linkdump

I'm cleaning up my bookmarks and closing some tabs; here's some stuff you might enjoy:

Really elegant paper tableware
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What's next for muxtape.
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The Spaces In Between — one of the better stories from Elephant Words of late, a lovely poetic musing on the ghosts of America's railroad.
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Ronald Searle Cover collection — it's worth checking out the other links, and the comments as well, because they turn up a couple of interesting facts. It's also worth checking out the documentary Searle's Progress if you ever get a chance. Some screencaps here.

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There are some gorgeous vintage British Rail adverts on this site, really great, simple, iconic design. I love the colours that were popular in design from the 1950s and early 1960s; bright, but not garish. It's really interesting to compare them to the use of colour in the 1970s and 1980s (I wish the images were bigger, though). [via]

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Designerama! at the V&A.
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"Patina is incredibly hard to fake. Which is why so much Steampunk stuff looks like Hallmark have started a new line of decorations called Christmas With A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." Great post from Russell Davies.