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Exhibition shines spotlight on history of design Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:19AMUncover the history of printing in the 19th Century at a special exhibition.
Not by the Book Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:09PMWITHIN the next two decades, books as we know them will likely become curiosities, artifacts of an old way of life.
Cindy's Salon Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:02PMI posted a few weeks ago about the Greenwich Village Book Fair . It turned out to be an interesting and rewarding event.
Your Weekend February 26th - 28th Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 6:55PMArt Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: Robert Grame and Robert Hower: Prime Perception When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, From now until March 6 Where: The Gallery at UTA Price: Free This exhibition highlights two visual communication professors’ work.
Scituate resident’s first book reimagines ABCs Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 3:20PMIt’s not always about the letters. Sometimes, it’s about the space around them.
Milford Daily News wins honors Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 12:07AMThe staff at the Milford Daily News won honors in two categories of newspaper competition, picking up awards Saturday night at the annual New England Newspaper & Press Association dinner.
MetroWest, Milford Daily rack up awards Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 7:59PMMetroWest and Milford Daily News writers and designers won honors in five categories of newspaper competition, picking up awards Saturday night at the annual New England Newspaper & Press Association dinner.
Mike Bonifer: Is the iPad a GameChanger? Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 6:07PMAs Steve Jobs says, you can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backward. A product like the iPad, can be said to have 'changed the game' only after the game, has, in fact, changed.
Apple iPad: Steve Jobs Unveils the New Tablet Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 1:04PMApple CEO Steve Jobs announces highly anticipated tablet computer. Steve Job - Apple - tablet - History - Pioneers
New Autumn/Winter 2010 FIFA Collection Keeps the Spirit of the FIFA World Cup Alive Long After the Tournament is Over Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 10:45AMNEW YORK----Total Apparel Group, Inc. , a master distributor and licensee of market-leading international trademarks in the branded apparel, footwear and accessories sectors, detailed today the strong post-tournament potential for the FIFA Collection.
Reading test Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 5:49AMFree software aims to challenge e-book devices
Blio bets against e-reader devices Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 5:48AMFree software originally designed to help blind people read electronic books could turn the emerging e-reader industry on its head, according to its inventor.
The First Apple Tablet Commercial? No Way. Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 3:15PMEarlier today, the French site Nowhereelse.fr posted a video of what looks to be a commercial for Apple's new tablet device, expected to be unveiled on Wednesday during an Apple event in San Francisco. The video led VentureBeat to wonder if it wasn't the first real commercial for the device. Unfortunately, I'm not sure VentureBeat even ran a translation of the French post about it, because if ...
Rupee symbol design: Meet the 5 finalists! Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 10:12PMThe creative brains behind the design of the Rupee symbol speak about their experience and the logic they applied to their design.
Adobe Systems Co-founder John Warnock on the Competitive Advantages of Aesthetics and the 'Right' Technology Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 3:46PMJohn Warnock's sense of aesthetics, combined with a strong belief "in doing things right" technically, has driven Adobe Systems -- the company Warnock founded with Charles "Chuck" Geshcke -- throughout much of its history. Yet while that passion has led to the development of many of Adobe's most successful products and the establishment of key standards for print and interactive publishing, it ...
Goings on About Town: Art Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 11:14PMPageBreak -- MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)—“American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765-1915.” Through Jan. 24. | “Velázquez Rediscovered.” Through Feb. 7. | “Sounding the Pacific: Musical Instruments of Oceania.” Through Sept. 6. | “Peaceful Conquerors . . .
Typeface Designers Wrestle With the World of Pixels Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 11:38AMPixels operate differently on screen than blobs of ink on paper, so a new typeface for the Web to be unveiled this week needed different qualities.
Fallon works on BBC and British Museum programme Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:53AMAdvertising group Fallon is branding and creating marketing materials for an upcoming tie-up between the BBC and the British Museum, A History of the World.
Bill Moggridge Named Director of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt Wednesday, January 6, 2010 @ 7:58PMBill Moggridge, Director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York, effective March 2010. Courtesy: IDEO/Nicolas Zurcher. NEW YORK, NY.-
Deadly Style: Bauhaus’s Nazi Connection Saturday, December 26, 2009 @ 9:51PMAn exhibit at the Neue Museum in Weimar reveals a Bauhaus-trained painter and architect’s ties to Nazi Germany.
