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    ESPNU: Custom College Mascot Logos

    ESPNU realizes that the interest in college sports rests heavily upon the loyalties of the fans—namely their teams. Attitudes, alumni, regions and passions are embodied in a name, color and mascot with a fierce loyalty and devotion that echoes the broadcasting brand's tagline, "Never Graduate."

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    by Jessica Patterson
    February 26, 2013
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  • Industrial Design

    Design for Good: Mine Kafon—A Low-Cost Landmine Detonator

    As a boy Massoud Hassani and his brother crafted clever toys to race in the Kabul desert. The wind-powered creations would roll along the dusty earth and too often into the landmine area where they were lost—their race ended prematurely. You could say the same about the thousands who lose their lives or limbs every year because of abandoned landmines.

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    by Stephen Olmstead
    January 7, 2013
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  • Interface Design

    Foldify: Paper Characters and Creations from the iPad

    Foldify is joy for the iPad. Designed and developed by Pixle, a development and UI design trio based in Warsaw, Poland, Foldify brings paper and tablet together in a playful and intuitive way. The app's motto—Create. Print. Fold.—says it all: Folders can choose existing designs or create their own characters / objects, air print to their printers and fold up real-world incarnations of their design.

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    by Jessica Patterson
    December 10, 2012
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  • Illustration

    The Paper Fox: Digital Paper Characters in an iOS World

    One year ago, Melbourne-based 3D-artist Jeremy Kool successfully funded a book project called The Paper Fox—the coordinating blog covers the development of the book including character and scene development.

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    by Jessica Patterson
    November 26, 2012
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  • Illustration

    Yum Yum London: Cheerful Character Designs

    Sometimes the day just needs a little extra happy in it. Yum Yum studio's character designs are pretty much guaranteed to bring on some cheer. The London-based studio creates colorful character designs like these and specializes in telling stories "through animation, illustration and toys." Meet Boris the hamster, Hotdog and the rest of the gang ↓

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    by Jessica Patterson
    November 20, 2012
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  • Graphic Design

    FRAE Frozen Yogurt: Cheerful Brand Design

    UK-based creative agency The Plant brings us this beautiful identity for FRAE Frozen Yogurt. The branding specialists wanted to let the product shine through and accomplished their task by "injecting fun, humor and confidence." By using a typography system based on vintage dairy graphics and connective photography, they built a brand that can can flex and grow with the company.

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    by Jessica Patterson
    November 15, 2012
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  • Graphic Design

    Choices: Which CANdidate is for you?

    Tis the season for election statements, both biased an un-. Maybe you've see the Vote with Your Gum poster campaign or the 7-11 Cup Vote, prodding citizens to make a choice and show the world. San Francisco-based fine artist and designer Someguy, a.k.a.

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    by Ward Andrews
    November 2, 2012
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  • Typography

    A Typographic Chess Set: Hat Trick Design

    This chess set from Jim Sutherland of London-based Hat Trick Design is sure to make any typophile, chess nerd swoon. The letter pieces are based on chess notation, doubling as an inherent game reference and mostly literal physical representations.

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    by Jessica Patterson
    October 23, 2012
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