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Visualized, Illustrated Lectures

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc

Visualized, Illustrated Lectures
Take a look at this talk by Dan Pink on "motivation", or this one by Philip Zimbardo on "how we understand time" that have been illustrated by the studio Cognitive Media in the UK. They were produced for the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
 

May
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Topic: Illustration

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Animated Illustration / Fantasista Utamaro

Link: http://www.vimeo.com/7056939

Animated Illustration / Fantasista Utamaro
Interesting music video animation by Japanese illustrator Fantasista Utamaro. More to be seen on the website
 

May
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Topic: Education

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Education: Hyper(activity) Typography

Link: http://www.hyperactivitypography.com

Education: Hyper(activity) Typography
Interesting educational book produced by a student-run studio at the Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo, Norway. 
 

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Ukrainian Decorated Eggs

Ukrainian Decorated Eggs
The traditional craft of Pysanky. An egg collection at the Spurlock Museum and a look at traditional patterns. And a video interview from the Ukraine.
 

January
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Topic: Events

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UF Ligature 2010 Design Event, February 5 + 6

UF Ligature 2010 Design Event, February 5 + 6
For nearly two decades, the University of Florida Graphic Design Area has presented Ligature, a design event consisting of special guest lectures, an exhibition of student work, as well as workshops and a portfolio review for enrolled students.

This annual event is organized and operated by our student group, voxGraphis. We have three guest speakers who will present talks on February 05 which is also the opening night of our student exhibition…

1- Debbie Millman. National president of the AIGA, partner in Sterling Brands, and author/blogger.
http://www.debbiemillman.com

2- Emily Anderson. Designer based in New York. Emily has designed for the magazines Dwell and American Craft. She was named a "Young Gun" by the Art Directors Club in 2008. 
http://www.ecmanderson.net

3- Nikolay Saveliev. Designer based in New York.
http://www.nikolaysaveliev.com

University of Florida
School of Art and Art History
Graphic Design Area
 

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1940s Innovation: The Tucker Automobile

1940s Innovation: The Tucker Automobile
A collection of Tucker cars (video) at the Smithsonian. 
A film from 1948 promoting the innovative engineering of the Tucker (video one + video two). 
And don't miss the 1988 Francis Ford Coppola film on Preston Tucker (video). 
"So far this dream car is still largely in the dream stage." Read about the Tucker Torpedo in a 1946 Time magazine article.
 

September
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Poster collection at the MAK

Link: http://sammlungen.mak.at/sdb/do/sammlung.state?id=1

Poster collection at the MAK
Posters from the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art in Vienna.
 

September
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Tourism Ecuador

Link: http://www.fubiz.net/2009/09/10/tame-ecuador-airlines-campaign/

Tourism Ecuador
Tourism advertising campaign for airlines in Ecuador. Interesting how each city identity is built through elements representing wings. Created by La Facultad.
 

August
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X-Ray Photography

Link: http://www.nickveasey.com/

X-Ray Photography
Photographs made using x-rays by artist Nick Veasay. They recall the photogram experiments in the 1920s by Bauhaus artist Moholy-Nagy. 
 

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Adjustable Table / Ron Arad

Adjustable Table / Ron Arad
Ron Arad Associates, Design & Architecture Studio. 
The show presented at MOMA in 2009.
Image from the Richard Wright Auction House. 

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