Tsutaya Books by Klein Dytham Architects, Tokyo

All eyes were on on Japan’s leading book, music and movie retail giant, Tsutaya, as the doors to T-site – promising a new vision of the future of retailing – opened in Tokyo in mid-December. The innovative new-generation complex has... 

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Aldwych Underground Station

Last week we got the chance to take a trip down into one of the many hidden parts of London, courtesy of the London Transport Museum’s Station Open Day at the now-closed Aldwych underground station. The station, on a little branch line off the... 

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The Ludlow Project

A bit of a campaigning post, this one. The International Printing Museum is running a Kickstarter campaign to expand their collection of matrices for the Ludlow Typograph . A bit of a campaigning post, this one. The International Printing Museum is... 

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Ben There, Done That

Founded in 1963 in Brighton, UK by Ben Sherman (ne? Arthur Benjamin Sugarman), Ben Sherman is one of the most iconic clothing brands in both the UK and the world. Best known for its defining button-down shirts, Ben Sherman has maintained cult status... 

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Book Review: Brand Thinking: And Other Noble Pursuits, by Debbie Millman

Having read Naomi Klein’s No Logo several years ago and been stirred by her central thesis, we were cautious about Debbie Millman’s Brand Thinking , but it didn’t take long before we realized that the subtitle “and Other Noble... 

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British Airways Goes Vintage

British Airways is trying to infuse its brand with some of its past. Last week they launched a new 90-second TV spot that brings together vintage aircraft with modern day, big ass planes and even the Concorde — the Concorde! Remember that British... 

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Phil Baines on remembering, the French way

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain , we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the redoubtable Phil Baines : designer, writer, teacher, and cyclist ~... 

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David Pearson on Phillumeny

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain , we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. ~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly... 

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Hapshash takes a trip back to London

Julie Felix at the Albert Hall silkscreen, April 1968, (shown left); The Soft Machine Turns On (right) Artist Nigel Waymouth ‘s mind expanding poster work of the 1960s is set to fill the Idea Generation Gallery in the retrospective, Hapshash... 

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Brand New Conference, Q&A with Jonathan Notaro

One of the givens we had when we started planning the speaker line-up for the Brand New Conference was that we wanted someone to represent the fields of animation and motion graphics as they apply to identity and branding. Television is one of the greatest... 

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