Matt Locke at Dwell on Design 2009

Videos

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  IdeaPaint at Dwell on Design 2009

  IdeaPaint Co founder Jeff Avallon presents their product which can turn any surface into a platform for creativity and collaboration.

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  coolcapitals Day Two Contest Winner at Dwell on Design 2009

  Matthew Manos, day two winner of the Dwell on Design coolcapitals bag design contest discusses his thought process and inspiration behind his entry.

Articles

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  Graphic Design: Project Projects

  Manhattan-based Project Projects may be a graphic design studio, but it works in all dimensions, on the page and off. Founded by Prem Krishnamurthy and Adam Michaels in 2004, the firm designs…

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  Graphic Design on the Radio

  You may already be a fan of TV on the Radio, but how about Graphic Design on the Radio? Despite having a score of episodes under his belt and being a well known graphic designer and critic…

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  Geigy's Stellar Graphic Design

  I alluded to it in an earlier post, but one of the highlights of my first day in Zurich was a tour through the exhibit Good Design, Good Business- Swiss Graphic Design and Advertising by Geigy…

Tips

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  How to Build a Lighting Concept

  I’m a fan of floor lighting plus a couple of small table lamps for the living room. Use ambient lighting and low-wattage warm bulbs to create a relaxed atmosphere.

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  Masculine Design: Three Pitfalls

  Just like in female design, going overboard can end up disastrous. If you put so many antlers up on the wall it just becomes overkill instead of an interesting and whimsical addition to a…

Products

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  No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism

  Poynor provides readers with a compre-hensive overview of the origins of graphic design, postmodernism, and deconstructionism in the digital age.

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  Lock Coatrack

  Bakelite is back. It's the ball that binds the three ash wood poles into a tripod stand for your hat and coat.

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  79 Short Essays on Design

  Using wide-ranging topics including business, art, economics, history, war, politics, film, and books, Bierut explores the relationship between graphic design and the multiple facets of…

Events

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  Graphic Design: Now in Production

  This major international exhibition explores how graphic design has broadened its reach dramatically over the past decade, expanding from a specialized profession to a widely deployed tool. With…

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  Design USA: Contemporary Innovation

  This exhibition features outstanding contemporary achievements in American architecture, landscape design, interior design, product design, communication design, corporate design, interaction…

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  Jane Davis Doggett: Talking Graphics

  Jane Davis Doggett, M.F.A. 1956, is known for her career in creating graphic identities and wayfinding systems for massive public spaces, including 40 international airports. Doggett recently…

Dwell Collection

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  Geigy's Graphic Design

  Design Musem Zurich's current show Good Design, Good Business showcases the great graphic design from 1940-1970 of the Swiss chemical company Geigy.