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May 14, 2020 - group embed
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Feb 18, 2015 - Welcome, Studio Pie, as the latest D.O. members
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Dec 12, 2014 - Welcome, Jake and Ari, latest additions to the membership
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Oct 30, 2014 - Overview of Coworking in Rhode Island from Deskmag
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Jul 21, 2014 - Welcome Michelle Bowers and Chris Novello
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Mar 18, 2014 - Call for applications: The 2014 D.O. Summer Fellowship
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Mar 13, 2014 - Press: “Coworking spaces on the rise in Rhode Island”
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Jan 01, 2014 - Josh Silverman joins the D.O. as a full-time member
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Oct 28, 2013 - The Office welcomes Jeff Chapin and Kristin Silva as new members!
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Jan 24, 2013 - Welcome Carter Blackwell, our newest part-time member
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Jan 08, 2013 - New events listing added to Design Office website
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Nov 05, 2012 - Book signing with Nancy Skolos, Tom Wedell and Cyrus Highsmith
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Nov 04, 2012 - Welcome, Ruben Rodriguez, our newest part-time member
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Oct 08, 2012 - Welcome Renee Walker, our newest member
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Sep 12, 2012 - “Independent Design at 204 Westminster”
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Sep 07, 2012 - 204 Westminster Open House: Saturday, Sept. 15, 5 – 8p
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Aug 30, 2012 - Early pictures of the space
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May 23, 2012 - We’re now stocking 24″ wide transparency film for making screen prints
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Feb 29, 2012 - “The Design Office’s Vintage Modern Workspace”
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Feb 09, 2012 - Nice write-up of the Office from Thinkside blog
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Feb 02, 2012 - Welcome, Lucy!
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Jan 08, 2012 - New site, new member projects!
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Dec 03, 2011 - Join us for our 4th annual holiday party
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Oct 21, 2011 - Open Office Hours
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Apr 20, 2011 - “The Design Office: RIâ€™s Creative Collaborative”
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Member news

May 05, 2015 - Ben’s Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion one of “Wong Kar-wai’s Favorite Things” / benjamin
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Sep 17, 2014 - Sarah Rainwater part of DIG five-year panel, Sept. 25 / Sarah
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Sep 16, 2014 - Greg and Nic on “Contemporary workspaces and workplaces” at A Better World by Design, / Greg, nic, phonebooth
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Sep 16, 2014 - John to speak at DesignWeek RI, Sept. 25 / John
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Mar 13, 2014 - Press: “Coworking spaces on the rise in Rhode Island” / John
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Mar 09, 2014 - Library of the Printed Web at the D.O.
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Mar 04, 2014 - Votelab: Designing for Democracy / benjamin
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Mar 01, 2014 - Library of the Printed Web launch at Printed Matter / benjamin
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Jan 07, 2014 - Locally Made Exhibition Graphics & GOLD’s CCA poster win Communication Arts’ Typography Award / benjamin, derek, Greg, John, locallymade, lucy, ruben, verity
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Dec 05, 2013 - Ben featured in The New Yorker: “The Artful Accidents of Google Books” by Kenneth Goldsmith / benjamin
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Nov 04, 2013 - Lucinda Hitchcock contributes to RISD’s new book on creative practice: The Art of Critical Making / lucy
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Oct 28, 2013 - For the holidays: Renee Walker’s Eat, Drink, Bake Tea Towels on Etsy / renee
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Sep 11, 2013 - Greg to give Physical Computing workshop at BWxD on September 28 / Greg
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Sep 02, 2013 - Seven members collaborate on RISD Museum’s “Locally Made” / benjamin, derek, Greg, John, locallymade, lucy, ruben, verity
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Jul 29, 2013 - Lucy Hitchcock wins 2013 Museum Publications Design Competition with Ori Gersht catalogue / lucinda, lucy
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Jul 19, 2013 - Review of Locally Made from the Providence Phoenix / benjamin, John, locallymade, lucy
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Jul 01, 2013 - John and Ben win Best of New England Awards from the AIGA / benjamin, John
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Jul 01, 2013 - Design of Ori Gersht monograph wins Best of Show / lucy
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Apr 19, 2013 - Micah and Ruben design a site for RISD Foundations Studies Professor Tom Mills / micah, ruben
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Feb 20, 2013 - New book from Rachel Hulin: Flying Henry / rachel
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Feb 18, 2013 - Micah and Ruben design a site for Shared Voices, the 2013 RISD Presidential Speaker Series / micah
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Jan 29, 2013 - John delivering artist scholar lecture at Michigan State / John
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Jan 15, 2013 - Interview with Greg on RISD Architecture website / Greg
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Jan 08, 2013 - Sarah Rainwater wins RISCA’s “Design Innovation Grant” / Sarah
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Jan 04, 2013 - Greg designs and develops “Beyond RISD” lecture series website / Greg
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Jan 04, 2013 - Greg designs and develops Brown University’s new Creative Mind website / Greg
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Dec 10, 2012 - Seed kits, badges and more: holiday gifts from Sarah Rainwater / Sarah
