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If It Was On TV, Then It's Gotta Be Good!
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Obsessing Over Shopping Carts
http://blog.printmag.com/dailyheller/Obsessing+Over+Shopping+Carts.aspxJulian Montague, a designer in Buffalo, New York, is obsessed with shopping carts. He writes on his website , "Over the last several decades, the stray shopping cart has quietly become an integral part of the urban and suburban landscapes of the industrialized world. …
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Purging Picasso
http://blog.printmag.com/dailyheller/Purging+Picasso.aspxAfter complaints to the city's Buildings Department and concern from the Ukrainian community in New York City's East Village, Cooper Union removed a large banner from its façade showing Pablo Picasso's 1953 portrait of Josef Stalin (above). …
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Links for 2008-11-20 [del.icio.us]
http://www.taccato.com/?p=15331s can win over moms by showcasing food quality (the eggs in Egg McMuffins are real) and highlighting healthful options, the company can brighten its image at a crucial time in the arc of the fast-food industry." [Thx: Vera!] Obsessing Over Shopping Carts "Julian Montague, a designer in Buffalo, New York, is obsessed with shopping carts." Daily Heller reports. Interesting. Blue Man Group Founders Open Colorful NYC Kindergarten "News of the New York City kindergarten started by the founders of the Blue
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Obama’s Logo
http://www.serastrawbridge.com/?p=829Chicago Business Journal. After working feverishly, the design was introduced on February 10, 2007. Sol Sender discusses the “brand development” of the most memorable political logo in the past 50 years here. And MO/DE addresses its contributions to the campaign here with a video here. Bravo to both creators for breaking the conventional mold. Speaking of molds, Hilary Ross and Jim Lennox of Shickshinny, Pa., painted the Obama Hope poster (100 by 70 foot)
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LorraineDesign — Design Life from the Inside Out
http://www.lorrainedesign.com/blogwe went to the same school) Jesse Kuhn is an illustrator living in NYC. I just saw on his blog this sweet shirt design he submitted to Threadless. Go Vote! And Finally Steven Heller sheds some light on the studio behind Obama’s O logo. Regardless of your political allegiance, you have to admit that was some Excellent branding…especially for a political campaign.
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Daily Heller by Steven Heller - Macabre but...
http://www.feedtheogre.com/post/59367770Daily Heller by Steven Heller - Macabre but Fascinating
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Big Day
http://laurenandemira.com/2008/1104big-day/(P.S. Steven Heller wrote a very cool blog post today on America’s first-ever woman presidential candidate, Belva Ann Lockwood, who ran for office in 1884 and 1888. It’s short and fascinating — go read it!)
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In the Labyrinth
http://msnyder.typepad.com/the_labyrinthSam Hamrick Serendipity Spirit Cloth Stainless Steel Droppings Stampede of Horses Start Drawing Stu Jenks Subtext Sweet Georgia TasteSpotting Terri Windling's Drawing Board The Crooked House The Daily Coyote The Daily Heller The Elegant Variation The Fox and Hare The Lion and the Cardinal The Old Foodie Ukiyo-e Flash Animation Ullabenulla VADS Victoria Vusova Words Without Borders Wordsbody
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Daily Heller: Master of Caricature: David Levine
http://richardsolomon.com/confab/2008/11/01/daily-heller-mas...Master of Caricature: David Levine
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Prêt à Voyager
http://pretavoyager.blogspot.comDesign Observer Design Your Life Ellen Lupton [Baltimore] Graphic Design Bar Hoefler & Frere-Jones [NYC] HOW Design Blog i love typography Pentagram The Daily Heller
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murketing
http://murketing.com/journalBigshots Dan Ariely Freakonomics Gladwell James Surowiecki Joe Nocera Long Tail guy The Creative Class guy The Daily Heller
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Heartstorming News and Idea Stimulators
http://heartstormingnews.blogspot.comI am sorry to report that one of the greatest and most influential graphic designers of the modern era, Lou Dorfsman, died yesterday at 90. Here is a link to his NYT obit written by Steven Heller and Heller's tribute on his blog. He was the VP Design Director of CBS for about 40 years and a member of The Art Director's Club Hall of Fame. Dorfsman was one of my heroes when I was a young art director. If you read only one of the many articles about Lou Dorfsman's career, Michael Beirut's
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