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Seen the wicked graphic design for Logos that float in midair? Or the interior design of some of the Beautiful Libraries of the world? No? After seeing Back To The Future, have you always dreamed of climbing into a new and cool DeLorean design and speeding through time? Well, if you have, you now can. Through words and images at least. Dream on, our designer friends.

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How much it would cost to be the Great Gatsby? About $34.3 million

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Tuesday 14 May 2013

With the Great Gatsby movie hitting theaters, there’s been a renewal of interest in the fashion of the 1920s. Suddenly there are a whole lot more dames sporting the iconic bob haircut, while even Brooks Brothers released a line of shirts meant to mimic Gatsby’s own fashion. A new haircut would cost maybe $50, a [...]

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Nine incredible Star Wars VII posters made by fans

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By Rebekah Rhoden in New Design on Tuesday 14 May 2013

These nine Star War fan posters are pretty exceptional, so we think they deserve some recognition. The stylish and epic photographs make for impressive poster ideas in anticipation of the new film. So, does this fan art make you feel the force?

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Print ads feature food splashing around like water in a glass

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Thursday 9 May 2013

Food splashing around like water in glasses and pitcher jugs? When Latin American supermarket chain Exito launched a seven-layered water bottle that preserves the taste of water in it, they also got ad agency Sancho BBDO Bogotá to come up with this series of print ads featuring just what the product won’t do. Clever.

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Amazing illegally produced movie posters

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Thursday 9 May 2013

In most theaters, you can expect to see the same, mass-produced movie posters. They don’t vary at all because essentialy they’re carrying the movie’s brand. But in some countries that lack the money for the legal rights to the movies brand, custom illustrated posters still flourish. Check out these illegally produced movie posters from foreign countries. The artists [...]

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Graphics spewing colour by LIE

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Thursday 9 May 2013

Malaysia-based graphic design studio LIE (or Little Ideas Everyday), which has done a staggering amount of good work ranging from identity design to illustration, recently ran a project on their blog where whimsical visuals, such as a polaroid that spews colours and a suitcase opening up to reveal a sea of paper waves, come to [...]

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Alien creature furniture by Umberto Dattola

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Wednesday 8 May 2013

Designer Umberto Dattola recently unveiled a series of furniture-inspired works — there are chairs, beds, drawers and cabinets — at the Milano Design Week in four different locations. Actually, with their long spindly legs — so long that the seats and bases extend far beyond human height — they look like alien creatures invading our [...]

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Cute tea package: your cup is a hot tub

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Wednesday 8 May 2013

This is the cutest tea packaging I’ve ever seen. These little characters are designed by WDARU to fit in a normal sized tea cup to hold your tea bag in place. Let these friends take a relaxing bath while you enjoy a nice cup of hot tea. There’s a school bus version, a business man set, and even [...]

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Private Space: a designer wrist mirror

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By Roberto Voorbij in New Design on Wednesday 8 May 2013

Increasingly, the consumer is expected to give up their freedom and privacy in favour of commerce. This somewhat ironic solution to the problem is provided in the form of this designer wrist mirror titled Private Space. Here, freedom and privacy have themselves become commercial products. These Private Space wrist mirrors are available in different colours [...]

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JEAHNA: This light folds up like a tent

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Monday 6 May 2013

This stylish light fixture literally folds up into a little bag just like a tent. JEAHNA is all the nostalgia of tent camping repackaged as a gorgeous light for your house or gallery. The lightweight, nylon constructed lamp comes in three different sizes ranging form 1.5 to 5.5 metres in diameter. Designed as a collaboration between Johan Carpner, Alexander [...]

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Designer’s minimalistic tattoo pays tribute to dad

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Saturday 4 May 2013

Kirk Wallace’s father once told him that he’d like a tattoo of crop circles on his forearm when he gets better from his sickness. When he passed away in Jan this year, Wallace, who is an illustrator and graphic designer, started sketching as a sort of tribute to his dad. He didn’t stop working on [...]

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Wireflow light fixtures by Arik Levy

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Friday 3 May 2013

French multi-disciplinary designer Arik Levy’s first love is industrial design, and it shows. On his bio, he’s quoted as saying, “Life is a system of signs and symbols where nothing is quite as it seems”, which pretty much sums up his ace designs for VIBIA’s Wireflow light fixtures. Constructed out of thin rods with LED [...]

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Ben Pieratt creates an entire brand for sale: now it just needs a product

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By Jay Byrnes in New Design on Friday 3 May 2013

When I came across this project, I immediately wondered why I hadn’t thought of it myself. It’s such a simple, experimental but brilliant idea. Ben Pieratt, founder of Svpply, designed a complete brand identity called Hessian. And it is for sale for $18k. It just needs a product. Your purchase includes the name, URL, Twitter and [...]

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Four&Sons limited edition dog-centric print publication

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By Rebekah Rhoden in New Design on Thursday 2 May 2013

Four&Sons is a beautifully designed dog-centric digital magazine that is just beginning to step into the world of print. In celebration of their one-year anniversary, Four&Sons is releasing a limited edition publication in honour of all the talented people who inspired them. Check out this sample of a few of their sleek spreads.

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Dinner plates with plugholes in them

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Wednesday 1 May 2013

There’s something very cool about licking off the last scrap of dinner off your plate only to find a plughole in the middle of it. Of course, if your consumption preferences lean towards the junk food variety, the TOO by Blu Dot Ruse dinnerware only makes it easier for you to think depressing thoughts about [...]

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Paintings you can actually sit in

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Wednesday 1 May 2013

How impossibly cool are these chairs that YOY design duo Naoki Ono and Yuuki Yamamoto presented recently at this year’s Milano Salone? They’re practically off the coolness meter. Dubbed the Canvas series, these are classy screen-printed canvas artwork of chairs that can be propped against a wall and then sat on. Simply, wow.

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