Daily Inspirations no. 428

We’ll be starting today with several beautiful flower photos. We’ll be starting today with several beautiful flower photos. Make sure to check Poppies by Mandy Disher and the Purple Carnation by Anahita Narimani Cole. Let’s stick with the nature... 

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Seventy ways to start a novel

Neil Donnelly ‘s treatment of the opening page of Great Expectations evokes the layout of a tabloid newspaper In GraphicDesign& ‘s first book, Page 1: Great Expectations, 70 designers reinterpret the opening page of the Charles Dickens... 

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The Foundry’s latest Crouwel-inspired typeface

Architype Ingenieur is the latest Wim Crouwel-inspired type family to be released through David Quay and Freda Sack’s The Foundry … The lower-case only typeface was inspired by Crouwel’s exhibition catalogues and posters from the late... 

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Lance Wyman in Norwich

Lance Wyman at the launch of his show, You Are Here, at The Gallery at NUCA. Photo: Finola Gaynor Remember when the Olympics produced great graphic design? Lance Wyman at the launch of his show, You Are Here, at The Gallery at NUCA. Photo: Finola... 

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Jay-Z, logo designer?

Multi-platinum selling rapper, music mogul and Mr Beyoncé Jay-Z has unveiled a new string to his bow – graphic designer. The erstwhile Shawn Carter has reportedly ‘designed’ the new identity for the basketball team he co-owns, the Brooklyn... 

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Imperialist Tendencies, Part 4: The Real Design Imperialism

I’ll begin my fourth and final installment of my long essay addressing the debate on “design imperialism” by admitting that it doesn’t take much effort to find something about globalization to be incensed about. Starbucks is pricing... 

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In Brief: April Miscellany

To almost end the month, here are some quick stories to tide you over the weekend. 1. Brooklyn Nets Logo Leaked The New Jersey Nets played their last game in New Jersey this week and the team is already gearing up for their new home in Brooklyn starting... 

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Announcing the First Annual Core77 OPEN: Five Boroughs x Five Designers – NYC Designers Invited to Submit Work for Exhibition

Design magazine & resource Core77 has called New York City home for nearly two decades now—so it is with great pleasure that we announce the first annual Core77 Open , a timely snapshot of new work from the ever-evolving NYC design community,... 

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CR May 2012 Issue: The Annual

It’s the biggest issue in our history – our 216-page double May issue with all the winning work in this year’s Creative Review Annual plus great features on George Lois, Ways of Seeing, Flatstock, British Design at the V&A, the future... 

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Olympic Torch wins Design of the Year

Barber Osberby’s London 2012 Olympic Torch has won the Design Museum’s Design of the Year prize for 2012. The Nokia Pure typeface won the Graphic Award while the Digital Award went to the Microsoft Kinect Deyan Sudjic Director of the Design... 

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