Patriotic Cake

Perfect for the 4th of July! A bit too late I know, but there's always next year :)
Get recipe and instructions here.

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Official Pixar Stamps

The United States Postal Service announced that they will release a series of Pixar image stamps in 2011. Cool!

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Conflict Kitchen

Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with. The food is served out of a take-out style storefront, which will rotate identities every 4 months to highlight another country.  Each Conflict Kitchen iteration will be augmented by events, performances, and discussion about the the culture, politics, and issues at stake with each country they focus on.

Conflict Kitchen’s first iteration, Kubideh Kitchen, is an Iranian take-out restaurant that serves kubideh in freshly baked barbari bread with onion, mint, and basil. Developed in collaboration with members of the Pittsburgh Iranian community, the sandwich is packaged in a custom-designed wrapper that includes interviews with Iranians both in Pittsburgh and Iran on subjects ranging from Iranian food and poetry to the current political turmoil.

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Designing Obama

With the collaboration of Scott Thomas, the Design Director for the Obama campaign and forewords by Steven Heller and Michael Bierut, Designing Obama showcases the branding efforts behind the most successful campaign in presidential history.

The book is a chronicle of the art from the historic campaign. It reveals the inside story of how designed was used by the campaign.

The making of the book is in progress and rests upon the contributions of its supporters. Pre-order your copy for $50 or follow the making via Twitter here.

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Diner Sign Plate Set

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