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Well congrats on the new design! First dumb question: why? Devin Pedzwater: SPIN had to change. Last April, we decided to completely rethink everything about the brand. We committed ourselves to the challenge of looking beyond how we were operating and re-conceiving the SPIN brand as if it were being
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You've set up your own consultancy, Mark Porter Associates. How are you finding it, not being part of an in-house team anymore? It's very liberating. The Guardian was a wonderful place to work for a long time, and I got to do some some fantastic projects.
Armed with little more than a camera, a dog-eared Wallpaper guide and a pocket full of Euros, Dr B and I explored Paris over the weekend. A jolly good time was had, and we're now very tired. Very, very tired. In summary: * It's possible to get
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Few type foundries display as much love for their craft as Delaware's House Industries. Established in 1994, they've amassed an impressive collection of fonts, and created all manner of type-related products along the way (clothing lines, furniture, toys – not to mention their exquisitely-designed catalogues). They'
I love new inventions. I love using technology in new ways to solve old problems. The future excites me. On top of this, yes, I admit it, I'm a shameless Apple acolyte. And yet, with all the recent discussion about the iPad and the future of publishing, I
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Every year since 2005, graphic designer Nicholas Felton has produced a personal annual report, collating and quantifying an assortment of of facts and figures about his life. Illustrating each one with all manner of graphs, tables and beautiful, beautiful maps (including one that could be folded into an icosahedron), he