Quipsologies

Vol. 77 | No. 88

2013-05-24T14:55:09Z

Shirley, you jest: The City of Detroit is considering whether the multibillion-dollar collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts should be considered city assets that potentially could be sold to cover about $15 billion in debt.

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Vol. 77 | No. 87

2013-05-24T14:05:02Z

To promote washing hands in India, Unilever and Ogilvy created a heat stamp to be applied to the country's ubiquitous food staple, the Roti. (Skip to the 1:00 mark if you all want is to see flat bread branded with typography).

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Vol. 77 | No. 86

2013-05-24T14:05:01Z

Super Precious Art Gallery latest online show is "Hamburger Cheeseburger Hotdog: A Tribute to Backyard BBQ". Shown: "All Up In My Grill" by Jason Yang.

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Vol. 77 | No. 85

2013-05-24T14:05:00Z

The folks at Fiction have produced business cards for the world's first Analrapist, Tobias Funke.

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Vol. 77 | No. 84

2013-05-23T13:44:59Z

People with fun/cool sketches make me jealous. Here are Jack Bloom's.

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Vol. 77 | No. 83

2013-05-23T13:40:01Z

Powerful piece by Buck and YCN London that visualizes the struggles of a child trying to talk about being abused. Done for ChildLine, a UK-based, confidential, free, 24-hour counseling service for children and young people.

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Vol. 77 | No. 82

2013-05-23T13:40:00Z

A good read for beginners and seasoned pros alike: Jessica Hische's presentation on all things web/type from this past Tuesday at An Event Apart in San Diego.

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Vol. 77 | No. 81

2013-05-22T16:10:17Z

New York City will adopt a new, more active, handicapped symbol.

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Vol. 77 | No. 80

2013-05-22T14:08:02Z

Recreating movie posters using only clip art and Comic Sans. Awesomely hideous. Scroll through the comments as well at the link, some extras in there.

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Vol. 77 | No. 79

2013-05-22T14:08:01Z

Paula Scher on "What's the one thing you wish you had designed"?

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I wish I had designed the Verizon logo because I hate it so much. I hate it because it doesn’t have much respect for its audience.

Vol. 77 | No. 78

2013-05-22T14:08:00Z

Who knew Lorem Ipsum would be the subject of so much "innovation"? The latest is Picksum Ipsum where you can generate dummy text with quotes from Morgan Freeman, Jim Carrey, Clint Eastwood, or Michael Caine.

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Vol. 77 | No. 77

2013-05-21T21:48:38Z

Bill Gardner's always eagerly-awaited annual Logo Trends Report is available at LogoLounge.

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Vol. 77 | No. 76

2013-05-21T11:28:02Z

Poster by Jon Skaggs featuring "all 204 hats worn by Frank Rossitano (played by Judah Friedlander)" during the seven seasons of 30 Rock.

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Vol. 77 | No. 75

2013-05-21T11:28:01Z

Javier Arcos Pitarque makes some deliciously vintage and recycled-material robots.

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Vol. 77 | No. 74

2013-05-21T11:28:00Z

Odd yet obviously appealing mash-up of superheroes and Post-Punk / New Wave artists by Butcher Billy.