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The work of Murat Pak.

Found via Monsieur Bandit

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‘video del robot madison de antonia font’

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‘These photographs were taken using Kodachrome film by the improbably and wonderfully named Chalmers Butterfield, probably in 1949.’

Click on the images for larger images/zoom features/jump.

DJ Munoz/London Calling: You Drive Me Crazy (Yellow Drill Remix)

Images found via Peter Serafinowicz

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Nicky Bradwell survived my typography and design history classes and is now making music. Each month, he’ll have a new FLAVOR on Soundcloud.

Facebook page here.

MarchFLAVOR by superhumanyouth

TripleRainbowMix by superhumanyouth

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The work of Lim Heng Swee.

Pink Floyd: Breathe in the Air/On the Run (demo versions)

Found via Robert Boord

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Alice sent me a link to this image cause she said it reminded her of something I would say in one of my classes.

Image by UK-based eska.

Found via Alice Woodruff

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‘Can we add serifs to Gotham?’

One thing I like about Obama: He knows good design.

In 2008, his campaign lifted political propaganda out of the long ass slump it had been in. The fonts of choice were Eric Gill’s Perpetua and Tobias Frere-Jones’ Gotham.

And revealed this week: 2012 graphics featuring a custom slab serif version of Gotham.

So when The President calls wanting a font change, Hoefler & Frere-Jones were ready to oblige.

Found via Hoefler & Frere-Jones

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‘There is no recipe for good layout, but what must be maintained is a feeling of change and contrast.’ –Alexey Brodovitch (1898-1971)

Photo by Man Ray, layout by Brodovitch for Harper’s Bazaar, 1934.

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‘Her work was published for the most part in Harper’s Bazaar, between 1950-1965.’

The photography of Lillian Bassman. Beautiful geometric constructs shot in black and white.

Music by Budd/Wright, In the Midst of Life.

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‘For every pair of glasses you purchase, Warby Parker will donate a pair to someone in need’

Vintage styling, Netflix-like purchasing system, charitable donation.

All frames 95 bucks. Details here. Buy here.

Found via Shandi Pierzina

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Canadian Club advertisement, 1928.

The work of commercial illustrator and fashion design pioneer Ernst Dryden (1887-1938).

Found via Divinely Elegant: The World of Ernst Dryden

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