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Flickr Collection of the Week: Are these buildings? No, this is art... (05.22.13)
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Wheelwright Prize 2013 Winner (05.20.13)
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Infographic: The Global Public Interest Design 100 (05.16.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Tales From A Parallel Universe (05.15.13)
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Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America (05.15.13)
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Circus Poster Archive (05.14.13)
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Ideas that Matter (05.10.13)
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Recent Books Received: 05.09.13 (05.09.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Look Out For Pirates (05.08.13)
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Saul Bass Google Doodle (05.08.13)
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The Craft of Design (05.03.13)
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Change of State (05.03.13)
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counter/point: The 2013 D-Crit Conference (05.02.13)
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Recent Books Received: 05.02.13 (05.02.13)
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FILMography (05.01.13)
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Book Trade Labels (04.29.13)
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Movies in Color (04.26.13)
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Recent Books Received: 04.25.13 (04.25.13)
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Modern Pictograms (04.24.13)
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Maddie the Coonhound (04.23.13)
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Awful Library Books (04.22.13)
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Editorial Design. Summer. Portugal. (04.22.13)
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AIGA Medal for Design Excellence (04.19.13)
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Recent Books Received: 04.18.13 (04.18.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Blurry Fuzzy World (04.17.13)
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Branding the Presidents (04.16.13)
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Bringing Data and Storytelling Together (04.15.13)
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Unmixed Paint (04.12.13)
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Recent Books Received: 04.11.13 (04.11.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Damaged Goods (04.10.13)
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Czech Book Covers of the 1920's and 30's (04.09.13)
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Welcoming Dr. Paul Polak (04.08.13)
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Rick Poynor: Writing with Pictures (04.04.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: The Library (04.04.13)
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The Emergence of Advertising in America (04.03.13)
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The Enduring Allure of Vintage Snapshots (03.29.13)
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Ann Weber Dumpster Dives in Rome (03.28.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Curatimus Maximus (03.27.13)
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Graphic Advocacy Posters (03.27.13)
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Classic Albums Reimagined as Books (03.26.13)
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Recent Books Received: 03.26.13 (03.26.13)
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Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders (03.25.13)
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Mirror (03.22.13)
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1920s Chicago Transit Posters (03.21.13)
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Free Desk Here (03.20.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Bladerunner Magazines (03.20.13)
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Google on the Mountain (03.19.13)
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2012: The Year in Construction (03.19.13)
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Pantone Food Chips (03.18.13)
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We The Designers (03.18.13)
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Compostmodern 2013 (03.15.13)
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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Medalists Announced (03.15.13)
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Educate Girls and Change the World (03.14.13)
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Found: National Geographic (03.13.13)
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Parking Meter History (03.12.13)
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SVA/BBC Design Film Festival (03.12.13)
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The Artist is Present (03.11.13)
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Envisioning Design: Education, Culture, Practice (03.11.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Signs of Pittsburgh (03.08.13)
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Atrocity Prevention Challenge (03.08.13)
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Poetry Magazine Covers (03.07.13)
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Drunk Texts from Famous Authors (03.07.13)
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Surf Movie Classics (03.07.13)
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Movie Title Stills Collection (03.06.13)
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The Me Bird (03.05.13)
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Call for Student Submissions (03.04.13)
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The Covers of Time (03.04.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Manhole Covers (03.01.13)
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50 Books/50 Covers Competition: Deadline March 31 (03.01.13)
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counter/point: The 2013 D-Crit Conference (02.28.13)
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A Million Times (02.28.13)
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Terra Cibus: Food at Extreme Magnification (02.26.13)
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Dual Perspective Videos (02.25.13)
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Vivian Maier: The Movie (02.22.13)
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Flickr Collection of the Week: Construtivist Posters (02.21.13)
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Maps as Propaganda (02.20.13)
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London Transport Museum Poster Colletion (02.20.13)
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Ronald Shakespear (02.19.13)
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Design Indaba FilmFest 2013 (02.18.13)
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Filming Love in Times Square (02.15.13)
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A Campaign to Save The Post Office (02.14.13)
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Valentinishness (02.14.13)
