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In Brief: August Miscellany

In Brief: August Miscellany

This edition of In Brief isn’t particularly uplifting. This edition of In Brief isn’t particularly uplifting. But it sure is entertaining. 1. My Rapid Transit Logo Contest Winner“The MRT MyRapidTransit system will be the backbone... 

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Opportunity or Exploitation?

Opportunity or Exploitation?

Do you know your way around Photoshop or other design programs? Have a cool idea for a logo that screams ‘awesome politics coverage’? Enter it in the HuffPost Politics Icon Competition Do you know your way around Photoshop or other design... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: "Sticks + Stones," Winner for Design Education Initiatives

Core77 Design Award 2011: "Sticks + Stones," Winner for Design Education Initiatives

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designers:... 

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Reorganizing my books

Reorganizing my books

I have never been able to get too excited about typeface classification systems. Of all the texts that I have read about the subject, I think that I most agree with Jonathan Hoefler’s “On classifying type” from Emigre number 42 (1997) I... 

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Funny Smile

Funny Smile

Known mostly for its solid roster of sitcom reruns and old-ish comedy movies TBS has grown into a cable television force to contend with: It’s home to Conan, it has attracted original programming from powerhouse entertainer Tyler Perry, and, well,... 

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Ideal Sans

Ideal Sans

Hoefler & Frere-Jones have just released a new humanist face – Ideal Sans – which on first glance looks rather nice. “Ideal Sans, a handmade typeface for a machine-made age. Setting aside the easy pursuit of digital perfection, Ideal... 

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The White Review

The White Review

New quarterly arts journal The White Review has serious intentions and an elegant way of expressing them… Launched last month its title is a reference to La Revue Blanche, the Parisian avant-garde journal published 1899-1903, but other than... 

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In Brief: End of March Miscellany

In Brief: End of March Miscellany

I had planned on writing a regular critique today, but the admin tasks of the Awards have overtaken UCllc headquarters. To tide you over for the end of the month here are three juicy bits, two of them involving funny business practices, and not funny-ha-ha.... 

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In Brief: March Miscellany

In Brief: March Miscellany

To start the month, some random bits from the world of identity. 1. London 2012 Logo is Racist The secretary general of Iran’s National Olympic Committee has filed a formal complaint with the International Olympic Committee to get rid of the 2012... 

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Like Fish out of Water

Like Fish out of Water

First opened in 1969 in Louisville, KY, Long John Silver’s (LJS) is a QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) seafood chain with over 1,100 locations worldwide, but mostly in the U.S. Privately owned until 1998, LJS is currently part of Yum! Brands , who... 

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