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Observed #18: 1 May 2016

This edition, we have two Tel Aviv picks, vexillological infographics and a nifty tool for editing websites.

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tags: 99pi, tel aviv, israel story, jane bordeaux, uri lotan, ma'agalim, flags, ferdio, infographics, website editor, bookmarklet
categories: Audio, Data visualisation, Illustration, Tools, Video
Sunday 05.01.16
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Observed #14: 14 November 2014

Observed this week, there's an(other) animated alphabet, skeletons all the way down, Weezer's comeback, and a new animated show. Enjoy!

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tags: louis mallart, animation, alphabet, markus feder, trade gothic, typography, infinite corpse, exquisite corpse, surrealists, corpsey, skeleton, web comic, comic strip, weezer, everything will be alright in the end, buddy holly, island in the sun, frederator, cartoon hangover, bee, puppycat
categories: Typography, Illustration, Video, Audio, Music
Friday 11.14.14
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Observed #12: 24 October 2014

Oops. October's been a whirlwind month. Between deadlines and a new team setup in the studio and lots and lots of days off for the Jewish festive season, my weekly link list has had to take a back seat. But here we are, back on the Observed wagon, with a bold type-driven identity, amazing wildlife photography, new music, old music origin tales, and Moby Dick as a Mole.

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tags: natural history museum, wildlife photographer of the year, wildlife, award, nature, typography, TGIF, pattern, two-colour, hong kong, john roderick, roderick on the line, systematic, brett terpstra, merlin mann, the long winters, alt-j, this is all yours, an awesome wave, china miéville, railsea, moby dick, moles, trains
categories: Audio, Design, Graphic design, Photography, Reading
Friday 10.24.14
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Observed #9: 8 September 2014

Kung Fu Fighting, watercolour crystals, data visualisations of ancient texts and a geometric pattern font, right here in this edition.

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tags: Asia, China, kung fu fighting, NPR, riff, song, stereotype, crystals, mineral admiration, karina eibatova, watercolour, birds, playing cards, sefaria, jewish, talmud, tanach, bible, data visualisation, ildikó valicsek, patterns, modular, geometric
categories: Audio, Art, Big data, Design
Monday 09.08.14
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Observed #6: 8 August 2014

Observed this week: big data and social networks in the Gaza war, a geek-friendly coding font, Robert Plant's latest, and a monkey selfie copyright battle.

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tags: israel, gaza, gilad lotan, gilgul, social networks, social media, filter bubble, input, david jonathan ross, font, coding, robert plant, rainbow, song, david slater, photographer, copyright, monkey, macaque, wikipedia, wikimedia
categories: Reading, Typography, Audio, Big data
Friday 08.08.14
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Observed #4: 18 July 2014

It's a mixed bag this week, featuring Twitter-serialised fiction, a Photoshop time-saver, mutual unsuspecting portraits, magic numbers and a rollercoaster zoom through Barcelona.

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tags: Photoshop, plugin, QuickGuide, guides, David Mitchell, twitter, short story, Barcelona, hyperlapse, timelapse, rob whitworth, serendipity, India, global village, numbers, Radiolab, Jad Abumrad, Robert Krulwich, typography, grid, layout, golden ratio, robert bringhurst, elements of typographic style
categories: Reading, Photography, Tools, Audio, Video
Friday 07.18.14
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