• Keep Other People's Opinions Out Of Your Creative Process

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    Jonathan Adler: Keep Other People's Opinions Out Of Your Creative Process from 99U on Vimeo.

    Jonathan Adler, known for his strong design sense, is equally known for being a uncompromising trendsetter. In this short (18 minutes) talk Adler discusses the need to not let others expectations taint your work. Adler attributes his success to having the strength to reject other's feedback.

  • Sponsored Heroes

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    What would happen if our beloved super heroes received their crime fighting budget from corporate sponsorships? Italian artist, Roberto Vergati Santos, wanted to know. In order to explore these ideas he took several famous images from classic graphic novels and incorporated the big dog sponsorship marks into each one. These are interesting and kind of sad at the same time. Let's hope that capitalism never gets quite to this point.

  • Tame the Beast

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    For a town that takes its facial hair seriously, we thought you'd all love this stylish print campaign that was done for Amsterdam-based shave shop, Barber. The four print ads depict animals in the wild sporting a variety of trendy facial hair dos. These were ads were created by ad agency 180 Amsterdam.

  • Alone in the Space Jungle

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    We just rolled across the amazing work of Lebanon, Oregon-based designer, Space Jungle. The fantastic use of repeating pattern and inextricable detail in his illustrations is almost overwhelming. They're the type of artwork that you can sit down an spend an hour looking at — never to find everything hidden in the work. Check out more work on Space Jungle's Society6 shop.

  • The Big Reboot

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    Local designer Jennifer Rouse recently created these icon explorations for The Big Reboot. We love it when designers show multiple iterations of their work. You can see the design progression in this project throughout the bottom three sets of icons. The last row features the finalized icons. Check out more of Jennifer's work on her website.

  • Stranded Gents Battle Over What's Better, The Oreo Cookie or The Oreo Cream?

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    Great spot that has the flavor of Skittles ads of old. Agency: W+K, Portland.

  • AMC Teases 'Mad Men' Season 6

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    Two-hour premiere April 7th.

  • Carlsberg Puts Friendships to the Test

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    On a cold winter night, some guys in Brussels called their best mates for help. They were in need of money. Could they count on their friends? Would they go out and save them? Carlsberg puts friendships to the test. Agency: Duval Guillaume Modem.

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