The Ballast


New York Times Global Edition
March 30, 2009, 9:13 pm
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The New York Times just built in it’s ‘Global Edition’ to it’s normal ‘nytimes.com’.

With newspapers and magazines at a low point, this is a great strategic shift (that probably should have happened a while ago) towards integrating with other news sources to build out a more robust site that will attract more users.

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DIY Magazines
March 30, 2009, 2:55 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized

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Photo: Blue Mountains City Library

As a designer, production costs when printing are a huge issue….That is until now. With Blurb, Lulu and others for book publishing, now anyone with a concept can make it a reality. The NY Times Write a great piece on this….

“PALO ALTO, Calif. — For anyone who has dreamed of creating his own glossy color magazine dedicated to a hobby like photography or travel, the high cost and hassle of printing has loomed as a big barrier. Traditional printing companies charge thousands of dollars upfront to fire up a press and produce a few hundred copies of a bound magazine.”

Published: March 29, 2009

-NYTimes.com



Paul Smith Football
March 28, 2009, 4:30 pm
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db4e04a9339eadac31a5bf2d5cb0348d50bc82e4_mGreat Paul Smith (soccer)football. Love his colored stripes.

“The english designer Paul Smith has released this football in their signature multistripe pattern which to date has been featured on everything from shirts to Mini Cooper’s. The football is made of a specially treated printed leather, but it is recommended that the ball be used indoors only. The Paul Smith multistripe football is available exclusively in Paul Smith stores worldwide.”



Berlin Museum of Letters
March 27, 2009, 8:41 pm
Filed under: Art, Design

A great selection of imagery of signage at the Berlin Museum of Letters.

Photos by: Aart van Bezooyen

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See them all HERE



The Work of James Roper
March 27, 2009, 7:19 pm
Filed under: Art | Tags: , , ,

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Check out the work of James Roper, Manchester UK based artist. These are all acrylic on canvas. Dope boy

Check him out here —>http://www.jroper.co.uk/