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As you brainstorm materials for your system application, check out these companies that allow you to fully customize a variety of products. Simply upload your own imagery, usually in the form of a .jpg file, and explore the possibilities!

Zazzle.com (variety of items)
Moo.com (prints)
Qoop.com (interfaces best with Flickr)


Blurb.com (books)
SpreadShirt (clothing)
BlueCotton (clothing, embroidery)



As students in the College of Design, you have access to the W.L. Hall Workshop in Rapson Hall, a fully-equiped woodshop that is home to the Universal Laser Systems X-660 laser cutter! This machine can cut, etch, or engrave a variety of substrates (excluding glass) from a simple vector image. Rasterized photographs can be etched at varying levels as well.

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When looking for materials or paper samples, check out Anchor Paper Express on University near 280.

Be sure to explore their paper warehouse rather than just the retail store. Also, make sure that you mark which papers you grab samples of, because you will need to purchase more later as well as mark the specs in your graphics standard manual. Happy materials hunting! Let us know if you find other unique sources (like Axman) for inspiration!

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It's time to start obsessing about logos – immerse yourself in books and blogs that focus on the design of symbols, wordmarks, and comprehensive identity. An interesting place to start (besides your textbook) is the Logo Lounge, which highlights logos in the news, features recently designed logos, and otherwise obsesses about this sector of design.

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