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here we go again… the longest stop-motion piece we’ve made so far in the shortest amount of time; a complete 4 minute video clip that will go live before the US election, stay tuned…

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m / 19-08-2016 08:32 - tags: , , ,  

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a whacky little film and true story, from mister boonstra

m / 18-08-2016 12:42 - tags: , , , ,  

there’s something wrong with this bike

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…back in 2009 I began pestering friends and random strangers. I would walk up to them with a pen and a sheet of paper asking that they immediately draw me a men’s bicycle, by heart. Soon I found out that when confronted with this odd request most people have a very hard time remembering exactly how a bike is made. Some did get close, some actually nailed it perfectly, but most ended up drawing something that was pretty far off…

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hilarious project by italian designer gianluca gimini and a great idea/way to do some self-promotion for himself… check them out here (via ‘wired) and see also this project of mine from back in 2008

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m / 15-08-2016 11:17 - tags: , , ,  

archi-type

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i just came across this image online: a wonderful typographic, concrete book pavillion; created almost 90 years ago by italian graphic designer fortunato depero for the 1927 biennale internazionale delle arti decorative, built entirely out of giant block letters

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m / 12-08-2016 08:57 - tags: , ,  

well-travelled &…

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nice little project from the starshaped press: the well-traveled ampersand

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although i must admit that to me; the typeset composite itself, made up of hundreds of small lead type pieces; looks a lot more interesting than the print which it is used to create

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m / 11-08-2016 10:57 - tags: , , ,