Pentragram recently completed the identity for a new high-end burger chain called Bobby’s Burger Palace. The store is opening on Long Island in the Smith Haven Mall, lead by celebrity chef Bobby Flay. As usual they don’t fail to disappoint with their clean, typography and cleaver use of color. The chain is opening sometime this summer.
Bobby’s […]

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Ok so I know it is kind of old news at this point, but in the wake of one of the best movies I have ever seen I thought I would talk a little bit about some of the aspects that made this movie so mesmerizing.
1. Hardly an CGI: mainstream movies, and especially superhero movies […]

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You may have heard of the technology genius/humanitarian activist named Nicholas Negroponte for a few reasons. A.) Because he predicted the future of computing 24 years ago, B.) He started the MIT Media Lab, which has since developed some of the greatest innovations in technology in recent history, C.) He has created one of the […]

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Have you ever seen Wild Wild West? Ever horribly disappointed by it’s lack of a cohesive plot and painfully dated soundtrack? I know I was. One thing in that movie that slightly redeems itself, is it’s set production and design. Another one, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. These movies were designed on top of a […]

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When you think of trains, parking garages, and factories, beautiful is not usually the first thing that comes to mind. Well, apparently you have never seen the photography of Branislav Kropilak. Growing up and studying in places like the Czech Republic and Bratslavia have clearly given him a compelling world view.
His work his breathtaking, he […]

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I recently discovered Abelardo Morell, a phenomenal photographer, and currently a professor at Boston’s own Mass Art. While all of his photos are beautiful I was particularly amazed by his Camera Obscura work. The way he blends landscapes into local settings, cities into hotel rooms and oceans into bedrooms is really unbelievable. Some of his […]

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I just found out about a great opportunity to browse and purchase great local art in Boston. The South End Open Market allows you to browse different works of artists from all over the local area and even meet the artists themselves. The admission is free and it just began and continues through October. The […]

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So apparently my laziness caused us to miss the first post on this, but our good friend Kyle Kabel wrote a post a while ago about Fontshop’s new application Fontstruct, and even though slate magazine beat us to the punch, the article is still interesting and relevant, so here it is.
FontStruct by FontShop
A little over two […]

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Alright everyone, so it’s been a ridiculously long time since we last posted. There are a few reasons for that, involving California, but none of which are that interesting so we are going to skip over the details. Anyway, I just found out about this great new exhibit at the ICA in Boston featuring various […]

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Segd is running a contest right now where you can win a laser engraved nameplate just by naming the above typeface. They are even giving out a tip: “This sans-serif type was designed by one of Dutch leading type designers who was born in Arnhem, the Netherlands.”

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