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    Google honors Maurice Sendak’s birthday with an animated Google Doodle.

    colors     hand-lettering     typography     print     birds     quotes     words    
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    Tall Tales: Modern Totem Poles exhibit
(above On a Roll, an ode to Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road” by Yiming Bao, via The Dailly Heller)

    Tall Tales: Modern Totem Poles exhibit

    (above On a Roll, an ode to Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road” by Yiming Bao, via The Dailly Heller)

    book     covers     design     typography     illustration     Penguin     article    
    “Restyling the Classics: Don’t Judge a New Cover by the Old Book”
(via The Atlantic, left cover designed by Alfred Maurer, right cover designed by Neil Gower)

    “Restyling the Classics: Don’t Judge a New Cover by the Old Book”

    (via The Atlantic, left cover designed by Alfred Maurer,
    right cover designed by Neil Gower)

    typography     fonts     murals     design     1950s     letters    
    books     print     quotes     design    
    a print by Ryan McArthur using the quote “A room without books is like a body without a soul” by Marcus Tullius Cicero.
(via quipsologies)

    a print by Ryan McArthur using the quote “A room without books is like a body without a soul” by Marcus Tullius Cicero.

    (via quipsologies)

    google     Saul Bass     design     animation     video     film    

    Google celebrates what would be Saul Bass’ 93rd birthday with an animated Google Doodle.

    ephemera     catalogs     design     antique     advertising    
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    logos     books     design     covers     pop culture    
    Logobook

“The monumental archive Houplain amassed is the foundation of this ultimate logo reference guide, featuring approximately 7,000 specimens organized alphabetically, with information about the designers, year of creation, country, brand, and company. Moreover, the book includes an extensive critical essay on brand culture by French philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky, and an introduction by Ludovic Houplain explaining the creation process of the film Logorama, from its inception to its finalization.” —Taschen

    Logobook

    The monumental archive Houplain amassed is the foundation of this ultimate logo reference guide, featuring approximately 7,000 specimens organized alphabetically, with information about the designers, year of creation, country, brand, and company. Moreover, the book includes an extensive critical essay on brand culture by French philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky, and an introduction by Ludovic Houplain explaining the creation process of the film Logorama, from its inception to its finalization.” —Taschen

    movies     film     nyc     cities     photography    
    FILMography
Photographer Christopher Moloney juxtoposes classic movie stills with their modern-day locations.



(above films: Annie Hall (1977), Leon the Professional (1994), via Design Observer)

    FILMography

    Photographer Christopher Moloney juxtoposes classic movie stills with their modern-day locations.

    Leon the Professional

    (above films: Annie Hall (1977), Leon the Professional (1994), via Design Observer)