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Wooden Toys

Wooden Toys

The tactile qualities and durability of wood make it the perfect material for children’s toys. The tactile qualities and durability of wood make it the perfect material for children’s toys. Despite the prevalence of plastic, we’re still... 

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Papercut: update

Papercut: update

This Brooklyn based Paris born husband and wife team have been featured on FormFiftyFive before, but I’ve only just come across them, so I hope a little reminder doesn’t bother you. I really admire and enjoy the creativity and fun in all... 

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Upside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film

Upside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film

A charming short film by  Danny Cooke  about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at  Plymouth University . The film features Paul Collier and his passion for keeping the old crafts alive. Advertise... 

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DC may be its own Villain

DC may be its own Villain

Founded in 1934 (originally as National Allied Publications), DC Comics is one of the biggest publishers of comic books and is home to some of the most famed superheroes like Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash. This past Summer, DC Comics... 

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Jenny from the Block

Jenny from the Block

Established in 1983 by Jenny Craig (and husband Sidney Craig) in Melbourne, Australia, Jenny Craig is a weight loss and nutrition company that offers at-home diet programs as well as “In-centre” at over 650 locations worldwide. Last year,... 

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Blip goes the Tittle

Blip goes the Tittle

Established in 2005, Blip (formerly the annoyingly period’d Blip.TV) is a video site specifically designed for web series, as opposed to the one-hit-wonder machine that is YouTube or Vimeo, which is why many have never heard of it. It doesn’t... 

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Old Arrow for New Leaders

Old Arrow for New Leaders

Established in 2000, New Leaders (formerly New Leaders for New Schools) is a nonprofit organization that “develops transformational leaders for high-need schools and promotes the system-level policies and practices that allows strong leaders to... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Chilote House Shoe, Notable for Design for Social Impact

Core77 Design Award 2011: Chilote House Shoe, Notable for Design for Social Impact

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 Designer:... 

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1000 Words of Advice: Starting a New Design Program

1000 Words of Advice: Starting a New Design Program

Back in 2004, I wrote an article called 1000 Words of Advice for Design Students . Flattered that several departments were using the document in their curricula, I followed it up with 1000 Words of Advice for Design Teachers , in 2006 (not used very... 

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MoMA’s Unsung Design Heroes

MoMA’s Unsung Design Heroes

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in NYC—home to the recently-opened design exhibition “Talk to Me” —needs no introduction to any art or design enthusiast. Their in-house Department of Advertising and Graphic Design , on the other... 

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