The lure of illustrated children's books Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 6:18PMFew things evoke childhood memories as powerfully as picture books. Jenny Uglow looks at favourites old and new
Kunsthalle Fridericianum Presents Exhibition by Artist Carlos Amorales Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 10:02PMCarlos Amorales, "Nuevos Ricos", 2009. Installation view Kunsthalle Fridericianum 2009. Courtesy: The artist; Yvon Lambert Gallery, Paris/New York and Kurimazutto, Mexico City. The artist wishes to thank Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam and Ida Pisani Gallery, Milan. Photo: Nils Klinger.
Enamelled beauties Saturday, December 5, 2009 @ 4:25PMParimal Ray of Beltala had set the trend of collecting porcelain enamel advertising in Calcutta. Ray has been collecting for decades and has already held an exhibition in Santiniketan. An exhibition of his collection of original artwork for ads dating back to early 20th century will open soon.
Skiff E-Reading Service to Launch in 2010 Friday, December 4, 2009 @ 6:00AMNEW YORK----Skiff, LLC today announced plans to launch a new consumer e-reading service platform in 2010 that will deliver enhanced content experiences to dedicated e-readers, as well as to multipurpose devices such as smartphones and netbooks.
Downsizing Dealers Drum Up Sales Friday, December 4, 2009 @ 2:07AMTwo fixtures of the international fair circuit, which have both recently shuttered shops full of 20th-century antiques, are selling off inventory at auctions next week.
Books About Antiques Thursday, November 26, 2009 @ 8:04PMPlan your holiday shopping with the Books About Antiques list from The New York Times 2009 Holiday Gift Guide .
Students inspired by museum exhibit Friday, November 13, 2009 @ 1:05AMGraphic design class puts their own spin on advocacy posters.
Major Milestone For Sustainability, Supportive Housing In NYC Goes Green Friday, October 30, 2009 @ 2:12AMFox Point ribbon cutting celebrates new supportive housing with green features and sustainable design by OCV Architects (PRWeb Oct 30, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3127134.htm
Major Milestone For Sustainability, Supportive Housing In NYC Goes Green Friday, October 30, 2009 @ 2:01AMFox Point ribbon cutting celebrates new supportive housing with green features and sustainable design by OCV Architects
Obituary: Raymond M. Federman / Avant-garde novelist and Beckett scholar Saturday, October 24, 2009 @ 11:39PMRaymond M. Federman, a French-born scholar, critic and avant-garde novelist whose work sought to straddle the boundary between fiction and reality -- and in so doing to emphasize the inadequacy of language to capture either one completely -- died Oct. 6 in San Diego. He was 81 and lived in San Diego.
Stealthy refresh strengthens Apple consumer range Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 7:12AMStewart Meagher THE INQUIRER Imac, Macbook, Mac Mini and more
Former Lariat sports editor discusses newspaper demise Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 11:17PM"What if the American newspaper died?" asked 1968 alumnus Tommy Denton, who spoke to a group of journalism students Tuesday afternoon. The lecture was presented by the journalism graduate program and the journalism honor society, Kappa Tau Alpha.
Seminar Helps Students Understand the Past Through ‘Visual Biographies’ Thursday, October 8, 2009 @ 11:18PMThe students who are studying visual biography this semester with School of Art senior critic Jessica Helfand refer to themselves as "Jessica's Girls," a twist on a 1980s pop song called "Jessie's Girl."
Film highlights art of ‘Typeface’ Tuesday, October 6, 2009 @ 11:55PMThe fast-pace world of graphic design met the slow pace of a small town in Wisconsin to create “Typeface,” a documentary presented Tuesday at the School of Fine Arts. The film was screened free to the public and was followed by a question-and-answer session with panelists, including the film’s director Justine Nagan.
Article: iPhone Gems: Four Handy Apps for Designers Tuesday, October 6, 2009 @ 2:31PMWelcome to the latest edition of iPhone Gems. In this installment, we take a look at four applications aimed at designers. Whether you’re picking a typeface, choosing a color, or decorating a room, these apps can offer help for common design needs and problems. Our top picks are myPantone and The Typography Manual; read on for more details on all four apps. Color Expert ($10) from Code Line ...
The Typography Manual for iPhone review Tuesday, October 6, 2009 @ 9:33AMPros: Useful informative app for typography users which includes tables, size calculators, HTML codes for special characters, keyboard shortcuts, type foundries, standard banner sizes, useful Web sites, inspiration.
