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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” -Upton Sinclair

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Hilka Riba   |   http://grafixd.com

“I was commissioned to create a typographic poster with the phrase ‘Start, Fail, Learn. Repeat Until Successful’. In the end it became a series of posters though with different compositions of the same phrase on each poster. This is meant to symbolize the process of creation. Setting out to accomplish something doesn’t always end successfully, but if we learn from our mistakes and keep trying, we’ll be able to reach our goals.”

Hilka Riba is a graphic designer and typographer with a special interest in lettering. She finished her studies at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Hungary. She gained experience at various advertising agencies, but decided it was time for a change in 2005, and has been working as a freelancer since.

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ninagarcia:

PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 11 - MICHELLE

Love this collection!

Innovation can not be planned, but creating spaces where Googlers can bump into each other and interact fosters innovation.

—NPR, marketplace

Pretty awesome response done in such a timely manner.

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Illuminating Brooklyn’s Sky in Solidarity With Boston
- Lucky Tran wrote in Community, Creativity and Boston

After the bombings in Boston yesterday, the security response was huge in New York. Manhattan was in lockdown, with police swarming everywhere, and people were told by the authorities to run and hide inside their homes. So we decided to stay in Brooklyn and project on one of it’s most iconic and most loved buildings: the Brooklyn Academy of Music. BAM didn’t know about it, and at first security was suspicious, but as soon as they saw the message, they embraced us with approval. Even police officers who drove by gave us a warm nod and beep. It was a sweet moment when we saw a plea for peace trump the rules…

Continue reading Lucky’s story on good.is

Yummy food, awesome stay. bonappetit: Last week, we revealed the nominees for the Best Food Lovers Hotels in America. Today we reveal our 10 winners. (Shot by Susan Seubert, Bon Appétit, May 2013)

Yummy food, awesome stay.

bonappetit:

Last week, we revealed the nominees for the Best Food Lovers Hotels in America. Today we reveal our 10 winners.

(Shot by Susan Seubert, Bon Appétit, May 2013)

Australian illustrator, James Gulliver Hancock, is trying to draw all the buildings in New York apart from his full time illustration business. His work has great character and choice of color is quite remarkable. You can find his NY building project here.

Australian illustrator, James Gulliver Hancock, is trying to draw all the buildings in New York apart from his full time illustration business. His work has great character and choice of color is quite remarkable. You can find his NY building project here.

good: Citizenship Building Block #11: Learn to Cook a Dish With a Story- Lara Rabinovitch in Living, Food and Building Blocks Of Citizenship Food is a window into culture. Learning to cook a dish from your heritage will make you a better global citizen by enriching your mind—and belly. So this month spend some time with a grandmother and learn how to cook a dish she knows well. This may be with your grandmother, someone else’s grandmother, or your grandfather—because he’s the cook of the family. Whether it’s Japanese rice balls, Brazilian feijoada, Ukrainian varenyky, or curry vindaloo, learn how to make at least one dish from one part of your heritage. It might be tuna casserole or tamales or thin-crust pizza. Either way: take notes, ask questions, and taste. You’ll learn how to make something to share with others while also reconnecting with a part of your past. Think of it as culinary archaeology, only tastier. Add this to your To-Do List

good:

Citizenship Building Block #11: Learn to Cook a Dish With a Story
- Lara Rabinovitch in Living, Food and Building Blocks Of Citizenship

Food is a window into culture. Learning to cook a dish from your heritage will make you a better global citizen by enriching your mind—and belly. So this month spend some time with a grandmother and learn how to cook a dish she knows well. This may be with your grandmother, someone else’s grandmother, or your grandfather—because he’s the cook of the family. Whether it’s Japanese rice balls, Brazilian feijoada, Ukrainian varenyky, or curry vindaloo, learn how to make at least one dish from one part of your heritage. It might be tuna casserole or tamales or thin-crust pizza. Either way: take notes, ask questions, and taste. You’ll learn how to make something to share with others while also reconnecting with a part of your past. Think of it as culinary archaeology, only tastier.

Add this to your To-Do List

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Nicole Ziegler    |    http://nicolezieglerdesign.com

“Various design and art direction projects for our barn wedding in rural Pennsylvania in June ‘12. Designed with my husband Mike McQuade. Select photos by our lovely wedding photographer, Maria Mack.”

Freelance graphic designer / art director, illustrator and photographer currently living in Chicago. I provide a variety of services including art direction, design, illustration, infographic design, branding, website design, and print design.

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Beautiful wedding package!

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.

—Oprah Winfrey, via The Daily Love