Surf’s Down

Founded in 1984 by a small group of surfers in Malibu, California, Surfrider Foundation (SF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to “the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation,... 

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Forward-Looking Phoenix

Founded in 1976 to serve working adults seeking higher education who couldn’t attend a traditional university environment, the University of Phoenix (UOPX) is currently the largest for-profit university with more than 420,000 undergraduate and... 

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Edinburgh Printmakers

Tayburn recently collaborated with Edinburgh Printmakers’ studio and David Boni to produce a limited edition piece of literature to promote the Printmakers’ services . Working closely with staff and artists, the process has been both educational... 

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RISD XYZ Magazine

Metropolis Creative Director and RISD alum Criswell Lappin on redesigning his alma mater’s new magazine When RISD President John Maeda, Liisa Silander and the Media + Partners department decided to reinvent their alumni magazine, they decided to... 

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A field guide to love & typography

The good folks over at FontShop have just launched their Education page , which features a series of really rather helpful documents about all things typographic. The first of these, Meet Your Type: A field guide to love & typography, looks at the... 

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Win an MICL scholarship at City University

City University identity by Chris Mitchell CR and Design Week have teamed up with London’s City University to offer one reader the chance to win a free scholarship on its Masters in Innovation, Creativity and Leadership course, starting this September.... 

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Something Fishy’s Going On

Last week, the newly formed volunteer organization desigNYC — a “group of designers and design advocates with the mission of helping nonprofit and community groups in need of design services connect with professional, pro bono design resources”... 

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Romilly Winter

Next up on the graduates feature is Romilly Winter, a graphic design graduate from the University of the West of England. Having parents in the book auctioneering business he developed a love for print and typography from an early age and looking back,... 

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Register to attend the icon and iittala pub quiz

Register to attend the icon and Iittala pub quiz It’s time for the second icon and Iittala pub quiz at the Book Club, 100 Leonard Street, London EC2 on 29 June at 7pm. In order to attend the quiz you need to register your team online. Your team must... 

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After Typo Berlin 2010

Over the weekend, about 1,500 designers came together in Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt for the 15th annual TYPO Berlin. Over the weekend, about 1,500 designers came together in Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt for the 15th annual TYPO... 

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