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Nov 01, 2012 - See John’s photographs in PPS’ 2012 Most Endangered Properties exhibit / John
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Oct 08, 2012 - John to speak on teaching at WordCamp Providence on Oct. 27 / John
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Oct 01, 2012 - Lucy’s newest design for artist Ori Gersht shortlisted for Aperture book award / lucy
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Sep 21, 2012 - Lucy designs catalog for RISD Museum landscape show / lucy
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Jun 26, 2012 - Sarah’s book cover named one of “50 coolest book covers of all time” / Sarah
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Jun 11, 2012 - Badges, a new product from Sarah and Elaine / elaine, Sarah
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Apr 02, 2012 - Heirloom Seed Kit Featured on The Dieline / Sarah, seeds
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Mar 20, 2012 - Heirloom Seed Kits posted on design*sponge / Sarah, seeds
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Mar 05, 2012 - Blog post: “Can One Size Fit All?” / John, pictograms
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Jan 31, 2012 - In Berlin? John’s photos on view in “New Vintage Digital Vernacular Letters” / John
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Nov 18, 2011 - See John’s photograph in the â€œTen Most Endangered Propertiesâ€ exhibit / John
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Mar 02, 2009 - Interview with John from the Coudal Partners / John
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Jul 07, 2008 - R.I. artist recognized for map of WWII invasion / John
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Project news

Sep 16, 2014 - Greg and Nic on “Contemporary workspaces and workplaces” at A Better World by Design, / Greg, nic, phonebooth
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Jan 07, 2014 - Locally Made Exhibition Graphics & GOLD’s CCA poster win Communication Arts’ Typography Award / benjamin, derek, Greg, John, locallymade, lucy, ruben, verity
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Sep 02, 2013 - Introducing the Charrette WordPress Theme — a tool for today’s studio classroom / charrette
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Sep 02, 2013 - Just released: Flatfile version 1.3 — responsive and free / Flatfile
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Jul 19, 2013 - Review of Locally Made from the Providence Phoenix / benjamin, John, locallymade, lucy
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May 23, 2013 - Book review, Bauwelt 33 13 / Ira
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Mar 07, 2013 - Introducing Modern Pictograms Pro, an icon typeface for designers / pictograms
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Sep 12, 2012 - “Independent Design at 204 Westminster” / sign
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Jun 11, 2012 - Badges, a new product from Sarah and Elaine / elaine, Sarah
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May 08, 2012 - Modern Pictograms available on Shifticons / pictograms
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Apr 02, 2012 - Heirloom Seed Kit Featured on The Dieline / Sarah, seeds
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Mar 20, 2012 - Heirloom Seed Kits posted on design*sponge / Sarah, seeds
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Mar 05, 2012 - Blog post: “Can One Size Fit All?” / John, pictograms
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Feb 09, 2012 - Single downloads and products of pictograms now on The Noun Project / pictograms
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Jan 31, 2012 - Lindsay Kinkade to present at “Work in Progress” / worksinprogress
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Jan 21, 2012 - This new typeface was made just for interface designers / pictograms
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Jan 19, 2012 - Font Squirrel to distribute pictograms typeface / pictograms
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Jan 18, 2012 - Short review of Pictograms on Quipsologies / pictograms
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Dec 01, 2011 - Letterbox typeface used for London College of Communication MA exhibit / Letterboxes
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May 17, 2011 - Harvard’s Loeb Library acquires Rakatansky archive / Ira
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Mar 14, 2011 - Short review from Armin Vit on Quipsologies / Flatfile
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Mar 12, 2011 - Letterbox typeface used for “Building Blocks” exhibit / Letterboxes
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Feb 18, 2011 - See an overview of Flatfile at Pecha Kucha / Flatfile
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Feb 10, 2011 - See Flatfile at the RISD Museum of Art / Flatfile
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Feb 02, 2011 - Book review, The Architect’s Newspaper / Ira
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Dec 07, 2010 - “Architect Rakatansky’s Mid-Century Modern Masterpiece” / Ira
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Nov 06, 2010 - Brief post from Quipsologies / Fall Leaves
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Oct 13, 2010 - Book review, Architecture Research Quarterly / Ira
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Aug 14, 2010 - “Ira Rakatansky, still Modern at 90” / Ira
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Jun 29, 2010 - Book review, San Francisco Chronicle / Ira
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Jun 23, 2010 - Book review, Apartment Therapy Boston / Ira
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Jun 17, 2010 - Photos from the Rakatansky book launch / Ira
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Jun 17, 2010 - Book review, Readymade Online / Ira
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Jun 12, 2010 - Letterboxes featured in book “3-D Typography” / Letterboxes
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Mar 01, 2010 - Letterboxes writeup in idN magazine / Letterboxes
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Jun 18, 2009 - “Letterboxes by The Design Office” / Letterboxes
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May 15, 2009 - Come by Kreatelier to play with the boxes / Letterboxes
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Feb 10, 2009 - Letterboxes at the RISD Museum of Art / Letterboxes
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