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  • United Nude flagship store, Amsterdam

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:28 am
    Since its launch in 2003, United Nude has created one iconic shoe design after another, from the moulded aluminium Eamz model to the carbon fibre-looped Mobius heel. Architecture buffs might also know them for their connection to the architecture world: the company�s co-owner and co-designer Rem D. Koolhaas is the nephew of renowned OMA starchitect, Rem Koolhaas, with whom…

  • Mercedes E500

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:41 am
    Mercedes-Benz brought the concept of the big elegant coup� into the world. Although the chauffeured saloon has never lost its lustre as the ultimate aspirational mode of transport, and the supercar continues to snap heads and command attention, big, powerful coup�s are the stealthy choice; not ostentatious enough to incur unwanted attention, but discreetly stylish all the same.…

  • Forge Arts by Burd Haward Architects, London

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:25 am
    In an effort to recreate the intimate and calm context for which chamber music was originally composed - only this time in the heart of one of London�s busiest neighbourhoods - the Forge Arts venue opened recently in Camden Town. See more of Forge Arts Designed by Burd Haward Architects, the venue was a commission by owners Adam and Charlotte Caird, who dreamed of creating…

  • Ursula Schulz-Dornburg at The Lichfield Studios

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The photographs of British aristocrat Patrick Lichfield and Dusseldorf-based Ursula Schulz-Dornburg couldn�t be more different; the former immortalized sixties glamour with his pictures of models, royalty and pop stars, while the latter epitomizes the intellectual, landscape-focused German school, spearheaded by the likes of Hilla and Bernd Becher and their water towers. But…

  • First Works architecture exhibition, AA Gallery

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Hadid, Piano, Rogers, Foster and many of the fellow-60s and 70s generation of architects may today pride themselves to be among the world�s most celebrated, respected mega-practices; but rewind 4 decades back and all today�s starchitects were just taking their first baby steps into the architectural realm, marking an age of imaginative experimentation, innovation and visionary…
 
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    Cool Hunting

  • Yatzer's Top Luxury Gifts

    Karen Day
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    For many, gifts with a three-figure price tag make a generous offering, but this year Yatzer upped the ante with their guide of gifts for the ultimate in luxury and the pinnacle in price points. CH picked a few of the gifts that may just be worth saving up for—providing you have a very large piggie bank. Hasselblad's H4D medium format DSLR features a 60 Mpixel MF sensor and a new True Focus technology, an attribute built to provide outstanding focus throughout the entire image. The camera will be available January 2010 for €19,995 (pictured above left). Maison Takuya's wild…

  • Tokyo Fixed Store

    CH Contributor
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:27 pm
    by Richard Prime Now beyond a trend, the track and fixed cycling community thrives through the hard work of those involved in its passionate and dedicated scene. The latest proof of its staying power and those working for it, two-year-old e-commerce site Tokyo Fixed Gear's shop opens 25 November 2009. The physical manifestation from the group who have long fulfilled the demand in the U.K. for rare imports from Japan including hard to source frames and components, as well as local designers like Cyclodelic drops the "gear" from their name and makes their expertise that much more accessible. A…

  • Cool Hunting Survey 2009

    Josh Rubin
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:19 pm
    Keep Cool Hunting content top-notch and free by completing our short survey. It takes less time than watching the latest viral video and when we learn more about you, our readers, it helps better tailor advertising and improves our independently-published site. To thank you for your support, when you complete the survey you will also have the option to be one of the three winners of a Phaidon book of your choice.

  • The Recently Deflowered Girl

    Maggie York-Worth
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm
    Edward Gorey's strange and twisted illustrations, often coupled with his similarly odd prose, illustrates this inimitable book of manners "The Recently Deflowered Girl." Written by Mel Juffe under the nom de plume Miss Hyacinthe Phypps, advice for the society girl offers "the right thing to say on every dubious occasion." Juffe, narrating with a humor so dry it resembles sandpaper, tells what to do when the marimba player, the spirit of Valentino or the Chinese detective deflower (and in other ways) act positively rakish. What happens when your affianced cannot make the wedding? "Deflowered…

  • The Visual Miscellaneum Book

    Brian Fichtner
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:19 am
    For those drowning in the digital age's information glut, "Visual Miscellaneum," the new eye-popping book of infographics by London-based visual and data journalist David McCandless, makes the perfect antidote. Forget about pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs and histograms; the book showcases McCandless' dexterity when it comes to the infinite number of ways to represent data through engaging graphics these days. (Click all images below for an expanded view.) While some books open with a dedication to a loved one, an esteemed colleague or a revered legend, the author dedicates Visual…
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  • Knitted Food by Ed Bing Lee

    Toxel.com
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm
    Delicious looking knitted food art creations by a talented artist Ed Bing Lee. Knitted Cupcake Knitted Ice Cream Cone Knitted Key Lime Pie Knitted Pop Corn Knitted Mini Cupcake Knitted Pumpkin Pie Knitted Sundae Knitted Hot Dog Knitted Burger

  • Unique Forkless Bicycle Design

    Toxel.com
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pm
    Beautiful forkless bike design by Olli Erkkila, created as a graduation project for the Institute of Design in Lahti, Finland.

  • 17 Creative Hot Air Balloons

    Toxel.com
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm
    Collection of cool modern hot air balloons and creative giant balloon designs from all over the world. Darth Vader Hot Air Balloon Cool Darth Vader shaped hot air balloon created by Belgian Star Wars fan Benoit Lambert. [link] Monsters Inc. Hot Air Balloon Creative hot air balloon inspired by a 2001 computer animated comedy film from Pixar. [link] Turtle Hot [...]

  • Innovative Laser Crosswalk Concept

    Toxel.com
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm
    Virtual Wall is an innovative device that makes it safer for pedestrians to cross the road by projecting laser images when the red traffic light is on. Designed by Hanyoung Lee, the goal is to heighten driver and pedestrian awareness and to encourage both to follow the crosswalk rules. [via]

  • Rozetkus 3D Power Socket

    Toxel.com
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:58 pm
    Rozetkus 3D power socket, designed by Art Lebedev Studio, neatly hides inside the wall until you need to connect more devices. With a simple push of a button, this modern electrical outlet turns into a convenient 5-plug wall socket.
 
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  • The Shelter: Dubai

    Josh Spear
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:19 am
    Even though I’m told there isn’t a word for entrepreneur in Arabic, there is certainly a good amount of “from the ground up” spirit happening from within a new generation of people living in Dubai. I had the pleasure of visiting one such project called The Shelter, a wonderful workspace, cafe, store, screening room type place.  It’s situated in an old warehouse in an industrial part of Dubai, off the beaten path. If you’re in town and need a place to work (or just want to see something that makes you feel good), I highly encourage you to stop in and see…

  • Dieter Rams: Less and More in London

    Josh Spear
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:12 pm
    If I was in London, I’d absolutely be checking out the Dieter Rams “Less and More” exhibition at the Design Museum. If you don’t know who Dieter is, he was the director at the German electronics company Braun for 30+ years. No question he was a visionary. “My aim is to omit everything superfluous so that the essential s shown to the possible advantage…”

  • Headed To Dubai

    Josh Spear
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm
    I’m headed to Dubai for the Summit on the Global Agenda (a World Economic Forum event), as I’ve been serving on the Marketing and Branding council. I’ll let you know how it goes. Excited to see the tallest building in the world, having previously gone up the Taipei 101 as well. Tips on Dubai? See you on the other side…

  • Kinetic Lights

    Josh Spear
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:49 am
    The Kinetic Lights system allows for a flexible arrangement of remote controllable light modules. Awesome. Check it out lighting nerds.

  • We Are Handsome: Handmade Swimwear

    Josh Spear
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:27 am
    My friend Jeremy Somers has gone on and produced a range of women’s swimwear called We Are Handsome which is very unique. Okay, it’s totally unique. Check it out ladies. What do you think?
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  • Shrink your JavaScript with the Google Compiler Rails Plugin

    13 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Looking for the plugin? Skip the article and go straight to the plugin page. For everyone else... Like it or not, JavaScript has become the heaviest asset on modern webpages. Long gone are the days of waiting for large images to load, now we wait for fancy effects libraries, re-tweet counters, and cornification. When you load Twitter, Yahoo, or Google docs, almost half the data you load will be JavaScript. Below is an asset breakdown for docs.google.com. Users Hate to Wait After download JavaScript files need to be evaluated as well. The greater the complexity and size of the JavaScript the…

  • Crazy Go Nuts JavaScript Released by Google

    5 Nov 2009 | 3:26 pm
    Yesterday Google announced their Javascript Closure Library is available for public use. You may think you need another Javascript toolkit like you need another browser, but this library offers the experience of the Google collective which means speed, stability and cross browser support. It also means we now have access to the libraries used to implement all the nutty things Google does in their most popular apps. Take this toolbar for example, used in Gmail and Google Docs, now available for you to do even cooler things with. They also provide even higher level functionality, like this rich…

  • Van Halen, Marriage and Crucial Mistakes

    21 Oct 2009 | 1:35 pm
    We had a rockin’ discussion with John Marshall last Friday at ZURBsoapbox. John discussed mistakes he’s made, as well as guidelines for success of product- vs. service-based companies. You can listen to the entire podcast below and read some great highlights from the event. Listen to John Marshall's Podcast Subscribe: iTunes RSS John starting out talking about his experiences at ClickTracks. Marry Someone Who Can Take Risk ClickTracks started from the idea that all John wanted to know was what people click on. No 3D pie graphs, no charts, no large tables, just tell me what people click…

  • Behind the Scenes: Building the New Visual Annotations

    15 Oct 2009 | 6:45 am
    In part 1 of this post we talked about why we needed to redesign the Notable visual annotations, and how we went about framing the problem. Now we'll show how we actually implemented the design, including some cool CSS techniques we picked up along the way. Creating an Overlay with Layers The overlays comprise two objects: an overlay with the shine and a border with the transparency. Our solution was not technically too complex. With Notable (as well as most of our projects) we've embraced the concept of graceful degradation: we take advantage of new CSS techniques that degrade cleanly to…

  • Easily Turn Your Images Into Polaroids with CSS3

    14 Oct 2009 | 10:48 am
    Yesterday, Jon and I were going back and forth about what to blog about next. Love of CSS and doing something cool with it is kind of our thing and we quickly jumped on a brand new idea: polaroid style images with just CSS. Holy super awesome, Batman! With our end goal in mind (polaroid style images), we needed to set a few ground rules: Has to work on a grid of linked images Images must be randomly rotated like a pile of images you're sifting through No actual text should be used on the images (only title and alt attributes) Has to be done with just CSS (no javascript) After establishing…
 
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  • Are You Green Hanger Savvy

    Radhika Seth
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:17 am
    Don’t tell me you didn’t get a tad bit influenced by the movie 2012 or seek out the 2012 phenomena? With dark notions like this looming ahead, it really makes me want to do good stuff now, this instant. Stuff like recycling paper and using it in many different forms. One such is the HangSavvy Eco-friendly Recycled Waste Paper Hangers. Stable enough to hold up to 10 kgs of weight and with the same lifespan as the normal steel or plastic hangers. Good quality, reasonable pricing and efficient packaging makes it a winner! Designer: James Chu [ Buy it Here – Premium pack of 10 hangers…

  • A Very Social Phone

    Radhika Seth
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:58 am
    It was about time that someone came up with the concept of a phone that was dedicated to social networking. YD’s resident designer Shane Crozier is on top things and has his finger on the pulse. 31337 (Elite) Phone connects to Facebook and Twitter and hooks up to the contacts to fill up the address book. Usual suspects like camera, speakerphone, music, video and internet functionality have been removed for the sake of functional transparency and ease of use. This minimal phone is good for inbound and outbound calls! Details: All functions are controlled by the minimal 2 button, 2 dial…

  • Hang On The Rim

    Radhika Seth
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    All it takes is a hook-shaped carving in a paint brush to quantify it as an ingenious idea. Something that I’m willing to endorse! I may not be a house-painter but I can foresee the situation of someone getting this itch to scratch his nose (or butt). If he were using the Hanging Brush, then naturally he would just hang it by the rim of the paint can and scratch …. Superb! Designers: Bang Jun Mo & You In Sik

  • The New Clarity

    Chris Burns
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:36 am
    The Mac. He is back. He’s clear again. He is so clear this time, you’ll just want to get out the windex just to see if the glass is actually there. Two concepts. One is a phone, the other is a desktop computer. Made with the real intention of creating something straight out of a sci fi for the greater good of your eyeballs and future humanity. Mac is one of those fellows who, for two main reasons (amongst quite a few others,) continues to hit hard on the online publishing circuit with his amazing designs. ONE: because his designs are so innovative, they’re on the verge of…

  • Put That Baby in the Trunk!

    Chris Burns
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:32 am
    OK all you moms… OK all you dads…! Listen up! It’s time you knew about putting your baby in the trunk! The “Trunk Stroller,” that is. Made by design geniousness in Seoul, this stroller folds down to the space you’ve got left over! And when you need to put the baby in it, it comes back up in a jiffy! Now I’ve got a stroller to stroll my baby in, and when I need it back down, it fits in the trunk of my car with plenty of space left for holiday presents! This stroller is weird at first glance. It’s weird to take basically anything out of a trunk,…
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  • Cardstore Giveaway — Two Winners!

    Design Mom
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Today's Giveaway has perfect timing. Cardstore is offering 2 winners each a $100 gift certificate good towards Holiday Cards and Invitations. Lovely. I know cards are on your mind. Because it's late November. And because our clever Guest Aunt Lyndsey has been showcasing beautiful stationery selections all week. And now two of you will be able to order your holiday cards for free!I think you'll love Cardstore's vast selection. Tons of greeting cards. Tons of photo cards. Tons of invitations. You'll find exactly what you need. Leave a comment on this post and you're entered to win. Have a…

  • Oscar + Betty + New Clothes = Rad

    Design Mom
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm
    This post is for Ben Blair. Who is out of town. And missed the darling-ness that was Oscar and Betty dressed for preschool this morning. Ben, these clothes arrived from Toobydoo yesterday. I probably should have saved them until Christmas and put them under the tree, but they were too cute to wait even a minute more in those (admittedly stylish) boxes.Also. You don't have to believe me, but I did not pose either one. I pulled out the camera and they were instantly in rockstar mode.I love all the details. The leather zipper pull. The fringe on the skirt. The ruffled cuffs and collar on the…

  • A Paper Holiday: Best of the Press — by Guest Aunt "Papergirl" Lyndsey

    Design Mom
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Hello again friends! Today’s my last day posting here on Design Mom, so I thought I’d go out with a bang. I’m a major sucker for anything letterpress, so here’s a little roundup of some of the cards that have really caught my eye this holiday season. The awesome holiday postcard, pictured at top, is a chic alternative to your typical folding card. Parrott Design Studio prints these using vintage wood type and hand-mixed ink onto the recycled chipboard card; the back is printed with an old-fashioned postcard graphic to add a little extra fun to your seasonal greeting.I also love the…

  • Spread the Word about Alt

    Design Mom
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:10 am
    Have you heard about Alt? It's possible — because I posted about it a couple of weeks ago. Basically, Altitude Design Summit is the first conference geared toward Design Blogs and Lifestyle Sites. And it's going to be amazing. It's happening the same weekend as the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City — which means attendees will be able to go back and forth between the two events — and fit in some (free!) world class skiing in their spare time. : )The speaker list is pretty fantastic — Design*Sponge and OhJoy! just signed on — and the list of superstars grows all the time. But…

  • A Paper Holiday: Eco-Friendly — By Guest Aunt "Papergirl" Lyndsey

    Design Mom
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Hello friends! I’m back and ready with a slew of new and different holiday cards to inspire your imagination. Today, let’s talk about being green. Of course, when I say “green,” I don’t mean your holiday cards need to be printed in forest or lime green ink – I mean finding an eco-friendly card solution! We all know how important it is to protect our environment even in little ways, and a great way to contribute is by sending green holiday cards this year.I adore the woodgrain cards and gift tags by Night Owl Paper Goods (pictured above). This is a real wooden card, made from…
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  • Product Spotlight » Field Notes Winter Colors Series

    Aaron Britt
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:12 pm
    by Aaron BrittI've had my eye on the handsome little notebooks from Field Notes--a collaboration between Portland, Oregon's Draplin Design Company and Chicago's Coudal Partners--for some time now. Call them the American antidote to the sophisticated Euro vibe Moleskine goes for (if Picasso was a Moleskine man, you can easliy imagine Jeff Tweedy as a Field Notes fellow), and dig a design ethos that looks back to agricultural memo books.

  • What We Saw » At the Verge of Collapse

    Tiffany Chu
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    by Tiffany ChuArtist Tobias Putrih gave a gallery talk at the List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts last week, shedding light on the ideas behind his latest exhibition, Without Out.

  • Out and About » This Weekend: 11.19-11.22

    Miyoko Ohtake
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am
    by Miyoko OhtakeThis week we're highlighting a slew of show openings around the world and in the United States focusing on big-name designers and big-name ideas.

  • Conversation » Nicolas Henchoz and EPFL + ECAL Lab

    Aaron Britt
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pm
    by Aaron BrittPicked as one of our favorite international design schools in the December/January 2010 issue, EPFL + ECAL Lab in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a new program that marries the design know-how of the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL) and the engineering prowess of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

  • Blog » POWERleap: Energy on the Floor

    Sarah Rich
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    by Sarah RichOver the years the blogosphere has seen a number of stories about generating power from the vibration of people's feet on a train platform, stairs, bridges and even—in perhaps the most popular example—on the dancefloor. It's known as "piezoelectricity" and it might just start a new industry.
 
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  • 45 Strange and Funny Photoshop Manipulations – A weird combination!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    9 Nov 2009 | 5:14 am
      “Photoshop manipulation is the process of image editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception, through digital means.” Personally, I consider Photoshop Manipulation to be the best art form of the digital age. If executed well, Photoshop gives amazingly powerful results and can be a lot of fun at the same time. There are countless interesting photoshopped images on net but most of them are old and seen many times. However, to leave you spell bound, I bring you an extraordinary collection. Here are 45 images by various great…

  • It’s high time to redesign your Graphic Design Blog - Wake up!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:26 am
      Latest facelifts of top blogs from the Graphic Design World like “Smashing Magazine” and “Pro Blog Design” have left me puzzledL Undoubtedly, both the blogs have come up with classy minimal changes but the question is how to know it’s time to make-up your blog face? Surely, there comes time when a change has to arrive on our blog but important is that this progress happens at the right time. Lately, twice I planned to get my blog revamped but a second thought held me back “Now or later?” A blog redesign certainly has its own benefits, for which…

  • Typographic Logos VS Graphical Logos - A fiddly comparison!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    3 Nov 2009 | 4:38 am
    Don’t you ever wish to know the secret recipe of a successful logo design? I know it’s a lame question as there is none . We keep experimenting with our logo designs to come up with eye-catching and interest-grabbing logos. But in the end, we still don’t know which type of logo design will be a hit…. A black & white logo or a colorful Logo A weird logo design or a playful logo A typographic logo or a graphical logo Yes…. Today I bring an interesting comparison between the Typographic Logos and Graphical logos. I have put 20 logos in each category, for you…

  • 23 Impressive Graphic Design Logos – Creative minds at work!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    29 Oct 2009 | 9:41 pm
      While tootling around the blogosphere yesterday, unconsciously I started observing the creative logos of different graphic design blogs. It is always fun to see how artistically these creative gurus play with their logos. The best part of designing a logo for your blog is that you are not bound to follow an endless list of instructions (like the one given by your client Well, here is an inspiring compilation of logos from the magnetizing world of graphic design. Surely, you must have appreciated many of these logos earlier but trust me it was hard to skip them from the list. However, I…

  • What matters more for Graphic Design Blogs: Search Engine Traffic or Social Media Traffic??

    Charlie B. Johnson
    27 Oct 2009 | 4:44 am
      Have the stats on your “Traffic Analytics Tool” ever made you question your blog’s worth without the social media or search engines? Well, the growing craze for social media has dominated the internet world with its viral effect. The bandwagon is growing with the brands discovering the value of social media. To make big profits and win special place in the busy blogosphere, we are spending endless hours on our laptops, making power accounts on numerous social networks like Digg, Twitter, Face Book and many more to be named. Although there are endless graphic design…
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    Behance: Featured Projects

  • Avatar - The Game

    21 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm

  • SUPERNature™

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:15 pm
    The green SUPERNature™, is a graphic design group founded on earth by an alien known as the Nino vine on 2008. It seeks to blend the concept of environment protection into the graphic design,by exploring a perfect way to connect the graphics with people's daily life, aiming at awakening the creatures on earth to protect their own homeland.

