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Make this stylish 2008 calendar for yourself or a friend by using this simple downloadable PDF that includes all instructions and printable materials.
Small pieces of your favorite fabrics or papers plus other materials that you probably have available in your own home are all that you will need to complete the project.
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Linked from Poppy
Via Mr Glass
Write or draw whatever you want, and this Epos Digital Pen wirelessly transmits that data in real time to its included USB flash drive that you clip onto the paper you're using. Plug the USB drive into a PC and transfer the data, and then your writings can be converted to text using any handwriting recognition software.
Old but awesome
Via Capn Design
this is one of the works by graphic designer Jonathan Looman a.k.a. Lowman.

These were made by Ted Sears, Disney animator from 1931-58, and feature Sears, his wife Vee, and their daughter, Marcia. His IMDB bio states: "To amuse himself, Ted still drew for his friends and made props for the plays his daughter appeared in - he also produced his family's Christmas cards which employed his old love for trick photography an special effects - these holiday cards took months to prepare and were awaited with great anticipation by over three hundred recipients. (he lettered the envelopes individually, turning each name into calligraphy.)"
Via How
1901. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Wilbur Wright and glider just after landing. 4x5 dry-plate glass negative attributed to Orville Wright. View full size. The fogging of the negative at the bottom of the frame, combined with the skid marks in the sand from an earlier landing, create the illusion that the glider is still flying.
"In 1889, the light bulb factory Goosens, Pope & Co. was founded in Venlo. The driving force behind the enterprise was the English engineer Frederic Pope. In 1920, Philips acquired a controlling interest in the share capital of the factory. Nevertheless, it continued to produce light bulbs under its own name for a long time." (1930/1940)
30ste Kon. Ned. Jaarbeurs 1934
Er uit tijdens de piek-uren - energie - 1950-1975
Of his Christmas card Glenn reveals that, as well as offering seasonal greetings, it "looks at the throw-away society and mass consumerism especially around Christmas time. The idea of a flat-pack Christmas card reflected this idea and lent itself to Ikea's furniture, while making it cheap to post too. Recipients can then build their own Christmas card, which is more interesting than a bit of folding card."
At every Pearl Jam show, a crowd gathers around the merchandise stand with a collective eye on one thing: The poster. The unique, one-of-500 show poster designed by the legendary Ames Bros.
At some point, the harried clerk turns and takes the display poster down. That means that's it. No more.
And every time, a groan passes over the crowd like a rogue wave, washing half of the fans back to their seats.
Photo by Kevin McCauley
The grandfathers of modernism, Wim Crouwel and Massimo Vignelli graced the AIGA/NY chapter on Thursday 25 October, with anecdotes of their personal lives their careers as designers--for them, one in the same. Each spoke about several projects selected by Alice Twemlow, chair of the MFA Design Criticism program at SVA, who moderated this historical evening. In fact, this is the first time that Wim Crouwel has spoken in New York since 1965.
DIRK FOWLER / F2 DESIGN
‘Dirk’s deceptively simple and beautifully printed posters are definitely among may favourite posters being created today. All his posters are letterpressed, using any means possible to make his plates and get the ink on the paper. This example shows a recent poster for the band Spoon where his plate was created using wood type and actual 45’s.’

Illustrator Kevin Skinner is auctioning off several limited edition reductive linocuts on eBay. This one above is called Invincible and depicts "an army of Berts, ideal soldiers for the motherland, looking ahead, undaunted, unstoppable, and slightly grumpy" drawn in a classic Soviet-style propaganda poster.
Note the auction is down, or maybe he sold them all.
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scott schuman's 'the sartorialist' is well-known for spotting classic and trendy fashion styles from around the
world. as he often points out, colour combinations are a key part of fashion. one graphic designer has taken this
idea and created a blog dedicated to creating colour palettes from the outfits featured on 'the sartorialist'.
the author also claims to capture the colours by eye. the result is a interesting way to visualize the colour in the
photos succinctly and clearly.

