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Social media has spawned a generation who appear to believe that punctuation is optional, that grammar is for the elderly, and that ending a sentence with a period is an act of aggression. The guardian of grammar, Benjamin Dreyer, wants that to change. dogroup.co/2TwqaLq
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A map featuring the 222 typefaces named for American places (h/t @Emblemetric) dogroup.co/2Tk3pMI
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2024 is shaping up to be quite the challenge, but guess what? We're ready to tackle it head-on. Equity Observer is your ticket to stay informed, inspired, and engaged. Subscribe now and join a community making a difference. Read the first issue ⬇️ mailchi.mp/designobserver/te…
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A dream job described: art director for special projects at The New York Times Magazine Group @puddygreen talks to @thedailyheller about creating The New York Times for Kids dogroup.co/2IJsopD
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800 pages of every hand-mixed color imaginable, 271 years before Pantone: dogroup.co/2qZX88v
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Scientists in Germany have developed an actual, intradermal tattoo that can change colour in response to changing levels of glucose, albumin, or pH. h/t @kottke dogroup.co/2ZtpYzi
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Design Matters w @debbiemillman + Shirley Manson @garbage on career, music, and the value of speaking up #Listen dogroup.co/2DYhWXo
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"The print-is-dead conversation is tedious ... magazine sales have dwindled but I don’t think that’s because the audience has disappeared, I think it’s because authentic publications have.” @thedailyheller talks to @MrMattWilley about INQUE. #ReadMore dogroup.co/30PdoO3
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Paula Scher, Christoph Niemann and more visionary designers: coming soon on @netflix dogroup.co/2k4WNxM
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After reviewing 700+ books from cover to cover, we're excited to share the best designs of 2018. Announcing the 2018 50 Books dogroup.co/2Qml43A + 50 Covers dogroup.co/2Qo3OLh selections with @AIGADesign #Congratulations 🎉 📚🎊
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Let's all show Canada some love : a documentary on Canadian Design needs your help! dogroup.co/2lyTqzW
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2,000,000 wondrous nature illustrations put online by the @BioDivLibrary. dogroup.co/2hRceOB
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📣 Introducing The Design Observer 20: The Redesigners.
The Design Observer 20 is our inaugural list of 20 remarkable people, projects, and ideas addressing an urgent social need. We call them the redesigners. Check them out here 👇 #DOTwenty designobserver.com/dotwenty/…
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It’s getting real! Coming this fall, Culture is Not Always Popular, our 15 year retrospective. Pre-order: dogroup.co/2R6ye4L
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Design Thinking is bullshit, says @pentagram partner @njenworks says. Why? Listen: dogroup.co/2idRCQu
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The story of Ford’s first African-American designer, McKinley Thompson, who sketched the original 1966 Bronco.
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One of our favs: Design Matters w/ @debbiemillman + @amandapalmer on music, ambitions, and asking for help dogroup.co/2r8OIzg
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Color correction and its relationship to racial bias. (Via Dori Tunstall.) dogroup.co/2NCFXuu
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The Americanization of 1920s New Typography; or the soft sell of the avant garde from @thedailyheller dogroup.co/2U0SMR8
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Jason Forrest is amassing a curated archive of vintage data visualization books and artifacts, which he plans to make digitally available to the public. @thedailyheller dives in.
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Beetles, butterflies, dragonflies + more, all rendered in flowers and leaves: dogroup.co/2hs4bGK
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The Japanese fashion designer Kenzo has died of complications from COVID-19, in Paris, his adopted home for more than half a century. He was 81.
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In honor of his 86th birthday, a quick overview of Massimo Vignelli‘s enduring NYC subway legacy dogroup.co/2iGntVj
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“A stunning mixture of Midcentury Modern typography and abstract graphic art.” @thedailyheller takes a deep dive into Command Records album art. dogroup.co/2YaZODC
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An algorithm has generated seven million different label designs for Nutella. dogroup.co/2s1xDYv
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100s of pages from Lance Wyman’s ‘designlogs’ have been photographed, edited + made into a beautiful book. More: dogroup.co/2jbugJI
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A new study at @ibmdesign confirms @errolmorris's findings from 2012: Baskerville is the most trustworthy typeface dogroup.co/2kt1Sju
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The original 176 emojis, developed by Shigetaka Kurita for cell phones in 1999, now acquired by @MuseumModernArt dogroup.co/2eexcjh
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Brilliant, methodical explanation of pixels, dots and why they matter. Should be required reading for all designers.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about a rejected Paul Rand logo for Ford Motor Company—from 1966—but were afraid to ask. (With apologies for the term “fancy-schmancy design trends” which would make Mr. Rand spin in his grave.) dogroup.co/2IC2Vzq
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In an effort to provide more fonts accessible to everyone, the Indian Type Foundry introduces Fontshare. dogroup.co/2P2iCTF
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Pilot and photographer Christiaan van Heijst captures his stunning view of weather from the cockpit. dogroup.co/2GIv4Ol
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The 10 best podcasts for designers: Design Matters with @debbiemillman ranked no. 1. dogroup.co/12yTnpA
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49 Breathtaking Libraries From All Over The World buzzfeed.com/mattortile/49-b…
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What colors define historical periods? This app creates color palettes from 2000 BC to the 1960s (h/t @bdeskin) dlvr.it/QjRGCc
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“We're designing relationships now as opposed to designing artifacts.” @IDEO sets its sights on #AI dogroup.co/2yuqX8q
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2/3: #50Covers winner Wolf in White Van designed by @timothyogoodman from @FSGbooks dogroup.co/1HUXYUo
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The beauty of Slovakian Socialist Era sterile, geometric, old swimming pools. dogroup.co/2fzRLt8
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20 historical graphic designers that you should be ashamed not to know. @8point5b dogroup.co/1D9VY8o
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National Parks posters featuring quotes from one-star reviews. (h/t @Emblemetric) dogroup.co/2xsF4vT
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Congrats to the amazing 50 Books (dogroup.co/28Rfzqn) and 50 Covers (dogroup.co/28Rfzqp) winners!
