Andrew Rutledge – AdLib https://templeadlib.com The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:35:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://kleinsites-media.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/32/2022/11/26141900/cropped-TempleT_Box_Red-32x32.png Andrew Rutledge – AdLib https://templeadlib.com 32 32 A Rewarding Foursquare https://templeadlib.com/a-rewarding-foursquare/ https://templeadlib.com/a-rewarding-foursquare/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 20:58:02 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=6060 I know Sheryl is getting tired of my posting from my native blog Popflys, but I just had to share this one. Developed around the framework of Foursquare, the app Turf basically “gamifies” the experience with rewards and social interaction beyond checking in. I might actually start playing this if there are a decent amount of locations in Philly. I’m actually really hype on the Turf Geography…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/a-rewarding-foursquare/feed/ 2 Fresh Branding https://templeadlib.com/fresh-branding/ https://templeadlib.com/fresh-branding/#respond Tue, 03 May 2011 19:38:58 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5927 A fresh new branding campaign has been launched for Stack Architects. The creators of this clean and concise design are The Consult. “They were looking for a fresh brand identity that would reflect its craft and, being a new organisation, they also required name generation. With a nod towards most people’s earliest experience of architecture – building blocks – The Consult developed the name…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/fresh-branding/feed/ 0 Lego Ambient https://templeadlib.com/lego-ambient/ https://templeadlib.com/lego-ambient/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:36:03 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5750 Above is a sample of an idea produced by Access Agency for Lego. Although it is just a concept, it is probably one of the better ambient/viral tactics I’ve seen in recent years. One thing I’m not sure about is the agency, I honestly think they’re fake. All of their work is just in concept form. They have a lot of sweet ideas, but I think they’re just waiting for some client to be stoked on their…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/lego-ambient/feed/ 1 Lamar Peterson Illustration https://templeadlib.com/lamar-peterson-illustration/ https://templeadlib.com/lamar-peterson-illustration/#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:13:38 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5713 Have you ever seen a piece of work (art) and had only one single thought on it? A thought like (excuse my French) “what the fuck is happening right now?” This is exactly what I think when I see the Illustrations by Lamar Peterson, and it is awesome! I really love when illustrators/painters/artists and even designers just take a “work sabbatical” and go completely nuts. This is how Lamar works…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/lamar-peterson-illustration/feed/ 0 Marvel Volkswagen Spoof https://templeadlib.com/marvel-volkswagen-spoof/ https://templeadlib.com/marvel-volkswagen-spoof/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:55:06 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5640 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yak0Y8-eR9Y Marvel Comics took the Volkswagen “The Force” video and made their own dupe on it. While still wondering the legality behind it, I think it was a simple, easy, and effective idea to market their new cinematic release of “Thor”.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/marvel-volkswagen-spoof/feed/ 1 Hatch Easter Egg Design Contest https://templeadlib.com/hatch-easter-egg-design-contest/ https://templeadlib.com/hatch-easter-egg-design-contest/#respond Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:45:01 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5596 Hatch is holding its 4th annual easter egg design contest. Honestly I’ve never even heard of the contest until recently, although I knew about Hatch as a firm. There are some pretty good ones in there, my favorite of course is the ninja below. You can go to Hatch’s site to submit an egg and also to rate the contestant eggs.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/hatch-easter-egg-design-contest/feed/ 0 Identity Design: The Landing by Jamie Stolarski https://templeadlib.com/identity-design-the-landing-by-jamie-stolarski/ https://templeadlib.com/identity-design-the-landing-by-jamie-stolarski/#respond Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:59:55 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5581 Below are images from the new identity design created for The Landing by Jamie Stolarski. The Landing is a jazz club in San Antonio, I can’t think of many well designed jazz club identities, Jamie on the other hand killed it with this one. Really, when I think of a jazz club I somehow think of a piano bar or an irritatingly bright neon sign buzzing all night long. Check out the full scoop on…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/identity-design-the-landing-by-jamie-stolarski/feed/ 0 Glennz https://templeadlib.com/glennz/ https://templeadlib.com/glennz/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:03:38 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5523 One of my favorite illustrators of all time, Glenn Jones better known as Glennz, has released some fresh work! I’ve been following him for awhile and his illustration wits have always inspired me. He takes stereotypes, personification, and literalism to the right level. A lot of his work goes on t-shirts as well so go check him out!

