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MOO celebrates the 75th anniversary of Alex Steinweiss, the father of record sleeve designs with 50 of his iconic designs onto their square business cards.

Whilst the collection isn't for sale, the picks are a stark reminder of the man's influence on both the design and music industry. "Alex Steinweiss was a leader in design.  He gave us something that once wasn’t there, that we now see as an industry standard. It's our honor to celebrate his beautiful work and the gift he gave the world," said Stephanie Shore, Senior VP Marketing at MOO.

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Volkswagen: Instant Off-Road Kit

Soho Square of Dubai designed a fun “Instant Off-Road Kit” meant to be a cheeky promotional branded material for Volkswagen. It won a Silver award for Promotional Item Design at Dubai Lynx Festival 2015.

The Off-Road Guide is a newsprint paper booklet, printed using only black ink. The “off-road” story is through hand-drawn illustrations and a lot of humor. To break free from the traditional VW styleguide, Soho Square used experimental typography throughout all the materials - it’s not the usual clean font palette you are used to seeing from the brand. via: The Dieline

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With all of the buzz about Pope Francis visiting NYC and the USA, people are looking at their faiths and beliefs in general. Miguel Sousa and Francisco Pancho Cassis combined their love of football and design and created a series of kits and logos for “Religious Football Clubs.” Very well-rendered, it is interesting to see a religion have a brand for itself. See the full set here.

(via Quipsologies)

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The Typographic Circle is a non-profit organization run by volunteers that showcase a variety of type and typography related events including a series of diverse monthly lectures by well-known industry speakers, and the annual New York Type Directors Club exhibition.

They simply ask that their speakers design their own event’s posters. The latest poster was designed by speaker Craig Oldham. “Craig has won over 50 industry awards, written numerous articles, featured in and written books, and had his work shown on TV shows, in newspapers, magazines, and international exhibitions.”

His event, which happened April 2nd 2015 in London, talks about his book, The Democratic Lecture, was selected amongst the 50 best design books of that year.

Check out some other amazing posters done by famous designers in the past.

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Many companies are rebranding these days and Google’s rebrand comes as a surprise, to many people. A modern take on their old logo, it is interesting to see how flat design is starting to take hold as, if we dare say it, a design trend. Learn more about the logo at Brand New’s case study here.

(via Brand New)

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New Zealand is getting a new flag. The 40 designs unveiled last month have now been whittled down to a final four. Three of these feature the silver fern — as seen on the Kiwis’ soccer and rugby jerseys. The fourth design features an unfurling fern frond, known as a “koru”, and a recognizable symbol in Maori culture. New Zealanders’ reaction to the designs has so far been less than enthusiastic. What do you think?

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/01/new-zealands-new-flag-final-four-designs-announced

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Suffering from designer’s block? The creative mind is like the human body. Try out these design exercises to get your mind back in shape!  http://www.ucreative.com/articles/design-exercises-to-get-your-creative-juices-flowing/

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Ferrolic: A Clock with a Liquid Face Powered by Magnetism

Ferrolic utilizes ferrofluid—a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field—to display recognizable shapes in response to magnets embedded inside the clock’s aluminum frame. Check out more details on Colossal.

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Reflections on Estes

I've always been a big fan of the photorealist Richard Estes, so on Saturday I checked out an exhibition of his paintings, silkscreens and woodcuts at the Museum of Arts and Design. Though the show focuses on the artist's relationship with New York City, Estes is less concerned with specific locations than he is the urban experience, and his art is as much about technique as it is subject. But the multi-reflections, mirrored glass panes and colliding juxtapositions afforded by the city suggest his distinctive style could not have developed anywhere else. “Richard Estes: Painting New York City“ is at MAD through September 20, 2015.

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We, as designers, tend to hate stock photos because they are cliche and so fake, but this set of stock photos by WNYC of everyday situations that New Yorkers face is cracking us up. See the full set here!

(via WNYC)

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Amazing surreal photo restorations by Jane Long. See more on her website or read more here.

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Everything Is Design

On Saturday I braved the clamoring hoards to see the Paul Rand exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York. A true pioneer of mid-century American graphic design, Rand’s playful juxtapositions, bold use of color and healthy dose of humor helped define an era while redefining the notion of “commercial art”. Entitled “Everything Is Design”, the show is a comprehensive retrospective of Rand’s oeuvre, featuring his early work in publishing and advertising, as well as his timeless identities for some of America’s largest corporations. Everything Is Design: The Work of Paul Rand runs through October 15. If you have eyes and a MetroCard, go see it. (If you don’t have a MetroCard, walk.)

And while you’re there, don’t miss the Museum’s other terrific current exhibitions on landmark preservation, the ‘60s folk revival and early hip-hop photography.

—James Taylor, Art Director

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These sneakers must certainly capture the title for having the most logos on a shoe ever. Certainly a shift from the usually more simple and minimalist design of Adidas, if you’re a logophile, you’d definitely love these logo-emblazoned kicks that show the trefoil logo through many various iterations and uses.

[via The Boombox]

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Paper family portraits by Spanish illustrator Juan Carlos. Check out the full set here.

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Designhill created an infographic interactive micro website featuring over 70 of the world’s leading logo designs, with little facts and hidden meanings per logo. 

Head on over to DesignHill to check it out!

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The Hoverboard is here (and it was almost worth the wait)

Just when you thought that 2015 was going to end hoverboard-less, the clever folks at Lexus are striving to make the futuristic flying machine a reality. But this version of the hotly-anticipated device hardly resembles the Mattel toy used by Marty McFly to outwit Biff and his Hill Valley hoodlums in Back to The Future Part II. Instead the gadget employs an apparently simple combination of good old-fashioned liquid nitrogen and magnets, which frankly sounds like something Doc Brown would’ve come up with circa 1955. But judging by this video, it actually works. The catch is that the board must hover over a magnetic track to generate the necessary repelling force with which to elevate it off the ground. The “SLIDE” project currently remains firmly rooted in the research phase, meaning that we’ll probably have to wait a few more years for the hoverboard to become a commercially available mode of personal transportation. So for now you’ll just have to make do with power laces (still no sign of Jaws 19 or dehydrated pizza). Read more: Co.Create

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All hail the ultimate relaxi-taxi!

Any New Yorker knows that the inside of a taxi is rarely a place of relaxation. Never mind the rapidly escalating fare or the risk of morning traffic — you never know who’s been sitting in those sticky leather seats, and that blaring mini TV screen is enough to make you get out and walk. A rush-hour commute in Mumbai is no-less stressful, which is why designer Sanket Avani has launched Taxi Fabric, a Kickstarter campaign inviting local creatives to decorate the interior of Mumbai’s iconic Premier Padmini cabs with custom-designed fabric. The project raises awareness of design as a profession and showcases the work of individuals — all while making lucky commuters’ journeys a little brighter. You can check out the beautiful and diverse results here. We would love to see this catch on in New York too!