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Become an M 'an' M.

Posted on February 11, 2007 Under Design

Need something fun to do on this Sunday morning? Maybe you're feeling a little down in the dumps from partying the last two nights? I recommend becoming an M&M-- it is mindless, fun, and the final product will, well, speak…

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Designers Dozen: Tax Advice For Designers

Posted on February 9, 2007 Under Life

Tax time isn't fun for anyone, but for you right-brained artists and designers out there, it can be a literal nightmare. The fact of the matter remains: we all have to pay our taxes (or else Uncle Sam will come…

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Royal Remarkable Update

Posted on February 9, 2007 Under Design

Our buddy Royal Remarkable has been a busy man lately. Since you avid joshspear.com readers have grown to know and love RR and his formidable design talent through the site, I thought I would give you a quick update. Recently,…

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LELO Most Embarrassing Valentines Day Contest

Posted on February 8, 2007 Under Life

With Valentines Day less than a week away, we've decided to run a little contest. The prize: an Iris Pleasure Object by LELO. The challenge: to submit your most embarrassing Valentine's Day story-- you can redact or change names if…

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Future Perfect 01: Cleveland MOCA

Posted on February 8, 2007 Under Art

As part of the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art group show called Side by Side, Mark Moskovitz is showing the first piece in his Future Perfect Series. It's entitled Future Perfect 01, and the inspiration and story behind the piece…

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MemoryMiner: Web 2.0 Wizardry

Posted on February 7, 2007 Under Life

MemoryMiner won the Macworld 2006 Best of Show Award-- that fact alone should tell you something about its Web 2.0 prowess. Without going into too much detail (chuckle chuckle), MemoryMiner is a Digital Storytelling application used to discover the threads…

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Knock Knock. Who's There? Clever Stationery.

Posted on February 7, 2007 Under Design

I get a kick out of the new Knock Knock products; Knock Knock makes clever, witty, and most importantly, relevant stationery. These have 'gift' written all over them. Some of my favorites are the Paper E-Mail-- because it lets e-mail-addicted…

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BMW Car Camper: Keep Away From Open Flames

Posted on February 6, 2007 Under Gadgetry

From the looks of this concept camper by BMW, I wouldn't pitch it anywhere near an open flame. Whether a camp stove, a campfire, or just a lighter, this think looks like it could take off like a dead dandelion…

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Design Charts Rocks It

Posted on February 6, 2007 Under Design

The announcement says it all. I want to extend my congratulations to Design Charts, the place that I visit to find web design inspiration-- as I told you before, Design Charts is basically the Billboard Top 40 of web design,…

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Christoph Schmidberger on pHytonics

Posted on February 6, 2007 Under Art

"pHy"¢ton"¢ics 'fi-tä-niks n [NE, fr. pH] 1 : the presentation of the smallest portion of a body of work that when excised may grow into an entity of its own 2 : an online forum for images, ideas, and a…

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