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by Bobbie McKee Fashion design is an applied art dedicated to clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. Italian fashion had been playing a major role in the fashion world. This time let’s not just fallow the fad, let’s learn Italian fashion and its roots. Italy and fashion have a very unique and special relationship. Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Armani, Gucci, Versace. All these names are Italians. All of them are famour desi

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My facebook frienders are probably sick of this by now, unless they’re facebooking and twittering and orkut etc. in which case they’re used to information redundancies. Anyway, since some of you expressed an interest in the grant we’ve just been awarded, and it is a little involved, I thought I might throw some information up here, FYIshly. First, this is an interdisciplinary collaborative grant, awarded by Vanderbilt to Jonathan Neufeld–a philosopher of aesthetics and music –and myself. An

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Entropy ≥ Memory . Creativity ² originally uploaded by jef safi . What delights me about the current evolution of marketing is how focused it is on people, passion and the customer experience, all highlighted in today’s Links of Note . A truly memorable customer experience isn’t possible without people. Right? People who put their heart and soul into delivering or sharing or communicating a message/product/ service. They relentlessly pursue a vision with passion to create an overall exp

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Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, e-mail a photo to us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com for inclusion in future installments. This monstrosity from Denver epically fails on two levels: As a Frankenjersey, and as another example of the inexplicable desire of some …

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – April 17, 2009) – On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Sylvie Boucher, Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women and Member of Parliament (Beauport-Limoilou), and His Excellency Francois Delattre, Ambassador of France to Canada, will take part this evening in the official opening ceremonies for the 7th …

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Zona Tortona 2009 Next week sees the 48th year of biggest event in the global design calendar: the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. Around 88,000 visitors are expected to pour into the area around Via Tortona in the southwest of Milan during this week of the Salone del Mobile. Originally an ad-hoc happening, Zona Tortona Design – for which Blueprint is media partner – has blossomed into major event organised by Design Partners, a collaboration between marketing experts Maurizio

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Spelman College art students develop interactive board game to promote financial literacy.

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THE status of the arts was boosted yesterday when education ministers decided to add the creative and performing arts to the second phase of the national school curriculum.

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Foreigners in S’pore set up Facebook group called “Singapore Sucks” : STOMPer Charmaine is angered by foreigners in Singapore who had set up a group on Facebook to ridicule the nation, saying that it has been forced into workaholism by its strict governance, among many things. The Facebook group says, The best government is one that governs least” is the kind of quote that puts a frown on the faces of Singaporean lawmakers. While Singapore has enjoyed stable economic growth for decades n

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