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Typography

LAIKA: A Dynamic and Responsive Typeface

Michael Flückiger and Nicolas Kunz, the creators of LAIKA, argue that type, which has traditionally been constrained by the static nature of print, should move into the digital age in a dynamic and responsive way. They developed LAIKA to do just that. The type does not stand static as individual points in a font displaying either bold, thin, italic, grotesque, etc., but instead casts aside limitations in the digital form and moves fluidly between allstyles and variations based on digital inputs. See the video below ↓
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by Jessica Patterson
March 17, 2011
Graphic Design

An Infographic: Because it's St. Patrick's Day

There's probably some specific—maybe historical—reason why St. Patrick's Day is now associated with green beer and large quantities of said drink. But whatever the reason, local pubs, bars and microbreweries are pretty happy with the tradition, as this infographic design from Column Five Media for Intuit shows.
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by Jessica Patterson
March 17, 2011
Video

EXHIBIT! Workshop and Architectural Projection from Urbanscreen

Urbanscreen produced this video documenting their one-week "Lumentecture - Videomapping in Urban Space" workshop for EXIBIT! 2010, an international scenography festival. Urbanscreen worked with student participants to present a scenographic video performance on a facade of the “Kaserne Basel” during the festival as an architectural-projection.

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by Jessica Patterson
March 16, 2011
Industrial Design

Lighting Design from Ingo Maurer

Ingo Maurer designs some amazing original lighting, and I was particularly fond of their "exploding" hanging lamps, with objects radiating out from the light source.

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by Jessica Patterson
March 16, 2011
Graphic Design

Mid-Century Modern Chair Prints from Blue Art Studio

Blue Art Studio created this line of posters revolving around Mid-century Modern chairs.

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by Jessica Patterson
March 15, 2011
Industrial Design

The Murf Watch from Nixon

I'm a major fan of this Nixon watch designed by Cinco Design in Portland. The Murf puts the side dial on the front, blows it up into a graphic detail and rotates the clock face to display the time below. ~~Like~~ ~~want~~ need. The problem lies in choosing a color.
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by Jessica Patterson
March 15, 2011
Graphic Design

Brands in Movie Posters from Antrepo

Antrepo, a multidisciplinary design collective, created these alternative movie posters that displays the brands integrated into 10 films.

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by Jessica Patterson
March 15, 2011
Web Design

Free Peachy Pattern Pack from WebTreats

I like this tileable Lavender Peach Pattern set from WebTreats.

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by Jessica Patterson
March 14, 2011
Architecture

The Embedded Project: Architectural and Interactive Installation

HHD_FUN with Aaajiao (Xu Wenkai) created the Embedded Project, an architectural installation that interacts with Google Earth and allows visitors to observe places and virtual spaces around the world. Aside from internal interactivity, the external facade of the project is beautiful, appearing structurally strong with delicate luminosity and paper-like folds.
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by Jessica Patterson
March 14, 2011
Graphic Design

Great Gatsby Business Cards Poster Design

This poster designed by The Heads of State displays 32 fictitious business cards from characters in the Great Gatsby. The cards and type are modeled after 1920s social stationary, and the print is a great piece of letterpress from Studio on Fire, in Minneapolis.
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by Jessica Patterson
March 13, 2011

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