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05.15.13: OBlog
Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped AmericaMichigan was an epicenter of modern design in postwar America, this summer the story will be told through a symposium at the Cranbrook Educational Community and an exhibition at the Cranbrook Art Museum.
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05.14.13: OBlog
Circus Poster ArchiveCircusmuseum.nl, is "the ultimate image bank" of circus posters, photos and prints — with nearly eight thousand circus posters from 1880 to the present, from the Netherlands to America.
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02.20.13: OBlog
London Transport Museum Poster ColletionA wonderful way to spend an hour (or more). The poster collection from the London Transport Museum.
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12.17.12: Pamela Hovland
Happy Holidays from Robert FrostA brief history of the collaboration between Robert Frost and Joseph Blumenthal as well as many top woodcut and engraving artists of the day.
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07.15.12: The Editors
50 Books/50 Covers Competition: Enter TodaySince 1924, the 50 Books/50 Covers book design competition has been a yearly mainstay of the AIGA. We are pleased to announce that this important design competition is now being hosted by Design Observer. Enter today.
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05.09.12: The Editors
Unusual Suspects: A New SeriesEdited by Andrew Blauvelt and William Drenttel, Design Observer is beginning new design history series titled Unusual Suspects.
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05.02.12: OBlog
The Visual Language of Herbert MatterKnown as a quintessential designer's designer, Swiss born Herbert Matter is largely credited with expanding the use of photography as a design tool and bringing the semantics of fine art into the realm of applied arts.
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