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Typographic Prints by Coni Della Vedova
Coni Della Vedova’s playful typographic screen prints really intrigued me. Her clever designs are simple but iconic, with a humorous twist. My personal favorite is a tie between AEI Love U and We Are a...
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The Occupy Poster Project
The tents may have been cleared out of Zuccotti Park and encampments in other cities, but Occupy Wall Street fever is still alive and well. One thing that’s impressed me since the beginning of the...
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Transparent Speaker by People People
All too often, audio speakers, even high end ones, tend to be pretty ugly. Or if not ugly, they at least tend to clash with the decor of most people’s living rooms. Well Swedish design company People...
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US Interstates as Subway Map
Many of you may know that I’m a big fan of subway maps (I’m a geek, I know). So I couldn’t help but share this great subway-inspired map of U.S. interstates by designer Cameron Booth. (Thank you,...
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8-Neck Guitar (No Really, I’m Serious)
We’ve all seen double neck guitars before. In fact, I was in a band in college called Isle of Lucy and our lead guitarist, Paul Anderson, rocked out on one at every show. But have you ever seen a...
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Minnesota Middle Finger
Minnesota Middle Finger is the first piece in a series by Minneapolis-based designer Phil Jones called Minnesota Nice. This is so funny; I can’t wait to see what else Phil comes up with! (via Flickr)
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F#&k Your Infographic
Infographics are great, but sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming to see a different one on every single blog and news site you visit. It may even be enough to make you lose it one day and yell “F#&k...
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Kid-Themed Booze Bottles
While I don’t approve of babies drinking hard liquor, I do approve of some great tongue-in-cheek design projects. Pop Bottles is a series child-themed branded booze bottles by Anna Utopia Giordano that...
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Key Plate
The Key Plate, designed by 2nd Shift, is a clever redesign of the traditional door frame strike plate. Just replace your current strike plate with the Key Plate and you’ve got a handy little spot to...
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Minimalist Lego Cartoon Characters
Ok so I love minimalism and I love Legos. Faithful readers of CMYBacon have probably figured that out by now. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m in love with this new ad campaign for Lego...
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Two Sides to Every Story
A clever, yet simple, poster by UK-based designer Abbas Mushtaq. Yep, there really are two sides to every story. (via Behance)
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Designer Weapons
Brooklyn designers Evan Dublin and Brian Perisco have come together to create a series of “designer weapons”. While they may look like regular pieces of art or furniture, these weapons in disguise can...
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Pantone Easter Eggs
Tomorrow is Easter so I thought it would be fitting to post some decorated eggs. We’ve all been seeing TONS of eggs on blogs and Pinterest lately, but I thought these Pantone Easter eggs by Jessica...
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Dog Names for Graphic Designers
Lately, I’ve been suffering from “I Want A Dog-itis”. I often get this feeling but lately it’s been especially strong. Naturally, I’ve been researching breeds, watching cute puppy videos on YouTube,...
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Wired Design + CMYBacon
I have some really exciting news to share with everyone! Wired.com has launched a design blog, Wired Design, and I have been asked to write for it! Needless to say, I’m pretty excited. And there are...
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Color Wheel Animated GIF by Pasquale D’Silva
I’m so mesmerized by this animated GIF color wheel by Pasquale D’Silva. I don’t even want to admit how long I watched it…
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X-Rays with Pixelated Organs
I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for pixel art (In fact, I was making some pixel-y Perler bead creations over the weekend). And I really love seeing pixelated objects in places you wouldn’t normally...
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Soaps by Daniel Ting Chong
This set of soaps by Daniel Ting Chong, shaped like a cleaver, a paintbrush and an ice cream cone are so quirky and fun. The paintbrush has a lemon scent, the cleaver is peppermint and the ice cream is...
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Prometheus B-Movie Style Vintage Poster
So I’m pretty excited for Ridley Scott’s new movie, Prometheus, which comes out on June 8. I guess I don’t typically get so excited for most sci-fi movies, but this one has me hooked already. Those of...
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Solar: A Beautiful New Weather App for iOS
Solar is a brand new (launched yesterday) weather app for the iPhone with a gorgeous user interface. This is an app where a talented designer was clearly involved (not every app can claim such a feat)....
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