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Tosho Brand Guidelines: Tokyo’s 1971 Dispensing-Machine Maker Behind Xana
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Tosho Brand Guidelines Tokyo’s 1971 dispensing-machine maker behind Xana. Made Good Designs ·…
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JVM Brand Guidelines: Daegu’s Pouch-Packager Maker of 1977, Now in the Hanmi Group
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Willach Brand Guidelines: Ruppichteroth Locks, FAMA Drawers and CONSIS Pharmacy Robots
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Willach Brand Guidelines From locks and fittings in a Rhineland village to pharmacy…
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RxSafe Brand Guidelines: The Vista Pharmacy-Robot Maker That Joined ITW in 2024
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide RxSafe Brand Guidelines The Vista pharmacy-robot maker that joined ITW in 2024. Made…
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Parata Brand Guidelines: The 2001 Durham Pharmacy-Robot Maker Now Part of BD
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ScriptPro Brand Guidelines: The Mission, Kansas Maker of the SP 200 Pharmacy Robot
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From the Museum
Design guides to art movements and great artists, illustrated with public-domain works — what to look at, and how to borrow it for your own work.
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Norman Bel Geddes: Stagecraft, Streamlining and Futurama
Quick answerNorman Bel Geddes (1893–1958) was an American stage designer who opened an industrial-design office in 1927, published…
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Morris Graves: Birds, Mist and Quiet Space for Designers
Quick answerMorris Graves (1910–2001) was an American painter from the Pacific Northwest who painted small, solitary birds and…
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Jacques Lipchitz: Cubist Sculpture Lessons for Designers
Quick answerJacques Lipchitz (1891–1973) was a sculptor born in Druskininkai, in present-day Lithuania, who worked in Paris from…
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Henry Dreyfuss: Designing Objects Around the Human Body
Quick answerHenry Dreyfuss (1904–1972) was an American industrial designer who began in stage design and went on to…
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Granville Redmond: Poppies, Fog and California Light
Quick answerGranville Redmond (1871–1935) was a deaf American landscape painter who worked mainly in California. He painted two…
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Burne Hogarth: Dynamic Anatomy and Motion for Designers
Quick answerBurne Hogarth (1911–1996) was an American cartoonist and teacher who drew the Tarzan Sunday newspaper page from…
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Typography & Fonts
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Tools & Software
Honest comparisons of design software, font pairing tools like Fontjoy and Fontshare, and affordable alternatives to industry apps.