The Dot Marks the Spot

Established in 1838, the Centraal Museum in Utrecht is the oldest municipal museum in the Netherlands with an eclectic collection of old and new items — nearly 50,000 — ranging from 18th century fashion to an early twentieth-century ship... 

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Jaguar Leaps Forward this Leap Year

Established in 1922, Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer that makes real pretty and expensive cars. Jaguar is part of Jaguar Land Rover, which in turn is owned by Tata Motors. This week, Jaguar introduced a new marketing campaign created by Spark44... 

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Design Museum Designs of the Year show opens

The London Design Museum’s Designs of the Year show opens today with its usual eclectic mix of the useful, the beautiful, the obscure and the obvious The process of selecting work for the Design Museum’s Designs of the Year show, whereby... 

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Sundari – The New Typography

Advertise here with BSA Sundari is the new typography by Re:Format – Creative Office from Slovenia, Europe. It is high contrasted and subtle, quiet fashionable type, great for the titles. If you like Sundari, get it for FREE Advertise here... 

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jcpenney Nails the American Look

As you might remember, jcpenney landed in the top three of my 2011 Worst list for its bake-off approach to designing the last iteration of their logo, so it was with both high and low expectations that I approached a highly public company reimagining... 

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Prada 24 Hours Museum, Paris

A little Dan Flavin, a little Studio 54, a little sculptural assemblage and lots of pink neon. That’s more or less the flavour of the 24h Museum, an ephemeral,culturally kooky conceit that will already be halfway over by the time you read this A... 

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More4 Flips Out

Launched in 2005 by British broadcaster Channel 4, More4 is a digital television channel popular for its range of documentaries, U.S. imports like The Daily Show , reruns from its parent company, and some original programming. Announced back in November... 

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Hörst gets Hot

H?rst Dusseldorf , as its name implies, is a German brand — sold and distributed by a Canadian company based in Montr?al — of high-end clothing for men that includes shirts, suits, pants, and other accoutrements to make a man feel more man... 

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Lettered Department Store Logos

This is something I’ve had open in a browser tab for months, and I’m sure it’s officially ‘old’ in internet parlance, but I’m still drawing inspiration from the images. This is something I’ve had open in a... 

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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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