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Today is Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:45 am (U.S. central time).

“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
-- Charles Dickens

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Admit it designers, you’re a bunch of playbabies. Witness:

1. The CMYK pen (via behance)

cmyk pen

2. Hex values of crayola crayons (via eightface)

crayola hex values

3. The periodic chart of typefaces (via swiss miss)

periodic chart of typefaces

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Posted: March 31st, 2009 under graphic design.
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Comment from Claire
Time: March 31, 2009, 5:42 am

Hex values for crayons? AWESOME.

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