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It’s almost like being there

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Part 1 of 2 All my life, I’ve loved maps. It’s a combined reaction to the places maps represent and their graphical nature. I would choose a region and imagine the journeys I would take there. Now, when a real journey isn’t possible, I do the next best thing – find a great travel essay [...]

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Looking, searching – not finding

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Totally an aside – I posted this image/post to my Twitter page, but no answers. If anyone comes across a bracelet like this, please let me know. I believe it was created by an Australian jewelry designer and was displayed on OBJECT. Thanks.

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If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then…

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

…it must be a rival duck. Here’s a new one: A case for “sound mark” infringement. It’s like a trademark, except it’s a sound. And according to Bob Salmon, VP of marketing for Ride the Ducks, a rival company called Bay Quackers has swum into Ride the Ducks’ waters. Ride the Ducks has filed suit [...]

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