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Why No One Cares That Netflix's New Logo Is Bad
As the executive creative director of a branding firm, my days are filled with finding ways to visually express what a brand stands for, what it wants to be, and what it wants to say. One of the most common ways to accomplish that is with a logo or, in today’s age, a digital icon. Last week, Netflix’s team dropped the ball. Open your phone or tablet (or check Netflix out on social). You’ll see a new N where Netflix was; it looks sort of like a filmstrip, sort of like a ribbon, and sort of like, well, I can’t tell.
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Peter Doig Says He Didn’t Paint This. Now He Has to Prove It.
O.K., Peter Doig may have tried LSD a few times when he was growing up in Canada during the 1970s. But he still knows, he said, when a painting is or isn’t his. So when Mr. Doig, whose eerie, magical landscapes have made him one of the world’s most popular artists, was sent a photograph of a canvas he said he didn’t recognize, he disavowed it. “I said, ‘Nice painting,’” he recalled in an interview. “‘Not by me.’” The owner, however, disagreed and sued him, setting up one of the stranger art authentication cases in recent history.
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The Suit That Couldn’t Be Copied
When I saw Davide Taub’s clothes, I was struck with desire. I sensed that wearing one of his garments would make me a different person. By Akhil Sharma.
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NSFW The Trump/Pence logo is undeniably erotic. Can it be accidental? | Dave Schilling
The Donald stuck with boring typography for his new logo. Boring, if it didn’t look like his gigantic ‘T’ was thrusting itself into Pence’s ‘P’
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Canberra designer Robert Foster dies in ute crash at Bungendore
Prominent Canberra designer Robert Foster dies in two-car crash on the Kings Highway at Bungendore.
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All-Night French Fries with T-Rex
Seattle’s Trippiest Rock-Poster Artist Tells All. By Ben Marks. (May 25, 2016)
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Innovative container ship features hemispherical bow
A container ship with a hemispherical-shaped bow, which can significantly reduce wind drag, is under construction at Japanese shipbuilder Kyokuyo Shipyard, at its facility about 7km northeast of the Kanmon Straits in Yamaguchi Prefecture [Japan]. By Shinobu Takeda.
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COWAROBOT R1: the carry-on suitcase that autonomously rolls along with you
COWAROBOT R1 is the first carry-on suitcase that follows you as you walk using multi-sensor fusion technology and robot motion control algorithm.
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BMW's New Motorcycle Concept Is Half Shark, Half Batmobile
It's an apex predator built down to hunt down and break land speed records.
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This Company Is Turning Coffee Grounds into Coffee Cups
What if instead of getting buried into garbage bags, old coffee grounds could be recycled into something useful and sustainable? That's the goal of Kaffeeform.
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Here's why keyboards aren't arranged in alphabetical order
VIDEO: Questioning QWERTY.
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Welcome to AirSpace
How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world. By Kyle Chayka.
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Weston Williamson hyperloop connects Australia 90 minutes
The effect could be positive for Australia's growth and allow new communities to flourish along the route.
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The secret of taste: why we like what we like
How does a song we dislike at first hearing become a favourite? And when we try to look different, how come we end up looking like everyone else? By Tom Vanderbilt.
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The visualizations transforming biology
Inventive graphic design and abstract models are helping researchers to make sense of a glut of data. By Ewen Callaway. (July 4, 2016)
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The conundrum of Thailand's resounding referendum result
The overwhelmingly favorable result of Thailand's second-ever referendum has much deeper and wider significance than as a mere verdict on a military-backed constitution. By Thitinan Pongsudhirak.
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An Illustrated Celebration of Trailblazing Women in Science
Ada Lovelace, Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Mae Jemison, and more pioneers who conquered curiosity against tremendous cultural odds. By Maria Popova,
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The Next Big Transportation Breakthrough Is Here and, Surprise, It's Elevators
Whatever goes up must come back down. But it could do other stuff as well.
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Looks Can Kill: The Deadly Results of Flawed Design
Earlier this summer, 27-year-old actor Anton Yelchin was crushed to death when his Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled downhill, pinning him against the security gate in front of his Los Angeles home. No one will ever know exactly what happened in the moments before the accident. But we know that his car is one of more than 1.1 million Jeep and Dodge vehicles that are part of a recall by Fiat Chrysler. The problem? Flawed design.
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This drone looks and flies just like a bird
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...drone!
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