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Check out the wonderful Google doodle for today that celebrates the birthdate of American choreographer and dancer Martha Graham, who was a pioneer in modern dance. The animation was created by Ryan Woodward who is a storyboard artist, animator and film maker. Be sure to check out his other work
Google – Martha Graham from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.
If you live in Cape Town and like bicycles, be sure to visit the opening of Woodstock Cycleworks tomorrow night. Watch this video to find out all the details.
Ready to launch from Woodstock Cycleworks on Vimeo.
TED has announced the 10 winners of their first Ads Worth Spreading competition. The competition seeks to reverse the trend of online ads being aggressively forced on users. Their aim is to award ads that are so good you choose to watch them. Here are two we particularly liked:
Julio Rölle from 44flavours and his friend Otto Baum from KLUB7, have painted this amazing mural in their new and shiny studio. We at Nicework love their expressive typography and colours. Well done chaps!
44flavours x KLUB7 – Step by Step from editude pictures on Vimeo.
A limited edition moleskine notebook has been created in honor of Le Petit Prince, one of the most well-loved literary icons of the 20th Century. Virgilio Villoresi directed and animated this short about it.
Apostol Tnokovski is an industrial designer from Macedonia. He is also a Lady Gaga fan. Because of his immense design talent, we won’t hold that against him. He made her a piano, which is awesome, regardless of how many times they play Alejandro on the radio…
via: yankodesign.com
On March 8, The Architectural League gave its President’s Medal to Lella and Massimo Vignelli “in recognition of a body of work so influential in its breadth that it has shaped the very way we see the world.” Pentagram’s Michael Bierut, an Architectural League vice president, designed the evening’s program with five different covers that feature five classic Vignelli quotes.
via: Pentagram
Amazing picture of a overturned truck that was transporting printers ink. Luckily no environmental damage was caused.
via: engadget
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