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/glennz/feed/ 0 Interactivity https://templeadlib.com/interactivity/ https://templeadlib.com/interactivity/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:39:01 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5470 The above ambient campaign was created by the Quebec agency LG2.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/interactivity/feed/ 1 Split Web Type https://templeadlib.com/split-web-type/ https://templeadlib.com/split-web-type/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:23:34 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5462 I recently found this fresh idea utilizing web type. Manufactura Independente did a nice little write up which you can find in the links I posted. Anyways, web type has always sucked, true type that is (not images). They (Manufactura) managed to upload their first typeface (DIN, a personal favorite), and then create a split true-type typeface using fontforge. Then by overlapping the two you…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/split-web-type/feed/ 0 Old Town Tender https://templeadlib.com/old-town-tender/ https://templeadlib.com/old-town-tender/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:43:47 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5409 I just came across this design/branding project early this morning. I have to say it is one of the most inspiring and creative ideas that I have seen lately. The point is to increase awareness for Rock Hill, South Carolina. “Social was called in to create custom “tender” for use at concerts, growers markets, local shops and restaurants. Based on the colorful Old Town identity system…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/old-town-tender/feed/ 1 SpY Street Art https://templeadlib.com/spy-street-art/ https://templeadlib.com/spy-street-art/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:23:25 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5248 Today’s post is about street art. It was a huge trend that picked up on a mainstream scale in the late 90’s and has continued to gain popularity among the public. Unfortunately with public recognition comes what some would call the demise of street art. Many critics of street art as well as ex-street artists, feel that street art is now played out or dead. Well SpY, a Madrid based group of…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/spy-street-art/feed/ 0 Jeremy Pettis: Twenty-Six Types of Animals https://templeadlib.com/jeremy-pettis-twenty-six-types-of-animals/ https://templeadlib.com/jeremy-pettis-twenty-six-types-of-animals/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:19:45 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5206 Alright, I didn’t download and post all of the images associated with Jeremy Pettis’ feat. There are just way too many so below is only a taste. Go see the full set here. Anyways, the story behind this is simple. Typographer Jeremy Pettis created a typeface around each animal he selected. I’d have to say he did a damn good job at it too. Enjoy …

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/jeremy-pettis-twenty-six-types-of-animals/feed/ 1 Temple Design Student https://templeadlib.com/temple-design-student/ https://templeadlib.com/temple-design-student/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:47:48 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5192 My friend and design consultant, Justin Morris, was recently indicted into lettercult. Now this isn’t the Pulitzer prize, but in the design world it is pretty rad to have your work posted on here. Justin is a Tyler School of Art senior design student. He works at Impact Magazine in NYC and also has a job already lined up at the Brooklyn Circus once he graduates. It’s no wonder that his hand…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/temple-design-student/feed/ 0 Anarchitecture by Oliver Ratsi https://templeadlib.com/anarchitecture-by-oliver-ratsi/ https://templeadlib.com/anarchitecture-by-oliver-ratsi/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:13:37 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5133 Some interesting photo pieces by Oliver Ratsi. Ratsi is a French artist with an unfortunate flash built website, but I’ll look past it after seeing these photos. Basically if you couldn’t see it already, Oliver has deconstructed architecture that he has shot, yet it almost goes unnoticed by the eye at first. …

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/anarchitecture-by-oliver-ratsi/feed/ 0 Helga Steppan Monotone https://templeadlib.com/helga-steppan-monotone/ https://templeadlib.com/helga-steppan-monotone/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:12:20 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5148 Some say that photography is the most complicated art to pursue. While there a lot of problems with that phrase and a lot artists that would love to combat, this is primarily true. It’s hard to be original with a photograph, and its especially hard to find new subject matter to shoot that will make a jaw drop. Helga Steppan is a Swedish born designer and photographer from the Royal College of…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/helga-steppan-monotone/feed/ 0 People for Bikes Campaign https://templeadlib.com/people-for-bikes-campaign/ https://templeadlib.com/people-for-bikes-campaign/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:45:03 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5096 Before I dig into these ads with my thoughts, I want to say that I fully support this cause. Philadelphia is notorious for being very unfriendly to it’s large bike population. We completely lack bike lanes which are crucial to safety, and we suffer from pothole-itis because of Penndot’s work ethic. Not to mention cab drivers and every badass on broad street wants to run us off the road because we…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/people-for-bikes-campaign/feed/ 2 Good Company Coffee https://templeadlib.com/good-company-coffee/ https://templeadlib.com/good-company-coffee/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:28:36 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=5071 It’s pretty easy to not stand out in the coffee industry. Hell, Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts have a tough time doing it with what seems like a limitless budget and the opportunity to work with the best in design. Landor created this packaging design for Good Company Coffee. They seem to be a robust multi-country agency. As a web junkie, I always critique each agency’s site when I visit.