Who Arted? Framing a Curatorial Intervention

What with all this Occupy _______ going on, it’s easy to forget the many other messages and demonstrations we pass by on our daily routines. If you’re familiar with the Brooklyn Navy Yards, you’ve likely seen a funny blue fish head... 

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Follow-Up: DC Comics

Yesterday, DC Comics officially unveiled its new identity, after the whole internet (including us) stole its thunder at the start of the week when we all judged its new branding effort based on a single, black-and-white rendition of their new logo. Now... 

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Life OK is Okay

Life OK is the new youth-oriented channel that is joining the STAR India network. It replaces the network’s previous youth channel, STAR One, as of December 2011. The new identity was designed by London-based venturethree . Life OK is the new... 

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In Brief: Saul Bass’ Bell System Pitch

This is a video prepared by Saul Bass as a presentation to executives of his identity system for Bell System in the early 1970s. The first half is a fantastic primer on identity design and the second half (starting at around 13:00) is the identity pitch.... 

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DC may be its own Villain

Founded in 1934 (originally as National Allied Publications), DC Comics is one of the biggest publishers of comic books and is home to some of the most famed superheroes like Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash. This past Summer, DC Comics... 

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Jenny from the Block

Established in 1983 by Jenny Craig (and husband Sidney Craig) in Melbourne, Australia, Jenny Craig is a weight loss and nutrition company that offers at-home diet programs as well as “In-centre” at over 650 locations worldwide. Last year,... 

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An interview with Kunihiko Okano

By Taro Yumiba How and when did you become interested in typography & type?design? At university I majored in graphic design. I used to leaf through typeface catalogs in search of letters to use in my poster design assignments. By Taro Yumiba How... 

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Meet Mr. PIP

Established in 1983, Belkin designs and produces a broad range of consumer electronic products, from routers, to mobile accessories, to a perplexing but always life-saving range of USB and cables — or, as they so eloquently and on-brand put it,... 

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Hörst gets Hot

H?rst Dusseldorf , as its name implies, is a German brand — sold and distributed by a Canadian company based in Montr?al — of high-end clothing for men that includes shirts, suits, pants, and other accoutrements to make a man feel more man... 

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Pull Here

Founded in 1989 and 1986 respectively, Nara Bank and Center Bank have provided financial services to the Korean-American community across the United States. This past November they announced a merger to create BBCN Bank , creating the largest financial... 

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