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We Don't [Heart] NY at Moments Like These

Japanese-born designer Takeshi Mikayawa was arrested over the weekend by New York police for "planting false bombs" — which were not bombs at all but light sculptures in plastic bags.

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Dear Bonnie

Announcing Dear Bonnie, a new truth-telling weekly advice column from Bonnie Siegler.

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Tweeting Birds

@Hungry_birds are real birds from Latvia typing on the keyboard made from fat.

The Editors|Miscellaneous

New Season of Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Announcing Season Six of Design Matters with Debbie Millman will premiere on Observer Media this Friday at 3pm with a legendary guest — Massimo Vignelli.

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The IIDA NY Annual Student Design Awards Program

IIDA NY is looking to recognize the next generation of interior designers through their Annual Student Design Awards Program.

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Yves Béhar Wins Second INDEX Award

Yves Béhar Wins Second INDEX Award for VerBien (See Better to Learn Better).

William Drenttel|Miscellaneous

Design Matters Wins People’s Choice Design Award

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum announced the People's Choice Design Award — and Design Observer's own Debbie Millman, the creator of the popular Design Matters series of podcast interviews, was the surprise winner.

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Happy Holidays from Robert Frost

A brief history of the collaboration between Robert Frost and Joseph Blumenthal as well as many top woodcut and engraving artists of the day.

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Design Baseball

We are auctioning off a baseball signed by 21 designers at the 2013 AIGA National Conference.

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Typolitic

Typolitic is a new website that presents some of the best typographic student work from undergraduate design courses around the world.

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Bistrophobie Poster

Can a poster shut people up? Locals in a bistro-dense corner of Paris would like to think so.

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Dear Bonnie

Announcing Dear Bonnie, a new truth-telling weekly advice column from Bonnie Siegler.