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Young Jerks Mural

Mural at The Ace Hotel from Daniel Cassaro on Vimeo.

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Established in 1993 as an expansion team of the Major League Baseball, the Florida Marlins, winners of two world series (1997 and 2003), have been renamed the Miami Marlins and will be moving into a fancy new stadium at the start of the 2012 season. Miami Marlins’ management had a hard time keeping the name, logo, and uniform change under wraps, with the logo being leaked as early as September and, stealing the thunder from a webcast conference unveiling the new look, a picture of the uniforms and a ticket brochure surfaced earlier in the week. This past Friday, the official unveiling took place at their new stadium.

Giant

Giant One from Sean Desmond on Vimeo.

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To say I am a fan of Christian Helms, is a major understatement. Here is a great interview with him he did for Method and Craft. If you dont know who he is, you're losing it, go check his work out now!

Via Method and Craft
"Tell us about your background. Where are you from and how did you get started? Have you always worked independently?

I grew up in a small mill town in North Carolina called Bessemer City. I went to college at UNC Chapel Hill, where I earned a degree in journalism before “finding design” and studying at Portfolio Center in Atlanta. From there I went to intern for Michael Bierut at Pentagram in New York. I was up there for about a year but it just wasn’t the right it for me. My southern roots were a little stronger than I liked to admit at the time.

Around then John Bielenberg was starting Project M, which sounded to me like it could be an amazing and defining experience for a young designer. It was. And it let me leave NY without feeling like I was turning my back on all of the great opportunity up there. After M wrapped up I wanted to go somewhere that felt like a better match with my interests, and Austin seemed like a perfect fit. Again, it was.

I moved here in 2003 and worked a year at McGarrah-Jessee before starting my first studio, The Decoder Ring. That eventually ran its course and I transitioned to running a shop focused on larger design work and brand building, Helms Workshop.

Oh, and somewhere in there my Decoder partner Geoff and I started a hot dog joint called Frank.

Seems like it didn’t take too long for you to make the decision to strike out on your own. Was that something you had your sights on from the beginning or did that evolve over time?

I moved to town with a lofty and probably slightly naïve five and ten-year plan. It’s something I’d always hoped to do eventually, but the opportunity arose a lot earlier than I’d imagined it would be a possibility. I talked about it a lot with James Victore, who’s a good friend and mentor. He gave me a lot of encouragement." Read the full interview HERE

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Via The Fox is Black

Scott Wise is a designer/developer from Toronto, Canada and he seems like he gets bored pretty easily. Why is that? Because he’s got not one but two portfolios, a business side and an artsy side. I’m focusing more on his artsy side, one project in particular called Feathers: A Study of Form and Habitat. It’s a simple but beautifully executed idea. He made simple shapes of birds, vaguely inspired by Charley Harper, and filled them with a natural texture, giving the birds the feeling of life and movement. Not too fancy, but still really enjoyable to look at. Be sure to take a peak at the rest of his portfolio as well, he’s got some really great ideas.

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Field Notes: Making of Steno Book from Coudal Partners on Vimeo.

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Photos Via The Fox is Black.

One of my favorite blogs ever The Fox is Black just did a great post on Bansky doing a "Surprise" showing at the Art In The Streets show in Los Angeles.

Love the photos, take some time and check them out. And if you dont already follow The Fox is Black, do it!

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If you live in Austin, then you have most likely already seen this guys work. Josh Row is everywhere in this town! The guys does it all. His work over at No Comply is something you have to see. Go check out his site, it's some really great stuff. And make sure you check out his 365 project, thedailydeck.

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So I'm aware that this may not be new. A friend of mine Cody Haltom of Public School did a post on it awhile back. But its just so cool I had to post it. I mean, amazing design mixed with baseball?! How can you not love it? It was a funded Kickstarter project, go check out the video HERE. Its really great!

Via Cody's Post
Auburn University senior Bethany Heck created The Eephus League, a product line and website dedicated to—let’s face it—the sport superior to all others: baseball. The Eephus League, named after the incredibly slow junk pitch, focuses on the stat-oriented obsession in baseball, something intensely unique to the sport, and does so in a very fun and appropriate manner. The packaging feels spot on to me: color and type work well together, and while retro typography is being overused, if ever there was an appropriate project, this would be it. I’m glad she referenced the glory days of baseball, as baseball uniforms/logos today are pretty awful.

As Heck states, the major component of The Eephus League is the website, a community-driven blog where users can learn, in Heck’s words, “all of the many facets of the game, from scorekeeping to detailed statistics and how to throw the perfect forkball”.

This is a really well-crafted, fun project, and it seems like a great way for someone new to baseball to begin to learn about it. I have no clue if Bethany is a fan of baseball, but there is an aspect of this that seems like a labor of love. I’m never showing anyone my senior project again.