Crap is good is a young blog which writes about an emerging and constantly growing niche within all fields of design. In today's over-designed visual culture a counter-flow is appearing. With the title "Crap is good " we name a common thought and sence of aesthetics. → Read it all

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A is a name

16 Dec, 2011

Fresh work of Paris based office A is a name


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45 Kilo

14 Dec, 2011

45 Kilo is a germans design duo, active in furniture and interior design. Their designs are marked with an ease and simplicity a great mix of serious and fun. A whole selection of different objects at read more, and off course on their website.


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Graphic design: Now in production

13 Dec, 2011

The exhibition Graphic design: now in production form 22 october 2011 till 22 january 2012 at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, “This major international exhibition explores how graphic design has broadened its reach dramatically over the past decade, expanding from a specialized profession to a widely deployed tool. With the rise of...

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Tobias Röttger

9 Dec, 2011

Work from Berlin/ Londen based graphic designer Tobias Röttger. He works with and for various cultural and commercial clients. And  is part of the Berlin based office Hort. If you are in need for inspiration, check out his website.


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Cuatro Cuatros

8 Dec, 2011

’180°’  is a modular shelving system by Valencia based office Cuatro Cuatros. The design studio was formed in 2010 by four industrial designers from Valencia, Spain: Cristina Ródenas Lechiguero, Marina Francés Sáez, Isabel Cortina Sáez & Adrián Martínez Almonacid. Their designs supply new solutions to everyday objects without being striking. The...

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Gif.Me.Berlin

8 Dec, 2011

Good news for all those currently in Berlin, Crap = good got invited by IheartBerlin.de to participate in their Gif exhibition. And so we will. Since our own animated gif exhibition is still running in Antwerp till the 30th of december (and all the discs are on display there) we won’t...

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Alex Witjas

8 Dec, 2011

Work of Alex Witjas, a Philadelphia based graphic designer and blogster at cats > boyfriends and eatingmyfeelings. Her graphic work is mainly dominated by pastel color tones and loaded with that 80′s feeling. A brief selection of her work at read more.


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Salutpublic

7 Dec, 2011

Founded in Brussels in 2002 Salutpublic is a multidisciplinary graphic design studio, covering projects from book till web- design. Internationally awarded for their clean style and contemporary approach, they’ve launched a second office in Paris in 2009. Be sure to check their website for all of their projects, or just...

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Floater Magazine

6 Dec, 2011

Floater magazine is an online production presenting amalgamations of essays, articles, past and present projects within processes of recollection, appropriation and archiving. Edited by Elina Axioti, Yannis Papayannakis, Evi Sougkara, Eleni Spiridaki, Yannikos Vasiloulis. Statements by greek scientists, artists and writers and selected international press articles comment on Athens of 2011. ATHENS AUDIOGRAMS is initiated...

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1collective

5 Dec, 2011

    1collective is an open collective of artists focused on poster design, corporate design and cultural events in general. The main body of the collective is formed by two friends who met during their studies in Pilsen, Stephan Prokop and Barbora Mrackova. The peak of the creative pyramid is...

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Isabella Rozendaal

2 Dec, 2011

Dutch/ Brazilian photographer Isabella Rozendaal documents niche activities, what for some people might be the most normal thing, others can find utterly strange. Hunting crocodiles in the Mississippi might be considered uncommon for parents of 8 -year old ball-room dancers.  Isabella documents the uncommon everyday life in a most objective...

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The Brno Biennial

1 Dec, 2011

  The Brno Biennial was established in 1963, and is thus the oldest exhibition of graphic design in the world. The intention of the 25th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno is to present the most interesting works of contemporary graphic design created in 2009-2011. In the upcoming Biennial, all categories of entry...

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