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Freelance illustrator and columnist Ben Tallon meets ad guru Sir John Hegarty and discusses embracing risks: bit.ly/2vtsUwK
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“I was at a pretty shitty school – but it had an amazing ceramics department,” says Tom Dixon. “I really took to converting raw material into something of value. In hindsight, that’s probably made the difference to my career.” bit.ly/2I8038i
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The University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries is opening a new exhibition that looks at some of the earliest examples of English graphic design during the Medieval era: bit.ly/2B0Jirn
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From the archive: A responsive, light-up pedestrian crossing that “puts people first”: bit.ly/2l2xwcP
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From the archive: Penguin creates colourful book covers based on geometric paintings: bit.ly/2qNZvwd
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A new book from Lars Müller Publishers uses infographics to illustrate how architecture and design can be used as forms of oppression, with examples including crowd control plans during protests and the walls around the world designed to keep people out: bit.ly/2BTJKLx
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From the archive: SomeOne's Pegasus-based identity for The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple: bit.ly/2ytL85s
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From the archive: Consultancy SomeOne has worked on the typographic identity for the spy museum: bit.ly/2gCzbkk
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Renata Souza has created a prototype colourful insulin pen and illustrated tattoo kit, which aims to teach children with type one diabetes how to inject themselves and reduce the stigma attached to the disease: bit.ly/2BRjeCq
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Is university really the only option? Designer Ben Tallon asks whether short courses could be just as valuable bit.ly/2xitFK3
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We’ve got some great news for you… We’ve extended the deadline for #DWAwards18 entries to the 27th of March to give a little extra time for those who need it. Enter now: bit.ly/2Cqml5n
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We speak to T: The New York Times Style Magazine's creative director Patrick Li about redesigning the magazine to "reflect the times" we live in: bit.ly/2EGk6Zd
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From the archive: Standards Manual: the independent publisher preserving graphic design classics bit.ly/2qRJq80
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A new book from Thames & Hudson looks at the power of supergraphics when it comes to transforming public spaces: bit.ly/2oflFY3
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