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WEEKLY EMAIL: MARCH 03, 2011
FEATURED THIS WEEK : MICHAEL RUSSEM Postage Stamps by AIGA Medalists The first stamp by an AIGA Medalist, was not actually a real postage stamp: it was probably a 1909 poster stamp meant to advertise the Society of the Friends of the Poster in Berlin which featured a graphic by Lucian Bernhard. The next stamp by an AIGA Medalist was not a real stamp either. READ MORE
STEVEN HELLER Souvenirs as Nazi Propaganda Adolf Hitler made money off design. Thanks to his personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann, Hitler earned one pfennig every time his face was used on a postage stamp and received royalties from all the postcards, posters and photographs using his picture that were sold to the public — and the public was encouraged to buy many and often. READ MORE JOHN FOSTER Accidental Mysteries, 02.27.11 Welcome to Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of curiosities set aside for your perusal and enlightenment. READ MORE FROM OUR SPONSOR Design Ignites Change announces 2010 award winners. Show support with style, buy the limited edition "Feedback Loop" notebooks at Felt & Wire. All proceeds benefit the cause. Design Ignites Change >> Felt & Wire website >> Mohawk Fine Papers >> JOHN FOSTER Accidental Mysteries, 02.20.11 Welcome to Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of curiosities set aside for your perusal and enlightenment. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Call for entries now open. Submit your best and win up to ,000. No entry fees. >> Need a great printer? Use one of our winners. A complete list here. >> OBSERVATORY ARCHIVE The Bantjes Covers On Sun Ra Looking at Typefaces POEM OF THE WEEK "Metropolitan Nightmare" A poem by Stephen Vincent Benét. READ MORE RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED Design Anthropology: Object Culture in the 21st Century Alison J. Clarke Worldchanging, Revised and Updated Edition Alex Steffen The Cornell Journal of Architecture 8: RE Cornell AAP, editors
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