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Design trends (predictions) and minimalist grid designs in 2010

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Nick La of Web Designer Wall has posted his predictions of the way web sites will be designed in 2010. Not too many surprises in his post but it makes for an interesting read. There is a specific section on Minimalist & Grid Designs where … Read More

Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters Exhibit

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Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters Exhibit - Josef Müller-Brockmann by AisleOne

Pictures from the Pre-Postmodern Swiss Posters exhibit held at San Jose State University from November 17-December 18, 2009. The posters are from the private collection of designer Aaron Marcus. (Via AisleOne)

Lars Müller Publishers launches new web site

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You can now download Lars Müller Publishers complete catalogue in PDF format. Lars Müller Publishers is an internationally active publishing house. It came into being in Baden, Switzerland, in 1983, as a result of the bibliophile passion of designer Lars Müller. The press has made … Read More

72 Rivington St.

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An interesting grid design for 72 Rivington Street, London, the new physical home of YCN, a multi - purpose space comprising a public ground floor, two floors of studio and a rooftop too. The space has been designed for YCN by the Klassnik corporation, with interiors installed … Read More

Swiss Graphic Design History

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History Swiss Graphic Design

An interesting visual archive of Swiss Graphic Design History on Flickr.

Data Tables In Modern Web Design

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Mt in Data Tables In Modern Web Design

Matt Cronin of Neuro Software has written an interesting article on the different approaches to displaying tabular data. Tables have played a major part of web design and graphic designers are always keen to add their own personal touch to make them more usable, as … Read More

Cosmic Anomalies

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Vanessa Lam has created a beautiful piece of print for the Society for Scientific Inquiry of Paranormal Atmospheric and Cosmic Anomalies. This 48 page infographic zine about UFOs, inspired by scientific journals and looney ufologists alike, is full of hard data and statistics, glitches, and … Read More

Unimark International

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Unimark International

Unimark International was innovative in expanding the boundaries of design, business and technology in the early 1960s and early ’70s, sometimes leaping ahead of the norm by many decades. The company deserves recognition for its influence in a specific era of design history and for … Read More

Penguin Grid, 1961

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grid, 60s design, sixties book cover, romek marber, germano facetti, penguin by design, phil baines

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