June 2012
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“You know it makes sense, don’t even think about it, life and death are...”
–  John Cale
May 30th
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Nintendo Characters as Ukiyo-e Prints
Illustrator and all-around Japan aficionado Jed Henry has begun producing a series of amusing prints illustrating classic Nintendo characters/games as woodblock prints of 17th and 18th century Japan. The response from geeks around the world has prompted him to set up a Facebook group. He’s also promised to start a kickstarter campaign in order to sell the prints. via Link from Zelda Mega...
May 30th
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Always felt this way, right?
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May 29th
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Tent city at Stuttgart 21
The building of the ‘Stuttgart 21’ has commenced, a train station which is predicted to have the largest construction site in europe. A resistance to the project has since been growing, with demonstrators setting up camp on location to prevent progress.  The new urban districts were captured by german photography studio frank bayh & steff rosenberger-ochs in a series entitled...
May 29th
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May 28th
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¿Te vas? (Are you leaving?) What is written behind these legends of dragoons, princes and princesses? Once upon a time… The reality. More info about this amazing shortfilm here via
May 25th
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Be optimistic and thankful: Sealed watch
Be optimistic and thankful have developed ‘sealed watch’ where each dial is stamped and assembled by the designers themselves. It allows the users the ability to make their own individualized face through a selection of different waxes. the monogram can then be matched with the various cases, hands and straps to create a personalized piece.  Sealed Watch When you witness a beautiful...
May 24th
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Marcel Breuer Digital Archive
Syracuse University Library has unveiled phase one of a new digital archive containing objects by and about architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981). The archive includes over 30,000 images of drawings, photographs, correspondence, and other materials created before 1955 and can be explored in its entirety or by project or name. For more information about reproduction and...
May 22nd
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PLAY, a collection of a series of short documentaries by TOC-TOC in collaboration with Javier Garza Yañez, which purpose is to present in a national and international way, the creative mexican community in particularly of their loved city Monterrey, Nuevo León. The first chapter goes with plastic artist Bacalao.
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May 19th
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May 18th
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99% Invisible
A tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.
May 17th
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Listen XXYYXX – ‘About You’
May 15th
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“If it excites you and scares the crap out of you at the same time, it probably...”
– Jack Cheng
May 15th
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“Artists have a vested interest in our believing in the flash of revelation, the...”
– Nietzsche via
May 11th
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Joseph Grima, editor-in-chief of Domus discussing the influence that user collaboration and open-source production are having on the design industry at the moment and how these themes influenced the Future in the Making exhibition that the magazine hosted.
May 10th
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“If you’re making the customer do any extra amount of work, no matter what...”
– Aaron Levie, CEO and cofounder of Box, from The Simplicity Thesis via
May 8th
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