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05.15.13: OBlog

Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America
Michigan 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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05.08.13: OBlog

Saul Bass Google Doodle
Google celebreates Saul Bass with a Doodle.
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05.02.13: OBlog

counter/point: The 2013 D-Crit Conference
The 2013 D-Crit Conference will take place on Saturday, May 11, 2013.The lineup includes Paola Antonelli, Andrew Blauvelt, Fiona Raby, Mark Foster Gage, Toni Griffin, and Michael Sorkin.
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04.19.13: OBlog

AIGA Medal for Design Excellence
Design Observer co-founders Jessica Helfand and William Drenttel are recipients of this year's AIGA Medal for Design Excellence.
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03.25.13: OBlog

Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
“Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders” is a weeklong AIGA professional development program that gives senior-level designers valuable insights into the issues faced by corporate executives.
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03.20.13: OBlog

Free Desk Here
Free Desk Here is a collaboration initiative set up by Nick Couch to encourage collaboration between design professionals.
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03.18.13: OBlog

We The Designers
We the Designers” is a national exhibition of self-authored graphic design on view through April 5 at the AIGA National Design Center in NYC.
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03.11.13: OBlog

Envisioning Design: Education, Culture, Practice
The Department of Art at the University of Northern Iowa is hosting a symposium April 26-27 called Envisioning Design: Education, Culture, Practice.
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02.19.13: OBlog

Ronald Shakespear
Unit Editions interview with Ronald Shakespear.
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02.13.13: Jessica Helfand

When Less Was More
Jessica Helfand reminisces about her first graphic design job.
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10.15.12: OBlog

New Season of Design Matters with Debbie Millman
Design Matters returns for a new season on Friday, October 19, 2012.
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09.14.12: OBlog

London Design Festival 2012
Overview of the tenth London Design Festival.
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04.16.12: OBlog

James Victore's Q&A Tuesday
James Victore is presenting a weekly YouTube series – Q+A Tuesday – in which he addresses a questions about working in a creative industry.
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