GPJA - What's On In Auckland Saturday, September 26, 2009 @ 8:08PMSaturday 26th September, 1pm, The Gus Fisher Gallery, The Kenneth Myers Centre, 74 Shortland Street, Auckland
Fanzines - The scene that smells of zine spirit Thursday, September 24, 2009 @ 6:05PMDo you remember the fanzine? Those crude, photocopied bits of paper, lovingly cut'n'pasted together, thrust into your hands as you waited outside a gig or piled up high in the local record shop. Peppered with spelling mistakes, strewn with swear words and often loaded with egomaniacal rants, they were still the best way to find out about new bands and hear what other fans had to say about them ...
Feature Story Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 7:29AMPop Artist Meet the man with a nearly uncontainable design challenge: making Coke even bigger (and staying ahead of Pepsi). By Linda Tischler Photograph by Jake Chessum The image on the Webcam is grainy but unmistakable: a blond woman, likely in her thirties, steps up to a shiny silver soda-fountain machine at a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta and plants a fat kiss on its side. The moment is ...
Feature Story - David Butler Monday, September 21, 2009 @ 7:29AMPop Artist Meet the man with a nearly uncontainable design challenge: making Coke even bigger (and staying ahead of Pepsi). Photograph by Jake Chessum The image on the Webcam is grainy but unmistakable: a blond woman, likely in her thirties, steps up to a shiny silver soda-fountain machine at a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta and plants a fat kiss on its side. The moment is unscripted and, as ...
RedesignGoogle: A Contest To Revamp The World’s Most Popular Search Engine Sunday, September 20, 2009 @ 3:00PMThere's no question about it: Google is great at search, and its huge lead over competitors is well deserved. But the site's spartan design can sometimes leave something to be desired — sure, the company gradually makes tweaks to it, but we haven't seen many radical changes in a very long time. Now WebMynd , a Y Combinator startup that launched back in early 2008, is looking to help spur the ...
Cakes and lamingtons take out PANZ Design Awards Thursday, September 3, 2009 @ 4:42PMThe baking bible Ladies, A Platecontinued its success when it picked up the supreme Nielsen Award for Best Book at last night’s PANZ Book Design Awards. Designed by Alan Deare from Inhouse Design, it also won the Best Illustrated category of the awards.
Paula Scher Thursday, September 3, 2009 @ 5:09AM“That’s a tremendous advantage, to make a terrible blunder, because you learn that way.” Graeme Aymer interviews the hugely influential designer and typographer
Creative review: Samsung Friday, August 7, 2009 @ 9:57AMLONDON - Adam Cleaver, joint creative director and founding partner, Collective, scrutinises Samsung's latest digital work.
Events - Our Lady Peace Tuesday, August 4, 2009 @ 12:08AM7pm Mon, Aug 10. $20-50. 214-373-8000. House of Blues Dallas opened in 2007 in the historic White Swan Building at the crossroads of Dallas' West End and the newly established Victory Park development. The building dates back to the 1920's when it housed a White Swan Coffee processing plant.
Events - Chris Isaak Monday, August 3, 2009 @ 12:23AM7pm Sun, Aug 9. $39.50-125. 214-373-8000. House of Blues Dallas opened in 2007 in the historic White Swan Building at the crossroads of Dallas' West End and the newly established Victory Park development. The building dates back to the 1920's when it housed a White Swan Coffee processing plant.
w/DevilDriver, Emmure, Despised Icon, My Children My Bride, Veil of Maya, For the Fallen Dreams, Lazarus A.D., Oceano Saturday, August 1, 2009 @ 7:38AM3pm Sat, Aug 1. $12.50-35. 214-373-8000. House of Blues Dallas opened in 2007 in the historic White Swan Building at the crossroads of Dallas' West End and the newly established Victory Park development. The building dates back to the 1920's when it housed a White Swan Coffee processing plant.
Events - Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra Saturday, August 1, 2009 @ 12:14AM7pm Wed, Aug 5. $25-75. 214-373-8000. House of Blues Dallas opened in 2007 in the historic White Swan Building at the crossroads of Dallas' West End and the newly established Victory Park development. The building dates back to the 1920's when it housed a White Swan Coffee processing plant.
RECENT ITEMS» Monday, July 27, 2009 @ 4:48PMFor Southerners, language has long existed as more than just a mere conveyance of meaning; it lives as a storehouse for shared memory, as melody, as utterance often enjoyed purely for its own sake.
Battles, !!! Play Warp NYC Anniversary Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 11:42AMBack in March, we reported that the pioneering British electronic/weird rock label Warp was planning all sorts of fun stuff this year to celebrate its 20 th anniversary.