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Found Objects Bangalore Bounty

10.27.08posted by
Gail Anderson

Bangalore Bounty

From my one of my favorite interns:

What can be seen through a crowd of millions in a rapidly developing city in India? Really cool design! When my sister asked me to move to Bangalore, India for six months to work on the graphic design end of branding a few of her businesses, I jumped at the chance. Though stressful at times, working here has been a rewarding experience. Business is definitely handled in a different way and design seems to be divided into two worlds. One world is hand-made while the other is digitally produced.

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Found Objects Report from Denver

09.01.08posted by
Florian Bachleda

Report from Denver

Attending a political party convention for the first time for any political junkie is an exciting and unpredictable experience. SPD being the non-partisan organization that it needs to be, I promised Emily I would stay away from politics, and only try to report compelling examples of graphics and design on display.

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Found Objects Fifty Pence

08.30.08posted by
Catherine Talese

Fifty Pence

I came across this newly minted Fifty Pence coin while cycling through Wales and was excited by the interest in the origins of words. The coin is roughly the size of the US Quarter, but unlike our relatively new State Quarters which use imagery to describe each state, I appreciated the attention paid to the written, typed word with this quote from Johnson's Dictionary 1755. On this small coin the designer managed to fit the word's pronunciation, origin and part of speech. Pretty nifty, fifty. As pictures are increasingly the international language, it is refreshing to find a dictionary quote on this UK coin. And hey, who can name this typeface?
Found Objects Road Trip!

08.19.08posted by
Emily Smith

Road Trip!

I was tolerated (barely, I think, but with love!) on a recent road trip through Utah, when I insisted on backtracking to get this photo of the Thunderbird sign. What better combo of old-school roadside neon AND an opportunity to gawk at a truly unfortunate, permanent grammar mistake?
HO-MADE PIES ?!
I love it.
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Typography

07.18.08posted by
Gail Anderson

Spines of Slovenia

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The payoff from a recent speaking trip to Ljubljana for EMZIN magazine: Some of the most beautifully designed book spines I've ever seen, tucked away on the shelves of the town's antiquarian bookshop. WOW.


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