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Introducing Ductus (02.13.13)
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Produce Sculptures (02.11.13)
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Celebrating 8 Years of Design Matters (02.10.13)
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National Poetry Month Poster (02.05.13)
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Irving Harper, Paper Wizard (02.04.13)
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Voice Over (01.29.13)
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A Two-Minute Walk Through The Louvre (01.17.13)
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The Art of Cang Xin (01.16.13)
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Form Follows Function (01.16.13)
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Album Cover Patterns (01.15.13)
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Moviebarcode (01.11.13)
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Homeland Vintage Jazz Record Covers (01.10.13)
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Little Printer (01.09.13)
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Forgotten Tube Stations (01.08.13)
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Poster Design with Saul Bass and Stanley Kubrick (01.07.13)
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Folded Paper Font (01.07.13)
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Open Call for Global Correspondents (01.03.13)
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If Famous Designers Used Twitter 50 Years Ago (01.03.13)
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Point of View (01.02.13)
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Philographics (12.29.12)
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The Knitting Clock (12.20.12)
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Neon: Bright Lights, Big City (12.17.12)
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Happy Holidays from Robert Frost (12.17.12)
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Seaphones (12.15.12)
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1550 Chairs (12.14.12)
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Shake (12.12.12)
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Beyond Gravity (12.11.12)
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Building a Classroom (12.10.12)
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Infographic: Public Interest Design 100 (12.05.12)
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Fig. 1-99 (12.04.12)
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Soma: Water Cleaned Beautifully (12.04.12)
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Hiding In The City (12.04.12)
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Visualizing Mass Transit (12.03.12)
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'Engraved' Waves of Color Stamps (12.02.12)
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Tree, Line (12.01.12)
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Tweeting Birds (11.30.12)
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Silent World (11.29.12)
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Transparent Speakers (11.29.12)
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Romeo and Juliet Poster (11.28.12)
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Luxury Therapy (11.27.12)
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Daily Dishonesty (11.27.12)
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The Cheetah at 1200 Frames per Second (11.27.12)
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Domestic Trophies (11.26.12)
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Speculative Sound Performance (11.26.12)
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Shaping Text: Type, Typography and the Reader (11.26.12)
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Bunny Land (11.23.12)
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Sandwich Art (11.23.12)
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Galactic Lollipops and other Delights (11.21.12)
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Clearing Landmines with Windpower (11.21.12)
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Call for Applications: Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Resident Fellows Program (11.20.12)
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Audible Posters (11.20.12)
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Least Likely to be Adopted (11.19.12)
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Staircase Made of Stacked Boxes (11.19.12)
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Celebrate World Toilet Day (11.19.12)
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Stone Cushions (11.15.12)
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Culinary Pantone Colors (11.15.12)
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Bookshelf Necklace (11.14.12)
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How Does Your Salary Compare? (11.13.12)
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The Pyrography and Mixed Media of Scott Marr (11.13.12)
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The Quantified Self (11.13.12)
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Book Sculptures (11.13.12)
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The World’s First 3D Printing Photo Booth (11.12.12)
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Exhibition Opening: As Real As It Gets (11.09.12)
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One World Futbol (11.09.12)
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Furniture Waffles (11.07.12)
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The Time is Now (11.06.12)
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Bodyscapes (11.05.12)
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Swedish String Shelf (11.01.12)
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100 Years of Poetry (11.01.12)
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Works That Work (10.31.12)
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Climate of Doubt (10.29.12)
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Jessica Helfand on NPR: The Future Of 'Short Attention Span Theater' (10.29.12)
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Extra Moenia (10.26.12)
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They Go To Die (10.25.12)
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Celebrating the Case Study: 18 Winning Entries from AIGA's Justified (10.22.12)
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Design Indaba Online FilmFest (10.20.12)
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Bulbs (10.19.12)
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Public Works (10.18.12)
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Clouds (10.18.12)
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NYC Architecture Design Film Festival (10.17.12)
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Unbored (10.16.12)
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Jessica Helfand on Listen Close (10.16.12)
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New Season of Design Matters with Debbie Millman (10.15.12)
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Week in Review: 10.13.12 (10.13.12)
