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12.26.12: The Editors
Ten Most Popular Accidental Mysteries of 2012The ten most popular Accidental Mysteries galleries of 2012.
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06.17.12: Adam Harrison Levy
A Father's ThingsContributing writer Adam Harrison Levy remembers his father and reflects on being a father himself: a Design Observer short film.
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05.13.12: The Editors
Our Mothers, Our Selves"Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world," wrote James Joyce, "a mother's love is not." Herewith, a Mother's Day celebration of designers and their mothers.
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10.21.11: William Drenttel
Design Matters Wins People's Choice Design AwardCooper-Hewitt National Design Museum announced the People's Choice Design Award — and Design Observer's own Debbie Millman, the creator of the popular Design Matters series of podcast interviews, was the surprise winner.
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09.15.11: The Editors
Season Seven of Design Matters with Debbie MillmanWe are pleased to announce that Season Seven of Design Matters with Debbie Millman will premiere on Observer Media this Friday with special guest Michael Arad.
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08.27.11: The Editors
New Comment RegistrationDue to the unfortunate growing sophistication of spammers, Design Observer is now requiring that users register in order to comment.
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12.31.10: William Drenttel
Best of DOG 2010Hardly exhaustive, here are some of the highlights of essays and blog posts on the Design Observer Group during 2010.
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10.18.10: The Editors
Design Observer Launches iPhone AppThe Design Observer iPhone App, now available for FREE to all users on the App Store, offers a quick way to survey what's new every day at the world's leading online design journal.
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10.05.10: AIGA and Winterhouse Institute
AIGA Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing: 2010 RecipientsAIGA and Winterhouse Institute announce the two writers selected to receive the 2010 AIGA Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism — including a $10,000 prize and a $1,000 student award.
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09.16.10: The Editors
New Season of Design Matters with Debbie MillmanAnnouncing Season Six of Design Matters with Debbie Millman will premiere on Observer Media this Friday at 3pm with a legendary guest — Massimo Vignelli.
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08.02.10: Meena Kadri
Two Rupees WorthNow that the dust has settled on India's launch of their rupee symbol we are starting to see its application beyond the initial fanfare.
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07.07.10: Jessica Helfand
Happy Birthday, Steven HellerA tribute to Steven Heller on his Birthday!
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08.13.09: The Editors
Design Observer Party: Memphis, October 9This year's Design Observer party at "Make Think: AIGA Design Biennial Conference" in Memphis is at The New Daisy Theatre. Friday, October 9 from 9:00pm to 2:00am.
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07.28.09: The Editors
Design Observer 3.0Today we begin a new chapter in the story and evolution of Design Observer: a vastly reconceived site encompassing new channels (Observatory, Change Observer, Places and Observer Media), new partners, and expanded archives.
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06.02.09: The Editors
Books Received: July 2009The Design Observer Fall book list is here.
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04.14.09: The Editors
13th Annual Webby AwardsWe are pleased to announce that Design Observer has been nominated for Webby Awards for Best Culture Blog and Best Writing.
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04.13.09: The Editors
Books Received: Summer 2009The Design Observer Summer book list is here.
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02.02.09: The Editors
Julie Lasky & Ernest Beck Join Design ObserverDesign Observer announces that Julie Lasky and Ernest Beck will be joining the Design Observer team as our website makes a major editorial expansion to incorporate new content under the banner of Change Observer.
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12.28.08: Jonathan Barnbrook
New Year's GreetingA New Year's greeting from Jonathan Barnbrook, with a quote from George W. Bush.
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12.16.08: The Editors
Books Received: Winter 2009The Design Observer Winter 2008 book list is here.
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12.07.08: The Editors
10 Reasons to Buy a Design Observer T-ShirtBuy the Design Observer T-Shirt for a holiday gift.
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10.15.08: The Editors
Design Observer T-ShirtDesign Observer offers a T-shirt through Artefacture.
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10.06.08: The Editors
Books Received: Holiday List 2008The Design Observer holiday book list is here.
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10.06.08: The Editors
People's Design AwardsThe People's Design Awards are happening as we speak — with public voting open until October 21st. Design Observer welcomes the support of our readers: VOTE TODAY.
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09.21.08: The Editors
Design Observer's Aniversary Party: 11.05Design Observer 5th Anniversary Party. NYC. 11.05.08.
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06.30.08: The Editors
Books Received: Summer 2008New books have been piling up here at Design Observer. We thought we'd share some of the many recently published titles we have received over the past couple of months...
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06.16.08: The Editors
Books Received: Spring 2009Design Observer Spring 2009 list of 50+ books received.
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05.08.08: The Editors
National Design AwardsThe National Design Awards were announced today, and Michael Bierut is the recipient of the Design Mind award. We can think of no more suitable award for this writer, critic and working designer.
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03.17.08: William Drenttel
AIGA Winterhouse Writing Awards 2008AIGA Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism seek to increase the understanding and appreciation of design, both within the profession and throughout American life. Submissions for the $10,000 Writing Award and the $1,000 Student Award are due before June 2, 2008.
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12.12.07: The Editors
Two New Contributing WritersWe are delighted to introduce two new contributing writers to our line-up: Andrew Blauvelt and Rick Poynor will be posting regularly from now on.
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09.20.06: The Editors
Dwell Conference: Special OfferAny Design Observer reader who registers for "Dwell on Design—Palm Springs" will receive a $75 discount off of the full conference ticket price simply by using the discount code, OBSERVER.
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