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Can’t say I had ever looked at the Gmail logo that closely enough to notice the mix of the original serif font Catul for the G, and the sans-serif Myriad Pro for ail.

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The 2012 Calenclock by Blow is a remarkably novel, and useful, idea for keeping track of the date and the time.

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And another creative mash-up comes our way in the form of alcoholic beverages spiced up as various baby brands. PopBottles would be the work of Anna Utopia Giordano The teet’s are a smashing touch. ► Found on Thisisn’thappiness

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Found these Coca-Cola advertisements by creative legend: Pete Hawley over on Fantasy Ink

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What an incredibly delightful design from vintage Air Canada.

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Thing on a Spring, by Gremlin Graphics, is the 8th game in my retro C64 (tagged to all other C64 posts) photo collection series.

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Kong on C64

Kong, by Anirog, is the 7th game in my retro C64 (tagged to all other C64 posts) photo collection series.

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Wasn’t sure what to file Wrecking Ball Coffee under as it’s of interest to me on two fronts, much like Ink Butter.

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The Open Library provides you with an ever growing collection of digitised vintage and rare type specimen books.

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The work that Paul Rogers turns out inspires me no end. There are many more examples of Paul’s work over on his website.

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Pantone Superhero Posters by Gidi Vigo—which you can view more over on Artflakes—is one of those incredibly annoying ideas that one can’t quite understand how one didn’t think of it.

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If you enjoy the almost ultra-minimal then this COLT + RANE themed WordPress theme may just be one to try.

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A fair few blogs of late have completey turned off comments following in the footsteps of more well-known blogs to never have had them in the first place.

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I particularly enjoy looking at one of the example’s they pulled for SECCA (also written about by FastCoDesign) by Pentagram.

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The LEGO & Moleskine notebook is a deadly combination.

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Color Method is fun. ► Found on Quipsologies


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