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Posted by Rowland on May 25 at 9:27 PM
I've
toyed with
Twitter. I've been excited. Then Confused. Perhaps the stages of Twitter acceptance. But until now, I didn't understand its full pwoer. See why.
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Posted by Amanda on May 20 at 4:15 PM
A recent trend in graphic design involves violent eruptions of leaves, birds and butterflies. These messy montages are vibrant, assertive and positively grungy...
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Posted by Rowland on May 19 at 9:50 AM
DMD has been out in droves at ICFF. On the trade show floor, at the events, and, of course, this morning catching up on the blog coverage.
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Posted by Melanie on May 17 at 10:55 AM
At the AIA National Convention in Boston this week, buzz was about infusing architecture with artistic design.
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Posted by Rowland on May 17 at 3:43 AM
Hospitality Design Expo happens every year in Las Vegas. This year, though, it has been placed on the same week as American Institute Of Architects in Boston, and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in NYC. So our team has been in full-blown trade show mode, not sipping, but gulping down design. Here is what the media is saying so far, a round-up, round-up if you will allow me.
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Posted by Duke on May 16 at 12:54 PM
Now that Grand Theft Auto IV ‘s first day gross of $310m has entered the Guinness World Records, the looming question is what will happen to the hostile takeover from Liberty City? Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the game, is entrenched in a takeover bid by gaming titan Electronic Arts whose $2b offer ends today....
Topics: advertising, branding, design, financial services, interactive 2 Comments
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Posted by Rowland on May 11 at 6:00 PM
Saturday night I had the privilege of participating in a small salon organized by my friend
Caitlin Dover, an editor at
Print magazine (they just won a National Magazine Award!). As the event was an intimate affair, each person presenting a project they were working on from essays, to music, to photography and illustrations, I won’t reveal what each person was pursuing, but I will reveal what, in just a few short hours, it taught me.
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Posted by Rowland on May 5 at 7:29 AM
I'm obsessed with cars. As a kid I would memorize everything about them. I think it surprised my family, as my eyesight percluded my chances of driving. Nonetheless, I would sketch new dashboard designs, quiz car dealers on MPG and horsepower, and drive the rest of my family—who honestly didn’t care as much about cars—a bit crazy. So, it is with some childlike glee I can tell you about two new cars, and one concept car that are attempting to finally, truly decrease emissions.
Topics: branding, design, green 0 Comments
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