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By Core Jr - Dec 14, 2009
NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY: Help NYCHA and the 649,112 New Yorkers it serves in public housing go green by designing a "Green Guide" to living a low-carbon lifestyle.Need: Graphic designers specializing in print designThe call is now out to find good design matches for all ten pilot programs, so if you're an NYC firm looking to take on another project (and do a bit of good while you're at it), register to provide services here.
BED-STUY FARM SHARE: Help Bed-Sty's community supported agriculture (CSA) design "Eating Healthy in Bed-Stuy", a booklet that will educate the community about nutrition to prevent diabetes and heart disease. Need: Graphic designers specializing in print design
ADDED VALUE: Help Added Value, which nurtures the next generation of leaders by operating a socially responsible urban farm in Red Hook, create more integrated identity system and outreach. Need: Designers specializing in identity, print, web, template design
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Help this affordable housing pioneer design engaging community spaces (including a intergenerational garden and a community room for a development serving formerly homeless and low-income working individuals). Need: Interior designers and landscape designers
THE BROADWAY MALL ASSOCIATION: Help the Association create an integrated winter lighting plan that will contribute to beauty, public safety and commercial visibility of Broadway between 60th and 185th Street. Need: Lighting designer and landscape designers
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By Rain Noe - Dec 14, 2009
Oakley's Industrial Grade lineup
Says Oakley of their little-known "Industrial Grade" division:...We have raised the bar of durability and protection, and our inventions now serve the industries of health, safety and defense. Categories include eyewear that protect against extreme impact and laser light; fire-resistant gloves utilized by professional race drivers; and footwear developed for...
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By Mark Vanderbeeken - Dec 13, 2009
London portrays past and future of digital art
Alice Rawsthorn, design critic of the New York Times, reports on two exhibits in the V&A museum (announced on Core77 a couple of weeks ago) that can help us understand how digital design has developed and is likely to evolve.>> Read articleSee also this (short) review by Chris Heathcote (formerly...
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By Lisa Smith - Dec 11, 2009
The Ghosts of Shopping Past: Abandoned malls and big-box stores
Ghosts of Shopping Past is a gallery of artwork by Chicago-based photographer Brian Ulrich. Posted by The Morning News, these haunting pictures of dead malls and big-box stores are especially relevant to the season, reminding us that "potential ghost towns [lie] inside successful shopping complexes all across America."Ulrich discusses the...
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By Core Jr - Dec 11, 2009
This Just Inbox: The ABC's of Branding
Jason Dean, a designer based in Orlando, just sent us his new poster, "The ABC's of Branding." At first glance, it looks something like a commemorative cover for a quarterly report, but look a little closer...do you recognize the letters? From famous (or as Dean says, maybe infamous) logos? That's...
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