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An illustrated history of catalogs

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Someone kindly sent in a copy of Robin Cherry’s Catalog: The Illustrated History of Mail-Order Shopping, and it’s already well on its way to being well-thumbed. The retrospective includes full-color catalog pages ranging from corsets to iPods.
There’s something to interest (or boggle, or completely blow away) catalog writers, [...]

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Savage illustrations by Joe Newton

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Veer’s own Joe Newton is one talented dude. Not only did he curate our new Cherry illustration collection, for the past eight years Joe has illustrated the widely syndicated Savage Love sex advice column. See Joe’s portfolio of innocent-looking illustrations on Veer Ideas, then read Dan Savage’s columns [...]

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Flip flip flip flip flip books

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Cool Hunting has shot, stuffed, and mounted a post about the Flickbooks service. You upload a short video and customize your book’s design, then it arrives by mail in all its low-tech flip-animation splendor.
We don’t want to sound the holiday shopping alarm, but these look perfectly gift-sized…
ABN [...]

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Long live the stick

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The stick has joined the cardboard box (and 36 objects of a more manufactured variety) in the Toy Hall of Fame.
The honor was bestowed on Thursday, with curators praising the stick’s universal appeal and its versatility to become pretty much anything a child can imagine.
Would-be sword [...]

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A short story by Carlos Lascano

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A blend of stop motion, 2D animation, and 3D modeling, Carlos Lascano’s A Short Love Story has depth beyond the reach of any one medium.
For his organic aesthetic, Lascano used the most natural ingredients. Everything on screen originates from real objects and hand-drawn illustrations. Buildings were made [...]

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