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Office news
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: RI’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”
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benjamin
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Sep 17, 2014 -
Sarah Rainwater part of DIG five-year panel, Sept. 25
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Sarah
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Sep 16, 2014 -
Greg and Nic on “Contemporary workspaces and workplaces” at A Better World by Design,
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Greg
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nic
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phonebooth
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Sep 16, 2014 -
John to speak at DesignWeek RI, Sept. 25
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John
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Mar 13, 2014 -
Press: “Coworking spaces on the rise in Rhode Island”
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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
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benjamin
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Mar 01, 2014 -
Library of the Printed Web launch at Printed Matter
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benjamin
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Jan 07, 2014 -
Locally Made Exhibition Graphics & GOLD’s CCA poster win Communication Arts’ Typography Award
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benjamin
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derek
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Greg
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John
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locallymade
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lucy
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ruben
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verity
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Dec 05, 2013 -
Ben featured in The New Yorker: “The Artful Accidents of Google Books” by Kenneth Goldsmith
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benjamin
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Nov 04, 2013 -
Lucinda Hitchcock contributes to RISD’s new book on creative practice: The Art of Critical Making
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lucy
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Oct 28, 2013 -
For the holidays: Renee Walker’s Eat, Drink, Bake Tea Towels on Etsy
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renee
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Sep 11, 2013 -
Greg to give Physical Computing workshop at BWxD on September 28
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Greg
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Sep 02, 2013 -
Seven members collaborate on RISD Museum’s “Locally Made”
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benjamin
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derek
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Greg
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John
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locallymade
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lucy
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ruben
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verity
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Jul 29, 2013 -
Lucy Hitchcock wins 2013 Museum Publications Design Competition with Ori Gersht catalogue
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lucinda
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lucy
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Jul 19, 2013 -
Review of Locally Made from the Providence Phoenix
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benjamin
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John
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locallymade
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lucy
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Jul 01, 2013 -
John and Ben win Best of New England Awards from the AIGA
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benjamin
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John
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Jul 01, 2013 -
Design of Ori Gersht monograph wins Best of Show
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lucy
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Apr 19, 2013 -
Micah and Ruben design a site for RISD Foundations Studies Professor Tom Mills
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ruben
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Feb 20, 2013 -
New book from Rachel Hulin: Flying Henry
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rachel
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Feb 18, 2013 -
Micah and Ruben design a site for Shared Voices, the 2013 RISD Presidential Speaker Series
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micah
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Jan 29, 2013 -
John delivering artist scholar lecture at Michigan State
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John
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Jan 15, 2013 -
Interview with Greg on RISD Architecture website
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Greg
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Jan 08, 2013 -
Sarah Rainwater wins RISCA’s “Design Innovation Grant”
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Sarah
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Jan 04, 2013 -
Greg designs and develops “Beyond RISD” lecture series website
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Greg
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Jan 04, 2013 -
Greg designs and develops Brown University’s new Creative Mind website
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Greg
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Dec 10, 2012 -
Seed kits, badges and more: holiday gifts from Sarah Rainwater
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Sarah
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Nov 01, 2012 -
See John’s photographs in PPS’ 2012 Most Endangered Properties exhibit
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John
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Oct 08, 2012 -
John to speak on teaching at WordCamp Providence on Oct. 27
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John
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Oct 01, 2012 -
Lucy’s newest design for artist Ori Gersht shortlisted for Aperture book award
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lucy
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Sep 21, 2012 -
Lucy designs catalog for RISD Museum landscape show
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lucy
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Jun 26, 2012 -
Sarah’s book cover named one of “50 coolest book covers of all time”
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Sarah
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Jun 11, 2012 -
Badges, a new product from Sarah and Elaine
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elaine
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Sarah
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Apr 02, 2012 -
Heirloom Seed Kit Featured on The Dieline
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Sarah
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seeds
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Mar 20, 2012 -
Heirloom Seed Kits posted on design*sponge
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Sarah
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seeds
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Mar 05, 2012 -
Blog post: “Can One Size Fit All?”