  • In a Theatre

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm

  • De line

    21 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am
    Line

  • CanVas 2

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
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    Industrial Design Served

  • Product Invention

    21 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm

  • Coffee table

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm
    This is a conceptual design of a coffee table. It will be made of acrylics and stainless steel. I am seeking producers.

  • DROP CUP

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am

  • Tracy

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm
    The starting point of ths project is based on an approach of local development, and rediscovery of know-how related to woodworking. At a time when it calls into question the way we consume products, which is now facing new environmental requirements. It seems necessary to rediscover oldest solutions to build the tomorrow’s methods and rethink uour whole system of production and consumption. This is about « rethinking local economy » for the post-green society. Here I am interested in furniture, in order to rewrite the image of the « robust » furniture of our grandparents,…

  • Quackie - Funny CD Player Concept

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm
    Weird but fun CD player on your desk
 
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  • Stunning Stereoviews: Historical Photos Show Past in 3D

    Steph
    21 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    [Whoops! Double-WU Jeopardy: Also See: This Just Published] The opportunity to catch a glimpse at life in a long-ago era in 3D is rare indeed, but thanks to the stereoviews taken by photographer T. Enami, Meiji Japan in the early 1900s momentarily appears vivid and immediate. Enami was Japan’s most prolific stereo-photographer, and his stereoviews have appeared in National Geographic Magazine and many books. Each pair of images captured by Enami, ranging from landscapes and sedate scenes of country life to humorous photographs of beefy men bathing nude, has been assembled in a Flickr…

  • Amazing Vintage Images from Japan’s Forgotten Master

    Delana
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Photographs of Japan from the Meiji and Taisho Periods (1868-1926) have captivated viewers around the world since they were first circulated. One photographer in particular captured Japanese life so beautifully that his work has been seen by countless people all across the globe. Until very recently, though, his name was virtually unknown. Now we know that the prolific photographer’s name was T. Enami – or rather, that was his trade name. He was born Enami Nobukuni, and his work made a deep and far-reaching impact on photography. Some of T. Enami’s most popular and memorable…

  • 15 (More!) Crafty Metal, Wood & Spiral Staircases

    Delana
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Stairs aren’t just a boring, utilitarian part of our homes and public buildings. They’re an opportunity for an architect to really make a statement and do something bold and distinctive. From staircases that float to stairs that fit in impossibly tiny spaces to staircases that go nowhere, this often-overlooked part of everyday architecture is being rethought by many designers and architects. You’ll see no beige-carpeted run-of-the-mill staircases here; these are some (more!) of the best, strangest, and most beautiful staircases in the world. Lello Bookshop Stairs These…

  • Truly Geeky Gadgets: 15 USB Weapons From FAIL To Fantastic

    Angie
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    We geeks love our gadgets. We get bored with simple office instant messaging to co-workers. We get creative. But of course our creativity ties back into our computers and a USB port. It started with ninja-geeks and weapon-shaped USB flash drives. However, that was not enough to spice things up around the office. The USB arms race began and sneaky office warfare has never been the same. Some USB weapons are fun to shoot at your office buddy, but some are used to strike fear in your cubicle neighbor’s heart. Guard your office, guard your room, guard your computer. Here are 17 USB…

  • The Future Sounds Like This: 10 Magnificently Modern Musical Instruments

    Mike
    17 Nov 2009 | 12:24 pm
    The study of musical instruments (’organology’ – no, really) is the study of the human condition. Every culture is defined by its own distinctive set of trills, whistles, parps, honks and beats, and every corner of the world has evolved its own location-specific indigenous instrument to renew a sense of cultural identity through noisy self-expression. And instruments evolve – never more so than now, in the midst of a technological revolution that has opened up entirely new ways to make music. So settle back and compose yourself as we look at ten new instruments that…
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  • Bamboo(zle): Folding Dining Chairs + Room Divider Design

    d0rn0b
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    There is something almost creepy about the stealth with which these folding chairs convert into a flat and inconspicuous three-panel bamboo screen; decorative shoji-style space divider one moment – tall-back dining-room-worthy set of chairs the next. A wooden frame serves as structural reinforcement for the lighter-weight panels, which in turn slide and slot between positions to make the transformation process smooth and simple. Designer Daniel Milchtein Peltsverger may yet have a few functionality issues to resolve but the idea seems sound (and the material is sustainable as well). Of…

  • Tiny Camper-Trailer Converts into Huge Mobile Motorhome

    d0rn0b
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Good building design, to paraphrase, can hide inside very small structures. At first glance it looks just like a full-sized luxury motor home – but the illusion of a large solid volume of spaces comes from a temporary tent-like structure. This layered enclosure folds out of a remarkably sleek, compact and modern-looking trailer attachment many times smaller than the full-scale living-and-dining area that it can convert into. It is aptly named Opera, perhaps for its visual similarity to the famous music hall in Sydney, by designer Axel Enthoven. Built-in cabinetry, hardwood floors, two…

  • Seat Back, Rocker On: Modern Curved-Wood Rocking Chair

    d0rn0b
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm
    Maybe more than any other kind of chair, rockers have certain cultural associations as a furniture type – they are traditionally ornate, featuring turned-wood elements and many pieces cut and fit into one another along mortise-and-tenon conventions. From the narrow profile to the swooping lines and plywood styling, this is anything but your ordinary rocking chair design. And yes, this design rocks. Made of skinny layers of maple and walnut to accent its curves, each bend is clean, crisp and minimal in this somewhat non-traditional approach to rocking chair construction. Moreover, the…

  • Cool DIY Design Idea: Big Modular Blocks to Make Furniture

    d0rn0b
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Like LEGOs come to life, it was only a matter of time until somehow thought (literally) big about how to apply similar principles at the scale of real people – modular pieces to make furniture for actual human use. The result? A fantastic set of custom building-block modules for space-saving furniture that you can transform at will made from a combination of soft, hard, transparent and opaque parts that can be reused essentially forever. To be fair: these are colorful, creative and interactive … though anything but cheap. Fortunately, it does not seem to take many to build…

  • Real-Life 3D Wallpaper: Off-the-Wall Room Decorating Idea

    d0rn0b
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:15 am
    Wallpaper is supposed to sit flat and blend into the background – a simple decorative surface over otherwise bare walls. Colors and patterns of traditional wallpapering types inform the rhythms of this offbeat design idea but are just the beginning of a unique alternative to boring old wall coverings. A standard stripe pattern ‘lifts up’ from the floor and folds into a series of functional shelving spaces for books and other odds and ends – there is even a ‘blank’ space below where, conceptually, the wallpaper was moved to accommodate this…
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  • Massive Collection of Over 1,300 Free Icon Sets

    admin
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:20 pm
    Okay, I admit it.  I am a compulsive collector of free icons (and some paid ones).  Just always have to have one more set for the arsenal, and I have been known to stockpile.  What you have here is a list of some beautiful icon sets and many posts that have collections of icons for social media, web functions and applications.  All told there are over 1300 sets of free icons for you to bookmark or download.  Some of the compilations repeat sets, but I didn’t eliminate them if they had some unique sets that were worth noting. Think of these sets as a good excuse to download a few…

  • Recommendation

    admin
    12 Nov 2009 | 9:10 pm
    “I have worked personally with Customized Marketing on two separate websites now (Joggers Life & Letters to My Body) and she has also helped me with side projects along the way.  We’ve been working together for about a year at this point. I have been nothing but amazed by her dedication, timeliness, and genuine care for my needs and goals.  She always has great input for me that goes well beyond just the site design.  She is very helpful with ways to improve my sites, and has always been able to provide me with  resources outside of my own knowledge base.  She even…

  • Deals and Steals (Coupons and Sales)

    admin
    24 Oct 2009 | 1:46 pm
    Today appears to be a good day for great savings on some of our favorite things. Great deal on Woo Themes. As usual, get 2 wordpress themes for the price of 1.  Now you can also get 25% off using coupon code “ROCKSTAR” FREE Shoemoneyx course! The best way to learn about blogging, monetizing, etc.  Only available until 10/30/09, then access is discontinued.  Be sure to sign up now. Brand New iMacs at $100 off.  They sure are beautiful and the new specs are awesome! Enjoy!

  • Obsessed With Circa

    admin
    11 Oct 2009 | 7:50 pm
    I am so addicted to Circa notebooks.  Levenger’s Circa series lets you totally customize your notebook in letter, junior and compact sizes. You can order a $40 sampler set which gives you a letter size setup and more plus a $40 gift card to pick the products you like (so the sampler is free).  A suggestion is to use the card to get the compact grid 300 page refill for $9.95 (regularly $38) and starter kits in all sizes.  Try these coupons. If you are fortunate enough to live near a Levenger Store, they have workshops that show you how to assemble and they give you a free sample.  I…

  • 50% Off WordPress Videos – Limited Time Offer

    admin
    22 Sep 2009 | 6:04 am
    LIMITED TIME OFFER!!!!  50% OFF The Wordpress Video Series with 46 videos is now available here only for 50% off using the orange button.   This is a limited time offer. Nearly 5 HOURS of step-by-step video training! And don’t worry, no geeky tech talk! Just simple guided videos. 46 WordPress training videos, including: - Registering a domain name, getting web hosting and changing nameservers. - Using FileZilla FTP. - Installing WordPress manually and automatically. - How to create new content, add images etc. - How to install and manage plugins and themes. - How to Use WordPress Widgets…
 
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  • Light Cube sucks juice from Sun to glow up your inte

    sara
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:08 am
    “Light Cube" by Korean designer Joo Wan-Jin is a mood lamp that recharges itself during the day to glow up your interiors nightime. The reason why it recharges just daytime is that it’s solar powered. Designed with the aim to hint people toward contributing the environmental problem, the Light Cube charges the portable electronic devices like hand phone, MP3 all using the solar energy efficiently.4 Vote(s)

  • a4Invaded Spacea4 by Adam Richardson

    MikeGusto
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am
    Photographer Adam Richardson and his latest project called ‘Invaded Space’ add an humor and irony to the concept of war. By super-imposing the iconic C64 figures onto war photography, the actual fight gets a new character. Adam Richardson is from Manchester, England, where he works as a photographer, graphic designer and art director.2 Vote(s)

  • A Bit Cross

    Stilsucht
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am
    With its combination of symbolical and practical strength, it’s hard to think of a situation where this pendant would not have you covered. The bits sizes are based on actual screwing bits, including an IKEA standard tool and can be used for light jobs.4 Vote(s)

  • Rotterdam Market Hall by MVRDV

    Vernonmac
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am
    Construction has begun on a combined residential project and market hall in Rotterdam.2 Vote(s)

  • Otaku Magazine Vol. 6: The End of the World

    otakumag
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:50 am
    We are glad to announce the launch of the new Otaku Magazine issue, which has the theme “THE END OF THE WORLD" and encompasses various themes, from Godzilla and Gundam, to otaku survival methods.2 Vote(s)
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  • Paxton the Garden Robot in the Grass

    HerArtSheLoves
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:05 pm
    Patina Paxton is ready to take over guarding your garden, so tell the gnomes to pack their bags!1 Vote(s)

  • When Grown Men Cry (13 Famous Actors)

    mymodernmet
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am
    What do grown men look like when they cry? Photographer Sam Taylor-Wood handpicked some of Hollywood's leading film actors and took fascinating portraits of them as they bared their emo side and shed some tears.1 Vote(s)

  • Typotheque T-Shirts: Catherine Zask

    core
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:46 am
    Catherine Zask used Indian ink and with rough gestural brushstrokes spelled the name "TYPOTHEQUE". The simplicity and brutal power of black and white makes this type composition an intriguing and powerful image.1 Vote(s)

  • Air conditioning curtain freshensup your home

    sara
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:28 am
    Fresco di lana by Laura Boffi is one latest innovation in the field of curtain designing. An air conditioning curtain is made up of the wool felt from native sheep in Sardinia, Italy. What’s different about this air conditioning carpet is as the name says providing fresh cool air within the room. To keep the curtain wet, the water is pumped from the tank placed below. The wool curtain in front of open windows / doors does the hot air filtering thereby through the evaporative cooling and freshening the air as it enters the house. Also, the wet felt provides you with the place to grow plants…

  • Photography by Dietmar Busse

    dc1421
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:05 pm
    Dietmar Busse is a New York City based Photographer, whose art speaks for itself. His work is unique, inspiring, and completely worth checking out.1 Vote(s)
 
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  • Light Cube sucks juice from Sun to glow up your inte

    sara
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:08 am
    “Light Cube" by Korean designer Joo Wan-Jin is a mood lamp that recharges itself during the day to glow up your interiors nightime. The reason why it recharges just daytime is that it’s solar powered. Designed with the aim to hint people toward contributing the environmental problem, the Light Cube charges the portable electronic devices like hand phone, MP3 all using the solar energy efficiently.4 Vote(s)

  • a4Invaded Spacea4 by Adam Richardson

    MikeGusto
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am
    Photographer Adam Richardson and his latest project called ‘Invaded Space’ add an humor and irony to the concept of war. By super-imposing the iconic C64 figures onto war photography, the actual fight gets a new character. Adam Richardson is from Manchester, England, where he works as a photographer, graphic designer and art director.2 Vote(s)

  • A Bit Cross

    Stilsucht
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am
    With its combination of symbolical and practical strength, it’s hard to think of a situation where this pendant would not have you covered. The bits sizes are based on actual screwing bits, including an IKEA standard tool and can be used for light jobs.4 Vote(s)

  • Rotterdam Market Hall by MVRDV

    Vernonmac
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am
    Construction has begun on a combined residential project and market hall in Rotterdam.2 Vote(s)

  • Otaku Magazine Vol. 6: The End of the World

    otakumag
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:50 am
    We are glad to announce the launch of the new Otaku Magazine issue, which has the theme “THE END OF THE WORLD" and encompasses various themes, from Godzilla and Gundam, to otaku survival methods.2 Vote(s)
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    Six Revisions

  • Create the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Type in Photoshop

    Jacob Gube
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm
    In this step by step tutorial, you’ll learn how to recreate the modern/futuristic text effect in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game using some simple Adobe Photoshop techniques. You’ll learn two text effects in this tutorial. With the recent release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a popular and record-breaking video game, we thought it would be a fun activity to show you how to remake the text used in the game’s logo. In this tutorial, you’ll learn two text effect techniques, both featured in the video game. Final Result This is what our work will look when…

  • 10 Free and High-Res Grungy Wood Textures

    Jacob Gube
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:58 pm
    Here are 10 high quality wooden textures that you can use in your design projects free of charge. Each texture file is extremely large-scale at 3,872px x 2,592px so that you can use them in many types of projects, large or small. Preview Here is a preview of them. Click on their title or image to go to their Flickr pages where you can download various sizes. Alternatively, you may wish to browse the Six Revisions Grungy Wood texture set on Flickr. Grungy Wood 01 Grungy Wood 02 Grungy Wood 03 Grungy Wood 04 Grungy Wood 05 Grungy Wood 06 Grungy Wood 07 Grungy Wood 08 Grungy Wood 09 Grungy Wood…

  • How to Design a Band Website Layout in Photoshop

    Jacob Gube
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:54 am
    In this tutorial, you’ll learn step-by-step how to design an awesome band website that any rock and roller would be proud to call their own. The theme is grungy and worn-and-torn and we’ll use a handful of freebies along the way. Final Result Clicking on the image below to see a full-scale version of the band website we’ll be creating. Create the Photoshop document 1 Start out by opening a new document in Photoshop, 1200 pixels wide by 1000 pixels tall. 2 Then drag your guides from the Ruler (press Ctrl/Cmd + R if you don’t see your rulers) so that the middle content…

  • 10 Definitive Tips for Writing Captivating Emails

    Jacob Gube
    17 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Emails are a great way to reach people, to keep reminding them that your site still exists and that they really should keep checking you out. After all, the people who receive your emails should already be familiar with you, they will have opted to receive emails from you, but now you have to make sure they pay attention to what you’re sending them. But, you should keep in mind that every email list is different. You should see what works for your readers and avoid what I call the Amazon effect: just because it works for someone else doesn’t mean it’s right for you and your…

  • How to Use Retro Colors in Your Designs

    Jacob Gube
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Retro colors are a great way to give your website an older/vintage feel; it can give your design a little something different from the regular fully saturated colors that you see often in modern-themed designs. This article is both a showcase of retro-colored themes in existing web designs, as well as a tutorial on how to achieve retro colors using Adobe Photoshop (you’ll learn about five different techniques). Retro colors in web design Before we delve into using retro colors, first let’s peek at some existing web designs that use retro/vintage colors really well. Kitschen Sink…
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  • Protractor Doorwedges

    katie
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am
    If you’re into angles, you might be into these Protractor Doorwedges by Offcut Design. Each doorwedge has a protractor graphic illustrating their randomly selected 12° angle. Also available directly through Offcut Design’s website (though you have to email).

  • New Lamp by the.

    kris
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:57 am
    We posted some work by “the.” before–they have a smallish portfolio of really clever work and they’re worth checking out. This particular lamp would look amazing on my bedside table. However, the -$1200 would not look good in my bank account. Construction: Laser cut translucent white acrylic with cool-white fluorescent bulb Dimensions: H 16″ x W 6.5″ x L 9″

  • Strut 70″ Work Table

    katie
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Here’s a sort-of-affordable glass table with an interesting wood base. ‘Sort-of-affordable’ in this case means there’s no comma in the price tag. Glass top floats on dramatically angled shesham wood legs with a matte walnut stain. Crossbar support connects the base with striking stainless steel hardware that’s an integral part of the design. Seats four if using as a dining table. 70″Wx34″Dx30″H Also available, not shown: Strut 36″ Glass Top Table, $499.00

  • Jug and Measuring Spoon

    katie
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:19 am
    Well, take a look at this kitchen contraption. A double duty item, this ‘jug’ is a carafe or pitcher when not in use as a measuring device. Could be a handy sort of thing for making mixed drinks in bulk (for a few friends… or for yourself after a very bad day at work). Jug and measuring spoon for liquid measuring. Spoon is printed with a scale of measurement. Read the measurement off the spoon when it is placed in the jug with the contents. The spoon has ounces and milliliters on it… Jug may also be used separately as a carafe or pitcher. Measures up to 1000 ml or 32…

  • Karate Kid Clipboard

    katie
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:58 am
    Two wooden parts held together with a rubber band make this unusual clipboard. The lack of metal makes it look a little more warm and friendly than traditional office supply clipboards, don’t you think? Designed by Simon Donald for spunique. Bands may vary in colour.
 
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  • Black Friday Deals on Home Goods

    Nykia Spradley
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Typically I try to avoid Black Friday at all costs, but this year I'm considering braving the shopping elements and taking advantage of the deals.Considering the economic climate, both shoppers and retailers are looking for ways to recover a bit from the rough year. If there is an item that you've been itching to buy, now may be the time to get it. Stores will be vigorously slashing prices and consumers are ready to cash in on them. The key to surviving Black Friday is to go in with a plan, so I've compiled the list below (with the help of FatWallet.com), of this year's must…

  • Streamline Your Holiday Card Mailing Process

    ErinDoland
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    I'm the strange person who likes to take care of holiday cards the weekend after Thanksgiving. Experience has taught me that if I don't do it early in the holiday season, they just won't get done. As a result, I'm already cleaning up my mailing list and figuring out how many cards I need to purchase. Here is one organized way to get your holiday cards into the mailbox before March 2010: Have a digital address book: I use a Mac computer and Address Book is part of the basic operating system. If you're on a PC and use Windows, the Contacts list in Outlook does the same thing. Over the course of…

  • Do You Bring a Hostess Gift to Thanksgiving?

