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Good design is always about the truth

Good design is always about the truth... I think our things should reflect that. There is a lot of illusion in design, a lot of surface and playing with reality. That’s why I like things that have a sense of humor. They just seem more true to life.

Ellen Lupton, curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt [Kicking the Tires | NYTimes]

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EepyBird's Sticky Note experiment

Here's a fun one for the end of the work week. MoMA design curator Paola Antonelli is such a fan of Post-its that she named them one of the 100 "humble masterpieces" that are icons of good design. Who knew, though, that they'd be able to bring this much fun to the office?

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