Going Dutch

Posted on December 10, 2007 Under Design

While I'm rather indifferent to the works of say, Italian Baroque period composers, I really like waffles of the Belgian variety and it would be pretty safe to say I simply adore all things Dutch, like splitting restaurant bills. When…

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COLOURlovers Redesigns

Posted on December 10, 2007 Under Design

If you don't know about COLOURlovers yet, get thee to this site. If you're already in the know, then you're aware of just what an amazing resource the site has become over the last few years. And what more would…

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SpearTalks: TADO

Posted on December 7, 2007 Under Design

Mike and Katie are TADO, the UK based duo whose darkly adorable characters have taken the design and vinyl worlds by storm. Only a few years out of university, the pair has already parented a unique aesthetic -- one that…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Let's Get Down to (Christmas) Business

Posted on December 7, 2007 Under Design

You know what's freakin' incredible? Sparkly lights. You know what's even better? Getting to use them indoors without looking like a college student. Yep, decorating season is here, and unless you're the type that pulls your holiday box out of…

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Yar Rassadin: Pantone Matryoshka

Posted on December 6, 2007 Under Design

Sweet Mother Russia has blessed the world so much in the way of culture and the arts. Mikhail Baryshnikov and Yakov Smirnoff are just some of the national treasures the former Soviet Union has had the decency to share with…

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RGBy Goodness

Posted on December 6, 2007 Under Design

You know we get all goobery and excited over tables that do stuff, so the thought of the RGBy table gets us pretty excited, too. Using photo sensors and multicolored LEDs, the table changes color according to the objects placed…

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Make it Right

Posted on December 6, 2007 Under Design

Brad Pitt's making news for something other than adding to the collection of ridiculouslt attractive, culturally-relevant third world children he shares with Angelina Jolie; this time, it's for something we'd probably never have seen coming. Apparently Brad Pitt has a…

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Top 5 Poster Gifts

Posted on December 5, 2007 Under Design

Little Friends of Printmaking: Read JS Review | Buy It ($20 - $30; shown as 4) As it turns out, the pair running Little Friends of Printmaking not only make a killer poster, they also seem to have a lot…

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New Tonky

Posted on December 5, 2007 Under Design

All of us here are firm believers that decals aren't just for advertising soft drinks on stock cars, they can also be used as decadent decorations for your home or office. That's why back in July we informed you about…

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FeatureThis 2.0

Posted on December 5, 2007 Under Design

Eric Hollings has been a busy little bee on the West Coast of late, mostly evident in his newly-rehauled portfolio site, FeatureThis. He's kept the same kitschy, retro feel of his old site, but repackaged it up in clean, chocolatey,…

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