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Stamps

Nice set of Modernist stamps featured in January's Monograph, a collectable A5 Booklet from Creative Review.

Found via Picked by Six

ED-Conference 2008 (plus a few more events) in Stockholm

Those interested in taking advantage of the reduced price fee for this year's ED-Conference should be informed that the deadline for early-birds is tomorrow (February 28th). The offer of the reduced price will be available for a little longer for groups of five or more.
The line-up of speakers is as impressive as it gets. You only have to go HERE to check for yourselves
Design legends and hopefuls from no less than 15 different European nations, but with one common characteristic, that of excellence on their field, get together in order to discuss their particular process of creativity.
On the side of this conference, ten different design events (exhibitions, parties, design walks, etc) make this a great chance for any enthusiast to take full advantage of this European Design celebration.
Here you can find a full list of these events.

An Inconvenient Truth

I'm sure that this is a repost, but I'm also sure that this is a truth that should be reminded to us all, every day we wake up. Just finished watching the "An Inconvenient Truth" DVD and I found it to be one of the best documentaries I ever saw. If you have never seen it, don't go by without watching it. Help protecting your home, the so called mother earth.

An Inconvenient Truth Website
An Inconvenient Truth Trailer
An Incovenient Truth Tips
An Incovenient Truth - BUY DVD

Stop Global Warming
Green Peace

CUCI : (cut-up/fold-in)

A formal experiment in language

6 Weird Japan TV Heroes

Megaloman (First aired on TV in 1979 - 31 episodes)
The main character Takashi Shishidou transforms into a giant long-haired warrior Megaloman to fight the evil monsters for the protection of Earth.

Watch a full episode: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 / More info at Wikipedia

Ultraman (First aired on TV in 1966 - 39 episodes)
The Science Patrol is always ready to protect the Earth from rampaging aliens and monsters ! When the situation becomes desperate, Hayata, the Patrol's most capable member secretly transform into the amazing, superpowered giant from space - Ultraman.

Watch a full episode: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 / Another one: Part 1 - ... - Part 8 / The Men Who Made ULTRAMAN / More info at Wikipedia

Inazuman (First aired on TV in 1973 - 25 episodes)
Inazuman is, in reality, a mutant. He lost his mother as a child, and had other dark moments in his childhood. But when the Newmanity Empire begins its invasion on mankind, he puts his mutant powers to the test.

Video / More info at Wikipedia

Supaidaman (First aired on TV in 1978 - 41 episodes)
To fight against the evil Iron Cross Army, led by the space emperor Professor Monster, a daredevil motorcyclist transforms into the famous Marvel Superhero, with a racecar and giant transforming robot at his disposal.

Watch a full episode / More info at Wikipedia

Phantaman (First aired on TV in 1966 - 52 episodes)
Ogon Batto also know as Phantaman is probably the first Japanese superhero, created by writer Ichiro Suzuki and illustrator Takeo Nagamatsu in 1930. Ogon Batto was a protector from Ancient Atlantis, who was put into suspended animation to be awakened in the future to fight the forces of evil.

View video / More info at Wikipedia

Jumborg Ace (First aired on TV in 1973 - 50 episodes)
Naoki and his plane are teleported into an energy dimension by an alien from the Emerald Planet. Upon shouting the command Jum-Fight!, his jet transforms into the giant cyborg, Jumborg Ace. The battle against the Groth Aliens has only just begun...

View video / View Monsters list / More info at Wikipedia

Source: VHS

Interface design and the iPhone

Edward Tufte x iPhone

Seen at Design Observer

Format Blogs

Format Mag / Bloggers are live.

The Usborne Book of the Future (1979)

The Usborne Book of the Future
A trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond. See the robots, machines and cities of the future, and then travel to the stars.