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Was It Better Then?
Proofreading is important in print design, and that means more than running spell check. The omnipresence of auto spell check has allowed designers to become much more lazy on this point. Instead it...
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Ahem…
I really always wonder how product and brand designs like this can hang around as long as they do. Perhaps it’s a matter of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Or perhaps they still have printed bags...
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Fast and Easy
This graphic of icons better describes what the incredible new groove box Maschine does than all the words about it on their box, online, or in manuals. A true example of great design by Native...
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The Wrong Job
Great series of ads for jobsintown.de. Not sure it would work here in the US; people would mostly ignore them as they rushed around their busy days. Or maybe not. They are incredibly eyecatching. Large...
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Give Me Liberty, Or…
The marketers for the Residences at Two Liberty Place must really know their target demographic. Why else would this call-girl-esque model be the main feature of their advertising, both in print and on...
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Blame Canada?
No. Not really. But I am ashamed that the agency responsible for these ads is probably Philly-based. I already wrote about the odd tone of advertisements for the condos at Liberty Two (viva Lady...
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To Slick or Not Too Slick?
A client recently paid for an advertorial (“special advertising section”) in a national publication. Included with the placement price was design & layout of the 4 page piece. The idea was — as it...
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A Priori – Very Cute
Definition: A priori knowledge is knowledge which can be established independently of experience or reasoning from experience. The beautiful new titling font by British designer Jonathan Barnbrook is...
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Black & White & Red Sauce All Over
Gemelli, it says on page 114, “is an example of pasta architecture at its best.” Yes, PASTA architecture. There are hundreds of different shapes and figures of noodles, dumplings and other dough...
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Extra Dimensionz
. Watch the (very short) video above, and know this: realistic 3D holographic prints are now within reach. The only thing needed to view the full-color, 360-degree images is a halogen or LED light...
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