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Get to Know Julia Pott; You’ll Like Her
Julia Pott is a British animator and illustrator now living in Brooklyn, New York. In the short time that she’s been out of school and working professionally, she’s developed quite a list of clients,...
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New Medium: Pizza!
If the title sounds puzzling, wait until you see the work—I am still undecided whether to laugh or gag… I celebrate taking risks, nonetheless! Arnold Schwarzenegger Philippe Starck Jeff Koons Jay Z...
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Nanta: South Korea’s Multidisciplinary Reality Show
Two of my great passions—after design, of course—are cooking and music. Imagine my delight when I encountered Nanta, a combination of both! Also known as Cookin’, or Cookin’ Nanta, it is a South...
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Marcus Reed’s Animal Alphabet
We each have our favorite alphabet book, whether from childhood or, like mine, for more mature audiences. Illustrated alphabets have been around for so long, that one would think it most challenging to...
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Street Furniture Ad-ons
IBM is committed to creating solutions that help cities all over the world to get smarter in order to make life in those cities better. For the blue-chip organization’s “Smarter Cities” campaign, the...
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Penguin + Random House = ?
I’m sure you have read quite a bit about the new Penguin + Random House logo since it was introduced a couple of weeks ago. Lest we repeat—or, alas, come across as uninformed—there are a few points I...
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Top 7 Design Faux-Pas
It’s Sunday, so we thought we’d share something light and funny. Although I’m not so sure about the funny part… this is quite a sad state of affairs, actually! Were all the editors out the day some of...
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Casa Ecológica de Botellas
Anyone who goes to the small town of Iguazú, on the border between Argentina and Brazil, does so only to visit the breathtaking waterfalls; that was also the intention of my dad and his wife when they...
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Bruno Munari’s “Interactive” Picture-Book
Artist, designer, inventor and educator Bruno Munari was born in Milan in 1907. After almost 20 years away from his home town—and Italy’s Design Center—he returned to Milan and shortly thereafter...
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Disney and Dalí: Unlikely Collaborators
In 2003, Disney released a six minute animated short called Destino, finally bringing closure to a project that began 57 years earlier. The collaboration between Dalí and Disney was formalized in a...
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Making Hope Visual at the Consulate General of Argentina
“Making Hope Visual” presents powerful designs that have brought the United Nations’ message to life, engaging diverse audiences in all corners of the world and making a positive impact on their...
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Wonders of Street Art: My Top 7
As you might have guessed if you are an Alfalfa blog follower, I have a soft spot for street art—a BIG soft spot! Without further ado, here are my latest faves: By Sam3 in Blanca, Spain By Nikita...
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Traditional Recipes, Unusual Delivery
I Tradizionali assortment The brainchild of Marina Cinciripini, an interior designer and kitchen lover, and Sarah Richiuso, a product designer and illustrator, I Tradizionali are illustrated...
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Azuma Makoto’s Botanical Space Travel
Azuma Makoto, a 38-year-old artist based in Tokyo, focuses on elevating the value of flowers and plants by finding unique and mysterious forms within them. Respecting the existence of nature and...
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A Pre-Pantone Color Guide
Over 250 years before the Color-Industrial Complex appeared, Mr. Boogert, a mysterious Dutch artist, detailed every color in the spectrum—only he did it all by hand. Boogert dissertation to...
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Just Type 2015 Calendar
Behold all Typophiles out there, our time has come! Workman Publishing has recently made available Just Type, a wall calendar that features a different font every month. Not only is it nicely...
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