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links for 2007-05-28

• Nation’s Springfields vie for ‘Simpsons Movie’ premiere | Los Angeles Times
  Fox has challenged Springfields coast to coast to prove why they’re the most fitting template for the show. The winning Springfield gets to host the premiere.
  (tags: thesimpsons television movies via:tvsquad)
• A long-overdue tribute to the cocktail umbrella | Metroactive
  The cocktail umbrella, so often overlooked, so frequently maligned, epitomizes form-follows-function design.
  (tags: design food history humor via:core77)
• Hausschrift-Liste Unternehmen-zu-Schrift - Typografie.info TypoWiki
  A table listing the typefaces used by various big companies in their logos.
  (tags: branding typography identity logos design via:swissmiss)
• Band Bio Generator | Bumbershoot 2007
  Enter your fictional band’s data below to generate an original bio. You could use info from a real band, but it’s a whole lot more fun to simply make stuff up.
  (tags: music humor via:veer)