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THE SCENT OF COLOUR

When you see something, does a scent come to mind? Sensing synaesthesia -- the sensation of perfumed visualization. For a long time, we've been fascinated by the idea of hearing color, tasting sound, touching scent -- the notion, rather the condition, the syndrome of...

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The writing on the wall

The notes of time, presented as a script to presence Are you here, awake, reading the runes on the wall, cast before you? When you look at the walls, what language, what telling, what stories are told to you? I was thinking about the end of the world, as we know it,...

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Building the Cult of Yogurt

Designing the Brand: Yogurt Culture Company, Exploring the Process of Restaurant Brand Ideation Girvin has a deep history in the restaurant trade, particularly in building new brands. The legacy of 30 plus years has led to insights working both sides of the counter,...

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The Pursuit of Designed Magic

The Letter form and the Design of Talismans Over the past several months, I've been talking to a younger person about the idea of the place of magic in a sub-current of popular culture [Supernatural;] in a manner, the interest in magic is an ever-popular sentiment of...

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The love of Science

The love of Science, especially explosive science. Exploring the home laboratory Over the Christmas break, I was talking with family about my earlier days of exploring fire, chemistry and explosives. The key to any learning is about being close into it -- closely...

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SERIOUS

REAL SERIOUS -- AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? Someone said, "this is real serious" and I contemplated that, the meaning. Looking at words, I wonder, what does that really mean? Seriously. What it comes back to, etymologically, is "weight." "That's heavy"...

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