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Light Photography x Alan Jaras

Posted on July 10, 2008 Under Art

We've all had these moments -- you're a little tired or jetlagged, and a trance of light reflecting through a plastic container captures your attention for 10 minutes at a café. Most of us snap out of it and realize…

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Lina Scheynius

Posted on July 3, 2008 Under Art

Lina Scheynius has the second simplest website I've seen this week (the first being here). But the design's simplicity puts her beautiful series of photographs front and center. Aside from the technical aspects of using fuzzy images that interlace light…

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Mira Nameth

Posted on June 30, 2008 Under Art

Mira Nameth is the type of artist who everyone loves. Her works are classic, drawing the attention of illustration snobs, my mother and everyone in between. It shouldn't be a surprise that she has worked with the likes of Coke,…

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Alice Wang's Sleep Inventions

Posted on June 30, 2008 Under Design

We've had some good debates on this site. Alice Wang was responsible for a good one over her concept audio sticks. Just to be extra clear this time around: Alice is an idea fountain. Her products are concepts that hopefully…

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Rod Hunt

Posted on June 30, 2008 Under Art

You probably know Rod Hunt from his image "Change the World 9 to 5" that has floated around the Web and design world for a while now. While never slowing down, Rod has become an active force in the London…

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Alexandre Orion Book and Hand Cut Art

Posted on June 24, 2008 Under Books

We've talked about Alexandre Orion when he released his first book about his concept of Metabiotics "” interaction between his street paintings and the photographs taken of them. A year and a half later the Wooster Special Edition project is…

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L'affich Moderne

Posted on June 24, 2008 Under Art
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Staple Design x LOMO

Posted on June 19, 2008 Under Art

We've talked about the lomography; the ultra low-tech return to photography, but the great thing about lomography is the community of users. People come together and make amazingly creative projects with these little plastic cameras. The Staple Design group has…

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Allison Wilton's emoticon book

Posted on June 19, 2008 Under Books

Emoticons are that part of the Internet we make fun of tweens for using, but mockery quickly turns into imitation, and next thing you know you're trading text messages with your girlfriend by giving her a kiss :*. Until you…

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Hide and Seek Festival

Posted on June 19, 2008 Under Life

London is so awesome this summer you should forget the price of airline tickets and high exchange rate, and just bite the bullet. May we make a recommendation? How about the Hide and Seek Festival (June 27th through the 29th)?…

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