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  05 Sep | News | BusinessWeek reports that the V&A Museum bought the original Rolling Stones lips and tongue logo for $92,500. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  05 Sep | Consume | This solar charger is pretty cool. I just hope I don’t get bird poop on my iPhone. —Rob Bynder   (0)
              01 Sep | commentary | An image of Barack Obama by artist Shepard Fairey has become one of the most popular images of the campaign. But imitators are profiting from his design, as Shepard Fairey says on NPR. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  31 Aug | resource | In an effort to bring some positivity to the media about New Orleans, check out The New Orleans 100, a worldwide initiative that will highlight the 100 most innovative and world-changing ideas to take root in the city since Katrina. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
      23 Aug | Contest | Core 77 starts their One Hour Design challenge! Enter your design (to be done in an hour) to win a custom Timbuk2 bag. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  23 Aug | Exhibit | If you happen to be vacationing this month in Denver, check out AIGA’s Get Out The Vote Exhibition at the Denver Art Museum, open until the end of the month. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
      21 Aug | Contest | If you were to own designersforobama.org, what would you do with such a Web site? Could you accomplish something with it? Shoot for the stars and submit a proposal to Winterhouse. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  20 Aug | Blog | A Coroflot post about staying creative when you’re the sole designer. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
      15 Aug | AIGA | AIGA has been working behind the scenes to bring ballot design to the forefront of the national consciousness. AIGA, integrally involved in ballot design reform since 2000 through its Design for Democracy initiative, was a contributor to the report “Better Ballots.” —Rachel Elnar   (0)
        14 Aug | diversion | Check your movie letter knowledge by taking this type quiz at Empire. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  13 Aug | Consume | Colorblind no more! See in Pantone colors with your Pantone Universe Eyewear. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  11 Aug | Blog | Seth says it takes years for success to happen. Be patient. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
      10 Aug | video | Designed by BDA Singapore, this is the “official opening title sequence to the Beijing Olympic Games 2008”. Official because its the sequence used by Beijing Olympic Broadcasting, the host broadcaster of the games set up to provide television signals of the games to the rest of the world. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  08 Aug | AIGA | AIGA Los Angeles is now on Twitter! Follow us for the latest updates. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
                07 Aug | interview | A designer spotlight on Clive Percy about air conditioned [design] from 24-7 Design Heaven. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  05 Aug | Article | The line separating photo professionals from dabblers blurred a little more on July 8, when leading stock photo agency Getty Images partnered with photo-sharing site Flickr to bring select Flickr users into the Getty collection. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  04 Aug | study | Calling all designers, developers, information architects, project managers, writers, editors, marketers, and everyone else who makes websites for the 2008 A List Apart Annual Survey. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
                30 Jul | Workshop | Participate in Tony Luna’s “Self-Promotion and Marketing” workshop to help you target your marketing efforts more effectively and gain a higher return on investment for the marketing budget on Friday, August 1. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  29 Jul | resource | Not sure what neighborhood you are in because you can’t read the map? Be sure to pick up a typographic map of Los Angeles (which also serves as an eco-friendly poster). —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  29 Jul | Film | A book, exhibition at the SFMOMA, and documentary opening this Friday in San Francisco about the 1,000 Journals project, who was started by an AIGA member. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  24 Jul | competition | onedotzero Adventures In Motion 2008 has extended their call for international festival submission deadline to July 31. Submit your progressive moving image work now! —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  23 Jul | video | The Font Conference, if fonts were people. Submitted by Van K. Ho. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  22 Jul | Article | Design your own downtown Los Angeles with the help of populist city futurist James Rojas and model-building. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  21 Jul | Article | Los Angeles made #4 in BusinessWeek’s Top 10 Cities for Design in America. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
          19 Jul | Announcement | Check out the Silent Art Auction to benefit Handmade Nation TONIGHT! An astounding array of artwork has been donated by 30+ fabulous creators, including Sarah Neuburger, Diem Chau, Kime Buzzelli, Emily Eibel, Lisa Congdon, Nikki McClure and many more. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  19 Jul | Article | BusinessWeek takes a look at the best and worst design of the Web. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  19 Jul | video | An interesting type experiment in motion with typography all over the body. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
      18 Jul | News | It turns out that a logo helped save 15 people in Colombia held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  18 Jul | AIGA | Our AIGA/LA page is up! Find us on Facebook and be a fan. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
            16 Jul | competition | Want to know HOW to get some recognition for your awesome Web work? Enter the HOW Interactive Awards! The late entry deadline is now August 1. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  16 Jul | AIGA | Wondering how your AIGA membership dues are spent? Check out this Flash movie to learn more about how AIGA is working for you. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  16 Jul | Film | Guess which font film is already the #1 documentary on iTunes? Helvetica. iTunes users, download Helvetica to your computer or your tiny mobile device. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  16 Jul | Blog | It’s hard to change the perceptions of presidential candidates, as demonstrated through a few lessons in presidential branding. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  09 Jul | video | This time-lapse screen video provides a very useful insight into how a page is designed. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  09 Jul | News | Design is now a priority at the multi-billion multinational company, Unilever. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  08 Jul | diversion | What did Photoshop 1.0 look like back in the day? Sure brings back memories. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  02 Jul | competition | Enter your t-shirt designs to be featured in Like Colors, an upcoming book by August 15. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  01 Jul | Workshop | Learn InDesign fast! Take in a full day of InDesign CS3 training with Terry White and learn everything from pre-planning to pre-press on July 11. —Rachel Elnar   (0)
  30 Jun | design show | We found this late (today is the last day for the casting call), but if you’re a digital artist made for stardom, be sure to sign up to be one of four contestants for Engine Room, a new series on MTV. —Rachel Elnar   (0)