Orange Tart

QR National is a soon to be listed public company that owns and operates Australia’s largest rail freight network. QR National is a soon to be listed public company that owns and operates Australia’s largest rail freight network. In a... 

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Edible Icons by Massimo Gammacurta

Italian photographer Massimo Gammacurta comes Lolli-Pop , a recently released coffee table book chock full of edible icons. In this latest conceptual still life project, Gammacurta handcrafts well-known logos — from Apple to Dior — using real hardball... 

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OpenType myths explained

OpenType ist the standard font format of these days. But even 14 years after its introduction, many users don’t really know what the term OpenType implies and how it differs from other font formats. Since I use the domain opentype.info for my weblog,... 

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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Green

Unfortunately — and I mostly say that because it looks like a beautiful country — the only thing I know about Romania is Gheorghe Hagi, who is a very talented futbol player and I remember fondly rooting for Romania in the 1998 World Cup.... 

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Pac-10 does The Wave (and The Mountain)

I have always been amazed at both the freakish passion with which Americans love their college sports and the economical, social and logistical complexity of its athletic governing body, the NCAA. I have always been amazed at both the freakish passion... 

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Stick With Me Baby

Pimp your Macbook with StickWithMeBaby: a collection of stickers designed to personalize the apple logo on your MacBook. It’s not for everyone. Pimp your Macbook with StickWithMeBaby: a collection of stickers designed to personalize the apple logo... 

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Mission eMpossible

If you enjoy the freedom of reading books on the road without the hassle of carrying said actual books, you are the beneficiary of files with the up-and-coming extension .epub . EPUB (also commonly written as ePub) stands for Electronic Publication and... 

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JapanLA’s 4 Year Anniversary Shines!

Tonight at Space 1520, celebrate four fun-filled years of JapanLA, Los Angeles’ favorite destination for Japanese pop culture.? The event will feature an “Extreme Shiny Outfit Contest”. Guests will be blinded by the light as they arrive... 

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The Wired App

I’ve been following with some interest (especially after my e-reader post ) the reaction to Wired’s iPad app . I’ve been following with some interest (especially after my e-reader post) the reaction to Wired’s iPad app. To say... 

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Lollipop logos by Massimo Gammacurta

Massimo Gammacurta took some popular logos from pop culture and turned them into lollipops . Massimo Gammacurta took some popular logos from pop culture and turned them into lollipops. Looks like it was a fun project. Seen here are Ferrari, MTV, McDonald’s,... 

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