Starbucks is looking to upscale fashion house Rodarte to bring some design prowess to its in-store experience.  The coffee giant has asked the Mulleavy sisters to collaborate on special edition items such as mugs, totes, and cup sleeves.  The move hopes to recapture some of the customers lost during the economic downturn and to reestablish Starbuck’s as the thought and market leader in the category after creeping competition from Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds and others. 

(Source: NPR)

Here’s some eye candy for you. Resonance is a collaborative project with over 30 independent visual and audio designers/studios exploring the relationship between geometry and audio.

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Nike is one of 15 collaborators to create a special cover design to celebrate Wallpaper* magazine’s 15th anniversary

Each week a new illustrator adds a chapter to the story. http://www.taletotellproject.com/