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Great ideas in design. Designers celebrate other people's work from around the world that they admire.

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Hey SF! Mark Andrews, award winning filmmaker, joins us for this year's first WhyTalks. His talk will cover the virtual production work and innovation in animation.

His work includes Super Giant Robot Brothers, Brave & Ratatouille.

Get tix here!
https://t.co/1mzwLZ7Rgh

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Book Clock by Japanese designer Masaaki Hiromura

A video loop with 3 books representing the hours, minutes and seconds of a day. One hand is seen to repeatedly turn each page to keep up with each second as it passes.

More at https://t.co/kdvwzYOQ1H

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Red Nose for @comicrelief, Sir Jony Ive & Lovefrom

The design uses recyclable materials, folding out from a flat crescent into a paper sphere. From how it opens, folds and stays on your nose to the lovely little package it comes in, the details are 💯

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At Mucho, we praise each other when we see great work, as we know just how hard it is to do great work. This is why we would love you to read this article, where Rob Duncan, partner at Mucho, has synthesised all this.
https://t.co/4DG9qal0sk

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Want to know how @whythisdesign started?

Check out this opinion piece by @wearemucho Partner Rob Duncan —

https://t.co/XfjZ3E9zXu

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This week on Why 👀 Whale Tales

Interbrand Aus formed an ID for Whale Tales, an initiative celebrating Sydney’s Western Harbor Precinct. Playing on the idea of 'Tales' / 'Tails', each sculpture is by a local artist & features a story celebrating Sydney.

https://t.co/kdvwzYOQ1H

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Going by @_DesignStudio_ A lovely identity overall, but it's that achingly perfect mark that stands out. Such a fun concept, executed with exquisite precision - without losing any of its energy or life.

By @mikereedwords

More at https://t.co/kdvwzYOQ1H

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Still Missing is a book documenting lost & found pet posters. The project, by Gio Castranova who confesses he is neither a graphic designer or artist but just a huge lover of pets and found beauty, captures a huge range of posters from all over L.A. County.

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A beautiful series of illustrations produced by @garbettdesign, based on the Fibonacci Spiral.

The Fibonacci spiral is said to be the most aesthetically beautiful proportions & are prevalent in nature.

Learn more & link to buy at https://t.co/kdvwzYOQ1H

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Organized and sponsored by @wearemucho
Co-sponsored: Four One Nine

Follow for updates, including when ticket sales start!

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A new year brings new Talks. Announcing this year's lineup of WhyTalks in San Francisco!

🎥 Mark Andrews on March 9, 2023 | Tickets on sale soon!

He is an Oscar winning director, was a member of Pixar’s senior creative team and Head of Story for The Incredibles and Ratatouille.

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🏺Tina Frey | October 2023
Founder, CEO, and Designer at @tinafreydesigns

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#dec0de by @_sgrace

Limited edition zine about words that can be found within the HEX color code system. A nice touch are the page colors that represent the actually HEX color values.

Contributed by @lyambewry

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Mistranslations by Re

In response to non-sensical COVID messaging by the AU gov, linguistically diverse creatives reimagined these in their own languages for a more inclusive & effective way to share critical info with diverse communities.

@ShabnamShiwan

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Nice visual identity by Gretel in partnership with @bedstuygateway for their annual Winter Wonderland holiday market. The 'W.W.' mark translates into different seasonally inspired shapes and forms.

See more at https://t.co/kdvwzYOQ1H.

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Lovely flip-book showing the two sides of ABC Arizona, a variable font by @abcdinamo that shifts between serif & sans-serif.

The type specimen by studio Hanzer Liccini mirrors Arizona’s countless combos through its split structure + ability to mix & match.

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Teaser of a new project by @tokodesign

An identity for Australia-based floral purveyor and designer Suzanne Robbins and new venture called Bold Botanicals. The symbol uses a letter 'B' rotated to form a flower shape.

Contribution by @lyambewry

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'Fragile' by Sarah Boris @sarahboris_LDN

The UK is definitely 'Fragile' at the moment. This is a lovely idea and art piece by Sarah Boris, silkscreened in 8 layers with a special red and blue mix plus varnish.

https://t.co/kdvwzZ5T3H for more + link to buy

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About last week... We’re still buzzing after a fun evening with a diverse group of creatives. 😍 Perfect way to kickoff WhyTalks after 3 years!

Couldn't make the event? Don't worry — we've got a highly anticipated lineup of speakers for next year. 😮