    KristinAppenbrink
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:48 pm
    Since I won't be traveling home for Thanksgiving this year, a friend's family has generously invited me to spend it with them. My mother raised me better than to ever show up empty handed to a gathering, but I'm a little bit stumped on Thanksgiving. It's not technically a potluck, since my only contribution will be pies. (I'll be making the Gingery Apple Crumb Pie and the Bourbon and Orange Pecan Pie from our November 2009 issue.) And I will of course bring a bottle or two of wine. But I need your advice on whether or not I should be bringing a traditional hostess gift.

  • Skinnyskinny: Organic Bath & Body

    HollyBecker
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:52 am
    For the next six weeks or so, I'm going to be popping in on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week as usual but with a twist -- I will highlight fab things for gift giving. So let's get started, shall we? Have you heard of skinnyskinny organic bath and body products in Brooklyn? They are my new favorite shop because of their organic goodies -- like lavender eucalyptus soap wrapped in pretty paper. Once you try a bar of their soap you won't be able to stop lathering and oooing and ahhhing -- just like an Herbal Essences commercial. Only you will be using something on your body that…

  • Holiday Décor: When do you start decorating?

    Nykia Spradley
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    I came home last week to a nice surprise. There were two small plants at the top of my stoop covered in festive red bows. It had my mom's name written all over it. She'd come over while I was at work and set them up. I was the perfect starting point to my holiday decorating. Usually I'm scrambling a week or two before Christmas to pull it all together, but this year I have been determined to get an earlier start. Even though it was two week before Thanksgiving, my mom's gesture was the perfect push toward an early holiday high. While Christmas is more than a month away, and my…
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  • Victorinox Recycled Ripstop Down Vest

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm
    Keep yourself warm and your conscience clear with the Victorinox Recycled Ripstop Down Vest ($200). Made with a shiny recycled polyester outer, down fill, and nylon lining, this close-fitting quilted...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

  • Pop-Up Flea

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:09 pm
    Get handsome with new and used goods at this weekend's Pop-Up Flea in NYC. On hand will be specials from the likes of Billykirk, Alexander West, Gitman Brothers, Rogues Gallery,...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

  • Nespresso CitiZ

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:24 am
    Grown tired of the lines at your local Starbucks, or simply tired of paying for it? Check out the Nespresso CitiZ ($350). For the cost of around 100 coffee shop...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

  • Star Trek

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:11 am
    Leave it to LOST and Alias mastermind J.J. Abrams to reboot one of sci-fi's most beloved franchises without too much bitching from the diehard Trekkies. Star Trek ($13-$20) was easily...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

  • Under Armour Key Pocket ColdGear Gloves

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:48 am
    Made from nylon, polyester, and spandex, the wind- and waterproof Under Armour Key Pocket ColdGear Gloves ($35) are ready to keep your hands warm and your small valuables secure. They...Visit Uncrate for the full post.
 
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  • Marimekko Tuuli Pillow Case

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:40 am
    We're not about to pretend that all of our pillows match very well - which is probably because we have more of them than there are pillowcases in any normal...Visit Outblush for the full post.

  • Ginette_NY Mini Milky Disc Necklace

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    This highly unusual piece of jewelry leaves us guessing what the 'right' way to wear it is. This Ginette_NY Mini Milky Disc Necklace ($635) is a great two-charmed necklace that...Visit Outblush for the full post.

  • E.L.F. Candy Shop Lip Tins in Frosting Fanatic

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:25 am
    We keep those who lip lock with us coming back for more by dabbing on E.L.F.'s Candy Shop Lip Tins in Frosting Fanatic ($2). We love the delicious taste of...Visit Outblush for the full post.

  • Kova & T Wolfy Blouse

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am
    The Kova & T Wolfy Blouse ($160) is a great throw-on piece that will make you look pulled together in a fancy boho way. The cute frilly detailing on the...Visit Outblush for the full post.

  • Charlotte Ronson Zip Skirt

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am
    We love the multicolored Aztec pattern on this Charlotte Ronson Zip Skirt ($130) because we can pretty much get away with wearing it with nearly everything! A cute denim jacket,...Visit Outblush for the full post.
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  • Today, 11.21.09

    Design Observer
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:53 am
    Each morning, before starting work, I spend 30 minutes looking for images that are beautiful, funny, absurd and inspiring. Here's TODAY.

  • Aspen Design Summit: Initial Report

    Design Observer
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:31 am
    Initial report on the 2009 Aspen Design Summit, sponsored by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute.

  • Urban Crude

    Design Observer
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:33 am
    An online gallery extracted from Urban Crude, an exhibition created by the Center for Land Use Interpretation, documenting the metropolitan petroscape of Los Angeles.

  • Our Design Decade

    Design Observer
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am
    Mimi Zeiger reviews Design USA, which opened last month at the Cooper-Hewitt, marking ten years of the National Design Awards program.

  • Paul Schuitema Collection

    Design Observer
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:40 am
    This remarkable collection of graphic design is from the Dutch designer Paul Schuitema.
 
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  • Circles of influence

    Diego Rodriguez
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:34 pm
    As is her way, Rosabeth Moss Kanter has written an essay which not only hits the the nail on the head, but then knocks it clear though to the other side.  Talking about leadership and power in our connected world, she crisply articulates what it means to exert gravitational pull as opposed to hierarchical power.  Here's an excerpt:Today, people with power and influence derive their power from their centrality within self-organizing networks that might or might not correspond to any plan on the part of designated leaders. Organization structure in vanguard companies involves…

  • metacool Thought of the Day

    Diego Rodriguez
    16 Nov 2009 | 8:14 pm
    "I'm not sure what a fairy tale is. In terms of the fact that taking something which was on its knees and almost finished, and arriving where we have today is for me an exceptional experience. Just seeing the resolve of people who didn't give up. They were facing being put out on the street and we said 'we don't know what's going to happen but we need your support because if it can happen, without your support, we won't be in a position to do it. And they just did."- Ross Brawn

  • Principles 1 & 2 at work: Sam Martin on man spaces

    Diego Rodriguez
    12 Nov 2009 | 10:32 am
    I really like this talk by Sam Martin about "man spaces".  Same came up with this really interesting talk by putting Principles 1 and 2 to work: Experience the world instead of talking abou experiencing the world See and hear with the mind of a child His talk isn't the kind of thing you could whip up out of one's imagination alone, but it does depend on his intellect to synthesize the wonderful narrative we hear above.  Taking the time to get out in to the world, and then having the ability to see clearly, are two keys to bringing great stuff to life.Great presentation…

  • A tribute to friends and friendship

    Diego Rodriguez
    8 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm
    At the end of the film Truth in 24, Howden Haynes (race winner Tom Kristensen's race engineer) admits that his team's victory has left him emotionally numb: he's not elated, he's not sad, he's just kind of there, hovering above his elated peers, not able to experience everything you'd expect him to be feeling after having guided his drivers to an underdog victory over the course of 24 grueling hours at Le Mans.  I've seen the movie many times (it's my favorite bit of in-flight entertainment), but I could never quite understand why Haynes reacted that…

  • Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness

    Diego Rodriguez
    31 Oct 2009 | 3:29 pm
    Finally got me a proper racing helmet!  A boyhood dream come true.Many thanks to everyone who helped me pick the right one and get it set up with graphics: Jeff, Katie, Gerry, Diem, David, and Helen.And I'd like to thank my sponsors, blah blah blah blah metacool.
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  • Tech Hurdles: Internet solution for the mobile church.

    jeremyscheller
    5 Nov 2009 | 12:27 pm
    The Sanctuary meets in a Minneapolis Public School. We’ve long had the desire to move our kids’ check-in system to the web-based system that comes with Fellowship One (Our church management software). Internet access has always been a hurdle. The school isn’t able to allow us to use their network. They also aren’t able to let us install our own line. So, we’ve had to come up with a new solution. That’s where the Novatel 2200 comes into play. We’re going to be using this handy little device on the Verizon network to give us internet access for our 3…

  • Trade As One.

    jeremyscheller
    28 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am
    Hmmm… What if a solution to our problem is a solution to someone else’s problem? Well then, we should solve it… This is a great reminder of the importance of Fair Trade. Thanks to @neerajmehta for posting.

  • Quite possibly the most well-designed app to hit the iPhone

    jeremyscheller
    21 Oct 2009 | 11:57 am
    I’m a bit of a foodie. That’s no secret. My foodie hero is Jamie Oliver. The Brit chef is trying to convert the world back to home-cooking with real, fresh ingredients. So when his new iPhone app launched last week, I jumped to check it out. Despite the hefty price tag ($7.99 US), I still downloaded it immediately. Later, I found out that this wasn’t much to pay for what I got. Here’s a few features of the app: It’s essentially a cookbook. There’s 50 “20 Minute Meals” (My first one took about 45 minutes, but I’ll get there.) It’s a…

  • Solar Decathlon: Great Impact with Less Impact.

    jeremyscheller
    9 Oct 2009 | 9:05 am
    Every two years, 20 architecture, design and building teams descend on the Mall in Washington DC to display new concepts of solar-powered homes in the Solar Decathlon sponsored by the US Department of Energy. The purpose of the event is really to raise awareness and to raise the bar of inspiration and innovation around building Zero Energy Homes. No matter where you land on the issues regarding climate change, from a truly pragmatic perspective, I think there are a number of things we can all agree on: Getting energy from completely natural sources is a good thing. The cost of the wind and…

  • Don’t turn your back on your audience…

    jeremyscheller
    1 Oct 2009 | 8:02 am
    Thinking about Kem Meyer’s Social Media breakout at the Innovate Conference last week. I started blogging and entering the social media world about 4-5 years ago. Honestly, I haven’t thought much about you the reader. Realistically, I’ve been thinking about myself. My passions, my quirkiness, my nerdiness, my self-absorbtion. Kem challenged the room to consider their primary audience in the realm of social media and to not forget about their secondary audience. As I reflect over the last few years, here’s where I think my audience is (feel free to tell me I’m…
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  • weekly wrap up + typographical dessert cookbook

    grace
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    i can’t think of a better way to wrap up the week- and our food day- at d*s than with this beautiful new typographical dessert cookbook from amanda woodward at woodward design. based in edmonton, amanda and her team created a limited edition typographical dessert cookbook that will be printed at the end of this month. there are eight recipes inside, each one with a fun typographical spin (the fonts are listed and sourced as well). you can pick up a copy right here at etsy for $20. thanks, amanda!living in: national velvetwe like it wild: thanksgiving arrangement using ingredients from…

  • cookbook reviews with kristina: sweet tooth

    grace
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    So you’ve looked at Joy’s recipe and are ready to indulge your sweet tooth- so this week’s cookbooks are all about baking. It’s what I do the most of at home; my refrigerator is full of wrapped sections of cake (quarters for a tube pan, halves for a loaf) labeled with the type of desert and the book it came from. My husband has a very easy time every few days just going and pulling out what he’d like to have for breakfast or with his tea. The past few weeks, the second freezer drawer has enjoyed goodies from these three books below- I hope you’ll enjoy them…

  • in the kitchen with: oh joy!

    grace
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Joy is one of my favorite people to follow on Twitter since she moved to San Diego from Philadelphia. She has been sharing her new sunny lifestyle with her followers, in between launch parties (her own!), quick food adventures, and of course updates to her Oh Joy! blog. Joy brought us a fab recipe for little pizzas in the early days of the In the Kitchen With column. This week she’s back for a sweet recipe for one of her recent cravings in Southern California — Frozen yogurt and mochi! Even if it’s not warm and sunny where you are, I hope you’ll try this or be inspired…

  • small measures with ashley: practicing gratitude

    grace
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Several years ago, one lazy Saturday afternoon, I headed to a nearby book store, grabbed a stack of cookbooks, my favorite interior design & cooking magazines, and a hot, frothy cappuccino and settled comfortably into a café chair for a lazy, idle sip and read. I’d been sitting there for some time, lost inside the pages of some beautifully photographed book, when I suddenly felt the presence of someone standing directly beside me. I looked up to see a man holding a plate with a brownie on it. He placed the plate in front of me, said “This is for having the best eyeglasses in the…

  • yellena james + schoolhouse electric

    grace
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    during one of my crazy all-nighters from this weekend (a book deadline= no sleep) i found myself on the schoolhouse electric co. site sourcing a piece for one of the home tours. when i saw these beautiful illustrated pieces i wondered who they were by and wrote a note to check on it later. so i was thrilled to hear from artist yellena james this week because she’s the artist behind that series! yellena recently finished this collaborative project with schoolhouse electric co. as part of their first ever “artist series” collection. yellena’s shade designs, stretto and…
 
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    Design Sojourn

  • Notefolio folder by Poketo

    DT
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    I’m a man who loves his folders. Every since I started school, I always had a little fetish for those Japanese made frosted Polypropylene folders, especially those with refillable pages. I’m not sure why, but I guess it was probably the unusually silky but rough texture or the crispness of the plastic. However I could not, for the life of me, figure out why they were so expensive! I eventually did move on to Filofaxes and leather binders (my printed portfolio lives in one!). However the simplicity of a piece of a folded sheet meant that I never strayed far from plastic or paper folders.

  • The ICSID Congress 09 is less than a Week Away!

    DT
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:15 am
    This post went out a little later than I expected, but I just wanted to remind all of you that the Icsid congress 2009 is but a less than a week away! If you are not planning on going, you can keep up to date with the action as I will be Tweeting live from the congress at my @designsojourn or the official ICSID congress @design2050 Twitter accounts. By the way if you can’t up with my Tweets, don’t worry as you can search out the #icsid09 hashtag so that you can review the Tweets later at your leisure! I will also do a full congress write up either at the end of each day or if not at…

  • How Japanese Culture influences their Designs

    DT
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:41 am
    I stumbled over a really interesting interview of Kenya Hara by Oliver Reichenstein from iA or information architects. This interview was part of a New York Times feature on a new fad in the US, making Japanese Bento boxes. Kenya explains that Japanese culture has a craftsman inspired sense of aesthetic that is so focused that they miss the impact of the bigger picture. The craftman’s spirit, I think, imbues people with a sense of beauty, as in elaboration, delicacy, care, simplicity (words I often use). Obviously, this also applies to bento-making and the pride people take in making them…

  • Minimalism, Simplicity, and our Complex Needs

    DT
    13 Nov 2009 | 9:01 am
    A few weeks ago, I pinged on my Twitter Stream: “I have been musing if simplicity is overrated. Humans are inherently complex creatures. What do you think”? I got a few responses mostly disagreeing with my thoughts, with many people suggesting that we need simplicity in our overly complex world. However, the responses had not fully convinced me as I had a few nagging thoughts over this Simplicity issue. I think there is a lot more to this discussion, more than about “just making things simple and easy to use”. Why are some objects simple and easy to use but end up limited and…

  • Foster Sustainable Behaviors through Fun

    DT
    11 Nov 2009 | 7:28 am
    Piano Staircase: ”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do? See the results here. This video really made me smile. It was created by The Fun Theory an initiative by Volkswagen “…dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely…
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    A(nother) renovation blog

  • We moved in a year ago!

    kaybar007
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:12 am
    Happy anniversary gravy, got you on my mii-i-ind! (Musical reference, Little River Band FYI). Yup, a whole year has passed. And despite all the hiccups and dramas, when you compare how this house looked when we first exchanged contracts to how it looks now, I have to admit, I am pretty chuffed with how it's turned out. Here's a bunch of before and after shots for your perusal.At top shows how

  • Boiler progression

    kaybar007
    17 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm
    Img from vaillant.co.ukUnless you're about to replace your own boiler I can't imagine that this post will be very interesting, but here goes. Rob managed to negotiate the plumber down by £240 by sourcing the boiler off t'internet. This meant that we'd have a new boiler and water storage tank installed for around £2,260.The date was agreed with the plumber for this Thursday as the boiler was

  • Great minds think alike

    kaybar007
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm
    Img courtesy of FlickrAs soon as I have a weekend at home I will photograph all the things in the house that we've yet to sort out. The last three weekends have been spent in various parts of the English countryside - kicking autumnal leaves and drinking litres of delicious wine. Hopefully I can make some time this coming weekend.Until then here's a lovely white kitchen which features a dash of

  • Good light for photos

    kaybar007
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:28 pm
    So far we've had one plumber come round to quote for the new boiler. We used to live next door to his parents, and he did the boiler at our flat. Top bloke. It's been a week and a half so we're hoping the quote is imminent. The other plumber I contacted didn't show up and I'm having trouble getting a recommendation for anyone else (if you happen to have a reliable boiler oriented plumber's

  • Cabinet stop gap

    kaybar007
    19 Oct 2009 | 1:43 pm
    Another Friday night at Ikea. We must be getting pretty good at it now as we don't fight any more. Partly due to knowing all the short cuts around the store, but also learning the tricks - such as eating first, parking near the lifts where you exit from rather than near the entrance and making a list.On this trip we bought the two metal cabinets mentioned in an earlier post, and two plastic trays
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    DesignM.ag

  • 10 Questions with Jonathan Longnecker of FortySeven Media

    Steven Snell
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm
    I recently had the opportunity to interview Jonathan Longnecker of FortySeven Media to get some insight into his process and his life as a designer. I think you’ll find some inspiration and helpful advice in Jonathan’s responses. In case you are not familiar with his work, Jonathan is a co-founder of FortySeven Media with his partner Nate Croft. You’ll see some examples of their work in this post, or you can visit their portfolio. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got started with design? Sure! This is a pretty fun story, actually. Nate and I met…

  • 10 Passive Marketing Opportunities for Freelancers

    Steven Snell
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:39 pm
    Freelance designers are faced with the challenge of constantly finding new work and converting inquiries into paying clients. There are plenty of different ways that you can market your services, but sometimes the most effective ways involve passive marketing. In this article we will be looking at ten different ways you can passively market your services to potential clients. This includes some methods that involve work up front and then little to no work to continue marketing your services, as well as some methods that are passive in the sense that you are not actively pursuing clients or…

  • 15 ThunderBird Addons for Better Organization and Efficiency

    Steven Snell
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:05 pm
    Mozilla’s Thunderbird is a popular email application that is used by many freelancers and designers. Like Firefox, one of the great things about Thunderbird is the ability to extend it with a wide range of add-ons that are available. In this post we’ll highlight 15 that are likely to be appreciated by designers and developers who are looking to improve their efficiency. QuickFolders Keeping your inbox organized can be a major challenge when you’re getting tons of email every day, but it’s important for making the most efficient use of your time and for staying on top…

  • 35 Fresh & Outstanding Portfolio Websites for Your Design Inspiration

    Steven Snell
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:38 pm
    Portfolio websites are often a great source of design inspiration. All designers want to have a portfolio that does an effective job of showcasing their work and helping to bring in new clients. In the past we have published a few collections of portfolio websites, and here is the latest edition. The sites showcased in this post have been featured at our gallery of portfolio sites, Folio Focus. For more inspiration from portfolio sites see: 101 Awesome Portfolio Sites 50 Excellent Designer Portfolio Sites 30 More Portfolio Sites for Your Inspiration Seventy7 31Three Medicon Media Jonah Levine…

  • 10 Questions with Rob Morris of Digitalmash

    Steven Snell
    12 Nov 2009 | 1:48 pm
    I recently had the opportunity to interview Rob Morris of Digitalmash. You may be familiar with Rob’s work, particularly his portfolio site which has been featured in countless design galleries and blog posts. Rob is a very talented designer and I hope you get something valuable out of the conversation in this interview. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do? My name’s Rob Morris. I design stuff under the moniker Digitalmash. I do most graphic design stuff, but the biggest chunk of what I do goes to web-based work. Your portfolio site has been included in a…
 
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    The Best Part

  • Ben Frost

    19 Nov 2009 | 6:32 pm
    Ben Frost opens his newest show "Lost In The Supermarket" Thursday November 26 at Boutwell Draper Gallery in Sydney, and from the looks of the catalogue, it's going to be pretty amazing.

  • Ski Cap Candles

    19 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    A brilliantly whimsical idea, Anthropologie's Ski Cap candles "Recall chairlift rides and snow-covered trails."

  • Poster of the Day

    19 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pm

  • Ashley Gilbertson

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:15 pm
    Photographer Ashley Gilbertson has been shooting in Iraq since 2002, covering the conflict from pre-occupation through the surge of 2008, compiling many of these amazing shots in his book Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: A Photographer's Chronicle of the Iraq War.

