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Toyo Microbit Tires: These Are Nutty!

Posted on February 27, 2007 Under Life

When I went back to my 'Siberian' hometown recently, the new rave were these Toyo Microbit Tires. People who live in the Colorado Rockies drive on snow and ice during the majority of the year, so they don't skimp when…

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(LESS) Campaign: Donate Without Consuming

Posted on February 27, 2007 Under Life

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate how big corporations like Gap are turing sales into helpful donations to great causes through the (RED) campaign; I think (RED) has been successful from a wide-spread outreach standpoint. But I also really appreciate…

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People Like Us: New Shirts, Same Humor

Posted on February 26, 2007 Under Fashion

The People Like Us Collective (or as I like to refer to them, 'The Thunder Down Under') have just released two new t-shirt designs. If you hurry, you can get your hands on one or both of these limited edition…

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Holy Folding Chairs, Batman!

Posted on February 26, 2007 Under Design

Folding chairs may not be the most glamourous decor item out there, but it's difficult to deny that they serve an important role in day to day life. They do, after-all, provide the utility of a chair but can be…

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Corpus

Posted on February 26, 2007 Under Fashion

Corpus surfaced in 2003 when founders Jarrod Cornish and Keith Richardson decided to take a step away from the pre-faded, distressed look we were seeing (and are still seeing) with denim. Using back-to-the-basics fabrics like raw Selvedge denim, Cornish and…

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Ashkahn: Don't Stop Studio

Posted on February 26, 2007 Under Design

Ashkahn just launched his new online studio called Don't Stop. Through his new site, Ashkahn will continue to wow the masses with his experimental and utterly unique visuals for music packaging, merchandise branding, posters and identity. I also learned through…

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Cut Cabinet: Francesco Cappuccio

Posted on February 26, 2007 Under Design

Francesco Cappuccio is at it again folks. You may remember his Canvas Coffee Table I wrote about a little while ago. Well, Francesco is morphing art into furniture once again-- this time his inspiration was Lucio Fontana's 1966 piece entitled…

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Web 2.0 in Under Five

Posted on February 24, 2007 Under Life

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, I hope you enjoy this short and thought provoking clip by Michael Wesch, who is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. In this, a short, clear, simple,…

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M and Co: Five O'Clock

Posted on February 23, 2007 Under Design

To a lot of us out there five o'clock is the only time in the day that really matters-- unless you're a lawyer, in which case this clock should be probably be called "Midnight O'Clock." At any rate, the M&Co…

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The New Magnet Media

Posted on February 23, 2007 Under Life

MagneCote has come out with a product that may add a little something to the print advertising you magazine readers see so much of. From what I've seen, it's begun to filter into some design mags out there, and I'm…

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