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Observed|Shameless Promotions

Neighborhood Story Project

The Neighborhood Story Project, founded in New Orleans, in 2004, works with writers around the city to create books that focus on their neighborhoods and their lives.

Observed|New Ideas

Arial vs Helvetica: War is Hell

The type world just isn't big enough for the both Arial and Helvetica. So what happens when they go to war?

Observed|Miscellaneous

Week in Review: 09.15.12

This week on Design Observer: remembering Bill Moggridge, women in architecture, photograpy collages, 2012 Design Ethos, Shangri La, ephemera and OBlog.

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Bodyscapes

‘Bodyscapes’ by Jean-Paul Bourdier

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Furniture Waffles

Furniture Waffles

Observed|Essays

They Go To Die

They Go to Die is a documentary film-in-progress investigating the life of four former migrant gold mineworkers in South Africa and Swaziland who have contracted drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and HIV while working at the gold …

Observed|Interviews

Jessica Helfand on Listen Close

Jessica Helfand on Listen Close

Observed|Interviews

Jessica Helfand on NPR: The Future Of 'Short Attention Span Theater'

Jessica Helfand on NPR: The Future Of 'Short Attention Span Theater'

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Stone Cushions

Stone Cushions: livingstones by smarin (Stéphanie Marin)

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Least Likely to be Adopted

Least Likely to be Adopted

Observed|Essays

Gene Keyes’ 40-Year Quest for the Perfect Map

All Gene Keyes ever wanted was a perfect map.

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Silent World

Silent World by Lucie & Simon captures the world devoid of most human activity