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TMCA hosts Asma-ul-Husna poster show
دوشنبه 31 اردیبهشت 1397 15:49
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) -- An exhibition displaying typography posters whose themes are the names of Allah opened at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on August 16. A total 380 works created by 198 graphic artists have been exhibited at the showcase entitled Asma-ul-Husna (Names of Allah) Poster Exhibition. A...
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U.S. to host Seattle-Tehran Poster Show
دوشنبه 31 اردیبهشت 1397 15:46
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) -- The Seattle-Tehran Poster Show will be held on the sidelines of Seattle’s Music and Art Festival from August 30 to September 1 in the United States. According to Curator Daniel R. Smith and Iman Raad, the show contains a selection of 25 posters from each city sharing cultural themes such as...
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Prague to host 5th Iranian Films Festival
شنبه 25 فروردین 1397 19:02
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – 5th edition of Prague Iranian Film Festival will be held in Prague and Brno, the biggest cities of Czech Republic, and Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. The 5th film festival will be held from January 30- February 13. Similar to its previous editions, a panel of jury comprising noted...
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First edition of ‘Mehr Vision’ released
شنبه 25 فروردین 1397 19:00
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Mehr News English Service has published first edition of ‘Mehr Vision,’ a monthly collection of news reviews and analyses. The cover story of this edition is dedicated to the Leader’s second letter to western youth where the Leader of the Islamic Revolution emphasized upon terrorism as the...
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UNESCO to celebrate Intl. Peace Day in Tehran
یکشنبه 27 اسفند 1396 02:21
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – On 20 September 2017, UNESCO will celebrate the International Peace Day with a public event at Azadi Tower, in cooperation with the Roudhaki Foundation, the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, and Day Sun Cultural Institute. Tehran’s iconic landmark will be lit up by video images related to...
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Arbaeen, world's biggest pilgrimage
یکشنبه 27 اسفند 1396 02:20
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) –While Arbaeen it is a distinctively Shia spiritual exercise, Sunnis, even Christians, Yazidis, Zoroastrians, and Sabians partake in both the pilgrimage as well as serving of devotees. It's not the Muslim Hajj, or the Hindu Kumbh Mela. Known as Arbaeen, it is the world's most populous gathering...
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Tech companies are building tiny, personal AIs to keep your messages private
شنبه 23 بهمن 1395 12:07
Science fiction tells us one day we’ll talk to our phones and computers like they’re people, as suggested in movies like Her and 2001: A Space Odyssey. But we’re now facing a different reality: Our digital lives aren’t managed by one entity, but rather a collection of AIs that gather information about how we type,...
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Here's why tech has taken over our relationships
شنبه 23 بهمن 1395 12:06
This is part of CNET's "It's Complicated" series about the role technology plays in our relationships. If you had to explain dating in 2017 to a time traveler from the 1950s, what would you say? "I would explain texting first, and how it takes five minutes now for people to decide they want to hook...
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6 tech hacks you need in your life
شنبه 23 بهمن 1395 11:56
"Life hacks" are addictive. Maybe you fixed a running toilet with a paperclip. Or you turned a ruddy old door into a makeshift coffee table. You looked at your invention with pride, because you foraged in the garage and jerry-rigged something together that worked. There are many “tech hacks” that offer...
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Drones help expand the world's busiest airport
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:21
Drones and airports usually go together like oil and water, but you can't say that about Atlanta's air hub. The city has formed a partnership with 3DR, Autodesk and engineering firm Atkins that has drones mapping Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as part of a planned expansion. The key to making it work was...
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What to expect with Apple's 2017 iPhone 'X'
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:19
With Apple’s next iPhone seeing even more fevered speculation this week, a long-time display expert offers his predictions. Call it the “iPhone 8,” or “10th anniversary iPhone” or what some analysts on Wall Street refer to as the “iPhone X” -- with "X" referring to the roman numeral 10 -- expectations for...
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An affordable Android 2-in-1 with a unique keyboard
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:18
Last year Lenovo released the Yoga Book, one of the most innovative Android tablet 2-in-1s, well, ever. It has a fashionably slim design and a completely flat keyboard that impressively transforms into a Wacom sketch pad. Now the company has announced a stripped down Android version if the tablet that trades the...
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Hack knocks out a fifth of the Dark Web
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:16
The Dark Web is having a rough time right now... although the victims in this case won't earn too much sympathy. An Anonymous-linked hacker speaking to Motherboardbrought down about a fifth of the Tor network's 'secret' websites (over 10,000 of them) in a claimed vigilante move. The intruder decided to attack a Dark...
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Net nostalgia: the online museums preserving dolphin gifs and spinning Comic Sans
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:13
Jason Scott is a “guerilla internet archivist”. Someone’s got to be. If you’ve got some content embedded in a site that’s about to disappear, then he and his team of coders and data engineers go in there and “Ocean’s Eleven” the joint. In the name of digital archaeology, they migrate as much data as they can to a safe...
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Why is Google selling off its satellite fleet?
