Offscreen: A Magazine Dedicated to the People Behind the Pixels: Technology and the people behind it in a decidedly human context

Offscreen: A Magazine Dedicated to the People Behind the Pixels


It’s a universal truth that digital technology and the internet have inhabited major portions of our lives and economic systems. From keeping in touch to paying bills and even improving the world around us, technology is at the core of nearly everything we…

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Omnom Chocolate: Carefully selected ingredients and intelligent design from Iceland’s very own bean-to-bar operation

Omnom Chocolate


Many dream of opening a restaurant, or starting their own culinary-centric company, but few have the experience or knowledge to do so. This was not the case for Kjartan Gíslason, a chef-turned-chocolatier and co-owner of Omnom…

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Iceland’s HiddenWorld Textiles: Architecture-inspired prints from graphic designer María Rut Dýrfjörð

Iceland's HiddenWorld Textiles


While Iceland is probably best known for its majestic scenery and interesting culinary traditions, the island nation’s largest cities are marked by the stoic architecture of Guðjón Samúelsson, an imposing designer that stood as Iceland’s state architect from 1920 to 1950. Perhaps most…

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Børk Blankets: Iceland’s multidisciplinary creative studio introduces four graphic quilts to be made by 66°NORTH

Børk Blankets


While the life of a digital designer often leads down different paths and to various projects, most work produced is often temporary and intangible. To make something more permanent, four graphic designers from Reykjavik-based multidisciplinary creative studio ); return…

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Photo Film Screenprint Series: Jerome Daksiewicz pays tribute to analog photography with a series of film package-inspired posters

Photo Film Screenprint Series


These days, shooting film photography is about much more than just taking an analog approach to the activity of capturing images. Every aspect can be savored—from the smell of fresh film to the acute understanding that each frame is precious. And, for Chicago-based…

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Erin Lightfoot Jewelry: Colorfully patterned porcelain bangles from a talented designer-turned-ceramicist

Erin Lightfoot Jewelry


While her textile designs are currently impressing attendees at Brisbane, Australia’s Seven With Another Retrospective—a biannual art exhibition presented by Powerhouse Arts, where seven teams of two…

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Tokyo Graphic Passport 2014: A traveling exhibition of Japanese artistry and design

Tokyo Graphic Passport 2014


Housed across three galleries—two in DUMBO, Brooklyn and one in Manhattan’s Lower East Side—bilingual Japanese arts publication +81 presents “Tokyo Graphic Passport,” a traveling exhibition of Japanese posters and…

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Typorama: The Graphic Work of Philippe Apeloig: A chat with the French graphic designer famous for capturing movement and unpredictability in his work

Typorama: The Graphic Work of Philippe Apeloig


The unofficial French ambassador happens to be a trusted messenger for the cultural powerhouses—museums such as the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, publishers such as Éditions de La Martinière and Robert Laffont and luxury brands such as Hermès and Yves Saint Laurent. His brilliance…

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Potipoti: The Berlin-via-Spain duo merges graphic design and fine art with fashion

Potipoti


Designing unique apparel that appeals to both the home crowd and international shoppers is easier said than done. But when two artists—Nando Cornejo and Silvia Salvador—decided to transfer their ideas from the canvas to a new medium of knits and silk, they hit…

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14 Calendars for 2014: Make each day a little more special with these unique calendars, featuring bodega cats and expiration dates

14 Calendars for 2014


According to the Chinese zodiac, the year of the wood horse promises opportunities and victories, adventures and even surprising romances—if you’re willing to take chances like the free-spirited, spontaneous animal. Although the Standard Hotel’s 2014 calendar has set the bar high in terms of creativity and good laughs, we’ve…

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