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Commanding and Creative Collaborations: Brangelina & Asprey Support The Education Partnership for Children of Conflict

Brangelina (Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt) branch out, yet again, to design a line of jewelry with some help from British jewelry designer Asprey.

Reggie Wilson Gives Chess a New Design: Helpful or Harmful?

The game of chess is one that requires extreme concentration, an innately logical disposition, and devotion to "practice makes perfect."

Bob Dylan Revisited

Bob Dylan had a talent, one that has thus far never been replicated, to viscerally paint images in your head with his lyrics - which is why the graphic novel Bob Dylan Revisited is a natural homage to this incredible artist.

Thirteen artists collaborated to turn selections of Dylan's songs/lyrics into physical design - some are more dark than others, but all are fantatsic.

Event: 28 Hours of Innovative Art

Eboshi Shaped Habuto

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently showing an exhibit called Art of The Samurai.

Fellow Design Blogger Interview: Mirko Humbert, Designer Daily

Mirko Humbert from Designer Daily answers a few questions about design and design blogging:

Fall Down The Rabbit Hole: What Are Grotesque Cartoons Designed to Teach us...?

Grotesque cartoons are as much a part of my childhood as cute little care bears and fluffy stuffed animals. 

What is Design?

What is design, anyway?

Fellow Design Blogger Interview: Armin Vit, Quipsologies

Without further delay, an interview with fellow design blogger Armin Vit from Quipsologies!

The Wheels on the Bus Go Stationary

In a perfect world, everyone would have ideas like this one by Christopher Fennell:

The Berlin Wall Redux

When the Berlin Wall came down on November 9, 1989, ninety-some artists from around the world turned the wall into a symbol of artistic expression.

Over the past twenty years, the elements have eroded the wall. Recently, Berliners have made an effort to restore the East Side Gallery, a major tourist attraction, with 106 different paintings and graffiti. On November 4, the original artists returned to repaint their emotional renderings.

Fall Down The Rabbit Hole: Edible Art

It's a well known fact that most kids hate to eat their vegetables, but what if they looked like this?

Design Innovation: Collapsable Water Bottle

Another remarkable design innovation from the RCA's graduate show is the collapsable water bottle, by Amy Smith.

 

From this to that - full to flat!

The Faces of Design Awards 2010

The design community is packed with opportunities for self-promotion and brand expansion. The first annual Faces of Design Awards commence in 2010, as an opportunity for designers to have their work judged by a slew of talented professionals and gain some street cred (or fashion ave. cred?)

THE Mobile World of Color: Find Paint Color Matches Instantly With New ColorSnap™Apple iPhone Application From Sherwin-Williams

Once you've decided to redecorate your home, you need to choose a color palette on which you base your decisions. Sometimes you find the perfect color in an unusual place, and it's hard to find the correlating shade of paint, and other colors that compliment it.

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