  • Morag Myerscough

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pm
    Incredible body of work from Morag Myerscough of Studio Myerscough.
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    Arkitip Intel

  • Felipe Lima

    Arkitip Studio
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:06 pm
    Besides working on our Chronicles and Curated project videos, our resident videographer and all around digital media guru Felipe Lima has been gradually been updating his personal portfolio. Still not sure how we feel about grandpa’s video though…

  • Skate or Cry

    Damon Way
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm
    Tashen is just over a year old and already obsessed with a skateboard, which he refers to as a “gaikey”… it must be in his blood or something.

  • Past couple days…..

    Undefeated World of Sport
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:39 am
    I found and recieved a few items recently…..excited to share….. Was in Sausalito Ca and stopped at Heath Pottery….. Best Coffee-Blue Bottle Coffee co….. Best Mug to drink it out of-Heath Pottery Black collection….. Digging threw a antique store found these crazy old Redd Foxx records….. Then my friend Hiroki sends me the sickest man travel bag ever…..

  • Music Pick 0034

    Damon Way
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am
    Band: Wooden Shjips Album: Dos Sampler 1:01 Motorbike Sampler 2:04 Aquarian Time Sampler 3:05 Fallin’ A great local SF band casting light on the faint under current of the experimental psychedelia movement… an ode to the 80’s drone gods Spacemen 3 and later Loop. The vocals have a similar quality to that of Suicide while hints of Lungfish can be found buried deep in the repetition. Enjoy.

  • Huntington Gardens

    Scott A. Sant' Angelo
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:39 am
    One of my favorite places to get lost almost anytime of the year.
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    KN | Kitsune Noir

  • Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No.015

    Bobby
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:04 am
    Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No.015 Click here to download It’s Friday! This week’s Mixcast is both fun and kind of silly. It’s fun because there’s a theme, which about oceans, beaches, water, surfing and those kinds of things. The reason is because I’ve noticed that a lot of bands these days are taking their names and titles of songs/albums from these sorts of themes. For the past 10 years or so it was animals, but I think that’s starting to change… The reason the mix is silly is that I honestly don’t know a lot about these bands, they’re all…

  • Martin Scott-Jupp

    Bobby
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:44 am
    “These photographs document several of the various types of mould which can be found growing on your average loaf of bread, given enough time and neglect.” So says Martin Scott-Jupp, the photographer behind these amazing photos. They’re from a series called Colony featuring the beauty and wonder you can find in decaying matter and growing fungi. If you weren’t told that these were molds you probably wouldn’t have ever known, thinking they were some kind of tiny flowers or a set of miniatures shot in a sort of tilt shift way. Who know something so gross could be…

  • ‘Heaven Can Wait’ by Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Bobby
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:27 am
    Charlotte Gainsbourg’s new album seems to be shaping up nicely, especially now that I’ve heard her new song Heaven Can Wait. Beck, who produced her upcoming album IRM, is also featured on this track and the two of them sound pretty great together. But it’s funny because it’s not only the song, the video is equally creative and amazing. It was directed by Keith Schofied whom also did the video for BPA’s Toe Jam, where the people make fun shapes out of the censor bars. I’ve watched this video like 10 times now and I”m still catching new things.

  • 15 Uses For Newsprint

    Bobby
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:17 am
    I received an email earlier today from Mr. Josh Cochran letting me know that him and his studio mates have created a fun little project called 15 Uses For Newsprint. It’s like a little newspaper filled with art on one side and tips for what you can do with it if you happen to get sick of it, like writing a ransom note, wraping a fish or covering a hole in a wall to escape jail. The artists participating are San Weber, Jillian Tamaki, Leif Parsons, Jessica Hische, Chris Silas Neal, Ted McGrath, Grady McFerring, Rachel Salomon, Gilbert Ford, Jennifer Daniel, Alex Eben Meyer, Zach…

  • Albert Exergian

    Bobby
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm
    I was browsing through FFFFound when I came across the work of Albert Exergian, who might have the coolest middle ages/King Arthur sounding name ever. What I found him through was his Popular TV Shows Poster Series but what really caught my eye was this short series he did around Mathematics. Yet again I’m writing about math concepts that I don’t really understand, but when you visualize them like this, kind of like Michæl Paukner does, it’s pretty awesome. This makes me hate math a fraction less. Bobby
 
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    Core77

  • "Ultimate Factories" excerpt: Inside Ikea

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:12 am
    We'd love to see the introduction of a television program about industrial design that isn't an annoying reality show, but until that day comes, we'll happily settle for National Geographic's awesome "Ultimate Factories." Check out this excerpt from their inside look at an Ikea factory, where we can see what makes the LACK table so rigid: board-on-frame technology, similar to what's inside hollow-core doors. It's one thing to understand the technology, which is not that complicated; but it's super-cool to see it being cranked out at the factory. (more...)

  • Daily Design Snacks

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    A bite-sized list of what's happenin' now: the vineyard gazette The Greenest Home in America property week Architect wins King's Cross design competition for converted gasholder ny times regional NYC's MetroCard gets one-word art dna india Nokia design manager Jonne Harju on "Dialing up intelligent design" dexigner For up-and-coming designers, 50 Free Registrations for the Red Dot Award Product Design 2010 design korea Design Korea 2009 exhibition/conference opens Dec. 1 (more...)

  • Coroflot Design Job of the Day: Industrial Designer, Ziba Design, San Diego, California

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am
    Industrial Designer Level IIZiba DesignSan Diego, California We are looking for an Industrial Designer level II to join our San Diego, California Product Development team. This position is responsible for driving conceptual industrial design and for the hands-on design process. This position leads design teams and personally develops design solutions to meet client needs, operating from a variety of specific, and occasionally open-ended or ill-defined, parameters. The person in this position may take a lead role in facilitating the creative process, may have lead responsibility for small…

  • SCAD Students' Water-Saving Designs

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:20 am
    ID students at the Savannah College of Art & Design are currently engaged in a hands-on project with local relevance: Helping a nearby vacation destination, Tybee Island, reduce its water consumption to preserve a local aquifer. Vacationers flocking to Tybee's beaches have already found their beachside showers turned off, as the island undergoes a government-mandated reduction of water usage by 44,000 gallons a day. To that end, SCAD students are devising systems to meet Tybee's needs using rainwater, bamboo, and even Astroturf: Casper Krouse, a senior in industrial design, showed off a…

  • Singapore's design push

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:39 am
    I love the titling of the sub-sectors of Singapore's rigidly-defined design sectors: "Placemaking" (environments design, architecture), "Objectmaking" (industrial, product, and fashion design), "Imagemaking" (graphics, visual communications and advertising design). Singapore takes design seriously, as evidenced not only by its forthcoming Singapore Design Festival, but by the fact that The government here is supporting the design sector. For example, the Design For Enterprises initiative is a $12 million collaboration to help Singapore enterprises tap the creativity and design expertise of…
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    Presentation Zen

  • Using Kuler to create color themes

    Garr
    1 Nov 2009 | 5:21 am
    Although scores of good books on color theory have been written — many even for non-designers — most working professionals just do not have the time to delve deeply into a study of the complexities of using color. The good news is that there are online resources that can help you create harmonious color themes without requiring advance knowledge in color theory. There are a few really good online resources such as ColorSchemer and Colourlovers, but my personal favorite is Kuler. Kuler is a web-based color tool from Adobe that has thousands of community-generated color themes from which…

  • Presentación Zen: Por fin! La versión en español ya está disponible

    Garr
    28 Oct 2009 | 10:04 pm
    I'm happy to announce that the Presentation Zen book is finally available in Spanish. The book follows the same design and layout as the original English version. Spanish was the most requested translation so we're delighted that it is finally on sale. I'm not sure exactly where you can get the book in your area, but here is info on the Pearson Educación website. Above: A photo of the front and back covers.The Presentation Zen DVD on Amazon and elsewhere also includes Spanish (and Japanese and English) subtitles. Thanks to everyone at Pearson for their hard work and to everyone across the…

  • The art of control without controlling, doing without doing

    Garr
    26 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am
    As a leader — in business, education, or design — how much control do you need? How much can you give up? Is control even the right word? Is it possible to lead without leading? Here is a great TED talk that will get you thinking that has applications for leaders of all types. Former conductor Itay Talgam today runs workshops to help people develop a musician's sense of collaboration, and a conductor's sense of leadership. In this excellent talk at TED Oxford, Itay touches on the art of creating perfect harmony without saying a word by showing the unique styles of six great 20th-century…

  • Tokonoma and the art of the focal point

    Garr
    20 Oct 2009 | 7:14 am
    Every good design needs a focal point. This goes for the design of interior living spaces as well. In many Western homes, the mantel place in the living room is often a focal point from which other interior design elements are added in a more or less symmetrical fashion. In traditional Japanese homes or modern homes containing a washitsu (Japanese-style room) it is the Tokonoma (床の間) that serves as the subtle focal point for the interior. The tokonoma (lit: floor/bed + space) is a raised alcove in which Japanese art such as a hanging scroll (Kakemono) or a flower arrangement is…

  • Sumi-e, color, and the art of less

    Garr
    5 Oct 2009 | 11:00 pm
    A fundamental design and life lesson from the Zen arts is to never use more when less will do. This goes for the use of color as well. The problem with most slide presentations is not that visuals contain too few colors, it's that they contain too many. A common practice is to use several different vivid hues (colors) in presentation slides when even a single hue in various shades or tints would have been more effective. The ancient art of Japanese brush painting called Sumi-e (墨絵) provides a powerful lesson concerning the use of color, communication, and restraints. Sumi-e was brought to…
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    Decor8 Daily Updates

  • Happy Weekend!

    decor8
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:29 am
    It’s Friday and time for me to wish you well and thank you for joining me this week on decor8. It’s nearly 2:30 p.m. here and I try to sign off midday on Fridays each week in a quest to become more balanced — plus the weather is gorgeous and will be this way until Monday so I hope to get a lot done including another trip out to IKEA, a visit to the flea market, and my friend is having a shopping event on her street with other indie sellers so I plan to visit that too. AND I need to get my hair cut, it’s a giant monster and my morning bed head is so extreme that if I…

  • FRYD + Design

    decor8
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:10 am
    Before I wrap up for the week, I simply must share a very lovely blogger and peeks of her home in Norway! I first heard about FRYD + Design this morning when BoligLiv sent an email showing some of the new content that they just posted on their site. Immediately my eyes were drawn to Jeanette Lunde of FRYD + Design, a graphic designer and blogger in Norway and thankfully for most of us, who writes her blog in English. Jeanette’s world is such a sweet escape so I invite you to get lost with me today in her dreamy Norwegian wonderland. All these photographs were taken by her of her…

  • Sacred Lotus Photography

    decor8
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:37 am
    Have you heard of photographer and blogger Nicolle Null of Sacred Lotus Photography in Portland, Oregon? She lives and works there with her husband Chris and their little boy and is working hard to become a full-time photographer supporting herself through her work. It’s a tough market and a competitive field, but I have great faith in Nicolle and that she’ll be able to sail along just fine because well… just look at soft and graceful work, how can she not succeed? Especially with all of us supporting her! Shooting with either a vintage polaroid sx-70 using 600 & 779…

  • Simplemente Blanco: New Studio!

    decor8
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:01 am
    Would you like to take a little studio tour with me for a moment? You will enjoy it, I promise. This is the new studio space of a talented friend in Boston, Fernanda Bourlet, a native of Buenos Aires with a sensibility for all things modern, natural, neutral and of course with a nod to her culture and relaxed lifestyle in Argentina. She recently moved from a few blocks over to this open space in the South End on Thayer Street and spent a month renovating it from top to bottom — literally speaking. She painted the floors, had to completely rewire the place with electricity, install new…

  • Talk It Out

    decor8
    19 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm
    Ready for this week’s talk it out topic? I’ve been reading a lot lately about designers who are online and how they often compare their work to others and feel overwhelmed by all that they see. I guess this is called inspiration overload. Comparing your work to others can go from a natural curiosity to a full blown obsession causing stress, emotional and health problems, not to mention a bad mood and lack of motivation to do your own good work. I occasionally feel overwhelmed by all that I see online, but it doesn’t impact me or my mood because I have learned how to just…
 
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    TheDieline.com: Package Design

  • Pantone Potato Chips

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:25 am
    A great concept every designer can appreciate!Via Thoughtful

  • 5 Minute Candle

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am
    "How clever and cute are these? Perfect for celebrating happy, spontaneous moments and sharing memories with those around you. Designed to look like an ordinary book of matches but inside are 10 small candles. Candles can be lit as attached or you can break them off to put on a birthday cake or a cupcake. Carry them with you to celebrate someone’s birthday, engagement, or for an instant candle light dinner with your love. You’ll get 4 different books in different colors of pink, yellow, green, blue, in a pack."Designed and sold by Poketo.Via Packaging World

  • Heinz Baby Food

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:11 am
    "In the Heinz Baby Food portfolio, the Cans play an important role delivering wholesome, convenient baby food. Creating 'Hero' characters from the keystone involes Mum and Child alike whilst utilizing colour-ways from the Hero brand reinforces Heinz can food heritage and credentials."Designed by Cowan.Via Packagings of the World

  • Before & After: Bavaria

    Salih Kucukaga
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:19 am
    Via: Brand New

  • Happy and Sweet Calendar

    Salih Kucukaga
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
    "Happy and Sweet Calendar" 2010 Pre-order is now available! Designed by Greek studio Kanella."More images after the jump.Via: Packaging World
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    information aesthetics

  • Google Image Swirl: Visually Clustering Similar Images Together

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:37 am
    Google Image Swirl [googlelabs.com] is an experimental feature in Google Labs which is based on new computer vision research to cluster similar images into representative groups in a visual, exploratory interface. For example, for an "apple" query, images of the fruit appears next to many products or logos of Macintosh. Users can then click on any thumbnail and a cluster of images will "swirl" into view. Other examples include keywords like car or Eiffel tower. Via The Official Google Blog and Thnkx Andrew! See also Google Wonder Wheel, Google Similar Images, Google Fusion, Google Timeline…

  • Marshall IDX: Comparing the Popularity of Words in the Media

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:12 am
    The web portal Marshall IDX [marshallindex.com] tracks the historical popularity of words used by several thousand media sources, from months to just down to seconds ago. It aims to go beyond counting search queries to bring more transparency and understanding of the impact of news, advertisement, trends, and terms to its users. The so-called "Marshall Index" is expressed by a number: 1 point represents 1 million individuals that got in touch with a particular term in a 24 hours time window. For example, if one searches for the word 'Olympics', the service will calculate an index based on how…

  • Request for Help: Acquisition Security Related Policies & Issuances Chart

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    The graph Acquisition Security Related Policies & Issuances Chart (acq.osd.mil, PDF version) by the Office of the Director, Defence Research and Engineering is meant to increase the awareness of existing policies, in order to improve compliance, and to get policymakers to reflect about writing "one more policy" now that they are able to observe the huge existing "heap" they actually contribute to. The chart's designers are interested in your constructive feedback to make it better (and maybe help your country at the same time?). The chart organizes acquisition security policies and guidance…

  • Tokyo versus Cairo: Comparing Obama's Foreign Policy Speeches

    17 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am
    Tokio | Cairo [blprnt.com] is a novel visual text comparison tool, which enables the discovery the similarities and differences between Obama's famous open address to the Muslim world, given in July at the University of Cairo, and his recent speech delivered at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Several keywords were shared, such as 'America', 'world', 'common', 'human', 'responsibility'. At the far extremes, the speech in Cairo was about 'Islam', about 'Palestinians', about 'peace', 'faith', and 'communities'. The Tokyo address was about 'China', 'North Korea', 'security', 'agreement' and 'growth'.

  • Visualizar'09: Second Day of Seminars

    16 Nov 2009 | 7:12 pm
    Friday, November 14, was the 2nd day of seminar at Visualizar'09. See our previous post about its Kick-Off. Xavier Alonso presented data404, a collection of sources of public information. In the following talk, Jan-Christoph Zoels discussed on how data visualization can influence public behavior towards more sustainable attitudes. Jan presented several visualizations developed by Experientia within the context of the c_life project, which was the winner of the low2no design competition. He explained the importance of visualization in the process and in the final interface design of the…
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    Chris Wallace // Designer&Developer

  • This One’s for Dad

    Chris
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:16 am
    With the launch of my latest theme, Aperturious, I knew this one was going to be difficult. This is the first theme I’ve released since my dad passed away suddenly one week ago today. When he died, I quickly began to realize dealing with it involves a lot of difficult firsts. First time going to church without him there. First time having Christmas without him. First time for everything. For my first theme released without him, I am dedicating it to my dad. He was a great man. I know he’s being taken care of where he went and I can’t wait to meet him there. I love…

  • Aperturious

    Chris
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:22 am
    Aperturious is a flexible, highly-configurable, gorgeous WordPress theme with the ability to choose between 3 unique designs and 3 different layouts! Learn More and Purchase Buy theme at ThemeForest ($25) View Demo View Screenshots Three Awesomely Designed Color Schemes It may be tough to choose, but this theme comes with three color schemes to choose from, two light and one dark themes. Three Layout Options Choose between a left sidebar, right sidebar or no sidebar for a Tumblr-style blog. Video-Ready with Simple Video Embedder Simply install the amazing Simple Video Embedder…

  • Tuesday Freebie: Aperture Desktop Wallpaper

    Chris
    19 Oct 2009 | 8:54 pm
    To promote the release of the highly-anticipated Aperture WordPress theme, one of the most flexible and beautiful themes in the known world,  I went ahead and put together a desktop background for your downloading pleasure. Go ahead, tell your friends. Download Pick your resolution and enjoy. Make sure to right-click and save as… otherwise it will open up in a nice lightbox window. 2560×1600 2048×1152 1920×1200 1650×1050 1600×1200 1440×900 1400×1050 1280×960 1280×800 1024×768

  • Monday Freebie: Vector Scale Icon

    Chris
    18 Oct 2009 | 6:28 pm
    Because it’s Monday and because I like you, I am releasing a vector scale icon that comes with 4 PNG icons in 512×512, 256×256, 128×128, and 64×64 and a PSD that has a smart object Illustrator file that can be edited for your needs (CS4 compatible). Click on the image above to see the sizes of the PNG versions. If you do happen to use the icon for anything, please do let me know, I’d love to see where you use it. Download the Scale Icon (.zip) Scale Icon by Chris Wallace is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Based…

  • Dealing with a Design Ripoff: 5 Simple Steps

    Chris
    14 Oct 2009 | 8:53 pm
    One of the cardinal sins in the design community is stealing someone’s work and calling it your own. About a month ago, a good friend notified me that his site and portfolio were completely ripped off by a guy he found on ThemeForest. The guy basically took his entire portfolio, slapped a new logo on it, and uploaded it to his domain. My friend was distraught about the whole situation and had no idea what to do. As a Christian, he wanted to help the person, and wasn’t sure what the best approach would be. Obviously, he wanted to get the stolen portfolio taken down. At the same…
 
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  • Seeding the City

    James David Morgan
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:08 pm
    Seeding the City, another in an impressive line of Eve Mosher’s large-scale, socially-concerned public projects, functions as a sort of modular green roof installation. Small garden plots, sized 4′x4′ and marked by green flags, spread over the urban environment, joining NYC rooftops in a remedial network. Seeding the City sites across New York City can [...] Related posts:City from Below: Resisting Gentrification in the Creative CityOff to the City from Below Conference!City from Below Reportback

  • The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination’s “Operation Bike Block” Puts the Fun Between Your Legs

    James David Morgan
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:49 am
    C Words: Carbon, Climate, Capital, Culture – a two-month exhibition by artist-activist group PLATFORM and their collaborators is currently ongoing at Arnolfini. The show boasts seven new commissions, including The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination’s installation is open this week, in preparation for their upcoming workshops. What’s more, the Lab is treating the commission as a space to [...] Related posts:In the Footnotes of Library Angels: A Bi(bli)ography of Insurrectionary ImaginationDyke Action Machine! puts Lesbianism to Work with DAM Inc.Close Encounters 2:…

  • Cultural Geography and Place Based Problem-Solving

    James David Morgan
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:41 pm
    Our friends at the Design Center for Social Intervention (DS4SI) have released a paper for social justice activists, enumerating ten distinct points where cultural activism can supplement policy-oriented organizing efforts.  Working with the idea of cultural geography, the Studio recommends that practitioners work with “a wide variety of constituencies” to determine “a description of the [...] Related posts:Antipode’s Best Of: Forty Years of Radical GeographyWithout You I Am Nothing: Cultural Democracy from Providence and ChicagoLAND/ART: A Collaborative Exploration…

  • Call for Submissions: Groundswell Seeks Crisis Folklore

    James David Morgan
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:51 am
    The Groundswell Collective would like to announce its intention to create a print journal. For the past three years we have been covering critical cultural production at the crossroads of arts and activism. As our work has progressed it has become it apparent that it is time for our organization as a whole to progress, [...] Related posts:Call for Submissions: Immigration Journeys Jukebox ProjectDesigning Interventions for the Future Ecologies of the Big Apple at Crisis ModesDancing the Crisis Away: En Medio Parties in Barcelona’s Unemployment Office

  • They Are All Our Daughters! / Todas Son Nuestras Hijas!

