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Observed #16: 7 June 2015

Here for your enlightenment: a ridiculous, accurately scaled graph; a typeface that's equal parts Futura and Proxima Nova; a collection of plagiarised and inspired derivative works; a sting operation exposing bad science journalism; and my gushing about my favourite design book. Enjoy.

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tags: photography, cameras, khoi vinh, geomanist, copy anti-copy, marian bantjes, plagiarism, science, journalism, john bohannon, chocolate, frank chimero, the shape of design, design philosophy
categories: Data visualisation, Typography, Graphic design, Reading, Design
Sunday 06.07.15
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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 #11: 22 September 2014

A glimpse of the business of design with ways to screw up a client presentation and client feedback for God, then a scientific ABC, algorithms in action, and a beautiful poem about dying.

 

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tags: feedback, slate, diagrams, clients, mike lacher, science, mcsweeney's, mike monteiro, algomation, dying, new yorker, khyati trehan, data visualisation, poetry, history, archimedes, tesla, edison, programming, comic sans, clive james, breakthroughs, client presentations, poem, japanese maple
categories: Reading, Big data, Design, Illustration, Typography
Monday 09.22.14
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Observed #7: 16 August 2014

Slightly delayed after a week of deadline madness, it's this week's edition of Observed. We have handcrafted goodness in the form of paper aviation and vintage-inspired type, as well as a book that took me a year to read (I always read Taleb slowly) and fresh cartoons.

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tags: Powerpuff girls, cindy kinash, Antifragile, flying, Frederator, steampunk, Cartoon hangover, bee, Jules Verne, nassim taleb, spacebear, adventure time, fooled by randomness, True north, Daniel Agdag, manly, bravest warriors, puppycat, chainsaw Richard, paper, charles gibbons, cardboard, the black swan, cartoon, Industrial Age
categories: Art, Video, Typography, Reading
Saturday 08.16.14
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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 #5: 1 August 2014

Last week I was in the bush, observing lovely offline things. But this week I'm back, with a great new book, my new favourite podcast app, logo design advice and more.

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tags: wine, coffee, taste, subconscious, trade gothic, markus feder, alphabet, animation, generic logos, giovanni tondini, overdone, cliche, overcast, marco arment, atp, john siracusa, casey liss, smart speed, voice boost, podcast, federico viticci, macstories, ios, lauren beukes, broken monsters, zoo city, moxyland, the shining girls, fiction, 5fm, zombies
categories: Graphic design, Reading, Typography, Apps
Friday 08.01.14
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Observed #2: 4 July 2014

In this week's art-and-illustration-heavy edition, caffeine-addicted wildlife, rivers run through coffee tables, brainsploding paintings and more.

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tags: Wired, Sawdust, Lettering, Greg Klassen, River, furniture, Tim Easley, business cards, Cityville, monoline, Rogan Josh, coffee, animals
categories: Typography, Illustration, Product design, Art, Optical illusions
Friday 07.04.14
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Observed #1: 27 June 2014

The first edition of Observed, collecting interesting links and tidbits I come across during the week. First up: snake photos, a beautiful typeface, Stefan Sagmeister interviewed, Christoph Niemann's pre-World Cup trip to Brazil, and Simon Dingle's Awesome Newsletter.

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tags: Newsletter, Stefan Sagmeister, Andrew McGibbon, Simon Dingle, Reading, Illustration, David Jonathan Ross, photography, World Cup, Christoph Niemann, 10and5, The Great Discontent, Typography
categories: Reading, Typography, Photography, Illustration
Friday 06.27.14
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