FUTURE AMAZING: Archive

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I Hate Glossy Gadgets

Gadget design is in a pretty good place these days. Even companies like Sony and Dell—known to commit many a design atrocity in their days—are starting to make devices that look pretty. But there’s still one crutch companies and designers lean on when they want to make something they think people will lust after. They make it glossy. Ugh. Stop...

Dec 30th

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Dec 30th

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INDUSTRIOUS DESIGN

Jean-François Dingjian and Eloi Chafaï, cofounders of the burgeoning design firm Normal Studio, met as master and apprentice. In 2000, Dingjian taught a workshop at ENSCI–Les Ateliers, one of the leading design schools in France. Chafaï was his student. Until that point, Chafaï had been unapologetically “design-uneducated,” as he puts it. His main activity from ages 14 to 26 was spray-painting...

Dec 28th

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Dec 27th

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The Films of Christopher Nolan

[the films of] Christopher Nolan from Kees van Dijkhuizen jr. on Vimeo. The most requested episode, [the films of] Christopher Nolan showcases the seven feature films of one of the greatest minds in cinema today.

Dec 27th

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Conversations in Context: Paul Goldberger from The...

Conversations in Context: Paul Goldberger from The Philip Johnson Glass House on Vimeo. Join Paul Goldberger, the architecture critic for The New Yorker, as he tours the Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Goldberger is the author of several books, including Why Architecture Matters (Yale University Press, 2009).

Dec 26th

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THE REST OF THE WORLD IS CATCHING ON

The traditional eight-hour workday may soon be the exception rather than the rule. New evidence shows that we’re reaching a tipping point in terms of workplace flexibility, with businesses seeing the wisdom of allowing employees — young ones especially — to work odd hours, telecommute and otherwise tweak the usual 9-to-5 grind. One of the top 12 trends for 2012 as named by the...

Dec 21st

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Paramount Logo Gets A Welcome Refresh

The studio’s first logo, a symbol of a rugged, snow-covered peak from the Wasatch mountain range, was created in 1916. The 100th Anniversary logo was created by Devastudios, Inc. Paramount will use the logo throughout its centennial year in 2012. Beginning in 2013, the wordingabout the 100th anniversary will be removed from the logo, with the rest of the design remaining in use. — Press...

Dec 19th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

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A New HP: So Close, Yet So Far Away

A New HP: So Close, Yet So Far Away HP’s logo has been around for so long that it’s not really questionable anymore, it just is and it just exists. And it’s not a bad logo at all, especially in its most recent, simple incarnation. The accentuated angle of the two letters is recognizable and unique and serves as the basis for a possible new abstract logo. One that happens to be really,...

Dec 15th

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Unilever icons explained

Unilever icons explained “Unilever, the Anglo Dutch company with a portfolio of well known brands within nutrition, hygiene, and personal care. They appointed Wolff Olins to help create a new brand for the company, clearly expressing it’s vitality mission. “The logo consists of twenty six icons intricately woven together to form a U, replacing the old logo that had been...

Dec 13th

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