    James David Morgan
    13 Nov 2009 | 10:33 am
    In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Toward Women and Girls, five SF Bay Area artist/activist groups are staging a public multi-arts performance, including appearances by Judy Grahn, MamaCoAtl, SF Mayor Mayor Gavin Newsom, and Nina Serrano, among others. Image source. They Are All Our Daughters! / Todas Son Nuestras Hijas! is [...] Related posts:EveryBody!: Visual Resistance in Feminist Health Movements, 1969-2009Arts + Activism Convergence at Tufts, Call for ProposalsGroundswell Weekly Review: July 26 – August 1, 2009
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  • Need a simple portfolio solution?

    chuck
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:31 pm
    Here's another good way to show off you work. I suppose you could use it as a primary destination, or as a way of boosting your visibility by offering an alternative source. In any case, Carbonmade offers both free and paid versions. An example portfolio for copywriter Kathleen Honey (nice stuff)... Carbonmade features... Visit the Ideabook.com Store  |  Subscribe to the newsletter

  • Meet illustrator Kathryn Rathke

    chuck
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm
    Wow, what a gift for lyrical lines. Example 1... Example 2... Example 3... Kathryn Rathke's site... Visit the Ideabook.com Store  |  Subscribe to the newsletter

  • Create your next web site with most of the work already done

    chuck
    16 Nov 2009 | 3:33 pm
    I wish other things worked like the web. In many cases it provides lots of value for very little money. Wouldn't it be nice, for example, if you could buy a years worth of chocolate cake for the cost of a cupcake? Well that's roughly the equivalent of an offer I stumbled across today. As of a couple of days ago, you can hire Khoi Vinh, Design Director for NYTimes.com, and WordPress authority Allan Cole to design the underlying structure of you web site for a grand total of $45. Not $45 per hour--$45 period. How? By purchasing the WordPress theme/template they took a year to develop. Is it…

  • The science of creativity

    chuck
    13 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm
    My interest in the aspects of graphic design that can be "proved" continues to grow. By "proved" I mean visual and informational structures that are actually based on some type underlying formula. I thought this article was particularly intriguing: "The mathematics behind the Droste effect." It poses that when M.C. Escher drew his Print Gallery, he was, without realizing it, following a rather complex mathematical formula. It reminded me of our discussion a few months ago about whether there exists some type of "design DNA" that we do not yet understand. Seb Przd's conformal mapping…

  • Building your web on the 960 grid

    chuck
    11 Nov 2009 | 4:47 pm
    Stephen Bau has created a terrific collection of commonly used web elements built on Nathan Smith's 960 pixel grid system. As he explains it, "I have been looking for a means of rapidly developing interactive prototypes for our site designs at Domain7. So I have been building a library of commonly used HTML elements, combining these with CSS for typography and layout, and adding some basic effects available from popular JavaScript libraries." Even if you don't use the code, the page itself will get you thinking about elements you might want to include in your design. If you are unfamiliar…
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    DesignBoston

  • .designSalon Holiday Sale*

    Gradon
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:18 am
    Looking to get a start on your holiday shopping, but want to get something a little more special than what’s available at the big box stores? You’re in luck: The Design Salon, the group of Boston-based professional women designers, is hosting its 2nd annual holiday sale. Browse from a curated selection of goods and rub elbows with the designers. Of nearly 50 submissions by Design Salon members, “The Salon” jury picked the following 19 exhibitors: JHill Design Stonehouse Studio Etcetera Media Albertine Press Angela Liguori Jill Rosenwald Flauxy Jill Bent Tess &…

  • .getto the Point – a Studio Opening*

    Gradon
    13 Nov 2009 | 9:25 pm
    Last night, Christopher and I met up at South Station after work, then walked across the channel to get to the Point. “Get to the Point”, as it was named, was a party to celebrate the opening of a new studio shared by four local designers: Jill Rosenwald, Jennifer Hill of JHill Design, Jessica Sutton of Jessica Sutton Graphic Design, and Lawrence McRae of Switch. The space is an expansive loft on Congress st, a remnant to Fort Point’s history as the oldest artists’ community in Boston. Their particular unit has it’s own infamous recent history in the area –…

  • .windowShopping Design Research*

    Gradon
    7 Nov 2009 | 10:17 pm
    Earlier today, I was in Harvard Square with Christopher and DesignKid. Christopher says, “Let’s go to Design Research.” I object, noting that D/R closed over 30 years ago. “Hm, you’ll see,” comments Christopher. We walk down to 48 Brattle St — lo and behold, there’s Design Research, in all its Mid-Century Modernist glory. Until this year it was a Crate and Barrel — the first C&B in Massachusetts, in fact. But before that, from 1969 – 1978, was the headquarters for Design Research. Founded in 1953 by architect Ben Thompson,…

  • .pinkcommaWelcomes Hometta*

    Gradon
    20 Oct 2009 | 8:36 am
    Houston, TX-based modern home plan company Hometta is on tour, and they’ve just hit Boston. Currently showing at the Pickcomma Gallery, “Welcome Hometta” showcases the young company’s innovative approach to design delivery: Hometta is a web-based modern home plan company offering small, sustainable home designs from internationally recognized architecture and design studios. The company is committed to making design accessible and affordable to a large cross-section of prospective homeowners. Unlike traditional stock plan companies, Hometta partners with progressive…

  • .squatSale at Vessel*

    Christopher
    7 Oct 2009 | 7:58 pm
 
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  • Ted Noten’s 3D Printed Jewellery

    Duann
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:08 pm
    Haunted by 36 Women Many types of women have inspired Ted Noten in making his new series of work. Assemblages, rings, necklaces, bracelets and brooches in many different colors, materials and sizes are the result of a one year survey through the world of women. Featuring: the Fashionista, the Icecream Girl and the Femme Fatale. These assemblages are translated into jewels by 3d printing technique. During Design Miami, Atelier Ted Noten presented his first 3d printed jewellery in 24 krt. gold in a live show where the buyer can decide himself at what point in the design process he wanted to…

  • Muji & Lego Together at Last

    Duann
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am
    Danish vs Japanese Design, Again The Japanese retail brand MUJI and Danish toy staple LEGO have teamed up to develop a set of 4 different boxes. Inside those boxes you’ll find the classic LEGO bricks but also a few sheets of paper. Now get your MUJI hole punch out of the third drawer down in your desk and hey presto, you’ve got MUGO or LEJI…. Buy yours here (I guess) via today and tomorrow

  • Square Polygon Answers All Your 3D Questions

    Duann
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:02 am
    Square Polygon is a is a collaboratively edited question and answer site for anything related to 3d modeling, 3d stock and visualization. Unlike forums where answers to questions get buried under pages of responses and hundreds of threads Square Polygon makes sure that the best answers surface to the top so they are clear to follow and easy to find. Everything is editable, just like a wiki. Square Polygon is focused on the 3d community, questions about 3d modeling, 3d stock, visualization and post production. If you use 3D Studio Max, Maya, Zbrush, Sketchup, Rhino, Photoshop or any other 3d…

  • Blogger at Large: American Safari

    Kristen Turner
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    the beauty of a cardboard beast I recently visited Yellowstone National Park for the first time, and wildlife was definitely one of the highlights. Those of you who saw the National Park documentary will know how much Yellowstone founder Theodore Roosevelt loved the wildlife and loved to hunt it just as much. Teddy is not alone in wanting a buck head above his mantle. In fact, my favorite interior design trend of today is the revival of the taxidermied creature as decor. But hunting isn’t what it was in the early 20th century, and there’s now a catch 22 to displaying a beautiful…

  • Enoki’s Stitch Rug/Wall Hanging

    Duann
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:52 am
    A Stitch in Soup saves Nine??? Adelaide based design firm Enoki started designing A range of oneoff’s rugs in 2000 from 100% NZ wool. Enoki wanted to take this a step further…. In 2008 Judd + Susanna (Enoki) came up with the idea and imagery that has become ‘SOUP’. A series of alphabet symbols designed to be applied on a range of media. In a group brainstorming session – the desire arose to hand make rugs – using recycled materials was the main inspiration behind embroidering the ‘SOUP’ images onto recycled cotton carpet underlays manufactured…
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  • When the Mayor Can’t be Found

    Mitch Brisebois
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm
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  • Ottawa Photo Wall

    Jobe Roberts
    21 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm
    This Cooliris Firefox plugin will let you surf photos on your hard drive just like the above.  It’s like by far the best way to visually browse my stuff.  I’ll have to craft an iTunes library viewer with this. Plurk This Post Buzz This Post Facebook

  • Apple Winning the Mashable Wars

    Jobe Roberts
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:10 pm
    Hopefully by the time you read this, you will be able to download your iTunes play-list as an XML file then embed an interactive Flash animation that displays your songs on your Facebook page or website.  Um, you probably won’t get this mashable app from Apple, but instead from some clever basement developer doing it for fun.  The embedded application could perhaps look something like this picture (but actually work).  Would it play the songs?  Perhaps not, most likely it could simply bunt you into the iTunes store where you could listen to part of the song and buy it if you like…

  • Social Media Marketing: Lunchables kicks it up a notch

    Mitch Brisebois
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:23 pm
    Everyone knows Kraft is a food powerhouse. It’s very media savvy. It’s also very innovative with its social media marketing campaigns. The Lunch Notes Promise is absolutely tear-jerking brilliance. From the Lunchables site, a parent creates a note intended for their child’s lunchbox. Something like “You’ll do great at show and tell” or ” Hope you behave yourself during detention” or “good luk on yur speling test taday”. That kind of thing. For every note created, Kraft donates one Lunchable to a school lunch program. You also get a…

  • Amazon’s Improv Comedy: Witty reviews of really stupid products

    Mitch Brisebois
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:54 pm
    When a product is poorly designed or conceived, online consumer reviews shoot to the heart of the issues. A couple years ago, we highlighted the rage erupting on Amazon’s review pages towards fake-psychologist-hack-author Cooper Lawrence. If Amazon had “trending topics” for its review section, the item listed as a Laptop Steering Wheel Desk would be top ranked this week! It’s a viral sensation: Funny People Against Driving Distractions. The product deserves the attention – the $25 “desktop” hooks onto your steering wheel to form a stand for your…
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    Wise Elephant: Design and Influence

  • How do you define “Local?”

    This note on how to define "local," especially when it comes to marketing, is pulled from a LinkedIn discussion I'm taking part in here: LINK. We need new words to cover these intricacies. The historic "local" is defined by proximity. The associative local is defined by relationship. My reading of the ...

  • Trend Analysis: The Lace Economy

    We are now entering the Lace Economy (exiting the Web + Bubble Economy). The Lace Economy is both a fine-tuning of our networks and relationships, and a demand for services and products that are well crafted, genuine, and trend towards supporting the local and regional. Fine Tuning: New networks are being amassed through ...

  • Jeffrey Fiterman, Photographer (via Agency Access)

    Client: Jeffrey Fiterman, via our relationship with Agency Access Wise Elephant has a great partnership with Agency Access, a marketing services vendor for creative professionals. Agency Access offers our telephone follow-up call service to compound the results of their clients' email and print campaigns. Jeffrey Fiterman (a commercial photographer with Fashion, ...

  • re: The Auditors, Blog

    Client: re: The Auditors Francine McKenna, a freelance financial writer with leadership tenure at the big audit houses (PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG Consulting, BearingPoint, JP Morgan, and Jefferson Wells/Manpowerthe) is the author and owner of the blog re: The Auditors. Ms. McKenna originally approached us to assist her with moving her blog from ...

  • O’Fit Personal Training Studio

    Client: O'Fit Personal Training Studio O'Fit, a specialized personal training studio founded by former Indianapolis Pacers trainer Tom Jennings, asked Wise Elephant to help to solidify their branding and marketing messages while ramping-up their blogging and direct marketing. We introduced O'Fit to new strategies (including social media) while rooting them to ...
 
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  • Live webcast of Design for Usability Symposium

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    10 Nov 2009 | 4:42 am
    The Design for Usability Symposium of November 12 will be viewable via a live webcast. It will remain online afterwards as well. The symposium starts at 9:30 am CET (GMT+1).Your chance to see inspiring presentations by Gerrit van der Veer (President of ACM SIGCHI), Cees van Dok (frog design Europe), Abbie Vanhoutte and Robert Eijlander (Océ) and yours truly.The symposium is fully booked, though you can still sign up and try your luck on the standby list or watch the webcast in an adjoining room if everyone does show up.

  • Comparing iPhone and Android application management

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am
    An intriguing comparison of the iPhone and Android UI paradigm for application access and management, by Luke Wroblewski. In the end, the within-product consistency that the iPhone offers seems to nudge him to a judgement somewhat in favor of the iPhone.I can’t help but wonder if the singular model Apple employs makes managing a set of mobile applications easier. Every app is accessed the same way and only open apps are running. Sure this is limiting in some ways (customization options, background processes) but empowering in others (clarity, control) at the same time.

  • PC owner, but actually an Apple fanboy

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    30 Oct 2009 | 12:27 am
    Saw the guy in the picture above on the train during my commute. He covered the original logo on what appears to be a Dell XPS laptop with an Apple sticker. Imagine being the product manager for that Dell laptop and then running into this guy. No fun. If people put stickers of your brand's logo over that of others to create the (very poor) illusion that they have a different product than they actually have, you are doing a good job. Apple: congratulations. If people put stickers of another brand's logo over yours, you should worry. They've got no love for you. Dell: maybe you should look into…

  • Why tablet PCs have failed and will fail

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    25 Oct 2009 | 2:56 am
    In this article in Design Issues design historian Paul Atkinson presents an insightful, amusing and at times depressing analysis of the rise and fall of the tablet computer, from the early pen computing of the RAND tablet, via the Momenta Pentop, to the inevitable Apple Newton Messagepad.Technological or social challenge?An interesting aspect of the article is that Atkinson analyses the issue from both the social constructivist and the technology determinism perspective. Social constructivists suggest that a complex range of factors are involved in the success of products, and that social…

  • Nov.12: Design for Usability Symposium

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    12 Oct 2009 | 8:54 am
    On November 12, World Usability Day, the Design for Usability symposium on usability for professional and consumer electronics will take place in Delft. The event targets usability and design professionals as well as academics. The morning program features state of the art lectures on usability and design:Gerrit van der Veer (president of CHI): Designing for a moving target - from functionality to usability to experienceCees van Dok (creative director frog design Europe): The challenges in interaction design for consumer and professional electronicsAbbie Vanhoutte and Robert Eijlander…
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  • Happy Weekend!

    Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:05 am
    Yesterday I took an epic road trip (by myself!) from Knoxville to Chicago. I went to college in Chicago, but what brings me here is my best girlfriend. We met at nursery school when we were four years old! She tells me that her first memory of me was when I taught her how to color “in the lines.” Can you imagine? Mr. D stayed behind in the South for a few days of mountain biking in Asheville, North Carolina. Whatever the case, I am here to enjoy Anne and her sweet as pie daughter, Hannah. I might as well go soak up as much of them as I can while I am able, don’t you agree?

  • Hungarian Crystal Stemware {Yes, please!}

    Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am
    What am I doing “shopping” for crystal when I haven’t even completed the set of Baccarat I started?! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love our crystal pattern. But boy-oh-boy, have I got a problem with loving crystal and collectables! I have to admit that this blue Hungarian Crystal Stemware has currently got my full attention. Quick, will someone buy this set of Blue Crystal and let me live vicariously through you?

  • Peter’s Favorite Chicken Recipe {Luncheon Casserole!}

    Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:11 am
    I am not sure who “Peter” was, but I am sure that he had excellent taste in chicken casseroles! This recipe is one that I make out of my mama’s hand-written recipe book. As it is with all of her recipes, they are written in a very direct “to the point” manner. As bluntly as they may be written, her recipes are equally as tasty! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Peter’s Favorite Chicken Recipe: This dish is perfect served as a foil to the eggs and pancakes you might serve at brunch. Or whip it up for a ladies luncheon, serve it up with a nice green salad…

  • A woman obsessed {The Exposed Television}

    Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:35 am
    I have to be honest, I am sick and tired of seeing flat screen TV’s hanging on the wall. Worse yet, the one that is hung over the fireplace like it is some sort of work of art. Most often, the fireplace mantle is far too high to watch the Television properly anyway. To me, it looks silly and it’s a trend that I am looking forward to leaving buried in the past. I am obsessed with the idea that our “country home” be just that. A country home. No wires or modern elements sitting out and exposed for all to see. Is that nuts? Do we live in an age where wires and components…

  • Have you met my new BFF? {Roseland Greene}

    Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am
    Oh, so we’ve never actually met before. I just happened to stumble onto her blog over this past weekend. Cassie is just out there on the internet, posting beautiful images for all to see – I can’t help but feel like I have so much interior design inspiration to catch up on! Cassie doesn’t blog only about all things black. Oh, no Sir. There is plenty of “colorful” to go around for everyone. I just happened to fixate on her love for black. I am glad to see I am not the only one crushing on this trend. Oh, the word trend makes me cringe! Let’s call…
 
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    freshvintage

  • Found at a yard sale

    freshvintage
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    I think it involves a hacksaw and a bucket of lye.

  • Erin's Flea Market Finds

    freshvintage
    13 Nov 2009 | 11:29 am
    My damn little sister, Erin, is trying to outshine me in the "most awesomest vintage finds" competition. I thought I had her beat in my last blog post, but she is creeping up quickly. I think it might be time for her to start her own blog. It runs in the family, after all. Erin visited Jake's Flea Market in Barto, PA last weekend. I've only been there once, and had great luck. Erin lives closer, so she visits more frequently and always finds good (and cheap) stuff. It is definitely worth the drive, for those of you in the Philadelphia area. Here are the three things that she scored there:…

  • Barn Sale Bounty

    freshvintage
    10 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm
    A few weeks ago, I went to the moving sale of a woman who used to have frequent antique sales on her property near Media, PA. As soon as I walked into her barn, I couldn't stop smiling. If I had a bigger SUV, I would have bought it all. Everything was just my style, and the prices just couldn't be beat. I am just sorry that she is leaving the business, or else I would continue to buy from her!These were the first two things I fell in love with (and the only large pieces that would fit in my car) -  a waist-high wooden cubby shelf thingy and a tall flower display cart. Can't you picture it on…

  • Mini Vintage Fan, Cast Iron House Numbers & My Cash Register

    freshvintage
    27 Oct 2009 | 3:28 pm
    Chris and I took a trip to the outlet stores & antique shops around Lancaster, PA a few weeks ago. On the way, we went to a barn sale where we really got to dig. Most of it was real junk, but I did find the wooden caddy and the two fans there. I paid five dollars for those three things.Do you know what that adorable itsy bitsy baby fan was used for?If you guessed "a car", then you are absolutely right!It is a Trico Vacuum Fan that would clamp to a dashboard to defrost the windshield. It doesn't even have an electrical cord - it connects to the car engine using a vacuum tube that runs a…

  • Jam, Eggs, Majorettes and Hillbillies

    freshvintage
    21 Oct 2009 | 6:19 pm
    I am so far behind in sharing my finds. I've been rolling around in the $260 of virtual paypal money that I scored from those Batman Legos on eBay. It was less than my original estimate, but you will not hear me complaining. Instead of buying Finn a new set of (cheaper) Legos or a Nintendo DS game, we agreed that a subscription to the Lego Brickmasters club would be an excellent idea. For $39.99 plus shipping, he gets a new "exclusive" Lego set every two months for a year. Now we are all happy! (And a little richer.)Anyway, here are some finds from a few weeks ago. My big bargain that day was…
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    DesignNotes by Michael Surtees

  • Link Drop from November 9th to 20th, 2009

    michael
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:24 am
    The last couple of weeks have been quiet on the collection of sites for Link Drop. This time last week I only had a couple hence the two weeks between now and the last publishing. What I did find interesting with this set was that there was a lot of links about stories and narrative, a couple things that I haven’t posted much about. There was also a healthy dose of photo sites attached to media. Hopefully there’s some gems in here that you haven’t come across yet. Best, Michael 10 Years / 10 Learnings This post got a lot of traction this week from everything that I twetted.