retailer neiman marcus is commemorating their 100th birthday with a limited edition pop up book. the book is a look into the store's 100 year history through the eyes of a young girl. pages include the signature butterfly motif, christmas and the store's art collection. the book is filled with unique interactive features such as pop-ups, pull-outs, spinner and many other touches.
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The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has rejected Taxi On the Dark Side’s poster as being “not suitable for all audiences.” …
What’s offensive about this image? The detainee in the hood. Well, actually just the hood. An MPAA spokesman said: “We treat all films the same. Ads will be seen by all audiences, including children. If the advertising is not suitable for all audiences it will not be approved by the advertising administration.”
Welcome to the new age of censorship kids, it makes McCarthyism seem almost quaint.
Rankin is an incredible photographer who has shot celebrities, covers, editorials, etc… but these Eyescapes at the Art Department are absolutely mesmerizing. It truly changes what you imagine when talking about *really* looking into someone’s eyes.
billboard magazine has come up with a list of their 25 favourite rock posters. the collection features a number of newer posters as well as a lot of classics from the 50's, 60's and 70's. they point out that although cover art and other visuals in the musical experience are declining, the art of custom posters is as strong as ever. take a look to see if your favourites made the list.
David DeVries from South Orange New Jersey remembers too and transforms the drawings of children - with their wild imaginations for conjuring up monsters, superheros and creatures - into "adult" versions of their art. David's drawings include ambient light, shading, depth-of-field, foreground and background elements and other art techniques to transform little kid drawings into, well, big kid drawings.
For the past 365 days Sean Nicholas Ohlenkamp recorded his desktop at TBWA\Chiat\Day. Here are the results:
+ 365 Chiat Days
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From the Flickr set of Erik Nitsche [sic]
Erik Nitsche: The Reluctant Modernist
by Steven Heller
Eric Nitsche may not be as well known today as his contemporaries, Lester Beall, Paul Rand, or Saul Bass, but he is their equal. Almost 90 years old, this Swiss born graphic designer is arguably one of the last surviving Modern design pioneers. Although he never claimed to be either a progenitor or follower of any dogma, philosophy, or style other than his own intuition, the work that earned him induction last year into the New York Art Director’s Club Hall of Fame, including the total identity for General Dynamics Corporation from 1955 to 1965 and the series of scientific, music, and world history illustrated books, which he designed and packaged during the 1960s and 1970s, fits squarely into the Modernist tradition.
ISO50 got me started on this
The book is "a sequence of variations on the experience of reading and on the book [as] a physical and imaginative object," and is packed with little gems like this one where Wharton humanizes the lingo usually reserved for a book's description.
"Corners bumped. Spine still straight, front part of head slightly faded and creased, with negligible hair. Endpapers missing. Minor damage to knees and ankles, stiff and inflexible in damp weather. Sporadic scribbling in margins throughout. Two-inch scar on stomach, some alterations to subtext. Several memories carefully excised, others foxed and unreliable. Otherwise fine."
Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers
Pair Nathan Lerner plywood chairs [eBay]
EBay seller artph has three Nathan Lerner plywood chairs listed right now (a pair plus one). They were designed while Lerner was at the New Bauhaus in Chicago and made available by mail-order from Popular Home magazine. The chairs came in six pieces, pre-drilled and flat packed in a cardboard box. Artph's opening bid is a bargain at five times the price. Nathan Lerner was one of the first scholarship students at Lazlo Moholy-Nagy's New Bauhaus, part of the first class in 1936. He designed the plastic honey bear bottle and the aerosol can. He should also be remembered as the man who discovered and preserved the work of Henry Darger. Lerner was his landlord at 851 Webster St. After Darger died in 1972, Lerner found his writings and drawings the next summer and in 1977 had them exhibited in Realms of the Unreal: The Work of Henry Darger. Nathan Lerner died in 1997.
etchings of dogs by helen fay

Part of a drawing by Edward Johnston of the iconic London Underground roundel and bar, known as the bullseye design, that forms part of the design gallery at the newly opened London Transport Museum
Misha Black and John Barker, At London, Service poster from 1947
Abram Gamesâ At London Service poster from 1947
Man Ray, Keeps London Going poster from 1938
Power: the Nerve Centre of London, Undergroud poster by Edward Mcknight Kauffer, 1931
A Brooks saddle sofa, hmmm, let's see, at today's prices of around a buck fitty USD per, that makes for quite a nice leather davenport