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Considerable work goes into making the cultural icon that is a Blackwing pencil. I had no idea the journey to making them crossed international boundaries between Japan and California, but given their impeccable quality, that really shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise. Art & Design Giorgia Lupi’s opinion piece, In Defense of the Detour, so perfectly captures my own thoughts and feelings about the risks of AI on creative exploration. Do not skip the messy middle because that’s where the magic is. Having been through Shinjuku station in Japan recently, this makes perfect sense to me. A security guard finds fame as designer of duct tape signs. His signs are better than a lot of real ones, especially as a non graphic designer. I’m adding Du-Good Press to my list of places to drop by in New York City whenever I make it back there and am thankful for the Eames Institute for introducing me to Leslie Diuguid's practice. I miss screen printing regularly. Syd Mead: Future Pastime, an…