N O U N : A design blog by Oliver Oike

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via Motionographer
I feel like I’m watching an animated David Carson layout from 1996. And that’s not a bad thing, because Michael Stipe is great. We saw R.E.M. play in Vancouver in 1995 (with Sonic Youth) and then I had a chance to chat with him at my grad show in 2000.
Still waiting for that [...]

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Fun! I can’t decide who has the nicer letterforms.

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I had the opportunity to see Stefan Sagmeister speak in Toronto in 2006. In person, he seems humble and grounded in ideas. His personality shows well in this short from Hillman Curtis.

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My alma-mater (2000) just became a University! The video above shows BC Premier Gordon Campbell making the official announcement.
What does this mean? From the site:
This is one of the most significant changes in the 83-year history of Emily Carr. We will over the next year be planning and implementing the transition to a university [...]

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via Gizmodo:
We knew that there was a motorized, fully-articulated R2-D2 projector with built-in DVD, iPod dock, all kinds of digital media inputs, and Millennium Falcon remote control, but we never—EVER—imagined it would be so amazingly drooltastic as this video shows. Time to put on your LEGO-made Han Solo jacket or Leia bikini, and buy this [...]

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