  • In Appreciation of the Beef Chart Poster

    michael
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:27 pm
    Walking around Soho during lunch trying to figure out what I wanted to eat, I came across the above Wired Poster. There’s a new pop up store in the Meat Packing District and this is the poster from Wired letting anyone paying attention know. I’m not sure why, but I find the documentation of beef charts to be fascinating. Below are a couple more charts if you’re into that kind of thing from older posts…

  • I haz knowledge with webz and fontz

    michael
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:18 am
    When I posted about rental fonts, one of the first things I mentioned was “I’m probably going to be excommunicated from the “web community” for asking this”… I didn’t say design community, but “web community”. I see design in a very broad sense. Over the course of weeks, months and years on Design Notes I’ve tried to explore anything and everything with an attitude of “what can I learn from” experience and it’s relationship to design. It can be something misc. about graphic design to sharing my everyday walking experience to work in NYC. I also like…

  • Is Renting Fonts for a Website a Good Idea?

    michael
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:05 am
    I’m probably going to be excommunicated from the “web community” for asking this, but is it really a good idea to rent fonts for a website? There’s been a lot of positive talk recently about Typekit which allows for more aesthetically pleasing typefaces to be used on a website—though for a cost. My interpretation (which could be wrong) is that a person pays a monthly fee to have certain external files used to render specified typefaces on screen. Anything that allows for more options when choosing a typeface is a good idea right? My concern is what happens the month after I…

  • REVIEW COPY: We Feel Fine by Sep Kamvar and Jonathan Harris

    michael
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:29 am
    A subtitle for this review post could have alternatively been titled “I feel like we can learn a ton from this book”. We Feel Fine is the companion print piece to the site http://www.wefeelfine.org. When a person from a blog publishes the phrase “i feel” or “i am feeling”, We Feel Fine picks up the text and places the post info into their database. From there a person can use the site to filter the info in a number of unique ways. The accompanying book takes some of the more interesting themes that they’ve discovered. The book’s sections are broken into into the five…
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    House Enthusiast

  • Winter 2009 holiday house tours

    Katie Hutchison
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:28 am
    Recommended upcoming New England tours Gloucester Home for the Holidays Tour (Gloucester, MA) Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:00 am-4:00 pm Marblehead Holiday House Tour (Marblehead, MA) Saturday, December 5, 2009 10:00 am-4:00 pm and Sunday, December 6, 2009 noon-4:00 pm New Bedford Holiday House Tour (New Bedford, MA) Saturday, December 5, 2009 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Sunday, December 6, 2009 1:00 pm-5:00 pm Plymouth Holiday House Tour (Plymouth, MA) Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6, 2009 10:00 am-4:00 pm Christmas in Salem Legacy Tour (Salem, MA) Friday, December 4,…

  • Web neighbor: Living Well in Westchester and Fivecat Studio

    Katie Hutchison
    14 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm
    Sometimes great information is hiding in plain site.  I’ve been aware of Fivecat Studio in Pleasantville, New York for probably two years now.  They’re a residential architecture firm owned by husband-and-wife team: Mark R. LePage and Annmarie McCarthy, serving Westchester County (NY), Fairfield County (CT), and the lower Hudson River Valley.  They came to my attention via Mark’s blog Living Well in Westchester which is an informal and informative read about residential architecture within and beyond Fivecat’s stomping grounds.  It highlights…

  • KHS Photography at the Cinema Salem gallery

    Katie Hutchison
    9 Nov 2009 | 7:25 pm
    Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.Cinema Salem is hosting a Salem Arts Association show November 6 - 30, 2009.  Drop by to see some of my fine art photography and the work of five other new SAA artist members.  My limited edition photos are printed with archival ink on archival rag paper which has a deckled edge.  If you’re in town on Saturday, Nov. 14, join me at the artists’ reception from 4-7 pm.  Then grab a movie at Salem’s inspired independent movie house.  For art and film buffs, it’s…

  • Crane Estate Art Show & Sale

    Katie Hutchison
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:45 am
    Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.If you haven’t recently (or ever) visited Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, this is the weekend to do so.  The weather outlook is good, and there’s an Art Show & Sale in the Great House.  Visit this stunning Trustees of Reservations property to view more than 150 pieces of art which celebrate exquisite North Shore landscapes and landmarks.  Attend the Artists’ Reception on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 from 5-7 pm or take in the show on Nov. 7 & 8 from 10 am–4 pm. …

  • Design Snapshot: Entry porch essentials

    Katie Hutchison
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:10 am
    A pleasing entry needn’t be grand. This one, on a favorite house, offers entry essentials with grace, ease, and comfort. The integral shed roof, which extends from beneath dormer window sills, is just deep enough to provide shelter over a brick entry stoop.  White, wooden brackets and rafter tails modestly highlight the point of entrance.  Spare, white, wooden benches offer a place to rest a package or await a visitor.  High bench-backs double as guard rails and help frame the doorway.  Narrow sidelights provide a glimpse inside and of approaching guests…
 
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  • logo

    erin wilson
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:04 pm
    I commissioned Marta from Marta Writes to design and whip up some fancy schmancy logo's for some business stuff. It was really fun to work with her!Thoughts?

  • tie one on

    erin wilson
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:50 pm
    Yep. This is cute.Kate Spade

  • i've got a lot of living to do

    erin wilson
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:31 am
    pics from marthastewart.comI'm finally finished with a project I've been working on for our beloved Wizard, Tom McGowan as he will head out to join the San Fransisco cast in a few weeks. Now I can get to all of my Thanksgiving festivities! Here's a short list of things I plan to do....Watch A Charlie Brown ThanksgivingMake Pumpkin pancakes/wafflesWatch the Macy's Thanksgiving ParadePlan my trip to NYCWatch the Friends Thanksgiving episodes {love}Bake some pies :)Finalize my Christmas gift listPlan a sleepover with LibbyPrivate Screening with cast for New Moon {more on that}Hot Cider and some…

  • birdie in a basket

    erin wilson
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:34 am
    One of my all time fav breakfast foods is definitely what I call Birdie in a Basket.{I've heard it called, Egg in a Hole --bleh}I like mine with whole grain bread and jam.I had this morning for breakfast :)The Pioneer Woman gives a step by step HERE.

  • christmas colour

    erin wilson
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:07 am
    Love these alternative Christmas deco colours over ont Anna Spiro's ABT. So fresh!
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  • AIGA 2009 exhibition: 50 Books/50 Covers of 2008

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:43 pm
    "Since 1923, AIGA’s “50 Books/50 Covers” competition has recognized excellence in book design and production. This exhibition showcases selections from the “AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2008” competition, which aims to identify the best-designed books and book covers published in 2008..." The exhibition will run from December 10th 2009 through February 19th, 2010 at the AIGA National Design Center in New York City.

  • 10 dependable Back links analyzing sources for Link Building professionals

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:16 pm
    In link building, finding what anchor text is linking to a page or site is really a mind boggling task. But with back link analyzers it becomes quite handy for our link building professionals to gather their competitor’s links.

  • Runner-up

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:26 pm
    I learned this morning that I placed as a runner-up in the Anorak Magazine cover contest. I don't really do children's illustrations, so this was a nice departure from my normal work. The contest produced a lot of great art from all over the world, so I'm honored to have placed in such a high-profile international competition. Thank you Anorak!

  • Cross browser compliant HTML/CSS form download with PSD file

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:51 pm
    For download, a free HTML/CSS form that has been tested on all major browsers (on a Windows computer). Here is what the final form looks like (view live version here –

  • An interview w/ Ron Magliozzi, curator of Tim Burton retrospective at MOMA

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am
    "Cool Hunting had the pleasure of speaking with Magliozzi, Assistant Curator for MoMA's Department of Film, about the new show..."
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  • Ted Noten’s 3D Printed Jewellery

    Duann
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:08 pm
    Haunted by 36 Women Many types of women have inspired Ted Noten in making his new series of work. Assemblages, rings, necklaces, bracelets and brooches in many different colors, materials and sizes are the result of a one year survey through the world of women. Featuring: the Fashionista, the Icecream Girl and the Femme Fatale. These assemblages are translated into jewels by 3d printing technique. During Design Miami, Atelier Ted Noten presented his first 3d printed jewellery in 24 krt. gold in a live show where the buyer can decide himself at what point in the design process he wanted to…

  • Muji & Lego Together at Last

    Duann
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am
    Danish vs Japanese Design, Again The Japanese retail brand MUJI and Danish toy staple LEGO have teamed up to develop a set of 4 different boxes. Inside those boxes you’ll find the classic LEGO bricks but also a few sheets of paper. Now get your MUJI hole punch out of the third drawer down in your desk and hey presto, you’ve got MUGO or LEJI…. Buy yours here (I guess) via today and tomorrow

  • Square Polygon Answers All Your 3D Questions

    Duann
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:02 am
    Square Polygon is a is a collaboratively edited question and answer site for anything related to 3d modeling, 3d stock and visualization. Unlike forums where answers to questions get buried under pages of responses and hundreds of threads Square Polygon makes sure that the best answers surface to the top so they are clear to follow and easy to find. Everything is editable, just like a wiki. Square Polygon is focused on the 3d community, questions about 3d modeling, 3d stock, visualization and post production. If you use 3D Studio Max, Maya, Zbrush, Sketchup, Rhino, Photoshop or any other 3d…

  • Blogger at Large: American Safari

    Kristen Turner
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    the beauty of a cardboard beast I recently visited Yellowstone National Park for the first time, and wildlife was definitely one of the highlights. Those of you who saw the National Park documentary will know how much Yellowstone founder Theodore Roosevelt loved the wildlife and loved to hunt it just as much. Teddy is not alone in wanting a buck head above his mantle. In fact, my favorite interior design trend of today is the revival of the taxidermied creature as decor. But hunting isn’t what it was in the early 20th century, and there’s now a catch 22 to displaying a beautiful…

  • Enoki’s Stitch Rug/Wall Hanging

    Duann
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:52 am
    A Stitch in Soup saves Nine??? Adelaide based design firm Enoki started designing A range of oneoff’s rugs in 2000 from 100% NZ wool. Enoki wanted to take this a step further…. In 2008 Judd + Susanna (Enoki) came up with the idea and imagery that has become ‘SOUP’. A series of alphabet symbols designed to be applied on a range of media. In a group brainstorming session – the desire arose to hand make rugs – using recycled materials was the main inspiration behind embroidering the ‘SOUP’ images onto recycled cotton carpet underlays manufactured…
 
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  • New Work: ‘Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze’

    Kurt Koepfle
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:07 am
    In his 40-year career, the pioneering fashion designer Geoffrey Beene developed a stunning body of work that combined structural and formal innovation with a uniquely American sense of play. Designed by Abbott Miller, Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze is a new exhibition at the Phoenix Museum of Art that presents the designer's groundbreaking work in a display of over 30 garments from the private collection of Patsy Tarr, who was one of his most avid collectors and champions. Tarr is also Miller's longtime collaborator on the performing arts journal 2wice, which she publishes. Completing the circle,…

  • desigNYC: A New Design Resource for New York

    Kurt Koepfle
    19 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm
    In the midst of the financial crisis our friend Ed Schlossberg of ESI Design gathered a group of designers and design thinkers together to consider how to connect the NYC “design-impoverished” with all the designers who wanted to contribute in some meaningful way to the city. It was, at its core, a group looking for ways design could make NY a better place. At the time it seemed the least we could do and, in spite of the "recovery," it still is. Design is one tool for solving problems, but often it is characterized as the decoration on top of the cake (or even on top of the icing on top…

  • Quick Link: Cooper Union Signage on the SEGD Blog

    Kurt Koepfle
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:02 am
    Cooper Union Signage on the SEGD Blog

  • Quick Link: Paula Scher's D&AD Lecture Noted on the Eye Blog

    Kurt Koepfle
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:04 am
    Paula Scher's D&AD Lecture Noted on the Eye Blog

  • New Work: The Cooper Union

    Kurt Koepfle
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    This fall the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art opened its new academic building on its Cooper Square campus in New York’s East Village. Designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis, the building has quickly become one of the city’s new landmarks. Abbott Miller has designed a unique program of signage and environmental graphics for the building that is fully integrated with the building’s dynamic architecture. Miller is a Cooper alumnus—this year he received the school’s prestigious Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award—and he knew the…
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  • Taking Time Off & Other News

    Jacob Cass
    14 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    After two strong years of blogging, I’ve decided to take two months off to go traveling. I will be monitoring my three sites while I am gone but there will be very limited posts throughout this time. I am off for a road trip across 22 states of USA for 6 weeks then back to Australia for a 2 week family holiday / Christmas. I then fly back to New York to start full time work at Carrot Creative of which, I hope to continue to blog on a fortnightly basis. I also plan to keep running Logo Of The Day and to a lesser extent, Logo Designer Blog. Birthday, Graduation & Moving Out I’ll…

  • Recently Completed Work

    Jacob Cass
    10 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    I’ve been pretty busy of late so I thought I should show you what I have been up to. Here a small showcase of my most recent freelance design work along with a brief description of each. Sikh Youth Australia Website Design This is my largest and most recent website to date. It has been built from scratch and is currently in coding, using Expression Engine as the CMS. It will feature a rotating article slide show, an article accordion (similar to the left side bar of this site) and a nice drop down CSS Menu along with loads of other user interactivity. The right side bar & footer…

  • 10 Twitter Design Lists You Must Follow

    Jacob Cass
    8 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Twitter just recently introduced Twitter lists, a helpful way to better organise the tweets of those you follow. Twitter lists also allow you to find interesting groups of people to keep track of via the use of others recommendations. After much research looking into other Twitterer’s lists and via the use of Listorious, I’ve compiled these ten design twitter lists that are definitely worth following. No Blab, Just Design Links A list of Twitter profiles that only post high quality design links and have very little to no other ‘daily life’ tweets. An alternative to…

  • A quick copywriting tip to get more subscribers

    Jacob Cass
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    I recently wrote an article for Freelance Folder about how to get more subscribers by adding an email subscription box and within the comments, Troy Peterson left a great tip on how to optimise the copywriting to maximize subscription signups and I thought it was worth sharing… One thing that will improve your signups as well, is to replace “Subscribe” with “Get Updates”. Many people tend to associate “Subscribe” with some type of commitment. This is typically carried over from the old days of Magazine subscriptions, where people had to commit for a year and pay a price.

  • Tutorial: How To Create An Iconic Logo Design

    Jacob Cass
    1 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Logo design is arguably one of the hardest parts of graphic design though with a little insider knowledge, you may find it’s not so difficult after all. By understanding what makes a “good” logo and the principles behind effective logo design you will be on the right track in no time. In this tutorial you will be guided through the logo design process, from initial brief right through to delivery while being given vital logo design tips along the way. For the sake of this tutorial we will be creating a fictional logo - for now I’ve gone with a logo that reflects the…
 
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  • [PRODUCT] Your Volume Is Your Business

    DK
    29 Oct 2009 | 6:50 am
    I have an allergy. I’m not going to say to what in order to thwart any assassination attempts. From time to time, despite my best efforts, someone slips said allergen into a piece of food that... [CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE]

  • [SERVICE] No More Chasing Deposit Envelopes

    DK
    22 Oct 2009 | 10:57 pm
    I can’t tell you how happy I was to see the new no-envelope-deposit ATM system come to market. It was such a pain to have to track down an envelope, scribble your information down, do actual... [CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE]

  • [FOOD] Baconnaise.

    DK
    20 Oct 2009 | 7:21 am
    At what point has the bacon fad gone too far? I’ve seen bars in Chicago with “All You Can Eat Bacon” nights and Burger King has been on a crusade to see just how much swine it can... [CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE]

  • [BRANDING] Everything To No One

    DK
    15 Oct 2009 | 5:48 pm
    Saw this place recently in the Minneapolis airport. Talk about appealing to the on-demand generation. [CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE]

  • [PRODUCT] Concentrate to Save on Shipping Costs

    DK
    13 Oct 2009 | 3:48 pm
    I noticed this Arm & Hammer product recently that basically consists of a small bottle on cleaning fluid concentrate attached to an empty plastic bottle. You simply pour in the concentrate and... [CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE]
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  • ISTANBUL L bags in 4 colors of piping :)

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm
    Bags for up to 15" laptops now available at BALKANTANGO!

  • Dapper Men Tshirt Features 141 Famous Fuzzy Faces

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:56 am
    141 well-known dudes sporting their well-known dos, staches and beards with the best of them sporting all three. A great item for anyone who trends a 5 o’clock shadow and beyond. Get the new tshirt design Dapper Men by Jamie Reed in men’s American Apparel or Alstyle tees.

  • take a trip to Europe

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:34 am
    we are happy to offer you a Tour d´Europe starting anytime – and the best thing is: you don´t even have to leave home for it…

  • 14,000,000 optimism Metrocards circulate throughout New York City

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:26 am
    ELATED TO SHARE TWO RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT MY WORK WHICH APPEARED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ON FRIDAY: in the METRO section: The Days May Be Grim, but Here’s a Good Word to Put in Your Pocket By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and in the Times ARTS BEAT blog: MetroCard as Art By ROBERTA SMITH

  • Say Hello to Asymptotes

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:36 am
    Asymptotes brings together the worlds of craft and design, using reclaimed and odd lots of designer fabrics from companies like Knoll and Maharam.
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  • Hip-hop history

    skar
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:58 am
    This English chap Mr. B has made a mixture of some of the known hip-hop songs. Sounds very sweet and funny at the same time.

  • SWEET!

    Brainz
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am
    International candy shop papabubble, famous for its handcrafted sweets, has once again joined forces with artist ROYALSTEEZ. They are back with an exclusive collection of tasty goods: “SPRAYCANDY, the CMYK series”. A 400 grams lollipop in the shape of a spraycan! 4 flavourful colours: Bubblegum Cyan, Strawberry Magenta, Banana Yellow and Passionfruit Black. The limited edition “SPRAYCANDY” is on sale until 31 December 2009! Only at papabubble

  • Hit the bitch

    rocco
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    A true in your face social campaign from Denmark. Hit the bitch and become a 100% gangsta. Or feel like a 100% idiot.

  • Vodafone The Chase

    rocco
    16 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pm
    To promote the Vodafone 360 services, online influentials organise searches (chases) straight through all leading social media. The YouFlickInMyHyveFace Chase is on!

  • Teamgeist

    Bob Mayata
    12 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am
    Again North Kingdom lives up to the high expectations they have for each project. This time it’s an online football (soccer) game for Adidas, supporting the german team a.k.a. Die Mannshaft. The graphic novel vibe, combined with video and 3D works very well. It’s a strategic game with elements that require perfect timing.
 
