Affairs at the Jupiter Hotel

Books: “Family Britain, 1951-1957.”

Vladislav Savov — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:54:02 +0000

The second volume of Kynaston’s epic social history of postwar Britain covers a period of stabilization: jobs abounded; food rationing ended; and though the Conservatives’ victory in 1951 was fuelled partly by Churchill’s derision of the “Queuetopia” created by Labour, his party did . . .

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Barbara Ras: “Washing The Elephant.”

Darren Murph — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:19:18 +0000

Isn’t it always the heart that wants to wash
the elephant, begging the body to do it
with soap and water, a ladder, hands,
in tree shade big enough for the vast savannas
of your sadness, the strangler fig of your guilt,
the cratered full moon’s . . .

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Famous Fonts For Famous Works – Smashingwebs: Online Showcase For Designers

Armando Soares — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:05:02 +0000

While you create some awesome logos, webpages, bussiness cards fonts takes a major role. If you have a great font, you can definitly convert it in to a text based logo just like puma, espn, yahoo etc. So in the showcase below, we have some great logo that conquired the world by some awesome brands. I’m pretty much sure that you will come across with these logos at any part of your net browsing.

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Professor Dr. Peter Zec Holds Talk On Method For Calculating The Value Of Design

Vladislav Savov — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:04:46 +0000

On 2 March 2010, some 200 people came to the sold-out event on the method for calculating the value of design given by design expert and author Professor Dr. Peter Zec in Dusseldorf ’s renowned “stilwerk” design shopping centre.

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2010 Prime Minister’S Better Public Building Award

Chris Ziegler — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:02:28 +0000

Entries are now open for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award which recognises excellence in both design and procurement.

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Professor Dr. Peter Zec Holds Talk On Method For Calculating The Value Of Design

Vladislav Savov — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:01:18 +0000

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Lendl Goes Golfing

Darren Murph — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:09:14 +0000

Former tennis star Ivan Lendl has become obsessed with golf–both his own game and the abilities of his seriously talented daughters.

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The Ultimate Car Guy Parks It

Laura June — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:25:19 +0000

Bob Lutz plans to retire from GM. The auto industry will miss him.

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22Nd Biennial Of Industrial Design: Call For Entries

Joseph L. Flatley — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:03:26 +0000

On October 7, 2010 the 22nd Biennial of Industrial Design will open at the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana.

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Freebie! 30+ New Social Media Icons

Chris Ziegler — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:01:35 +0000

Each icon has a metallic looking frame around it, and they work really well on almost any color background. Read more for the full preview images and download link.

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