Author: Jerry Hsiao

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Jul 18, 2012

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PBS has a series of great short documentaries called Off Book that are perfect for our fast paced lifestyles these days. Their recent one is "The Art of Logo Design" which gives a great description of what goes into designing a logo. Hopefully startups and existing companies come away with a new found respect for...

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Jul 18, 2012

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As the anticipation for the start of the olympics ramps up, collaborations for the event have been coming out of the wood works. Jeep brand and USA Basketball have tapped jeffstaple to bring us the "Believe" Collection. Custom items limited to 25 pieces each which include, sunglasses by Knockaround, Dri-FIT T-shirt by Nike, handmade basketball...

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Jul 11, 2012

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I have to admit, I didn't know who John Baldessari was before this video. I might have seen his work during art school in passing but the name never stuck. Now that I know who he is, he's probably one of my favorite artists of all time. This 6 minute biography will have you falling...

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Jul 09, 2012

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If you read The New York Observer, you might have seen Mike Bodge featured in a story about his first-hand account of a tech company's tactics for recruiting. You can read the account on his blog. He's also the man behind NSKYC.com, Chirp Clock, Has The Best and numerous other projects that you may have used...

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Jul 04, 2012

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Please be advised the following post will consume a lot of your time so its NFW (not for work). So while your still waiting to get that 3D printer in the mail from my previous post. Google is celebrating Lego's 50th anniversary with virtual Legos. Go download Chrome and visit Build with Chrome to start...

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Jun 27, 2012

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Yves Saint Laurent's got a new creative director, and she's gone and renamed the brand. Hedi Slimane, the new CD, has decided to revive the brand by starting with a bold move in changing the brand's name; dropping the "Yves", and going by Saint Laurent. But don't worry the iconic YSL logo will not be...

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Jun 20, 2012

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I never get enough of seeing luxury brands going all out for an occasion. In this case Louis Vuitton hired Happycentro to create an invitation card for their new flagship shop in Osaka. It's no less than incredible the attention to details and the printing techniques that went into creating the invitation. This invite not...

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Jun 13, 2012

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As the retail market evolves to a more online experience so is the method to which we will one-day receive our goods. I'm talking about 3D printing. In just this past year the technology and cost has advanced to such a level that it has become a true trade. In another few years people will...

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Jun 06, 2012

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In a previous post we mentioned our ICL alum Jenova Chen who had started as a indie game maker and made it big. Filmmakers Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky have made a documentary about 4 developers trying to make it big with their indie games. I can barely wrap my head around coding a flash...

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May 30, 2012

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So the Windows 8 Release Preview has been leaked online! As a Mac user who hasn't really touched Windows since Windows 95, I'm not excited. But finding out Paula Scher (Imprint Culture Lab 2009 Speaker) has taken on the redesign of the Windows 8 identity got me somewhat interested in Windows again… or at least...