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Susan Kare’s pioneering Macintosh icons are on display in France

Creative Review

“I believe that good icons are more akin to road signs rather than illustrations, and ideally should present an idea in a clear, concise, and memorable way,” said designer Susan Kare in a 2001 interview with Wendy Marinaccio for online project Making the Macintosh: Technology and Culture in Silicon Valley.

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Swiss sculptor Christian Bolt offers a fresh answer to the age-old question: what is beauty?

Creative Boom

Instead, his work forges bridges between the classical and the present in a way that makes it excitingly relevant to the world of the 21st century.

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Amazing Vintage Photos Captured Inside the WTC’s Windows on the World, the Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World

Design You Trust

On September 11, 2001, Windows on the World was destroyed. That fateful morning claimed the lives of all 72 restaurant staff present, along with 76 guests and other workers. Its chic ambiance and unique offerings were hard to match. However, this iconic establishment met a tragic end.

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In Albania, MVRDV Redefines a Relic of Communism

Azure Magazine

After the fall of communism in 1991, the building was repurposed as a conference centre, before being utilized as a NATO base during the 1999 Kosovo War and then converted into a broadcasting centre and radio station in 2001. Previous incomplete renovations left the building interior cluttered and dark.

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I ?? NY

Fonts in Use

“I ❤️ NY” presentation board, two-line version, 1976, as archived in the MoMA collection. “I ❤️ NY” presentation board, one-line version, 1976, as archived in the MoMA collection. The same iconic image was used as the front and back page of the Daily News on September 19, 2001.

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F5: Sarah Jefferys Prizes Sustainable Design, Lots of Natural Light + More

Design Milk

She has been acting principal since the studio’s establishment in 2001 completing numerous residential, commercial, and small institutional designs from new construction, additions, and renovations throughout New England and the United States.

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Sega logo (1976–present)

Fonts in Use

Source: [link] Image derived from PS2 Press Information September 2001, Sega_Logo_Guidelines.tif as republished on Sega Retro. That said, the tint and hue varies due to the constraints of screen displays or printing — or simply a failure to follow the corporate style guidelines. License: All Rights Reserved.