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  • Jesse Auersalo illustrator

    ViaComIT
    21 Nov 2009 | 10:14 pm
    Spot On ViaComIT’s Blog Talented Finnish illustrator Jesse Auersalo Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

    ceezee
    21 Nov 2009 | 10:10 pm
    Santa on his sleigh hoiday card by Changzhi Lee Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • Jasper Goodall

    ViaComIT
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:09 pm
    Spot On ViaComIT’s Blog Nice little re-jig from Jasper Goodall with some new work. Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • First Look: Sesame Street Exhibit at Brooklyn Public Library

    mymodernmet
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:52 pm
    In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Sesame Street is collaborating with The Brooklyn Public Library to bring us a a spectacular three-month exhibition called Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street. On display through February 21, 2010 the exhibit will include original, never publicly displayed Sesame Street memorabilia such as show scripts, sheet music and animation cels art. See first pictures and video at My Modern Metropolis. Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter -…

  • Daily Inspiration #5

    Hizoku
    21 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm
    Support Art | Spread Creativity | Get Inspired Feed your Eyes. Source: ACreativeUniverse.com Powered By Hizoku Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook
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  • New National Geographic ads have a strong South Africa feel

    Jonathan Cherry
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:23 pm
    Directed by Cape Town-based Bryan Little from Fly on the Wall [the guys who made the Fokofpolisiekar movie that we enjoyed last week] these National Geographic ads have striking visuals. Good to see that South African directors are cutting it on a world stage. [thanks Federico]

  • Barcodes from Japan

    Jonathan Cherry
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm
    Branded bars The Japanese could turn toilet design into an art, so it’s unsurprising that they see the humble, ugly barcode as an opportunity for some fun. The online gallery from Tokyo’s Design Barcode studio demonstrates the creative ways the barcode can go from basic to engaging with a few simple additions, revolutionizing the iconic information tag. Makes you wonder why more packaging designers don’t exploit the surprise of the barcode. More via Coolhunting

  • The Cherryflava Peep Show made its debut last night

    Cassandra
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:09 am
    Fokofpolisiekar interview Last night the Cherryflava Peep Show had its debut at the New Space theatre in Cape Town. A huge word of thanks has to go to Fokofpolisiekar, Justin Bonello, Dave Levinsohn, Zoopy.com, “Nick and Dave”, Sean O from Good Hope FM, Softlight City [for the flashy theme tune], New Space Theatre & the GRAND DADDY Hotel, Tradewinds, and our crew for making things possible. If you weren’t at last night’s show, you’ll be able to watch the whole thing on Zoopy as of tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some of the backstage pics. Setup Hmm? The List…

  • Windhoek’s reply to Ras Dumisani

    Jonathan Cherry
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:26 am
    What up Ras? Leon sent us this rather timely response to last week’s national anthem comedy show. Good to see more beer will be sold as a direct result. Pfffff. [thanks Leon]

  • Goodbye Citi tour hits Cape Town Friday

    Jonathan Cherry
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:49 am
    Fresh Ink The last Citi Golf to ever be produced is on its whirlwind roadtrip around South Africa and will be hitting Cape Town this Friday. So if you’re keen to make your mark on the car, be at the Sea Point Promenade, Beach Road between 17h00 – 20h00 this Friday 20 November. Now you know. [thanks Amy]
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  • Andrew Zuckerman

    Andrew
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:23 pm
    Beautiful photography of all types of birds by Andrew Zuckerman.

  • Job Post: Freelancer.com

    Andrew
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:05 pm
    In-house Graphic / User Interface Designer – Freelancer.com is the world’s top micro-outsourcing website, ranking 800th worldwide for traffic in Alexa. We are looking for a fantastic creative to join the team, translating business requirements into storyboards, detailed flows, concept mock-ups and refined user interface (UI) specifications. Other aspects of the role will be the ability to apply Human Computer Interaction principles, graphic design principles, UI best practices, and W3C accessibility and technology to develop project artifacts including navigation maps, wire…

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    Joel
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm
    Benjamin Hennessy wicked sydney designer….love his work…cool guy aswell…has a new site up check it!

  • Faunesque

    Andrew
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:20 pm
    Faunesque, the portfolio of Philippe Constantinesco.

  • Amy Sol

    Andrew
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm
    New work from the always awesome Amy Sol.
 
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  • Interior Design Trends: Black & Gold

    ofifteen
    21 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    I always think it is quiet amazing how many varieties of great colors and color combinations there are to view and talk about. Today is about black and gold. Both bold, sexy and rich, when combined it is just that much more sweeter. I have to say, I am rather fond of the ottoman and gun throw pillows. Love them! pillow, chandelier shade, clock, bowl,  tablesoap dispenser, vase, flatware

  • Silver & Spice & Everything Nice

    evad
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:11 am
    Spice inspired palettes and patterns from the COLOURlovers' Group Spices. Colors & Palettes about Cinnamon, Pepper, Soy Sauce, Wasabi, Curry, Tamarind, Juniper, Anise, Lavender, Laurel, Nutmeg, Mint, Vanilla, ... here we go! Palettes Patterns

  • Themeleon : COLOURlove for Your Twitter Profile

    COLOURlover
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm
    We have more than 600k seamless background patterns and more than 1 million color palettes... Why aren't more sites using our API to give their users beautiful options for their profiles? Sounds like a no-brainer right? Well, I met Evan Williams (@ev) from twitter a few weekends ago and I presented this idea to him. He was open to it, but Twitter was super busy working on other features... BUT if we built it he'd definitely check it out. Well, Ev... Here she is! Introducing... Themeleon for Twitter. Custom Themes by COLOURlovers A Beautiful Twitter Profile in 3 Simple Steps: 1.) Login to…

  • The Colors Of Andrew Zuckerman

    evad
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:44 am
    The Astonishing vividness of Andrew Zuckerman's photographs is a treat for the senses. In his latest book, Bird, Andrew pulls the birds from their natural setting and places them in front of a stark white backdrop creating the most wonderful contrast that allows us to appreciate these colorful creatures in a new light. Find out more about the book at birdbook.com The Birds The book Behind the Scenes All Images © Andrew Zuckerman

  • Taxi Colors From Around The World

    evad
    17 Nov 2009 | 2:49 pm
    From the classic Yellow cabs of New York City and Black cabs of London to the new Pink cabs in Mexico, it seems there's a different color cab for every city. While many taxis colors are chosen to be easily recognizable to those who need a ride, sometimes cabs are color coded depending on the company they run under, like in Chicago which has no official cab color. Sometimes cab colors can be protected under law, as in this case from Boston. In Mexico, they went from Yellow to Green & White to White with a Bright Red stripe around them, and as of late, Burgundy Red and Gold. There is even a…
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  • light years.

    aaron
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:10 am
    5 second night exposures.  dual monitor wallpaper.  finally a matching pair of wallpapers that i can actually use at home. [ click here to download both wallpapers! ]

  • halloween.

    aaron
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:40 pm
    halloween in chinatown.  a night where everyone dresses up, beer can be bought on the street at nuuanu ave and hotel st, live bands rock stages in the middle of chinatown, and everyone has a good time. i swung by nextdoor to check the hot muffins and dj benzi (who rocked a set dressed as dog the bounty hunter, with his wife playing the part of hype woman and “beth”, cute), peeped indigo to see a few of my favorite DJs, and generally spent some time people watching and having fun. i rocked a nerd outfit and even ran into someone who was dressed as me.  then i ran into someone…

  • release party.

    aaron
    4 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    last friday after art after dark wound down, i headed down to good old anna bananas to celebrate the release of go jimmy go’s self-titled album.  like every other good party the day before halloween, this one involved costumes, music, and plenty of good times. i snapped a few pictures, skanked the night away, and helped celebrate the brand spanking new go jimmy go album.  congrats guys! everyone else:  you mean you haven’t already bought the album?  what are you thinking?  get on itunes and do that damn thing, now. -a [ click here to jump off to the full image gallery! ]

  • art after darkoween.

    aaron
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    live visuals by the dropshadows crew. costume party steez. catering by town. japanese block prints. dj benzi slaying it on the 1s and 2s. it’s like waikiki or chinatown on halloween, except there’s better food, better art, and no crazy crowds -a [ click here to jump off to the full image gallery! ]

  • go jimmy go.

    aaron
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    there are times when a project can also mean a collision of several layers of my life. the latest, self-titled recording effort put forth by the fellas at go jimmy go is one of them. take a band i’ve loved since i was in high school back in like 1997, a friend and colleague from the drop shadows, and my friends in the band itself and all of a sudden i’ve got a project that encompasses my past, my professional life, and my friendships. it’s an incredible feeling to be involved in designing an album cover for a band that i’ve always admired. i shot a series of…
 
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  • maria cristina bellucci: pencil crayon jewelry

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:01 am
    maria cristina bellucci worked for many years as a theatre costume designer and now creates her own jewelrymade from coloured pencils. the pieces are made using fragments of pencils that have been attached together and formed into a variety of shapes. the forming process reveal the interiors of the pencils, showcasing the wood and the coloured lead. http://www.klimt02.net/jewellers/index.php?item_id=11203 via why not?

  • chrome OS

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:16 am
    google recently debuted chrome OS, their first operating system based linux. the new software is based on the premise that most people really use their computer for the internet and not much else. the system is completely web-based and runs off google’s chrome browser. applications are all run through the browser and can be accessed through the application panel. data is also stored in the cloud while some of the operating system is stored locally to keep things running very fast. this would allow users to work from any computer with all their files by simply logging in. the system will…

  • bird by andrew zuckerman

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:34 am
    laughing kookabura photo © andrew zuckerman bird is a book by andrew zuckerman who photographically documents and records the family, species etc., data of more than 80 birds. capturin the birds with a contemporary and minimalist approach, each flying creature is showcased on a background of pure white illuminating their color and plumage in a way that is rarely ever seen. blue-throated macaw photo © andrew zuckerman inca tern photo © andrew zuckerman king bird-of-paradise photo © andrew zuckerman nicobar pigeon photo © andrew zuckerman western screech owl photo © andrew zuckerman via…

  • yaacov kaufman: running in circles

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    continuing on with his studies in basic geometric formations, designer yaacov kaufman is currently holding an exhibition within his studio called 'running in circles'. on show are a selection of studies in the morphology of the circle, through various applications - art, design, mechanics, architecture etc. he has created various typologies of the round form, emerging and vanishing, the circle as a technical device and typography. installation view detail

  • fresco di lana by laura boffi

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am
    fresco di lana by laura boffi this air conditioning curtain concept designed by recent graduate from the design academy eindhoven. made from wool felt from native sheep in sardinia, italy, 'fresco di lana' is meant to be kept wet thanks to water pumped from a tank on the floor leading to one positioned above a door or window, which resembles inverted curtain swag. the tanks are to be made in ceramics. by putting the wool curtain in front of open windows / doors, hot air filtering in from the outside passes between the wet honeycomb weave, and through evaporative cooling freshens the air as it…
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    Metropolis Magazine

  • Revised: Metropolis's RSS Feed Has Moved!

    26 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Attention Metropolis RSS subscribers: You can now receive a complete feed of magazine stories at http://feeds.feedburner.com/MetropolisMagazine. The feed you are reading is no longer valid. Please update accordingly! (Due to a technical glitch, some readers may have received an incorrect notice about this earlier today. We apologize for any inconvenience.)

  • Nosign of the Times

    2 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A young designer that uses nature as his guide

  • Project M: Thinking Wrong, Doing Right

    29 Jan 2009 | 9:00 pm
    John Bielenberg broke creative ground in his graphic design career. Now he wants to transform the industry itself.

  • Bringing Design to the Getty

    21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm
    The head of Getty's new Department of Architecture and Design talks about the institute's extensive collection and unrealized Southern California design.

  • The Work of an Outsider

    30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 pm
    Landscape architect Tom Oslund discusses the making of a memorial, his Zen time, and ecology vs. aesthetics.
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    Luxist

  • Forbes Ranks Hollywood's Top 10 Overpaid Actors

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    Forbes loves lists, and this is a great one if you love to resent actors' huge paychecks -- the Top 10 Overpaid Actors, that is, actors who cost more than their box office worth. According to MSN, in order to qualify for the list, each actor had to have appeared in three films in the last five years that opened in at least 500 theaters. No. 1 on the list is Will Ferrell. For every $1 Ferrell earns, his movies only earn $3.29. The No. 2 spot is filled by Ewan McGregor. His ratio is $1 to $3.75. Nos. 3, 4, and 5 are Billy Bob Thornton, Eddie Murphy, and Ice Cube. Coming in at No. 6 is Tom…

  • Jimmy Choo Launches Project PEP; Benefits Charity

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm
    Partnering with The Elton John AIDS Foundation, Jimmy Choo has launched Project PEP, a line of bold, punk rock accessories whose sales benefit the Simelela Rape Center in Cape Town, South Africa. The collection comprises 11 items -- bags, shoes, a cuff, and mobile accessories -- that range in price from $85 - $995. The shoe pictured, the PEP LOOP, is $975. Take a look at the gallery for a few more items from the collection.Gallery: Jimmy Choo Launches Project PEPFiled under: Handbags, Jewelry, Shoes, CharityJimmy Choo Launches Project PEP; Benefits Charity originally appeared on Luxist on…

  • Dolce & Gabbana Miss Martini Patchwork Pony Shoulder Bag, Handbag of the Day

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm
    The Dolce & Gabbana Miss Martini Patchwork Pony Shoulder Bag is a fun way to work a lot of animals prints into your outfit at the same time. Some of these prints are actually pony hair, originating from Italy and New Zealand, so not only does the bag make it look like you're dating a successful Serengeti fur trapper, but it's soft and stroke-worthy (helpful, because you miss him on his long trips). In all seriousness, this is super cute. Throw this over your shoulder with a little black dress, put a martini in the other hand, and you might as well be in Mad Men. The bag is 9"W X 8"H X…

  • Tamdhu Distillery To Close

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:01 pm
    A classic whisky distillery is being shut down in a cost-cutting measure. The Edrington Group plans to close the Tamdhu distillery and malting operations in Aberlour next year resulting in a loss of more than 30 jobs. The group has decided to concentrate its efforts on its three main brands, The Macallan, Glenrothes and Highland Park. Another distillery Glenturret will also remain open. The closure is a response to the economy. Whisky is still selling well but costs have risen and The Scotsman quotes Graham Hutcheon, group operations director for Edrington, who said that the move was done to…

  • The Glacier Ring by Swarovski

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm
    I'm not one for enormous jewels and gems on my jewelry (I know, call me crazy) but this Glacier Ring by Swarovski really appeals to me. Maybe it's because there is no large bling set onto a band so much as the bling is the band. Appropriately named after a mass of ice, this Swarovski crystal cocktail ring is faceted to catch both the light and the attention of your fellow party goers and is gold-plated inside for comfort. A perfect winter accessory as it evokes feelings of snow and sparkles and will coordinate with everything. £142Filed under: JewelryThe Glacier Ring by Swarovski…
 
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  • My Other New Favorite Panton Chair Shot

    Becky
    13 Nov 2009 | 9:16 am
    I should have known I’d come upon another wonderful Panton Chair shot at Living etc.: image via Living etc. P.S. The architect on this project was Steven Whiting

  • My New Favorite Panton Chair Shot

    Becky
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:40 am
    I’m giving flickr a rest today because frankly, I can’t seem to stop surfing Living etc. It’s been to long since my last visit over there. People keep using Panton chairs in such great ways. My new favorite is this rhapsody in blue over at Living etc. This is a modern cottage in Melbourne Australia and this space rocks. Love the crazy nest/beaver habitat of a chandelier. Love the use of the navy chairs. Love the light ceiling abutting that dark wall & matching cabinets. Love the floor, love the table, love the contrast of the modern, curvy plastic chairs with the…

  • Trend Watch: Sawhorse Table Legs

    Becky
    11 Nov 2009 | 6:07 pm
    O.K., so these table legs from Home Depot are not all that sexy. However, ever since I admired Priscilla Locke’s studio a few weeks ago I have had them on the brain: from The Locker My cryptic notes on this picture source say “colombe steven via destoinsp” This means I swiped it from Desire to Inspire, but I’m not sure about the rest. Let me know if you can help me clarify! My notes here:francesca harris sunset WS. I think I’ve decoded it – photographer name, magazine (Sunset) and WS means “Work Space”! From Living etc. Notes here:…

  • Kirstie Alley: Actress, Professional Dieter, and Interior Designer

    Becky
    11 Nov 2009 | 1:03 am
    I grew up in a flyover state (Ohio), and they must be on my mind this week. Yesterday I was thinking about midwestern Seed Bombs, and today I’m taking a virtual house tour in Kansas: Kirstie Alley was on Oprah the other day, talking about how her first job was being a housekeeper at a wealthy family’s home (she recommends cleaning bathrooms with gallons of cheap vodka), and her second job was at an interior decorator who was high on cocaine a lot of the time. She talked about dreaming of owning this house in her hometown of Wichita Kansas, which was the headquarters of the…

  • Environmental Stocking Stuffer of the Week: Seed Bombs

    Becky
    10 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am
    Our pal VisuaLingual’s Seed Bombs have been getting mad press lately, and it couldn’t have happened to a more better product. Maya and Michael have designed the bombs to make random acts of gardening a cinch.  They have chosen native seeds that are bird, bee, and butterfly friendly. The seeds were chosen because they are native to the midwest, but they will work all over the U.S.A. They include: Queen Anne’s Lace, Upland White Aster Aster, Prairie Aster, Pot Marigold, Cornflower, Siberian Wallflower, Shasta Daisy, Godetia, Farewell-to-Spring, Lance-Leaf Coreopsis, Plains…
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    Fubiz™

  • Melted Clock

    Fubiz
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am
    Un concept intéressant et pensé par le designer Florian Schaerfer, avec ce radio-réveil futuriste intégré directement dans le matelas du lit. Les boutons apparaissent en relief grâce au silicone. Un objet non commercialisé pour le moment. Plus d’images dans la suite. Previously on Fubiz Wall Clock Energy Aware Clock Alarm by Mesai

  • Digitalism - Jupiter Room

    Fubiz
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Coup de coeur pour le superbe et nouveau clip de Digitalism sur le titre Jupiter Room. Basé sur l’idée du mouvement et de la lumière réagissant à la musique. Une vidéo dirigée par Scott Altman, produite par Videobeast et le label EMI / Kitsuné. A découvrir dans la suite. Stylisme par Chloe Gross, et choréographie de K. Knight. Previously on Fubiz Melted Clock Tim Navis Adidas : Create Your Adicolor

  • Tim Navis

    Fubiz
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:35 am
    Une très belle sélection du travail du photographe Tim Navis sur la galerie Fubiz. Basé à Los Angeles, son travail est axé sur les portraits, avec un traitement très particulier des couleurs. Quelques exemples à découvrir dans la suite. Portfolio de Tim Navis. Previously on Fubiz Lace Head Melted Clock Platonism

  • Adidas : Create Your Adicolor

    Fubiz
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:15 am
    Voici la nouvelle campagne de la marque Adidas, “Create Your Adicolor”. Les visuels très colorés et illustrant la customisation ont été produits par l’agence TBWA Barcelona. Une direction artistique de Jordi rins sur des photographies de Ramón Serrano. Plus d’images dans la suite. Previously on Fubiz Adidas : Pieces of Heroes Adidas : It’s on Me for We Melted Clock

  • Colorama - Makeover

    Fubiz
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm
    Ce spot de publicité développé par Keith Loutit pour la marque Colorama est basé sur la technique du tilt-shift combinée à celle du time-lapse. Une collaboration avec le studio Upper First qui débouche sur la présentation d’une maison témoin en miniature et en mouvement. Portfolio d’Upper First. Previously on Fubiz Melted Clock Digitalism - Jupiter Room Tim Navis
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    TrendsNow

  • Roland Semprie Personal Trainer

    Mr K (boss)
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pm
    Simple et efficace, petit focus sur l’excellent t-shirt de promotion du Personal Trainer Roland Semprie imaginé par l’agence canadienne GJP Advertising + Design basée à Toronto. Enjoy ! Credits GJP Advertising + Design & via Dans la même thématique La Cucina Italiana’s apple inspired campaign Volkswagen Used Cars : Hourglass IKEA : Sliding Doors LA Folding Bike : Fold Pak-n-Stor Campaign

  • Flat Lighting

    Mr K (boss)
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:28 am
    Sobre et épuré, Flat Lighting est un superbe concept de lampe à LEDs imaginé par les créatifs coréens de DMO Design Studio. Déclinée en version haute et basse, elles s’adossent au mur pour créer un léger halo lumineux la nuit ou tout simplement reprendre la forme signalétique d’une lampe la journée. Toutes les images dans la suite ! Découverte en détails dans la galerie Credits photos & copyright DMO Design Studio Dans la même thématique Subconscious Effect of Daylight The Table Treasury Wouldn’t it be nice ? A Spring In New York Switch Power Socket

  • Upper First – Showreel 09

    Mr K (boss)
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:20 am
    Petit coup de projecteur sur l’impressionnant showreel 2009 du jeune studio Upper First spécialisé dans le motion design et basé à Malmö en Suède. Superbement rythmé par une bande son de Kungen & Hertigen, découvrez la vidéo dans la suite ! Découverte du showreel intégral en vidéo Cliquer ici pour voir la vidéo. More about Upper First UPPER FIRST / is a studio aimed at producing visual FX, motion graphics and film for the growing digital and new media market. We are six founding members sharing a mutual interest in design, direction and visual production. Built on a…

  • Escape From Tomorrow

    Mr K (boss)
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:05 am
    Gros coup de coeur pour la très belle vidéo intitulée « Escape From Tomorrow » réalisée par l’agence 13thWhitness qui retrace le résumé d’une journée de la vie de Nigel Sylverster, un BMX pro rider célèbre né dans le Queens à New York qui possède un magasin streetwear, skate et BMX. Découverte de la vidéo, plutôt impressionnante en terme de fluidité des figures, en HD dans la suite ! Découverte du film Escape From Tomorrow en HD Cliquer ici pour voir la vidéo. Description originale Original Title : Escape From Tomorrow (A Day In the Life With…

  • HPP Daytona Challenger

    Mr K (boss)
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am
    Véritable Hot Rod des temps modernes présenté par le préparateur américain Heide Performance Products à l’occasion du SEMA Show 09, un petit coup de projecteur sur la furieuse HPP Daytona Challenger, une impressionnante machine dotée de plus de 600 chevaux au style néo-rétro résolument agressif. Toutes les images dans la suite ! Découverte du bolide en images dans la galerie via Dans la même thématique Veritas RS3 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Sand+Time de Pavel Balykin CR&S DUU Concept Motorcycle Audi e-Tron Electric Supercar Concept
 
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    UIE Brain Sparks

  • Icons & Images on December 3

    Adam Churchill
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:22 am
    One of our most popular UIE Virtual Seminar presenters is back, sharing his thoughts with you on visual design.  On December 3, Patrick Hofmann drills down into one of his favorite topics, Effective Use of Icons & Images. Icons and images are being used more today than ever before to aid people in finding information. How can you employ these in design to maximum effect? How will you know if you’ve succeeded? This UIE Virtual Seminar will address Patrick Hofmann’s most recent usability research and visual design projects to answer these questions.  Want to learn more, see…

  • UIEtips: Design – Exploring Options and Making Decisions

    Jared Spool
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:47 pm
    “It’s expensive.” “We don’t have time.” “This was the only solution we could think of.” Often, when we talk to teams about whether they think they explored enough design alternatives, they tell us they didn’t because of time, resources, or their own lack of imagination. However, good design doesn’t have to be an expensive process, if you have the right tools and techniques in your toolkit. At last week’s User Interface 14 Conference, I had the opportunity to hear Leah Buley, Donna Spencer, and Dan Rubin share their favorite…

  • UI14 Session Sampler: Leah Buley’s A UX Team of One.

