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Pinterest, the Rising Social Media Star

February 15, 2012
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Pinterest, the Rising Social Media Star

Pinterest.com has been around since 2010. But it has only recently exploded in popularity once being discovered by the do-it-yourself crowd and given a boost with $37 million in funding. But what is Pinterest, and why is...

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By hand or on the computer? The threat of the Uncanny Valley

February 13, 2012
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By hand or on the computer? The threat of the Uncanny Valley

When I was a design student, we'd take tours of design studios. At the end of the tour we were offered a question and answer period. One question was asked again and again, "Do you do...

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The Boneyard Project: Return Trip

February 9, 2012
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The Boneyard Project: Return Trip

Emerging from the desert into the hands of numerous international contemporary artists, retired and abandoned World War II planes are getting a second chance at an esteemed life.

Humanitarian Campaigns that Grab your Attention

February 7, 2012
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Humanitarian Campaigns that Grab your Attention

Abigail Smith is an award-winning graphic designer who specializes in web applications and digital environments. Since 2002, she has worked with a host of arts and non-profit organizations from her home base in Brooklyn, NY. She's shared a collection of some attention...

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Wouter van Buuren: Acrobat and Photographer

February 1, 2012
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Wouter van Buuren: Acrobat and Photographer

An artist is born to create, and when you pair that creativity with a sense of adventure and fearlessness, you get Wouter van Buuren. This 39-year old Dutch photographer risks his life scaling buildings, or anything for that matter, for...

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Typography, Typewriter Art and Creativity

January 30, 2012
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Typography, Typewriter Art and Creativity

Communication and language are constantly, organically shifting. Letters and words are universal, but language changes by location, slang phrases change with fads, and dialect changes by region. The modern alphabet has stayed consistent for centuries; what has changed is the life surrounding our...

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Yves Béhar: Be in Love with the Process

January 26, 2012
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Yves Béhar: Be in Love with the Process

Yves Béhar is a visionary. Founder of fuseproject, a San Francisco based design agency, Béhar aims to break into new markets and disrupt old ones by bringing a humanistic approach to his work. You may remember him for...

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Audience Participation

January 23, 2012
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Audience Participation

Banksy: I'm not going to argue about the validity, legality, or legitimacy of his work. What I'm going to comment on is the inclusion of the audience as an integral part of his work.

Vernazza: From Disaster to Inspiration

January 19, 2012
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Vernazza: From Disaster to Inspiration

The small village of Vernazza in Cinque Terra, Italy experienced an apocalyptic combination of natural disasters on October 25, 2011. “Torrential rains, massive flooding and over 100 mud slides took the lives of 3 residents, terrorized locals and visitors, caused over...

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Navigating the Wilderness

January 13, 2012
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Navigating the Wilderness

Senior graphic designer and NOD contributor Chris Costello talks about navigating and transcending crisis in his creative career. I love watching documentaries and reading books about famous artists. What inspires me most about the lives of creative personalities is that they have all gone through times...

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