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/good-company-coffee/feed/ 1 Alphabet Cities https://templeadlib.com/alphabet-cities/ https://templeadlib.com/alphabet-cities/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:28:29 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4926 Treating solids as a kind of typography, French artist Armelle Carnon created a series of poster-style flat wall prints that seek order in the chaotic spirals, winding alleys and misshapen squares of famous cities. A strange and unique, but surprisingly alphabet-like, result emerges. There are many ways to represent a map, a country, a city, or a town. Typography is a very common way of doing it…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/alphabet-cities/feed/ 0 A history of the World in 100 Seconds https://templeadlib.com/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-seconds/ https://templeadlib.com/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-seconds/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:02:09 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4863 A simple use of geographic coordinates and wikipedia articles provides us with this simple animation. Displaying what looks like exploding random dots, is actually the location of large amounts of human progression. “Many Wikipedia articles are tagged with geographic coordinates. Many have references to historic events. Cross referencing these two subsets and plotting them year on year adds up…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-seconds/feed/ 1 I Wish This Was My Idea https://templeadlib.com/i-wish-this-was-my-idea/ https://templeadlib.com/i-wish-this-was-my-idea/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:20:59 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4801 This project is the idea of Candy Chang: “Many cities are full of vacant storefronts and people who need things. My New Orleans neighborhood is still without a full service grocery store. So I made these fill-in-the-blank stickers to provide an easy tool to voice what we want, where we want it. Just fill them out and put them on abandoned buildings and beyond.” This project is beyond mind…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/i-wish-this-was-my-idea/feed/ 4 Vanmoof Bicycles https://templeadlib.com/vanmoof-bicycles/ https://templeadlib.com/vanmoof-bicycles/#respond Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:59:19 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4772 Some may call them ugly, some may call them elegant, some may call them innovative, and some may call them euro. I think the Vanmoof Bicycle is all of the above and then some. Created in Belgium, these bikes have everything the urban rider needs. Seriously there isn’t one complaint I have about these bikes. They are strictly designed for the urban rider with all of the luxuries and necessities…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/vanmoof-bicycles/feed/ 0 Where Children Sleep Photo Project https://templeadlib.com/where-children-sleep-photo-project/ https://templeadlib.com/where-children-sleep-photo-project/#respond Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:21:18 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4447 James Mollison has developed an interesting project that really touches base with hearts across the world. James Mollison was born in Kenya in 1973 and grew up in England. After studying Art and Design at Oxford Brookes University, and later film and photography at Newport School of Art and Design, he moved to Italy to work at Benetton’s creative lab, Fabrica. His work has been widely published…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/where-children-sleep-photo-project/feed/ 0 Throwback Designer: Gerd Arntz https://templeadlib.com/throwback-designer-gerd-arntz/ https://templeadlib.com/throwback-designer-gerd-arntz/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:59:19 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4379 Gerd Arntz, a graphic designer from the early 1900’s is probably one of the most implicitly secret inspirations of today’s design. What may seem like clip art to the average person, is a collection of prints created by Gerd. He displayed political wrongs and social movements through simple one color designs. Even if you don’t like his simple style, his work is used in everything and basically…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/throwback-designer-gerd-arntz/feed/ 0 New Identity Design: ‘All About Tea’ https://templeadlib.com/new-identity-design-all-about-tea/ https://templeadlib.com/new-identity-design-all-about-tea/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:28:13 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4305 The agency Moving Brands, created this new identity for “All About Tea” based in Portsmouth, UK. Their execution makes sense based on the brief: “Moving Brands were tasked with creating a new identity that would stand out in a “sea of sameness.” The identity needed to work effectively across their existing wholesale market, and enable them to grow into retail channels. It was also vital to…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/new-identity-design-all-about-tea/feed/ 1 Information Design https://templeadlib.com/information-design/ https://templeadlib.com/information-design/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:37:41 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4290 Information design, AKA infographs, are getting increasingly popular every day, week, month, year. Personally I find them tough to do, basically because it is really easy to make them look cheesy. In this primarily image heavy post I am featuring the work of Christoph Almasy. His information design is unparalleled as far as I see it and I will definitely always reference him when it comes to…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/information-design/feed/ 0 Activia Campaign by Young & Rubicam https://templeadlib.com/activia-campaign-by-young-rubicam/ https://templeadlib.com/activia-campaign-by-young-rubicam/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:31:06 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4244 Okay, so Activia has a new campaign that just launched, developed by Young & Rubicam. They are an agency based out of Prague, Czech Republic. I’m sure that they were going for a concept that they wanted to really spark an interest among society towards this apparent problem, I think they just pissed a few people off though. I like this style of in your face advertising to get a message across…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/activia-campaign-by-young-rubicam/feed/ 1 The Story Behind the Logo https://templeadlib.com/the-story-behind-the-logo/ https://templeadlib.com/the-story-behind-the-logo/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:33:01 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4122 Neatorama wrote an article about the story and process behind the making of some of the most renowned logos we see today. From Heinz to Aunt Jemima, they have ten different stories on ten different trademarks that are nationally known. Click here to read the full article. Below are some process snippets if you aren’t much of a reader.