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Planar Brand Guidelines: The 1983 Tektronix Spin-Off Making Video Walls in Oregon
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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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Paula Rego: Storytelling, Staging and Pastel for Designers
Quick answerPaula Rego (1935–2022) was a Portuguese-born British painter and printmaker who built large, theatrical scenes from folk…
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Paul Strand: Geometry, Light and Straight Photography
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Pamela Colman Smith: Ink Line, Flat Colour and Tarot Design
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Leiji Matsumoto: Retro-Future Design in Manga
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Helen Levitt: Street Theatre, Chalk and Colour for Designers
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Ernst Haas: Colour, Blur and Motion for Designers
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