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4D Lettering (10.12.12)
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Fragile Wings (10.11.12)
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Tracy Metz: Sweet & Salt (10.09.12)
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Selling the Sixties (10.08.12)
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Cardboard Masks (10.05.12)
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Wade Guyton: Cause for Optimism (10.05.12)
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50 Books/50 Covers: Announcements (10.01.12)
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Week in Review: 09.29.12 (09.29.12)
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AIGA Survey of Design Salaries 2012 (09.26.12)
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Art Without Artists (09.25.12)
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Paris vs New York (09.21.12)
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The Square (09.21.12)
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Amend (09.20.12)
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Week in Review: 09.15.12 (09.15.12)
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London Design Festival 2012 (09.14.12)
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Uncreative Writing (09.11.12)
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Unedited Photo of Namibia (09.10.12)
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Remembering Bill Moggridge (09.09.12)
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Design Film Festival at Venice Biennale (08.24.12)
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August 23 Design Observer Rewind (08.23.12)
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Swimming Studies (08.15.12)
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Merce Cunningham: The App (08.13.12)
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A Bathroom Mirror (07.27.12)
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Olympic App-elete (07.26.12)
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Next Time You Need a T-shirt (07.19.12)
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The Sound-Word Index (07.19.12)
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Arial vs Helvetica: War is Hell (07.18.12)
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Neighborhood Story Project (07.16.12)
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Miro Notebooks (07.13.12)
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Week in Review: 07.07.12 (07.07.12)
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Independence Day : The Real Story (07.04.12)
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Independence Day Challenge (06.28.12)
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Week in Review: 06.23.12 (06.23.12)
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Live/Work Contest Winner (06.22.12)
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The Hinglish Project (06.22.12)
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CRITICAL: Lisbon (06.20.12)
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A Public Service Announcement: Collecting Air (06.20.12)
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John Foster: Accidental Masterpieces (06.19.12)
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DOG Spottings: Apple Features Design Observer (06.15.12)
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Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy (06.14.12)
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Week in Review: 06.09.12 (06.09.12)
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31,000 Flights Over Holland (06.08.12)
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Week In Review: 06.02.12 (06.02.12)
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30 Posters for a Sustainable World (05.31.12)
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Leonard Ross : Photographs of Social Change (05.29.12)
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Hillman Curtis Celebration Benefit (05.28.12)
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Design + Craft: The Brazilian Path (05.28.12)
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Week In Review: 05.26.12 (05.26.12)
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Meet Chip : A Recycled Chipboard Clock (05.25.12)
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Sites of Memory (05.25.12)
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Signs We Love : 02 (05.25.12)
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Graphic Design : History in the Writing (05.24.12)
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Signs We Love : 01 (05.23.12)
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We Don't [Heart] NY at Moments Like These (05.21.12)
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Week in Review: 05.19.12 (05.19.12)
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Poetry Editor: Adam Plunkett (05.18.12)
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Update: Design For Change Goes Global (05.18.12)
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The Hypothetical Development Organization (05.17.12)
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The Architecture of Television (05.16.12)
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Women, Equity, Architecture (05.16.12)
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Why We Look (05.15.12)
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Oded Ezer and Typographic Experimentation (05.14.12)
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Make a Mixel this Weekend (05.11.12)
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A Pattern Language (05.10.12)
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Unusual Suspects: A New Series (05.09.12)
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Page One: Great Expectations (05.07.12)
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Ingenious Solutions for Simple Needs : 01 (05.04.12)
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The Visual Language of Herbert Matter (05.02.12)
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Ex-Libris : The Art of the Bookplate (05.01.12)
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Two Foto Animator (05.01.12)
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Alien Phenomenology: Or, What It's Like To Be A Thing (04.27.12)
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Mill Rock Farm (04.26.12)
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Yoshiko Sato 1960-2012 : An Exhibition (04.24.12)
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Ideas that Matter (04.23.12)
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Eventually Everything: The 2012 D-Crit Conference (04.23.12)
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Invisible (04.19.12)
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Flyover Farm (04.18.12)
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The Russian Empire, Before Photoshop (04.17.12)
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James Victore's Q&A Tuesday (04.16.12)
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Core77 2012 Design Awards (04.08.12)
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Happy Easter (04.08.12)
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Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities (04.08.12)