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“… creates artwork with computers and online services, but also sometimes with his bare hands” and his web site is amazingly fun to browse.

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… of course, by the Swiss! “With LAIKA, there is finally a font that can seamlessly use the whole spectrum of its cuts. A font that is able to move between its extremes in real time. An interactive font that is able to respond to its surroundings. A font that questions deadlocked dogmas and throws up completely new design questions, and thus has the potential to revolutionise the understanding of digital typography.” LAIKA – Eine dynamische Schrift

Check out these great article & video interview with Dieter Rams, who has been one of the most influential industrial designers around. The article draws some interesting parallels between his Braun classics and the iPod. 1960s Braun Products Hold the Secrets to Apple’s Future [Gizmodo] Dieter Rams, designer – Cold War Modern [YouTube]

A very endearing year-long fund raising project by NY-based designer Sheena Matheiken. Oh these simple ideas ñ just always the best ones! “Starting May 2009, I have pledged to wear one dress for one year as an exercise in sustainable fashion. Hereís how it works: There are 7 identical dresses, one for each day of the week. Every day I will reinvent the dress with layers, accessories and all kinds of accouterments, the majority of which will be vintage, hand-made, or hand-me-down goodies. Think of it as wearing a daily uniform with enough creative license to make it look like I just crawled out of the Marquis de Sade’s boudoir.”