Cool Hunting
In celebration of their newly redesigned site, Beautiful Decay is giving away a three-pack of tees along with their Archive Book to a few CH readers. We've been fans of their artist series shirts from the beginning and the book showcases many of the artists that have been featured in the magazine, so this is definitely a giveaway not to miss.
As far as the new site, it's worth taking note of a couple features. Overall, clear, concise navigation through the menu makes it easy to get to content. A welcome new component is the gallery guide, a comprehensive listing of many B/D type galleries covering most of the U.S. and Europe—it's a great resource that I'm sure I'll be using often.
To enter the giveaway, just follow the contact link at the bottom of the page, select "Beautiful Decay Giveaway" from the pull-down menu and tell us your favorite part of their new site before Thursday, 4 October 2007, 11:59pm EST. We'll chose a winner at random from the entries.
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