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Movie Buzz Type designer Matthew Butterick was put off by the use of Microsoft’s Verdana font in “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.” So he did what any movie fanatic would do: Wrote the director to explain why the use of IKEA’s favorite font was an utter failure.
Celebrity Buzz So, apparently back in 2001 Billy Idol made a rap video as promotion for Ikea. Nothing about the previous sentence makes sense.
Food Buzz Aside from making aesthetically pleasing instructions for the construction of their furniture, all IKEA stores in Sweden have been giving away these beautiful cookbooks. Designed by artist Carl Kleiner, the book (titled Homemade is Best) contains thirty recipes for traditional Swedish desserts. And it's free! Where can I get a copy?
Culture Buzz Doubtless you are aware that IKEA Furniture tends to have Scandinavian (read: bizarre) names, so thanks to Geekosystem for doing the juxtaposition. (via geekosystem.com)
Culture Buzz Photographer Christian Gideon, most likely inspired by the scene in 500 Days Of Summer where Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt pretend to live in an IKEA store, recreates a series mimicking everyday life in the same setting. The facial expressions are priceless!
Culture Buzz Professional photo Christian Gideon shows us modern living at its most extreme.
Culture Buzz Ever wonder what it would look like if Ikea made instructions for things a bit more complicated than putting a desk together. College Humor came up with some possibilities. CAUTION: Results may vary…(From College Humor)
British cats, no less! Everyone knows that cats of English and Scottish descent are superior to regular cats. (Welsh cats are iffy.) This is such a great idea for an ad and/or an amusement park.
Wait, so you get a fully assembled IKEA table and you get to masturbate? Sounds like a win-win for you, but what do I get out of this?
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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.
Who needs Ikea when you can set your Encyclopedia Britannica on a series of nude men? And, really, who needs bookends when you've got built-in bonerz!?
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Food Buzz In these lean times, Ikea is becoming more than just an outlet for cheaply made home furnishings: They've also got that cheaply made food! Daim — the little chocolate toffee bars available at Ikea — are delicious and highly, highly addictive. Like crack, only with more calories. BE CAREFUL. Also, the meatballs are good, even made at home.
Culture Buzz Mixing Ikea’s readymade philosophy with a touch of DIY creates interesting results. These all look way better than that time I tried to make a futon frame out of a shipping pallet.
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