Project 08

Invent a Letter

Invent a new letter. Be sure to give it a name and describe the phonetic sound it makes. Sketches or text can be submitted via the contact section. If images are involved, add them to the LAB Project Flickr group. For comments or questions about this project, use this Flickr group discussion thread. We’ll include the best of the new letters in the next two issues of LAB. Submit by April 1st, 2007.

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Project 07

Collections and Obessions

What do you collect? Why do you do it? What have you collected in the past, and what did you do with it? Share your collections and obessions with LAB: photos, samples, essays, or ramblings can be submitted via the contact section. If images are involved, add them to the LAB Project Flickr group. For comments or questions about this project, use this Flickr group discussion thread. We’ll be showcasing a collection of collections in the next two issues of LAB. Submit by April 1st, 2007.

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Project 06

Project 06

C A R P E T I N G

You’ve walked on it all your life. If it could talk, what stories could it tell?

Send your stories, opinion pieces, research essays, photos, drawings, or carpet samples: lab-zine.com/contact

Once we have a selection of submissions, we’ll run a carpet feature in a future issue of LAB.

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Project 05

Project 05

Calling all captionators! LAB needs your help. Here’s the story: we acquired this painting for $3 at a garage sale with the intent of filling in the blank bubble. We hung it on the wall with, we admit, more than a pinch of irony. But after staring at it for the last six months, we’ve come to really, really like it, in a perversely sincere (and somewhat mystifying) way. So it has, alas, remained blank. Got an idea for putting the thought back into the bubble? Post it in the comments section of the photo on flickr, and we’ll include the captions in a future issue.

Project 04

folk typography & found type

Choose 1–3 photos (or sketches) of folk typography, found type, or hand lettering. Submit them (via this form) along with 1–3 paragraphs describing how these examples have inspired you, made you giggle, piqued your curiosity (remember: pique is French for poke, prickle, or irritate), or otherwise made you stop and scratch your head. Text: minimum 100 words, maximum 500. Submit text in word doc, textedit, or RTF. Graphics: 300ppi, .jpg or PDF. Chalk deadline: March 01.

Post the photo(s) to:

flickr.com/groups/lab_projects/

Include your text in the description field.

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LABproject04

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Project 03

poster call

[revised 01.25.07]

Posters & flyers— we want to see ‘em. A pack of design ninjas will pick the best of the batch and we’ll include them in an upcoming issue of LAB.

Here’s the only rule:
The poster/flyer must be designed by you. No found objects, please.

How to submit? Send a PDF (or .jpg) of your design via our contact form. Please be sure to include contact info. Bonus points: post a picture of your creation in its natural habitat to:

flickr.com/groups/LAB_projects

Add the following tag to the photo:

LABproject03

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Project 02

thank you for not telling me to have a nice day

Take a picture of the owner(s) of a small business you frequent. Extra credit: write a short description of the business & owner, or include a related story.

Post the photo to:

flickr.com/groups/lab_projects/

Include the owner’s name and business name in the description field.

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Project 01

go ahead, judge a book by its cover

That’s right. Go ahead: judge a book by its cover. Pick a book (preferably one you haven’t read) and write a short review based on the design of the cover. Extra credit: read the book. Then score the accuracy of your original review.

Post a photo of the book cover to:

flickr.com/groups/lab_projects/

Be sure to include the review in the description field.

Add the following tag to the photo:

LABproject01

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