N O U N : A design blog by Oliver Oike

An oldie, but goodie. Something light for the summer, playa:

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Fun, fun, fun Japanese goods shop… sections include Art, Fashion, Interior & Toys.
“Tokyocube was founded in 2005, initially with the launch of the Tokyocube Magazine, which was designed to provide people throughout the world with a place to find features, articles and reviews on all the latest to come out of Japan, as well as [...]

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I stumbled across this site while doing some typography research. At first I kinda chuckled (have you ever seen a lawyer’s handwriting?) but upon closer inspection, I found it to be a very clear, well-written piece of information. Very useful not only for lawyers, but for any professional not already familiar with typography and communication [...]

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I posted about this film over a year ago (here), when it was called “The Alchemists,” wondering if anyone knew if it had a release date… and then I forgot all about it. I see now it has been renamed to “Art & Copy” (and maybe re-edited? judging from a comparison of the two trailers) [...]

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Fascinating presentation:
What is the Story of Stuff? From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The [...]

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This film looks really great, but it seems to be in limbo… anyone know when it will be released?

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Very nice video featurette of Pentagram. via The Serif

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Annual Salary Survey: “I just finished completing a survey about graphic design salaries and billing practices and I thought you might be interested in completing it too. Results of the survey will be available for free in the fall and I was able to put my name in a draw to win a free conference [...]

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Back in 1997, Wired ran a cover story about Apple’s demise, with only the word “Pray” set above an Apple logo surrounded by thorny wires. They had become a bloated, mis-led giant with little perspective of their customers, and they were sinking. For devoted Apple fans, it was depressing.
Read it here.
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Hear The Story
Saw these in the store the other day for $229, put them back on the shelf and hurried out as quickly as possible. After watching the “Hear The Story” feature, I may go back and try them on… now – how can I justify these as part of my half-marathon goal?

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New Porsche 911 Turbo. The Flash presentation is very tight. Very tight.

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The scale of these two projects is very different, but by comparing them side-by-side as design exercises, they highlight the opportunity for success through innovation & execution of a vision. In Apple’s case, they have (as they always seem to), in NASA’s case, they havn’t (as they always seem to). Also, this comparison further shows [...]

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I’ll race you to the end of the list! (“Yeah, right”, you’re thinking, “I know YOUR reading history, dude.”)

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Noun is the industry leader of leading-edge architectures.
We will step up our ability to engage without reducing our capability to visualize. If all of this seems improbable to you, that’s because it is! What does it really mean to optimize “intra-efficiently”? Imagine a combination of XSL and XSLT. It seems discombobulating, but it’s realistic! We [...]

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Had a great time in Toronto. Met some great folks, took in some excellent presentations, and walked and walked and walked. Some folks are posting reviews here. Also, you can find presentation materials here, and attendee photos here & here.

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