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A gallery of images of the grand signs of mid-century America by @toomuchfire: dogroup.co/1hlRMJv |
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Modern boy and modern girl! A trip down memory lane with vintage Japanese graphic design. (h/t Joe Freedman) dogroup.co/2rgvE0T
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“Real life” Lego House to open in Denmark this month. Hopefully it's too big to step on. dogroup.co/2xcqLdh
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Photographer Michael Wolf and the dazzling and depressing architecture of density in megacities dogroup.co/2iCvkDa
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"Regardless of why we find something humorous, it is an extraordinary tool for the designer.” Read an excerpt from @SeanAAdams new book How Design Makes Us Think. dogroup.co/3d1kLad And join us Tuesday for a discussion about the book. Tickets here: dogroup.co/2Qxg14p
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All 14 issues of legendary Herb Lubalin 60s magazine Avant Garde are now online! dogroup.co/2d57T33
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In Amsterdam, serres séparées (which mean 'separate greenhouses' in French) are introduced for socially distanced outdoor dining. dogroup.co/2zDLIkA
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The Designer's Dictionary of Color = wonderful new book from @SeanAAdams. Find out more: dogroup.co/2pLmIxT
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150 years ago women were first admitted to Yale University's School of Art. This important anniversary was marked by an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, and included work across all media, except for one: graphic design. dogroup.co/3EHKF05
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50 Books | 50 Covers entries are continuing to impress up. A quick peek at a few of the recent ones. See them all here: dogroup.co/2D2hdoP
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Design Matters w @debbiemillman + illustrator @abstractsunday on his singular career as an artistic superhero. #Listen! dogroup.co/2PtqibD
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A stunning midnight walk through the neon-hued streets of asian cities from @marcuswendt dogroup.co/2ifaDBE
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Big hit yesterday: Keep Calm and Carry On: Story Behind the Poster. Video. http://bit.ly/mBBB6D Note: password "keepcalm" is needed. #poster
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Out today from @LaurenceKingPub 📚 Sign Painting. In the last ten years or so we have truly witnessed a resurgence of the sign painter’s craft. More: dogroup.co/3o5sau2
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Olympic Games pictograms were introduced at the Tokyo '64 Games. The #Tokyo2020 pictograms were designed by Masaaki Hiromura who “tried to express the dynamic beauty of the athletes...while respecting the legacy” dogroup.co/2TNRBUj
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Graphic Design is a Literary Discipline: Writers, editors, and designers speak the same language dogroup.co/2kx9EbM
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The brilliant @mcmansionhell website, shut down by a restraining order, is back on its feet thanks to the @EFF dogroup.co/2s5qSkU
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Recognize this guy? Did you know he started his career as a graphic designer? dogroup.co/1zpP1jE
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"Akogare could be understood to a Western audience as a deep feeling of respect and admiration one may feel for someone they greatly look up to." On a new bi-lingual collaboration from Logoarchive @Neue_Miller @RichBaird
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Rebranding Chernobyl with a logo that decays over time. (h/t @michaelbierut ) dogroup.co/3kI5m2q
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About two years ago Brooklyn-based polymath Robby Kraft started using algorithmic code to design new origami patterns and they are #astounding dogroup.co/2JElyh8
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#TBT #ThrowbackThursday The posters created by the Atelier Populaire during the May 1968 riots in Paris may be one of the best examples of how the medium of graphic design has the capacity to help bring an entire country to its knees. dogroup.co/3mB67N6
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Political struggle has long fueled and catalyzed much of Poland’s historically visual innovations. @thedailyheller profiles Graphic Emergency and the political climate that is fuleing their populist posters. dogroup.co/3hpXHCn
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Congrats to @michaelbierut + @jessicahelfand! The Design of Business | The Business of Design was named one of the 15 best graphic design podcasts: dlvr.it/Qk0DyD
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