The Marginalian
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Reads tagged with “design”

Physical Data Art by Willem Besselink
Physical Data Art by Willem Besselink

What a 1950’s house has to do with 125 days in Berlin and the weather in Sarajevo.

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Thirty Conversations on Design
Thirty Conversations on Design

The alphabet, need over want, and the relationship between design and time.

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Esoteric Creativity: Michael Paukner’s Visualizations
Esoteric Creativity: Michael Paukner’s Visualizations

What 100 monkeys have to do with Atlantis, Indian yoga and Stonehenge.

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East Meets West: An Infographic Portrait
East Meets West: An Infographic Portrait

German punctuality, Western ego and how to stand in line like a Chinese.

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Art of the Toilet Paper Roll
Art of the Toilet Paper Roll

Simplicity and complexity, human emotion, and the intersection of craft and storytelling.

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The Visual Miscellaneum
The Visual Miscellaneum

Infoporn meets brain candy, creationism vs. evolution, and how to make data relatable.

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Jonathan Harris: World Building in a Crazy World
Jonathan Harris: World Building in a Crazy World

Simplicity vs. complexity, mental junk food, and how to be your own person.

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Retro Revival: Man as Industrial Palace
Retro Revival: Man as Industrial Palace

Vintage German artwork on digital steroids, or why you house a factory.

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Strange Maps: The Book
Strange Maps: The Book

What George Orwell has to do with the Amazons of California and Utopia.

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Vintage Album Covers
Vintage Album Covers

Private collections, public perceptions, and all that jazz.

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