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Farmhouse, from Leo Burnett
Farmhouse looks like a brilliant place to work. It also has a lovely identity system. Those colors. That restraint. And you’re missing out if you don’t go to their website, which is a showcase of using video for refined, appealing design. Outstanding all around.
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My brain often sounds like pages from Frog and Toad
Please tell me you grew up with Frog and Toad. I mean, it’s okay if you didn’t… but for both of our sakes, I hope you did. I often find myself narrating my life in a voice not unlike that of Frog. Or Toad. Or a conversation between the two. Toad: “I cannot do graphic…
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Little Sun is an art project that could save lives
Little Sun is a product developed by artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen. The video lays it out better than I can, but effectively, they have created a beautiful, functional, and affordable light source to replace the dangerous and unhealthy kerosine lamps that many people in developing nations rely on. In a TOMS-like business…
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Here’s the newest way I’m driving myself crazy
I’m trying to train myself not to use the following words: Just (as in “only,” not “fair”) So (as in “so much,” not, “so I said…”) Very Awesome My technique is simple. Pretend that they’re foul swear words that will get me slapped across the face by shocked and horrified pedestrians. Mothers will warn their…