Co.Design, Fast Company's design blog, has created its own take on March Madness: 32 designers from around the world have been placed into a bracket, and one contender will eventually be crowned the greatest living designer by daily reader votes.
Co.Design will post a new match-up for users to vote on every other day. The 32 contenders are organized in four sub-brackets: Graphic, Interactive, Product, and Architectural.
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