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The NordroomA Light-Filled 1940s Apartment with Vintage Furniture and a Cozy Balcony Looking out over a large park in the Aspudden area, just south of central Stockholm, this three-bedroom apartment pairs classic 1940s elements with cozy interiors.
Design MilkA 1908 Japanese Prison Finds New Life as a Luxury Hotel Constructed in 1908 by government architect Keijiro Yamashita, the landmark Nara Prison is the only complex among Japan’s monumental “Five Great Prisons of Meiji” to survive almost entirely intact.
PRINTThe Daily Heller: Revisiting the Lighter Side of 1984 While digging and dumping my way through the legacy years I came across this invitation for an exhibition that I curated in Summer 1984. An auspicious year for George Orwell and his readers.
Logo HistoriesLA Bicentennial, 1981 September 4, 1981, Los Angeles began it’s year-long Bicentennial celebrations. This would include sports events and tie-ins, a time-capsule and plaque dedication.
I Love TypographyFont Faces: Stefan Hattenbach Read the book, Typographic Firsts Stefan Hattenbach was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1961. Although he’s moved around a lot, with longer stays in Budapest (1993–94) and San Francisco (2005–06), he’s…
Logo HistoriesPennState, 1983 In 1983, Penn State began developing a new visual identity for its Intercollegiate Athletic Department.
Cooper Hewitt“Frederic Church in Jamaica” to Open This Fall at Cooper Hewitt as Part of Global Celebrations of Church’s 200th Birth Anniversary —Cooper Hewitt, which holds the largest collection of Church works in the world, will showcase rarely seen sketches from the acclaimed painter’s travels— This fall, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design…
NOSIGNEREisuke Tachikawa, Speaks at the 30th Anniversary Annual General Meeting and Research Conference of JUAM On September 4, 2026, Eisuke Tachikawa, CEO of NOSIGNER, delivered a special commemorative lecture at the Annual General...
I Love TypographySteven Heller’s Font of the Month: Ege Basalt Read the book, Typographic Firsts I’ve forever fancied fat faces. And not just for the alliteration. And I’ve found the perfect weight in a comparatively new design with vintage flavor: the revival…
Scandinavia StandardIceland’s Blue Lagoon is the runoff pond of the Svartsengi geothermal plant, which began dumping hot brine on a lava field in 1976 expecting it to drain away, and the silica in the cooling water sealed the porous rock instead, caulking the basin of the country’s most visited attraction Nobody designed the Blue Lagoon. That is the detail the spa’s serene marketing photographs, all steam and milky turquoise against black rock, politely decline to mention.
The DielineTour de Type: Vintage-Inspired Logotype, Satisfying Lockups, and a Brand Name Written with a Ribbon Another assortment of noteworthy typographic moments found last month, from wordmarks in projects we covered, to a title design for a book from the 80s.
Creative ReviewArsenal unveils bespoke typeface inspired by a club legend David Rocastle was one of Arsenal’s defining players of the late 1980s and early 1990s, helping the club win the old First Division title in 1989 and 1991.
Logo HistoriesSony, 1973 Access extensive historical logo design research. Over 200 LogoHistories. Discover concepts and contexts.
AXISJapan徳川美術館で企画展「旅する侯爵 徳川義親」開催 名古屋市の 徳川美術館 では、企画展「旅する侯爵 徳川義親」を10月8日（木）から12月13日（日）まで開催する。徳川美術館と蓬左文庫の創設者である尾張徳川家19代当主・徳川義親（1886～1976）の「旅」に焦点を当て、国内外で撮影した写真や紀行文、各地から持ち帰った工芸品などを通して、その文化へのまなざしと足跡を紹介する。
YellowtraceNo Botox: Raúl Sánchez Lets a Mataró Heritage Home Wear Its Age at La Casa del Pirata. Few houses come with a backstory like this one. In 1820, eighteen-year-old Antoni Cuyàs left Mataró for Argentina with little more than rough navigation skills, and not many years later he’d become…
Logo HistoriesReuters, 1965 Access extensive historical logo design research. Over 200 LogoHistories. Discover concepts and contexts. Improve your understanding and craft → upgrade
Logo HistoriesAtlas, 1964 In 1964, Paul Rand designed a trademark for Atlas Crankshaft Corporation, an American manufacturer of engine components.
Dezeen InteriorsSpacon fills Edition Denmark in Seoul with vintage Danish furniture and found objects Copenhagen studio Spacon brought touches of its home country to Seoul with a showroom and cafe for the Edition Denmark brand that evokes the "layered feeling of a home".
My Scandinavian HomeAn Autumn Escape to a Beautiful 1910 Stockholm Villa Hello October! I’ve always loved this month. There’s still a mildness in the air, the leaves are gently turning deep yellow and vibrant red, and the light is still here, although quieter – which…
Logo HistoriesITT, 1965 When International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) planned a new corporate advertising programme, the New York office of Needham, Louis and Brorby asked designer Carl Regehr to create a logo for the…
Logo HistoriesTarmac Group, 1964 British construction group Tarmac was named after the road surfacing material developed and patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1902.
Logo HistoriesJohnson + Nephew, 1971 Access extensive historical logo design research. Over 200 LogoHistories. Discover concepts and contexts.
Logo HistoriesUnited States Deaf Skiers Association, 1970 This post is supported by LogoArchive – The home of historical logos. Discover over 5000 of history’s greatest designs from the world’s finest designers. Updated every single day.
IconAtelier HA designs MELT’s new Panthéon restaurant in Paris Tucked into Paris’s historic Left Bank, Atelier HA gives MELT a retro-futurist identity, pairing American diner nostalgia with bold, theatrical interiors Photography by Axel Aurejac featuring Atelier…
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