express some "realistic and poor ordinary beauty".

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"GrandPapier", a base camp for daily comics and drawings, with more than 160 artists contributing. What a daily dose of doodling ! *elsia

"GrandPapier", a base camp for daily comics and drawings, with more than 160 artists contributing. What a daily dose of doodling !

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A volume mandala built from folded paper by italian duo Jekyll&Hyde... then swept away ! Thought as an epitome of the irony behing clever graphic design artifacts soon 'becoming the tomorrow garbage'. *elsia

A volume mandala built from folded paper by italian duo Jekyll&Hyde... then swept away ! Thought as an epitome of the irony behing clever graphic design artifacts soon 'becoming the tomorrow garbage'.

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Ink painting by Lucie Beranger, delicate and chic. *elsia

Ink painting by Lucie Beranger, delicate and chic.

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'Knot Tied: A History of Gay Marriage Bans', stunningly clear timeline of changing laws by GOOD and Timko & Klick. *elsia

'Knot Tied: A History of Gay Marriage Bans', stunningly clear timeline of changing laws by GOOD and Timko & Klick.

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'Terrible Yellow Eyes' : a growing online collection of artworks as a tribute to 'Where the wild things are', an initiative by Cory Godbey. *elsia

'Terrible Yellow Eyes' : a growing online collection of artworks as a tribute to 'Where the wild things are', an initiative by Cory Godbey.

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Matali Crasset has just completed the interior design of 'La Maison des Petits' (House for the little ones) at the 104, Paris. Complete review with technical details on Dezeen. *elsia

Matali Crasset has just completed the interior design of 'La Maison des Petits' (House for the little ones) at the 104, Paris. Complete review with technical details on Dezeen.

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Drawings by Nora Tujague. Fresh and powerful. *elsia

Drawings by Nora Tujague. Fresh and powerful.

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Found this little video by chance today and it just made my day ! Incredibly funky : Dancing headphones, by Beshart studio from Belgium. *elsia

Found this little video by chance today and it just made my day ! Incredibly funky : Dancing headphones, by Beshart studio from Belgium.

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Very talented Ann Wood offers a full DIY project as a guest in D*S : little cardboard horses running through walls ! *elsia

Very talented Ann Wood offers a full DIY project as a guest in D*S : little cardboard horses running through walls !

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"A logo is only as good as the entity it stands for"... Interesting reading : "When Bad Things happen to Good Logos" by Steven Heller. *elsia

"A logo is only as good as the entity it stands for"... Interesting reading : "When Bad Things happen to Good Logos" by Steven Heller.

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"Montgolfier", new print by "Icinori", DIY project by Mayumi Otero and Raphael Urwiller. *elsia

"Montgolfier", new print by "Icinori", DIY project by Mayumi Otero and Raphael Urwiller.

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Funky "Lost" cake, made by Charm City Cakes to celebrate the 100th episode ! *elsia

Funky "Lost" cake, made by Charm City Cakes to celebrate the 100th episode !

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Flawless logo design by young Julien Castanié for the "French Union of Arts and Artists" *elsia

Flawless logo design by young Julien Castanié for the "French Union of Arts and Artists"

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When searching for something, anything... I'll always go back to the "Artist series" by Hillman Curtis : Paula Scher, Milton Glaser, Mark Romanek, Lawrence Weiner... So much to watch, listen, learn, remember, do. *elsia

When searching for something, anything... I'll always go back to the "Artist series" by Hillman Curtis : Paula Scher, Milton Glaser, Mark Romanek, Lawrence Weiner... So much to watch, listen, learn, remember, do.

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"Plastic Life" by 20 100 (Vincent Bousserez, who does great urban landscapes too) *elsia

"Plastic Life" by 20 100 (Vincent Bousserez, who does great urban landscapes too)

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What's up there ? (Gaëlle Carton is playing with her drawings around her house...) *elsia

What's up there ? (Gaëlle Carton is playing with her drawings around her house...)

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"Morgenrot" : early-20th rushes from the Congress Library and old postal cards, for the most poetic video ever... Animated by Jeff Desom, with music by Hauschka. *elsia

"Morgenrot" : early-20th rushes from the Congress Library and old postal cards, for the most poetic video ever... Animated by Jeff Desom, with music by Hauschka.

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"Circus Violet" is the really cute new collection of porcelain, prints and stamps, from Studio Violet (Camilla and Elisabeth) from Sweden. *elsia

"Circus Violet" is the really cute new collection of porcelain, prints and stamps, from Studio Violet (Camilla and Elisabeth) from Sweden.

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Feminine and floral, art by Eriko Hata. *elsia

Feminine and floral, art by Eriko Hata.

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Sobriété, photography, by "Monsieur Be" *elsia

Sobriété, photography, by "Monsieur Be"

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Best of visual information design : Harry Beck's work on subway maps in London and Paris, through a comparative essay by Mark Ovenden. Reading about maps has never been so inspiring! *elsia

Best of visual information design : Harry Beck's work on subway maps in London and Paris, through a comparative essay by Mark Ovenden. Reading about maps has never been so inspiring!

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"Illustration : The Drawcumentary", Greg Dubeau filmed the doubts and hopes of his fellow 8 Sheridan students living & working towards their graduation. Last days of being wild ? *elsia

"Illustration : The Drawcumentary", Greg Dubeau filmed the doubts and hopes of his fellow 8 Sheridan students living & working towards their graduation. Last days of being wild ?

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What is, what was, and all the world between... Intriguing work by Estelle Lagarde *elsia

What is, what was, and all the world between... Intriguing work by Estelle Lagarde

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Yann Bagot's project book 'Mort Cinder, le cabinet du temps' has just been re-edited, an interesting graphic work. *elsia

Yann Bagot's project book 'Mort Cinder, le cabinet du temps' has just been re-edited, an interesting graphic work.

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Maeve Clancy created some stunning paper cut backdrop for Lisa Hanningan 'I don't know" music video. Watching this landscape come to life is incredibly inspiring ! *elsia

Maeve Clancy created some stunning paper cut backdrop for Lisa Hanningan 'I don't know" music video. Watching this landscape come to life is incredibly inspiring !

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