May 2012
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Cool Hunting Friday v 2.16 →
Just one of the best book openings in literature.
2. Redesigning Dickens
In celebration of the Victorian novelist’s 200th birthday, GraphicDesign& recruited 70 eminent graphic designers to interpret the first page of “Great Expectations”. The creative juices of the talent pool yielded “Page 1: Great Expectations”, a collection of creative type jumbled with...
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Cool Hunting Friday v 2.15 →
Looks like fun.
11. Companion Bike Seat
After its popular run as a doubled-up bike taxi service at SXSW in March, the Companion Bike Seat is ready to put its attachable second seat on the market. Grab your friends and support this Kickstarter project—you can promise to take each other for a spin once it’s funded.
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Cool Hunting Friday v 2.14 →
Check this out while reading Just My Type: A Book about Fonts by Simon Garfield.
12. Linotype: The Film
Named the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by none other than Thomas Edison, the Linotype type-casting machine forever changed printing by replacing hand-set type with elaborate mechanics. The decayed and rusting machines are now the subject of a documentary film that pays respects...