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:11
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, may have sky-high ambitions, but for now, it looks like they’ll be capped at around 60,000 feet. With the sale of recently acquired satellite imaging company Terra Bella, Alphabet trades direct control over its own fleet of satellites – and all the hassles that can bring – for rights...
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iPhone, Siri, CarPlay And Other Apple Products Expected To Grow In 2017
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:09
Tim Cook had indicated a lot of developments from Apple in his quarterly earnings call last week. He indicated that the company’s flagship smartphone, the iPhone still had much more technological evolution to go for. Here is the range of products that the Apple CEO talked about and based on how they are expected to...
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Apple Is Getting Pushed Around in China by Local Phone Brands
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:08
Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and Huawei are tightening their grip on the world’s largest market, grabbing local share and squeezing out Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. After including Vivo, Chinese vendors held the top three slots and accounted for 48 percent of shipments in the country during 2016, research...
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Apple Is Getting Pushed Around in China by Local Phone Brands
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:08
Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and Huawei are tightening their grip on the world’s largest market, grabbing local share and squeezing out Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. After including Vivo, Chinese vendors held the top three slots and accounted for 48 percent of shipments in the country during 2016, research...
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London Might Be Getting a Tourist Tax
دوشنبه 18 بهمن 1395 23:04
With London as one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, city residents are used to coming up with innovative ways to adapt and cater to visitors —there's now an app to help you scavenger hunt in museums, and a tour bus specially catered for canine travelers. However, the latest proposed addition to...
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GivingTuesday Roundup: 14 T-Shirt Designers Bringing Spooky Heroics This Halloween
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 21:05
Finally, it is that time of the year again where you put on weird costumes and give away sweet treats to the neighborhood kids. Everybody loves it and have a great time at the parades. Everything that is associated with that festivity, such as, broomsticks, lanterns, cloaks, and coffins are greatly admired by the...
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Graphic Design for Care and Cure (Breast Cancer Awareness Edition)
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 21:03
A woman is the embodiment of beauty, goodness, warmth and love. Every woman serves her loved ones in different roles, working as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, or a friend; a solid pillar of strength for her man, the accomplished nurturer and the ever-present companion in times both good and bad. A woman never...
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10 Traits of Highly Creative Graphic Designers
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 21:02
To all the aspiring graphic designers aka digital dreamers: You have an eye for art and design, and a strong belief that you have what it takes to become an exceptional graphic designer. Now where to go from here? Many designers are on the verge of their careers where they are uncertain about the direction. They are...
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#GivingTuesday Roundup: Top 10 Wedding Planning Apps for fall 2014
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 21:01
Winter’s coming – and so is the wedding season! Holidays, vacations, weddings, and family time are things on everybody’s mind and people are waiting for the festivities to begin. To help, particularly those, who are tying the knot this season, we bring some of the best applications available for all the...
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Entrepreneurs, It’s So Easy To DIY!
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 20:59
Not every person is cut out to do business, and very few make it to a successful experience. This is what my friend Dave told me that day as we sat drinking coffee at his patio one evening. As usual, I was trying my best to convince him to get rid of his depressed outlook and really try to do something major. He was...
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GivingTuesday Roundup: 14 Melodious Logos by Aspiring Designers in Music Industry
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 20:58
Music is the most beautiful form of communication which easily supersedes boundaries. The way in which music has evolved over the course of time is in exact co-relation to the evolving tastes of man. Centuries ago, music was only heard in live performances by the elite few who could afford it as a luxury. Now, every...
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The Emotion Guide of Popular Brand Logos
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 20:57
Emotional logos pull the trigger to all the right spots in our subconscious to leave a lasting mark upon us. Emotional branding allows the companies to communicate with its customers on a personal level. It enables them to feel connected with the brand on grounds of certain emotions which could be happiness,...
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The Science of Happy Design to Thrive Your Brand
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 20:56
Designing is not just about art, there is an exact science involved. To convey the impression of an entire company through one image, to be able to communicate to millions of people through the medium of one single design, to have a timeless recognition by means of a single logo or a monogram creation is truly a...
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8 Distinct Shades of Helvetica
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 20:54
Helvetica is known as, “The Swiss Knife of Fonts”. Its beauty lies in its diverse spectrum of weights and widths. Also, the fact that Helvetica appears austere and readable even in its lightest and heaviest of font sizes is one of its most distinct attributes. The font is the brainchild of the typography designer, Max...
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#GivingTuesday Roundup: The Logo Story – A Designer’s Trip to Vegas!
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 20:33
As I boarded a plane to Las Vegas last week, I realized how much we are influenced by these logos and monograms in our everyday lives. It hit me harder when I reached my destination and had to refuse to stay at a motel for its horrid looking advertising sign (as well as interior). I decided not to risk my sanity in...
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Helvetica: The Typeface We All Love To Hate
دوشنبه 27 دی 1395 20:32
The creative arts are many, varied, and ever changing. Neither boundaries nor languages can hinder a truly creative piece of work from gaining strength and popularity all over the world. And when it comes to designing, whether it is a promotional banner or a web design, a greeting card or a logo design, creativity is...