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(What’s the Story) Morning Beverage?
July 30, 2021
We’ve all seen a cartoon of parched individual struggling through the desert only to suddenly be presented with the sweet relief of a glimmering pool and lush, fruit-filled vegetation. Just as suddenly as it appears, the bower of bliss disappears, ...
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Buzz Bombs and Brand Boners
July 29, 2021
For years, I’ve been looking for an excuse to reread Thomas Pynchon’s 1973 novel, Gravity’s Rainbow, and now I think I’ve found it. What’s my excuse? Well, as you’ve no doubt noticed, the space race has been hijacked by a trio of brand o ...
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2021 Design and Student Awards Winners Galleries Now Online
July 29, 2021
Best Studio, THE MOST COVETED PAPER PRODUCT OF 2020, Promotional-Premium/Gift Item - Single, 2021 Design Awards winner. The 2021 Design and Student Awards Winners galleries are now online to fuel your inspiration. One thing you will notice whi ...
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Mammoth @#$%&!holes
July 28, 2021
The inuksuk is a stone landmark used by the Inuit, Iñupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. Historically used as a way finding or a marker of food sources, veneration, campsites, and other places of import, ...
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Current Issue
Applied Arts has been presenting the best creative work from Canada and abroad for the past 35 years. This new double Awards Annual continues that tradition with an amazing array of art and design from our 2021 Photography, Illustration and Design Awards winners.
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