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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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Minimalistic Lego posters by Jung von Matt

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Monday 18 March 2013

German ad agency Jung von Matt were recently in cahoots with Lego to launch this pretty minimalistic series of ads for the toy giant. Look and guess which cartoons each one’s from.

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8 Punctuation Marks that we desperately need

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By Cyrus Daruwala in New Design on Saturday 16 March 2013

Language is constantly advancing but this would be nothing short of hyper-evolution. Our favourite is the Morgan Freemark, whose usage denotes that the text should be read out in Morgan Freeman’s voice. The best way to add gravitas to any statement.

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Colourful logo made from toothpaste

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By Contributions in New Design on Thursday 14 March 2013

Melbourne-based Lure Graphics is a graphic design studio with an uncommon approach. Founded by 23-year-old graphic designer Melissa Pepers, their effervescent and successful concepts are inspired by life. The eye-catching logo featured here, designed for vending machine company Candy Solutions, demonstrates Lure Graphics’ avant-garde process. Beginning with handcrafted letterforms created from toothpaste, the company’s monogram [...]

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Shape Shifting rug designed by Michelle Weinberg

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By Michelle Weinberg in New Design on Thursday 14 March 2013

The Irregular Polygon rug is designed by Michelle Weinberg. It is hand-tufted of wool and silk, measures roughly 7′ x 7′, and is manufactured by Odabashian. The design of Irregular Polygon is inspired by Weinberg’s painting PreFab2, and it appears to shift shape when viewed from varied vantage points. The rug, in turn, inspired an [...]

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Poppin: a unique desk accessories store

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By Rebekah Rhoden in New Design on Tuesday 12 March 2013

Poppin is a clever and unique desk accessories company founded by Chris Burch. This website has everything you could ever need for your desk area and work space, whether you work in an office or at home. Chris Burch’s brand is all about enhancing the customer experience.

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The art of dissecting oranges

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Monday 11 March 2013

Everything in this ad from Shizuoka, Japan, came from an orange, with absolutely no photoshop used. Pieces of fruit was literally dissected and arranged in a meticulous fashion in order to design this beautiful poster for a local newspaper. I can’t imagine the time and effort that went into creating this, but I love the [...]

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Banksy’s street art turned into print ads

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By Rebekah Rhoden in New Design on Saturday 9 March 2013

French art director Christophe Pilate had the interesting idea of taking Banksy’s street art and reinterpreting it in a new and more commercial way. Pilate logically assigned brands to Banksy’s art, creating unique print ads for the corresponding brands. So, do you think Banksy himself would approve?

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Australian digital publication No Cure Magazine

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By Aaron Craig in New Design on Saturday 9 March 2013

No Cure is an independent magazine out of Queensland, Australia that is bursting with designer profiles, artist interviews, creative studio spaces, new products and events worldwide. They are heavily involved in the creative scene in Queensland and strive to open doors in the creative community worldwide. Currently an online-magazine, No Cure aims to go to [...]

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Daily Dishonesty: Gorgeously illustrations of the lies we tell

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By Low Lai Chow in New Design on Friday 8 March 2013

Straight out of the cool brains of Lauren Hom, a graphic designer and illustrator based in New York City: that’s Daily Dishonesty, an ongoing series of illustrations of little lies and commonly abused phrases that people say all the time, like ‘We’re just friends’ and ‘Just ten more minutes’. Wicked stuff.

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Logo Design: using the psychology of colour

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Friday 8 March 2013

Unless you live under a rock, you probably know that colours have meanings and evoke certain emotions. It makes sense, right? Though it seems to be common sense, let’s take a moment to review what your colour choices are actually saying. When it comes to branding and logo design, colour psychology is essential. What do [...]

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Star Wars stole the alphabet

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Wednesday 6 March 2013

I’m not sure if this chart from ChartGeek tests your knowledge of the English language or actually only reveals your nerdy obsession with Star Wars. Ok, let’s be honest. If you can figure out what each letter stands for in this chart, it only shows of your embarrassingly vast knowledge of the Star Wars  universe. I mean, [...]

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Amazing growing bookshelf by Dutch designer Reinier de Jong

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Wednesday 6 March 2013

Say hello to the solution to all your book collection growth pains. Cleverly designed by Dutch designer Reinier de Jong, this bookshelf expands as your collection does. Function meets modern beauty in this gorgeous piece. Never run out of shelf space again! It’s time to take control of your clutter. This bookshelf helps you turn your boxes of books into something stylish. Finally, [...]

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Interview with Shawn Petersen ahead of Semi-Permanent Portland

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By Cormack O'Connor in New Design on Wednesday 6 March 2013

If you haven’t already checked out our chats with Holly Wales and GMunk ahead of their appearances at Semi-Permanent Portland then you’ve been missing out. We caught up with amazing designer and Portland local Shawn Petersen ahead of his appearance at Semi-Permanent to talk the digital age, Rolling Stone, and all things Portland. LAEM: As [...]

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Settle office fights with Ping Pong on your conference table

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By Annie Churdar in New Design on Wednesday 6 March 2013

This elegant, dark wood conference table is a grown up’s playground. Who needs to fight during conference meetings when you can settle the dispute with a friendly game of table tennis? The dual-use table was invented by Google Creative Lead Ryan Vanderbilt as a solution to the merging worlds of play, work, and home life. One minute [...]

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Glitch art inspired typography

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By Contributions in New Design on Tuesday 5 March 2013

AlphabeNt: Experiments from A–Z presents the 26 characters of the Latin alphabet as you haven’t seen them before: broken, distorted and aesthetically corrupted using digitally destructive techniques not usually found in the designers handbook. Co-authors Drew Taylor and Daniel Purvis created the characters using audio editing software such as Audacity, using standard text editors, by [...]

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