La Presse gets Squared Away

Established in 1884, La Presse is one of the largest newspapers in Montr?al, Qu?bec with a circulation of over 200,000 copies and a reported “reach” of over 800,000 a week, and, like all newspapers, La Presse has online and mobile counterparts... 

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More nice publications

Following this week’s Man Booker Prize news (congratulations to Julian Barnes), I thought I’d post up another round up of very nice books that have landed on my desk in the last week or so. It’s a mixed bag that includes self-published... 

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P is for Window

Established in 1892, the Portland Art Museum is the seventh oldest museum in the United States and the oldest in the Pacific Northwest. The museum houses more than 42,000 objects that span American, Asian, Modern and Contemporary, and Native American... 

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The Duvel Collection: Tulip Glass Graphic Design Competition

The tulip glass is a textbook example of a design object that has crossover appeal for particularly astute (some might say snobby) subset of imbibers, the contingent of beer-quaffing gastronomes that has grown alongside the microbrewing trend. A tulip... 

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Hooptie Script—Two Typefaces inspired by the Motor City

Detroit—a city of extremes. A third of the city lies derelict, and many buildings have been or are about to be torn down. Detroit—a city of extremes. A third of the city lies derelict, and many buildings have been or are about to be torn... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Tools At Schools, Notable for Design Education Initiatives

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer:... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Pengtao Yu; Student Winner, Runner-Up, Notable for Products / Equipment and Student Notable for Design for Social Impact

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer:... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Change Elevators, Paccar hall, University of Washington, Notable for Graphics/Branding/Identity

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer:... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Fl.Int. Table, Student Notable for Furniture/Lighting

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer:... 

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Beautiful Ball Terminals

Reaching seven million readers every month, House Beautiful is known as the publication of American home design and decoration. Since being founded in 1896, House Beautiful remains the oldest continuously published shelter magazine in the United States.... 

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