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Over the weekend, a group of artists took to the streets of Manhattan in a battle of art and advertising. According to the Public Ad Campaign group, there are over 500 ‘illegal’ street-level billboards around New York City, covered with unauthorized wheat-pasted advertising. Participating in an a second round of ‘New York Street Advertising Take Over’ (NYSAT2), the artists attempted to reclaim the public space on Sunday, white-washing and creating art over more than 100 of the billboards.
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After 50 years of the iconic Futura typeface, IKEA has made a switch to… Verdana? The 2010 IKEA catalog, now arriving at doorsteps around the world, reveals the company’s choice to change all typography to the Microsoft font that every web designer has grown to hate (you can already hear the cries).
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Two months from now the International Olympic Committee will name the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. If the decision were based solely on identities, which candidate would win? There's more discussion, and some runners-up, over at idsgn.
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Nickelodeon wipes away the slime as the popular kids' network celebrates its 30th anniversary. Representing its biggest change in 25 years, the new logo marks a departure from the familiar 'splat' in favor of a more standardized look. The logo hasn't aired yet, but it's appearing on material for new merchandise and the upcoming Nickelodeon Animation Festival.
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