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8-bit game and animated video for NYC band

Black Light Dinner Party unveil promo for new single

February 19, 2013 | Be the first to comment

This week, Brooklyn band Black Light Dinner Party unveiled an 8-bit game and animated video to coincide with the release of their new single, 'We Are Golden'. We caught up with the game designer to find out more
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World's first 3D printing pen revealed

WobbleWorks 3Doodler available from just $50

February 19, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Emerging toy and robotics company WobbleWorks has just announced 3Doodler - a handheld 3D printer that's as simple as a pen to use
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European Design Awards 2013: last call for entries

35 categories from best logo to best student project

February 18, 2013 | Be the first to comment

The European Design Awards gives designers at every level the chance to showcase their work, with two weeks free promotion on We Transfer as one of the prizes
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Is this the world's best after school club?

HfG Offenbach's design festival reopens for second year

February 18, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Anthony Burrill, Kate Moross and Node Berlin / Oslo will be among the leading creatives handing out paper and pens
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Printed electronics: the future at your fingertips

As paper and circuitry combine, what does this mean for graphic designers?

February 18, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Imagine a magazine cover whose ink forms new patterns under your touch, a bus stop poster with a Facebook ‘Like’ button, or a gig flyer that uses NFC to stream the band’s latest single to your phone. Thanks to printed electronics, these are all becoming a reality.
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Magazines without frontiers

Works That Work issue one is here

February 18, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Type designer Peter Bil'ak and his team in The Hague have released issue one of Works That Work, a new magazine that may well change the paradigm for creative publishing
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Twitter celebrated in East London street art

Video of the day: see the Making Of

February 18, 2013 | 2 comments

The 17-metre long mural made its debut at the 'Powered By Tweets' creative industry show at the Village Underground in East London
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New York City's alive in Lena Steinkühler's trippy new video

Image of the day

February 18, 2013 | Be the first to comment

New York bursts into life in this charming new video from German designer Lena Steinkühler. In a hallucinatory mix of live action and CGI, inanimate objects from the city's famous streets morph into strange flora and fauna
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Blatant acts of 'brandalism'

Tongue-in-cheek workshop for London creatives

February 13, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Creative outfit Let's Be Brief has set up a workshop encouraging creatives to take the Michael out of big-name brands. Sounds like a lot of fun...
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D&AD responds to education u-turn

Neville Brody welcomes government climbdown on Ebacc

February 12, 2013 | Be the first to comment

D&AD President Neville Brody posts video re-iterating that we must keep creative subjects at the heart of our education system
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Harvard University Press rebrand

Chermayeff & Geismar behind redesign

February 12, 2013 | Be the first to comment

In its 100th year, Harvard University Press has called on New York-based studio Chermayeff & Geismar to give its identity a 21st-century makeover
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Who Are You? 2

Competition launched for teenage creatives

February 11, 2013 | Be the first to comment

'Hold on tight to your dreams,' says Arts University Bournemouth with its latest design competition for teenage creatives
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NBA Big Colour Series

Superb monochromatic posters from Am I Collective

February 11, 2013 | Be the first to comment

The Nets, Heat and Knicks are among the NBA teams South African studio Am I Collective has illustrated for a new series of posters
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Fotolia presents: Soongyu Gwon

Second digital artist of TEN season two

February 07, 2013 | Be the first to comment

TEN season two continues with work by by Korean artist Soongyu Gwon
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Judge Nokia design competition to win Lumia 820

Choose from shortlist of 15 entries

February 06, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Vote for the best Lumia 820 shell design and for your opportunity to win the smartphone
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BBC Radio 6 Music: how its latest ad campaign was made

Director Yves Geleyn talks to CA about his latest promo

February 06, 2013 | Be the first to comment

You'll know doubt have seen the latest ad for BBC Radio 6 Music on the TV by now. Called "Where Extraordinary Music Plays," it shows off the rich variety of musical output available on the alternative station by using a magical musical animated tree which shows video clips of classic tunes past and present
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Sagmeister & Walsh brings colour to spring ad campaign

Powder painting, light painting and hair typography

February 05, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Sagmeister & Walsh have created a bright, colourful ad campaign for Beirut luxury department store, Aizone SS13 - replacing the stark monochrome look of previous campaigns
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My design life: Baimu

Graphic design, illustration and lettering from Barcelona

February 05, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Keep your pencil sharpened, Baimu says. You never know when inspiration will strike. We caught up with the Barcelona-based graphic designer, illustrator and letterer to see what makes him tick
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Plenty more fish in the sea?

'Not so,' say Greenpeace and This Is Studio

February 05, 2013 | Be the first to comment

In its fight to stop the depletion of fish stocks in the North Sea, Greenpeace hired This Is Studio to make an info-packed animation
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Are these the posters you're looking for, prime minister?

Britain Needs You! redux

February 01, 2013 | Be the first to comment

It's a wizard wheeze alright. HMG types in Whitehall want to stop Johnny Foreigner from coming here by making the country look as rubbish as possible... They haven't started yet, you say?... Oh... Pass us another G&T, would you?
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Writing on water with a Samsung Galaxy Note II

Innovative new installation by Daniel Kupfer

January 31, 2013 | Be the first to comment

When Daniel Kupfer was asked by Samsung to create something unique using their Galaxy Note II, he decided to transform a fishtank into a remote-controlled canvas