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Russian Shawl Museum

By Delphine Hirasuna | January 25, 2013September 4, 2014

When this museum’s main attraction is a shawl, its ingenious to drape one in a way to form the logotype “M”, as Moscow designer Vova Lifanov did for the History Museum of the Russian Shawl in Pavlovsky Posad. The colorful, lavishly patterned shawl is a national symbol of Russia. Like Russia itself, the shawl traces its roots to a mix of East Asian and European influences. Centuries ago trade with Persia popularized the wearing of Persian shawls bearing decorative patterns that looked strikingly similar to Persian rugs. The word “shawl” itself is of Persian origin. When Russia began producing its own shawls, it integrated its own Russian ornamentation into the design. Lifanov captured all this for the museum by creating a flexible identity program that allows the use of different patterns and colors on objects ranging from business cards to shopping bags and coffee mugs.

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American Icons

American Icons is a collection of the work from the iconic photographer, Terry Heffernan. His collection serves as a visual exploration of what it means to be an American, including beautiful quotes by legends and luminaries that accompany Heffernan’s shots.

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Modern Gothic Need Not Be an Oxymoron with John Stevens

Explore both history and a contemporary approach to design in the form of a project with letter artist, John Stevens. Learning to write Black-letter (Textura, Gothic, Fraktur, Old English) properly is a pathway into many aspects of calligraphy, just as practicing Gothic, or Black-letter is a necessity to truly understanding the nuances of broad-edged pen calligraphy.

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