A great new design blog, idsgn.org

View the series, and some other lovely patterns at Dell Studio.

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ALICANTE, SPAIN - OCTOBER 11: The Ericsson Racing Team - Ericsson 4 sails during the start of the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Alicante to Cape Town on October 11, 2008 in Alicante, Spain. The fleet of eight teams participating in the Volvo Ocean Race will race arround the world over ten legs to finish in St Petersburg in late June. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
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This grid system of hash marks fits so nicely within the Ericsson identity - why does this brand language seem to be limited purely to their racing team?

I never thought I’d say the words: beautiful spots for Kikkoman. Right up until the moment they show the label.

Sometimes this kind of contest is questionable, but I think Google’s effort here is well intentioned and the results from some of the kids are truly remarkable. See my vote from 12 year old (!) Abigail Kois above.

I don’t
necessarily
agree with
everything
I say.

Marshall McLuhan

A building as good as the Saratoga Avenue Community Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn, designed by New York architect George Ranalli and built by the New York City Housing Authority, better known for its bottom-line public housing projects, deserves to have its presence shouted from the rooftops as a seriously fine demonstration of the art of architecture, and as an example of the radically revised standards that are being successfully implemented under a new city policy.

Click through to read more, from WSJ.com.

Proposed? Real? I can’t read dutch.