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READABLE ARTS

Monday, November 14, 2011

In the wake of the digital turn, the book is becoming a precious and extravagant superfluity and an aesthetic emblem. While the book is shifting from an inevitable cultural experience to a specialized one, the artist’s book undergoes an explosion of activity, proving once again that “when a medium dies, it becomes an art form.”
For [...]

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SAVE THE DATE:

Monday, November 7, 2011

MISS READ invited publishers and artists to show their books –
for the first time with the participation and presentation of mono.kultur!
Dates: November 25 to 27, 2011
Opening hours:
Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26, 3 – 9 pm
Sunday, November 27, noon – 7 pm
KW Institute for Contemporary Art , Auguststrasse 69, 10117 Berlin
Program and further [...]

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KILLING TIME

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Rafael Rozendaal is a visual artist who uses the internet as his canvas. The multifaceted work of the Dutch-Brazilian artist culminates in his colorful work called In to time. Just click on the screen and produce your own art piece. The perfect time killer!

For all those who get bored by rectangles, here’s a 45° version of it.

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THE HEAVY MENTAL

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The Heavy Mental
Kelly Lamb
The Plant Journal
Makr

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A LITTLE MORE LIKE THIS

Sunday, October 23, 2011

A nice observation from MORE & CO.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN: NOW IN PRODUCTION

Thursday, October 20, 2011

In the meantime, on the other side of the globe, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis will open their latest exhibition, Graphic Design: Now in Production, tomorrow night, which gives an overview of recent graphic design in a changing environment, and we’re super thrilled that mono.kultur has been included the editorial selection.
Graphic Design: Now in [...]

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It’s all about the legs

Monday, October 17, 2011

Alta Bikes spells out the impact of proper biking. As it shows, cycling is all about the legs.

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MOBILE EVOLUTION

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

I love watching films from the 80’s and seeing the brick-size of the mobile phones. With his clever paper designs Brighton based designer, Kyle Bean has depicted the increasing miniaturisation of the mobile phone in the style of a Russian Doll set (pictured above).  And on another tangent, it kind of reminds me a little [...]

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The Weekender

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Reproducing and updating Massimo Vignelli’s classic 1970 New York City transit map, this new guide to weekend service interruptions is one of the best ideas the Metropolitan Transit Authority has had in a long time. (Not sure if this is one, though). Talk about improving quality of life: if anything needs to be an app, [...]

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KNOW-IT-ALL

Friday, September 23, 2011

Lost for answers? Know it all with the Know-it-all pencil set.

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