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Fraktur Writing

Calligraphist Luca Barcellona shows off his Fraktur writing skills for the Legacy of Letters tour. We never thought watching someone write could be this absorbing Calligraphist Luca Barcellona shows off his Fraktur writing skills for the Legacy of...

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End of 2010 book recommendations

Over the past two months, I’ve acquired more books than usual … books that I purchased on my own, received review copies of, or was given as gifts for my birthday or Christmas. Of those, these are the titles that I have just finished reading,...

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Advice To Sink In Slowly

Advice To Sink In Slowly is a project set up in 2006 for graduates to pass on advice to first-year students when they arrive at university. Graduates design posters to illustrate their piece of advice, and each new student is given one at random —...

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Big Yellow Book

This caught my eye on the Lovely Ligatures Flickr group — it’s a piece of client work by the talented bunch at Like Minded Studio . So much of their work is just the kind of thing that has me looking closer, perhaps with a touch of chagrin that...

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Marisco

These wine labels, featured on The Dieline , by Marisco Vinyards are beautiful. They’re from “The King’s Series”, a range of wines produced to celebrate the family’s heritage — they’re descended from the tyrannical...

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The Best and Worst Identities of 2010, Part II: The Best

To conclude our selections on a positive note — although I bet Part I was infinitely more satisfying — here is Part II: The Best. See also Part I: The Worst . To conclude our selections on a positive note — although I bet Part I...

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"Sustainable Refrainables" Poster Design Competition: Deadline January 2nd

Entries are pouring in for the “Sustainable Refrainables” Poster Design Competition. There’s still 4 days remaining if you want a shot at winning one of the five copies of Adobe’s CS5 Master Collection (and $500 cash for the jury...

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What Teachers Make

If anyone out there is looking for a little inspiration for the new year, Taylor Mali’s dynamic poem for a teacher’s inservice audience should do the trick – whether you’re in education or not. (Thanks Doug!) Link Related posts:...

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Typodarium 2011

E’ disponibile da Hoepli (fornitissima libreria milanese) il calendario Typodarium 2011 . Ogni giorno è indicato con un font diverso, un must-have per veri font-lovers E’ disponibile da Hoepli (fornitissima libreria milanese) il calendario...

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