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National Portrait Gallery unveils logo based on 19th-century sketch

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Illustrator Peter Horridge has created a logo for The National Portrait Gallery in London based on a sketch by the gallery's first director. The logo (right) is based on an 1893 sketch by the gallery's first director (left) The bespoke logotype, which was hand-drawn by Horridge, features the entwined NPG initials of the gallery. "We

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Lenovo reveals "industry's first" laptop with transparent display

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Artists and designers can sketch directly onto the surface and see their creations appear on the screen. The technology could allow digital artists to view what is directly behind the laptop while sketching on the drawing pad with a dedicated stylus while interior designers could overlay virtual furniture or decor on top of an existing space.

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Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign

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Although information about if and when the packing will be rolled out has so far been kept under wraps, the fast-food chain confirmed with Dezeen that the partnership is official. The industrial designer sketched out Ye's visions and then sent him the drafts. He saw my simple sketches immediately after Ye expressed ideas to me.

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Fashion designer Mary Quant dies aged 93

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Read: British Design Classics stamps by Royal Mail The Mary Quant brand's recognisable Black Daisy logo is informed by flower doodles scribbled by Quant as early as the 1950s. She would draw the daisy whilst making her sketches in order to let her ideas flow.

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My ArchiSchool to host competition to increase sustainability awareness in Hong Kong

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As part of the competition, students are invited to submit their projects, which can come in a variety of mediums including paintings, sketches, architectural models, and digital designs. Jaw-dropping design ideas have been found since the first inception of the Youth ArchiDesign Competition in 2020," said My ArchiSchool.

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20 Best Drawing Tablets for Architects [2020 Update]

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This blog lists the 20 best drawing tablets for architects available in the market with features such as: Size: A greater surface area offers larger space to draw, sketch or edit. It captures the motion of pen and pressure information. Electronic Sketch Pad / Drawing Tablet Price: $$. Tablet for Digital Sketching Price: $.

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CJ Hendry transforms a defunct East London church into a giant ‘snow globe’

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. ‘Architecture and space really inform how people feel – I think this exhibition is so interesting because the space is so grand and so elegant, and it’s just so ephemeral,’ she says. The collection is part two of a series of falling flower petals she completed in colour back in 2020.

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