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James Victore is a man of action. He believes that knowing about jazz and wine and auto-racing can make you a better designer. That graphic design is about experiences and stories and using your hands. That the best designs punch you in the gut – or, at the very least, stop you in your tracks…

On behalf of all our members, AIGA reached out with support, sympathy and an offer to help our Japanese colleagues in the aftermath of last week’s disastrous tsunami. Through Leimei Julia Chiu, executive director of the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) and president elect of Icograda—as well as Mitsuo Katsui, president of the Japan Graphic Designers Association(JAGDA), our Japanese equivalent—we communicated our concern for the well-being of all Japanese citizens and specifically our fellow designers…

We’re a bit addicted to Instagram so when we saw Instaprint, we immediately knew how we were going to spend the lunch hour. Check it out at http://instaprint.me. 

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Here at Departika we are fans of ping pong. So naturally when we saw this video we had to share it.

If you have an hour, Seinquote is a nicely designed Seinfeld quote a day for your viewing pleasure. Seinquote »

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How-to project du jour: Make planters from old light switch plates and electrical outlet covers 

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