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October 25 2012
Paying Tribute To Artists Who Hand-Paint Signs In A Digital Age

Paying Tribute To Artists Who Hand-Paint Signs In A Digital Age

Faythe Levine and Sam Macon explore the life and times of modern-day sign painters.

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12 Hypnotic Digital Frames Form A Zen Version Of “Pong”

12 Hypnotic Digital Frames Form A Zen Version Of “Pong”

Keita Onishi’s Forest and Trees require a close look--and listen--to appreciate.

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A Grand Architectural Archway, Built With Nothing But Pure Light

A Grand Architectural Archway, Built With Nothing But Pure Light

Invoking the tradition of stained glass, the design firm Troika creates an immaterial arcade of hyperbolic arches.

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A Children’s Toy That Ferments Delicious Sourdough Bread

A Children’s Toy That Ferments Delicious Sourdough Bread

By all means, kid, keep playing with your food!

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Univision’s New Logo Is A 3-D Human Heart

Univision’s New Logo Is A 3-D Human Heart

Taking the “Hispanic Heartbeat of America,” literally.

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The Lonely, Painfully Funny World Of Adrian Tomine’s New York

The Lonely, Painfully Funny World Of Adrian Tomine’s New York

A woman receives an Amazon package just as her next door neighbor, a bookstore owner, comes home. Adrian Tomine captures the tiny tragedies of contemporary life in a new book.

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Elegant or Illegible? Vienna Unveils Its Custom-Designed Airport Signage

Elegant or Illegible? Vienna Unveils Its Custom-Designed Airport Signage

Ruedi Baur hearkens back to the golden age of airport signage with an experimental visual identity for Vienna Airport. Not everyone is happy about it.

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An Ingenious Redesign Of The Common Umbrella

An Ingenious Redesign Of The Common Umbrella

Two Taiwanese students have created the Rain Shield, with hopes of conquering the umbrella’s age-old failings.

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Infographic: A Taxonomy Of “Arse,” In All Its Linguistic Splendor

Infographic of the Day

Infographic: A Taxonomy Of “Arse,” In All Its Linguistic Splendor

How do I use thee? Let me count the ways.

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Are Wearable Gadgets The Next Tech Revolution?

Are Wearable Gadgets The Next Tech Revolution?

Forget smartphones and tablets. Gadgets like the Nike+ Fuelband are ushering in a new data-rich wearable future, says a recent analyst report.

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5 Maneuvers The Tech Biz Should Steal From The Fashion Industry

5 Maneuvers The Tech Biz Should Steal From The Fashion Industry

Written by: Brian Millar

What can the geek learn from the chic? Everything, darlings--everything.

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Thanks for stopping by Fast Company’s Co.Design. If you’ve been a reader for some time, you’ll notice that we’ve just unveiled a brand-new redesign. You can read about the thought process behind it here. Our content, of course, will be the same: Our focus is on highlighting the world’s best examples of design and innovation, working in concert.

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