Author Archives: Gabriela Mirensky

August 22, 2014

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Just Type 2015 Calendar

Behold all Typophiles out there, our time has come! Workman Publishing has recently made available Just Type, a wall calendar that features a different font every month. Not only is it nicely designed, but it is chock-full of information that…Continue reading

August 4, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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A Pre-Pantone Color Guide

Over 250 years before the Color-Industrial Complex appeared, Mr. Boogert, a mysterious Dutch artist, detailed every color in the spectrum—only he did it all by hand. Boogert dissertation to demonstrate how to mix watercolor paint…Continue reading

July 22, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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Traditional Recipes, Unusual Delivery

The brainchild of Marina Cinciripini, an interior designer and kitchen lover, and Sarah Richiuso, a product designer and illustrator, I Tradizionali are illustrated tattoo-recipes which can be applied on one’s forearm. Not only does the…Continue reading

July 7, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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Making Hope Visual at the Consulate General of Argentina

“Making Hope Visual” presents powerful designs that have brought the United Nations’ message to life, engaging diverse audiences in all corners of the world and making a positive impact on their lives. Major geopolitical milestones…Continue reading

July 2, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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Disney and Dalí: Unlikely Collaborators

In 2003, Disney released a six minute animated short called Destino, finally bringing closure to a project that began 57 years earlier. The collaboration between Dalí and Disney was formalized in a work contract signed on the…Continue reading

June 30, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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Bruno Munari’s “Interactive” Picture-Book

Artist, designer, inventor and educator Bruno Munari was born in Milan in 1907. After almost 20 years away from his home town—and Italy’s Design Center—he returned to Milan and shortly thereafter became involved in the Futurist movement, displaying…Continue reading

June 22, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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Top 7 Design Faux-Pas

  It’s Sunday, so we thought we’d share something light and funny. Although I’m not so sure about the funny part… this is quite a sad state of affairs, actually! Were all the editors out…Continue reading

June 20, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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Penguin + Random House = ?

I’m sure you have read quite a bit about the new Penguin + Random House logo since it was introduced a couple of weeks ago. Lest we repeat—or, alas, come across as uninformed—there are a few…Continue reading

June 10, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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Street Furniture Ad-ons

IBM is committed to creating solutions that help cities all over the world to get smarter in order to make life in those cities better. For the blue-chip organization’s “Smarter Cities” campaign, the French office of Ogilvy…Continue reading

May 30, 2014

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Gabriela Mirensky

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Marcus Reed’s Animal Alphabet

We each have our favorite alphabet book, whether from childhood or, like mine, for more mature audiences. Illustrated alphabets have been around for so long, that one would think it most challenging to give them…Continue reading