Author Archives: Joshua Berger

Great archive of Pelican covers

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Dozens and dozens of classic Pelican covers can be found on the Things Magazine web site. Categorized by decade with decent resolution scans. Fantastic to see these all in one place. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — … Continue reading →

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Design Habits for the Future: Act, Collaborate, Do Meaningful Things

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Joshua Berger

That’s the title of my talk this week at the UCDA conference in Seattle. Come on over if you are in town. Every day, each of us makes thousands of choices to make our businesses more competitive and our design … Continue reading →

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Brand New Wood Type

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Joshua Berger

How often do you get to say something like that? Matthew Carter designed Carter Latin, his first wood type back in 2002 and it has taken this long for the Hamilton Wood Type Museum to manufacture it. The process was … Continue reading →

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Answer a few questions about your creative practice?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Designers, filmmakers, artists, writers: every day, we make decisions and take actions, large and small, that influence our lives and the world around us. What do you do, personally, that helps create meaning in your life and your work? What … Continue reading →

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Cartune Xprez European Tour

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Joshua Berger

The CARTUNE XPREZ caravan is in Riga, Latvia tonight kicking off our 2009 tour: DARK VOYAGE. I am floating across Europe thru November 29 presenting our newest animated program…. incarnations of the human shadow projected with a backdrop of inflatable … Continue reading →

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Finally! After All These Years, the Big Award We Have Been Pining For.

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Notice the bling. Here’s a link to the “press release.“ — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon arts & letters: www.neworegon.org —

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Graffiti Archaeology: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Joshua Berger

I totally forgot about this site until I came across it again today… still just as cool. Unearth the archaeology of a variety of graffiti walls, layer by layer over the years.Dig in here. — plazm blog has moved to … Continue reading →

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Liza Ryan – SPILL

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Some shots of the recently published catalog that I designed for the Liza Ryan – SPILL show are now up in the Plazm portfolio. It was truly great to collaborate with artist Liza Ryan and Cooley Gallery curator Stephanie Snyder … Continue reading →

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MIT Persona Project

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Personas is a component of the Metropath(ologies) exhibit, currently on display at the MIT Museum by the Sociable Media Group from the MIT Media Lab. Personas sees how the internet sees “you”—or at least your name. How important are digital … Continue reading →

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Paper Cuts are Fun

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Joshua Berger

The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon arts & letters: www.neworegon.org —

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