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“Hi, I’m Rick Mast. And I’m a chocolate maker.”

Posted by Mark on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010. Filed under Branding, Design, Film/Movies.

There's no particular reason why I've posted this video except that I admire the video work, the story behind the ...

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A green NYC

Posted by Mark on Sunday, May 30th, 2010. Filed under Design, Environment.

I found this brief dream of a video on Ideo's site. How difficult is it for us to take existing ...

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Design is everywhere. Chapter 221: The Public Bathroom

Posted by Mark on Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Filed under Design.

Neil found this in Dwell, profiling Smart Design in NYC.

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It’s not a head shot. It’s a “hedcut.”

Posted by Mark on Friday, March 19th, 2010. Filed under Branding, Design.

Almost two years ago I challenged members of our staff to replicate the art style of The Wall Street Journal ...

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Google vs. Apple

Posted by Mark on Saturday, January 16th, 2010. Filed under Branding, Design, Digital lifestyle.

Two companies whose products I use - a lot - are increasingly squaring off as competitors in key areas. They ...

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