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/the-story-behind-the-logo/feed/ 2 Arcano Type Project Finally Released https://templeadlib.com/arcano-type-project-finally-released/ https://templeadlib.com/arcano-type-project-finally-released/#respond Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:43:41 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=4023 After 4 months of work, Arcano Type has finally been released. Totally designed by hand, letter by letter, using Chinese ink on Japanese calligraphy paper. Pretty neat and clean, but super deco-style. I’m not quite sure it’s use yet beyond deco, which hardly has a use as it is besides decoration of all sorts. It’s a beautiful typeface searching for a place in the world. You can purchase the…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/arcano-type-project-finally-released/feed/ 0 1Billion Hungry https://templeadlib.com/1billion-hungry/ https://templeadlib.com/1billion-hungry/#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:45:19 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=3950 Well this completely relates to the project that most Art Direction two students just finished, and what some graphic design majors are still working on. 1Billion Hungry is a campaign that is a little more edgy than anything City Harvest has done. Rightfully so, I feel they are generating a way bigger response and gathering much more support. Maybe City Harvest should take notes.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/1billion-hungry/feed/ 0 Disastro Ecologico https://templeadlib.com/disastro-ecologico/ https://templeadlib.com/disastro-ecologico/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:46:47 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=3919 Here’s a throwback design related post. It’s modern with old techniques. It’s been done but it’s fresh. Alberto Seveso is his name, and guess what? He is Italian if you haven’t gotten that from his name or the title already. He’s created ultra-realistic flowing smoke scenes out of ink and water. INK AND WATER! There’s so much motion here that it kind of depresses you the more you look at it.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/disastro-ecologico/feed/ 1 Shot Through the Heart https://templeadlib.com/shot-through-the-heart/ https://templeadlib.com/shot-through-the-heart/#respond Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:53:56 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=3861 With only five days away you better think of something good quickly! Over at Design Sponge, they have conjured up a cute and kitschy arrow to shoot at your love. (not literally) So follow gather these materials, follows these instructions, and build something for your lover! Don’t worry, I won’t tell them that you really read a tutorial on a blog to make their gift. The materials are…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/shot-through-the-heart/feed/ 0 Electronic Paper – The Note Slate https://templeadlib.com/electronic-paper-the-note-slate/ https://templeadlib.com/electronic-paper-the-note-slate/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:28:22 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=3749 Stated to not be available until June, the $99 tablet for taking “digi-notes” won’t necessarily compete with the iPad, and that’s not the point. At least I don’t think so. The idea is something that has been exaggerated about for years in movies and publications, now we are finally shedding some light on an actual product. It will come in the standard black on white, white on black, and blue…

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/electronic-paper-the-note-slate/feed/ 2 Back to the Basics https://templeadlib.com/back-to-the-basics/ https://templeadlib.com/back-to-the-basics/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:45:59 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=3465 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ulbjaKmKG0&feature=player_embedded Volkswagen is releasing a new 30 second spot for their second generation “neue” beetle. Created by Deutsch Inc., located in New York and Los Angeles. Unfortunately they have a flash site, which isn’t very up on the times, but I’ll look past that after seeing this spot. Generous use of 3D rendering without making it look fake.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/back-to-the-basics/feed/ 1 Agency of the Week: Qube Konstrukt https://templeadlib.com/agency-of-the-week-qube-konstrukt/ https://templeadlib.com/agency-of-the-week-qube-konstrukt/#respond Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:42:25 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=3432 Qube Konstrukt, an Australian “do it all” agency has my pick of the week. With works using every medium and in every media I just couldn’t put them down in any way. Not only do they produce a ton of work, but they produce it with such aesthetic quality and attention to detail that I ask you to look over the agency and find a flaw. Another thing I can’t believe is their client list.

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]]> https://templeadlib.com/agency-of-the-week-qube-konstrukt/feed/ 0 The Modern Telephone Concept https://templeadlib.com/the-modern-telephone-concept/ https://templeadlib.com/the-modern-telephone-concept/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:11:27 +0000 https://www.templeadlib.com/?p=3395 Not only is the video especially inspiring, due to the content and also the ambient soundtrack, but the concept is ingenious. If produced, this phone will be a huge step forward in application development and in design. We are talking about three touch screens here as opposed to our current standard of one. This leaves room for so much expansion that we all aren’t expecting out of a device…

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