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Studio 360 Redesigns

Can we design a better world?

Redesigning Christmas

Arts, Culture & Media

Studio 360 commissioned Pentagram, one of the country’s leading design firms, to give Christmas a makeover. They came up with a new typeface, color scheme, fir tree surrogate, and …

Extreme Makeover: Gay Flag

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Gay Flag Design Challenge

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Extreme Makeover: Pride Edition

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Reimagining the Rainbow

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Mizrahi Picks a Winner

Arts, Culture & Media

Dozens of listeners submitted ideas to Studio 360’s Flickr page for the gay flag redesign challenge. And fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi picks his favorite.

Gay Flag Controversy in Paper Magazine

Arts, Culture & Media

Our gay pride flag redesign challenge drew lots of great listener entries — and no small amount of criticism (see here and here). Yesterday, Papermag ran an interview with Kurt about …

Studio 360 Redesigns: What’s Next?

Arts, Culture & Media

From time to time, Studio 360 chooses some ubiquitous cultural object or holiday to redesign. We’ve rebranded teachers, rebooted Valentine’s Day, and given Uncle Sam a new look, to name a few. We’re always on the look-out for our next project. >> What do you think we should redesign next — and why? Tell us […]

Will You Makeover My Valentine?

Arts, Culture & Media

The Studio 360 Valentine Redesign Challenge! The Hearts. The Chocolates. The Roses. The everything Red. It’s all so predictable. And nauseating. Design writer Alissa Walker tells Kurt…

Unchain My Heart

Arts, Culture & Media

Our redesign of Valentine’s Day moves full steam ahead. We hear from the husband-wife team who run the Austin design firm, Under Consideration. Armin Vit and Bryony Gomez-Palacio work…

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