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John
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pictograms
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Jan 31, 2012 -
In Berlin? John’s photos on view in “New Vintage Digital Vernacular Letters”
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John
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Nov 18, 2011 -
See John’s photograph in the “Ten Most Endangered Properties†exhibit
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John
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Mar 02, 2009 -
Interview with John from the Coudal Partners
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John
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Jul 07, 2008 -
R.I. artist recognized for map of WWII invasion
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John
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Project news
Sep 16, 2014 -
Greg and Nic on “Contemporary workspaces and workplaces” at A Better World by Design,
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Greg
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nic
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phonebooth
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Jan 07, 2014 -
Locally Made Exhibition Graphics & GOLD’s CCA poster win Communication Arts’ Typography Award
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benjamin
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derek
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Greg
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John
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locallymade
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lucy
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ruben
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verity
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Sep 02, 2013 -
Introducing the Charrette WordPress Theme — a tool for today’s studio classroom
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charrette
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Sep 02, 2013 -
Just released: Flatfile version 1.3 — responsive and free
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Flatfile
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Jul 19, 2013 -
Review of Locally Made from the Providence Phoenix
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benjamin
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John
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locallymade
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lucy
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May 23, 2013 -
Book review, Bauwelt 33 13
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Ira
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Mar 07, 2013 -
Introducing Modern Pictograms Pro, an icon typeface for designers
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pictograms
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Sep 12, 2012 -
“Independent Design at 204 Westminster”
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sign
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Jun 11, 2012 -
Badges, a new product from Sarah and Elaine
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elaine
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Sarah
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May 08, 2012 -
Modern Pictograms available on Shifticons
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pictograms
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Apr 02, 2012 -
Heirloom Seed Kit Featured on The Dieline
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Sarah
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seeds
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Mar 20, 2012 -
Heirloom Seed Kits posted on design*sponge
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Sarah
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seeds
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Mar 05, 2012 -
Blog post: “Can One Size Fit All?”
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John
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pictograms
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Feb 09, 2012 -
Single downloads and products of pictograms now on The Noun Project
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pictograms
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Jan 31, 2012 -
Lindsay Kinkade to present at “Work in Progress”
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worksinprogress
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Jan 21, 2012 -
This new typeface was made just for interface designers
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pictograms
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Jan 19, 2012 -
Font Squirrel to distribute pictograms typeface
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pictograms
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Jan 18, 2012 -
Short review of Pictograms on Quipsologies
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pictograms
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Dec 01, 2011 -
Letterbox typeface used for London College of Communication MA exhibit
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Letterboxes
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May 17, 2011 -
Harvard’s Loeb Library acquires Rakatansky archive
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Ira
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Mar 14, 2011 -
Short review from Armin Vit on Quipsologies
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Flatfile
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Mar 12, 2011 -
Letterbox typeface used for “Building Blocks” exhibit
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Letterboxes
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Feb 18, 2011 -
See an overview of Flatfile at Pecha Kucha
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Flatfile
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Feb 10, 2011 -
See Flatfile at the RISD Museum of Art
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Flatfile
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Feb 02, 2011 -
Book review, The Architect’s Newspaper
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Ira
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Dec 07, 2010 -
“Architect Rakatansky’s Mid-Century Modern Masterpiece”
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Ira
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Nov 06, 2010 -
Brief post from Quipsologies
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Fall Leaves
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Oct 13, 2010 -
Book review, Architecture Research Quarterly
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Ira
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Aug 14, 2010 -
“Ira Rakatansky, still Modern at 90”
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Ira
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Jun 29, 2010 -
Book review, San Francisco Chronicle
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Ira
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Jun 23, 2010 -
Book review, Apartment Therapy Boston
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Ira
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Jun 17, 2010 -
Photos from the Rakatansky book launch
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Ira
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Jun 17, 2010 -
Book review, Readymade Online
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Ira
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Jun 12, 2010 -
Letterboxes featured in book “3-D Typography”
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Letterboxes
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Mar 01, 2010 -
Letterboxes writeup in idN magazine
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Letterboxes
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Jun 18, 2009 -
“Letterboxes by The Design Office”
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Letterboxes
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May 15, 2009 -
Come by Kreatelier to play with the boxes
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Letterboxes
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Feb 10, 2009 -
Letterboxes at the RISD Museum of Art
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Letterboxes
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