    Brian Christiansen
    11 Nov 2009 | 11:44 am
    An audio selection from Leah Buley’s A UX Team of One 7.5MB – 14min 15sec If you didn’t attend the User Interface Conference this year, you may have missed the buzz over Leah Buley’s session entitled “How to be a User Experience Team of One”. Attendees loved it. Leah gave them tips and techniques used by top user experience teams that any UXer can use in a small team or an unsupportive environment. Below are some notes I took during Leah’s session and slides from this portion of the talk. The slides here are shrunk to fit our blog, but the materials…

  • UIEtips: Gerry McGovern Says “Manage the Tasks”

    Jared Spool
    28 Oct 2009 | 9:36 am
    For years, we’ve known about the importance of completing tasks. Not the items on your to-do list — the users’ tasks. What we found in our research over the last 10 years is that practically every measure of users’ performance correlates strongly with the users completing their task. Users who achieve their objective believe the web site looks more professional, rate it as more fun, tell us it runs faster, and are more satisfied with the site. There’s no doubt: if you want users to love your site, make sure they complete their tasks. Yet, even though we know task…

  • SpoolCast: Innovation Beyond the Buzzword

    Jared Spool
    23 Oct 2009 | 1:31 pm
    Duration: 27.5m | 15MB Recorded: October, 2009 Brian Christiansen, UIE Podcast Producer [ Subscribe to our podcast via ←This link will launch the iTunes application.] [ Subscribe with other podcast applications.] [ Direct Link to MP3 File ] How many IBM or General Electric television ads do we need to see before we are groaning at the mention of the word “innovation”? It’s too late for me, personally. But that doesn’t mean real innovation is dead. Steve Jobs has been quoted saying Apple will innovate their way through tight times. This past week Apple announced…
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  • Pop Pop Pop, There Goes January

    Robert
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:44 pm
    I love this 2010 calendar overlaid with bubble wrap so you can pop the days away – but seriously with a house full of kids, how long do you think these bubbles will last?  About eight or nine months, days, or mere minutes?  Fun idea, nonetheless. 2010 Bubble Wall Calendar |  $20.10 Order Your Holiday Cards Now from Tiny Prints Visit our sponsors: Orbit Baby – a modern baby transportation system Boodalee – modern kids bedding Boon – hip baby products and toddler gear Card Store – stylish holiday photo cards and more Inspired Crib Bedding – contemporary…

  • Etsy Find: Origami Dinosaur Wall Decals

    Robert
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:34 pm
    Dinosaurs decals get an origami look at happythought’s Etsy shop. Origami Dinosaur Wall Decals |  $47 Learn how to make your own origami dinosaur Order Your Holiday Cards Now from Tiny Prints Visit our sponsors: Orbit Baby – a modern baby transportation system Boodalee – modern kids bedding Boon – hip baby products and toddler gear Card Store – stylish holiday photo cards and more Inspired Crib Bedding – contemporary baby crib bedding Spunky Sprout – toys + organics + gifts + modern designs Wallter – coat racks, mobiles, wall decor, and…

  • Holiday Photo Cards That Show Off Great Photography

    Robert
    13 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm
    Looking for holiday photo cards that emphasize your great photographs?  Tiny Prints offers 24 great holiday photo greeting card designs created just for highlighting your great photographs.  These cards are different, especially if you went to the expense of taking professional photographs of your children and family.  So make sure to take a look at the photo cards in the Professional Photographer’s Collection at Tiny Prints. Check out our other favorite photo card picks from Tiny Prints Visit our sponsors: Orbit Baby – a modern baby transportation system Boodalee –…

  • JCrew Gift Guide Helps Grandparents Shop

    Robert
    13 Nov 2009 | 6:27 am
    Over at JCrew.com, I love that their 2009 Very Best Gift Guide includes “Grandparents Lists” to help grandparents with great gift choices for their grandkids.  Very smart for JCrew to help answer that question most grandparents ask us parents – “What do I get for the kids?” Visit JCrew:  Grandparents List for Boys |  Grandparents List for Girls Visit our sponsors: Orbit Baby – a modern baby transportation system Boodalee – modern kids bedding Boon – hip baby products and toddler gear Card Store – stylish holiday photo cards and more…

  • Perfect Poses for Photographing Children

    Robert
    10 Nov 2009 | 8:04 pm
    Just in time for taking the best photo for your holiday cards, we stumbled upon photographer Kelly Willette’s series of guides for taking the best children and family portraits.  Her Portrait Cookbooks quickly and clearly show you the room settings and choice of poses that can best capture a memorable photograph.  The beauty of her advice is it’s simplicity and systematic approach that guides you to getting a diverse number of photos and poses to get those precious gems for the family album.  Written for professionals and hobby photographers including the growing number of…
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    Brand New

  • Groovy Lines

    Armin
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:14 am
    Now in its seventeenth year, the London Jazz Festival (LJF) has grown from a showcase of local talent to a world-class event spanning ten days of what are surely life-affirming sounds. There are a couple of reasons why we are turning our attention to the LJF today. The first is that, well, it's a striking identity job by London based IWANT Design, who created what amounts to a visualization of the various sounds and energy emanating from the festival. The second is that I first saw this work right around the time we were covering scribble-heavy identities like Telecom and Burnley and my first…

  • B is for Blue, Beer and Bavaria

    Armin
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:38 am
    Brewing beer since 1719 — a good hundred years before its main competitor, Heineken — Bavaria is the second largest producer of beer in The Netherlands. I'm not a beer connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination but I drink enough of it and any kind of it, that I'm somewhat familiar with plenty of large brands but, for whatever reason, I had never heard of Bavaria. Or maybe I had and I may have even drank it, but the reality is that its existing look is so beer-generic and non-distinctive that I wouldn't be able to pick it from a beer line-up if a party depended on it. Last…

  • Follow-up: Art Directors Club

    Armin
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:51 am
    In retrospect I should have originally approached Trollbäck + Company for further details on the new Art Directors Club identity. I typically do but, for whatever reason, I skipped that part of the process. To make things right — especially since the comments were very, let's say, spirited — and to give the identity the fair overview it deserves (just as the rest of everything we show here) this is a follow-up showing the complete identity system. Whether this makes the logo more palatable or not is, of course, up for discussion. Jakob Trollbäck has shared with us a PDF…

  • Odd Building, Odd Logo

    Armin
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:26 am
    So, wow, the Art Gallery of Alberta building in Edmonton, Alberta is weird. I don't mean to dumb down my critiques with such a thoughtful opening statement but sometimes you just have to go with your gut reactions. Since I'm not an architecture critic I may be missing something from this 41-year-old building designed by Don Bittorf, but the best I can equate it to is this is to Frank Gehry what Arial is to Helvetica. But I'll better stick to identity criticism. Last week, the Art Gallery of Alberta announced a new logo designed by Edmonton based Vision Creative Inc. to accompany its new…

  • An Iconic Lion for an Iconic Institution

    Armin
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:05 am
    Few places in New York have the undivided reverence of its inhabitants as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street: The New York Public Library (NYPL). From its grand foyer, to its inspiring reading room, to its secluded microfilm archives, to any of its special collection rooms, nearly everyone who has visited has a favorite space they can quickly bend your ear about. But the NYPL is more than just one building flanked by two massive lions — named Fortitude and Patience — it is a network of 86 physical libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island…
 
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    FlowingData

  • Buzzwords in Academic Papers (Comic)

    Nathan
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:45 am
    This comic was really amusing, although it might be because I'm a big nerd entertained by all things from PHD Comics... It's my blog, and I can laugh if I want to. Have a nice weekend, everyone. [Thanks, Stephen]

  • Thank You, FlowingData Sponsors

    Nathan
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am
    Thank you to the FlowingData sponsors for keeping the servers alive. Without them, this blog would not be possible, and I wouldn't be able to do what I do. Check out what they have to offer. They make your data useful: Xcelsius Present — Transform spreadsheets into professional, interactive presentations. NetCharts — Build business dashboards that turn data into actionable information with dynamic charts and graphs. InstantAtlas — Enables information analysts to create interactive maps to improve data visualization and enhance communication. Tableau Software — Data exploration and…

  • Choose Your Own Adventure – Watch the Stories Unfold (UPDATED)

    Nathan
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:10 pm
    Interaction designer Christian Swinehart takes a careful look at the popular Choose Your Own Adventure books from the 1980s. We saw something like this before, but Swinehart takes it a step further. For those unfamiliar, these CYOA books let you make the protagonists' main decisions, and your choices would have an impact on the outcome of the adventure. Some endings were bad and some were good. With this in mind, Swineheart begins by color-coding pages. Either it's a decision page or one of five possible types of endings: great (you win), favorable, mediocre, disappointing, and catastrophic.

  • The Future: Embedding Data in the Everyday

    Nathan
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    Imagine a world where data becomes the everyday, simply embedded in what you normally do. It's really not far off if you think about it. We use charts, graphs, and viz to make important decisions with investments, businesses, and to stay informed on the news, so why not use it in our own lives? This infographic video, The Ambient Life, is a vision of that future by Freeband Communication and IIPIC. Watch for the dramatic twist in the middle. Just when you thought it was safe to go for a jog... We've seen this type of projected future before (see here, here, and here). Still though, I never…

  • Visualize This: Class Size and Quality of Education. Your Turn

    Nathan
    16 Nov 2009 | 11:48 pm
    Photo by Night Owl City Last week I posted some parallel coordinate plots that related SAT scores and class size. Now it's your turn to take a crack. You can find the data that I used (and more) from the National Center of Education Statistics. There's a link to download the data as an Excel file. You can find pupil/teacher ratios here. The two best entries each win a copy of David McCandless' The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia as well as eternal glory on FlowingData. Yes. Eternal. Different Views and Other Factors There were a lot of great…
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  • Today, 11.21.09

    Design Observer
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:53 am
    Each morning, before starting work, I spend 30 minutes looking for images that are beautiful, funny, absurd and inspiring. Here's TODAY.

  • Aspen Design Summit: Initial Report

    Design Observer
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:31 am
    Initial report on the 2009 Aspen Design Summit, sponsored by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute.

  • Urban Crude

    Design Observer
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:33 am
    An online gallery extracted from Urban Crude, an exhibition created by the Center for Land Use Interpretation, documenting the metropolitan petroscape of Los Angeles.

  • Our Design Decade

    Design Observer
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am
    Mimi Zeiger reviews Design USA, which opened last month at the Cooper-Hewitt, marking ten years of the National Design Awards program.

  • Paul Schuitema Collection

    Design Observer
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:40 am
    This remarkable collection of graphic design is from the Dutch designer Paul Schuitema.
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    InspirationKing

  • Blogsolid

    Not an entirely new concept, but beautiful nonetheless.

  • Emeril's

    A great website with a very pleasing design.

  • Trale

    Something is very soothing about this website. Good design and usability at it’s best!

  • Web Designer Wall

    Amazing eye for detail and colour. A must see!

  • Portfolio

    Boring? Perfect? Either way it’s drop dead gorgeus.
 
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    Orange Cone

  • The Fuzzy Boundary: Four products that are also services

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:51 pm
    (Photo CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 by Marshall Astor) Once again I had the honor of being invited to speak to Kimiko Ryokai's Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces class at UC Berkeley today. I used the opportunity to prepare a talk on a topic I've been thinking about for a while: the relationship between products and services in a ubicomp environment. For this presentation, I set out some of my ideas and presented a set of examples of device/service relationships that show some of the variation in the possibilities. The talk is available as an 844K PDF.

  • Read-Write Material Culture (Sketching 09 presentation)

    24 Jul 2009 | 4:15 pm
    I expanded on my LIFT France presentation at this years' Sketching in Hardware gathering. The two presentations are quite similar. My core point is that the fundamental nature of making things changes as the cost of moving atoms goes up and technologies for exactly reproducing physical objects using computer-controlled tools moves into more media. Here are some key points: If you look at [Thomas Chippendale's] Director, it’s full of variations. Chippendale expected that each piece was made individually. By showing all of these variations, he’s essentially saying “I am defining a design…

  • Fast processors, open standards, social research and Sketching in Hardware

    6 Jul 2009 | 8:12 pm
    A journalist acquaintance asked me about the relationship between journalism and product development in the context of Sketching in Hardware. I wrote him an email that (somewhat densely) summarized much of my current thinking about the relationship between cheap hardware, open standards, vernacular technology creation, social research and Sketching in Hardware (whew!). It probably makes no sense out of context, but I liked it enough that I thought documenting it on the blog would be worthwhile. Here it is: Cheap, fast computation and increasingly open standardized interfaces encourage…

  • When bits meet atoms: Making things in a Read-Write World (LIFT09)

    28 Jun 2009 | 10:24 pm
    A couple of weeks ago Liz and I had the pleasure of speaking at LIFT+Fing France, a great conference about technology, design, society and the future. The lineup was fantastic and both the in-band and out-of-band conversations were great. I would not have predicted ahead of time that I'd end up discussing crowdsourcing techno-anarchist eco revolutions, but there we were and it wasn't even that many glasses of pastis in. ;-) My short talk focused on how Lawrence Lessig's concept of read-write culture applies to the computer-driven making of physical things, rather than just media, and how this…

  • When atoms meet bits (LIFT 09 talk summary)

    15 Jun 2009 | 2:40 pm
    I'm going to be speaking at LIFT France 09 later this week. The talk is an intro to presentations by Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino of tinker.it and Michael Shiloh. I'll post the actual talk when it's done. Here's the summary: According to Lawrence Lessig, the 20th century is a brief period of Read-Only culture in a world that in the past has been Read-Write. He draws his examples from media, but the same ideas apply to other products. The definitions of "producer" and "consumer" change when information is cheaper to move than objects. Thus production becomes less centralized as knowledge is…
 
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    The Dieline

  • Pantone Potato Chips

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:25 am
    A great concept every designer can appreciate!Via Thoughtful

  • 5 Minute Candle

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am
    "How clever and cute are these? Perfect for celebrating happy, spontaneous moments and sharing memories with those around you. Designed to look like an ordinary book of matches but inside are 10 small candles. Candles can be lit as attached or you can break them off to put on a birthday cake or a cupcake. Carry them with you to celebrate someone’s birthday, engagement, or for an instant candle light dinner with your love. You’ll get 4 different books in different colors of pink, yellow, green, blue, in a pack."Designed and sold by Poketo.Via Packaging World

  • Heinz Baby Food

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:11 am
    "In the Heinz Baby Food portfolio, the Cans play an important role delivering wholesome, convenient baby food. Creating 'Hero' characters from the keystone involes Mum and Child alike whilst utilizing colour-ways from the Hero brand reinforces Heinz can food heritage and credentials."Designed by Cowan.Via Packagings of the World

  • Before & After: Bavaria

    Salih Kucukaga
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:19 am
    Via: Brand New

  • Happy and Sweet Calendar

    Salih Kucukaga
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
    "Happy and Sweet Calendar" 2010 Pre-order is now available! Designed by Greek studio Kanella."More images after the jump.Via: Packaging World
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  • December 2009 | 10 CRUCIAL CONSUMER TRENDS FOR 2010

    16 Nov 2009 | 5:01 pm
    All yours: ten consumer trends that will inspire you to introduce new products and services over the next 12 months. Remember, you can't shrink your way to greatness ;-) Read 10 CRUCIAL CONSUMER TRENDS FOR 2010 »

  • October 2009 | NOWISM

    12 Oct 2009 | 6:01 pm
    As the future is uncertain, and the past is, well, the past, instant-gratification seeking consumers are embracing anything that is 'real-time' with more passion than ever before. And despite this trend's seemingly ephemeral character, it is rich in solid, applicable trend examples... Read NOWISM »

  • September 2009 | TRANSPARENCY TRIUMPH

    30 Aug 2009 | 6:01 pm
    Think 'transparency' is an established, maturing theme? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Here’s a fresh look at the latest and greatest in the transparency arena, where savvy consumers (as well as on-trend brands) can score triumph after triumph. Read TRANSPARENCY TRIUMPH »

  • August 2009 | Catching-up is the new looking ahead

    14 Jul 2009 | 6:01 pm
    Instead of ambushing you with yet another Big New Trend this month, we decided to make life (somewhat) easier for all of us, and send you an overview of the trends we have so far highlighted in 2009. From ECO-TRANSIENT to LESS & LONGING. Please study the theory, scan the many examples, and get ready for a no doubt turbulent remainder of 2009... Read Catching-up is the new looking ahead »

  • June 2009 | FOREVERISM

    11 Jun 2009 | 6:01 pm
    Get ready for 'FOREVERISM': consumers increasingly embrace lifestyles, relationships and products that are 'never done'. It’s a fluid ‘trend’, guaranteed to spawn new ideas. Read FOREVERISM »
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  • SourceMap

    SourceMap is a outstanding venture sponsored by different groups within the MIT. As they state on the site: "When you invite people to an event, buy the ingredients for a recipe, or design the parts of a product, your choices have a significant impact. Some things have vast supply chains that stretch across the world while others are completely regional. Understanding the reach of our sourcing is fundamental to improving economic, social and environmental conditions."Sourcemap is a tool for producers, business owners and consumers to understand the impact of supply chains. The site is a…

  • Mo Money Mo Problems

    The images shown here were generated by evaluating and interpreting the 1997 music video "Mo Money Mo Problems" from the first disc of the Notorious B.I.G. album, Life After Death. The algorithm detects edges in the image and attempts to trace motion from frame to frame, using the initial frame as their starting point. The output is rendered as a vector image, the curves represent the motion. The points represent the pixels detected in the edge, their size determined by the distance from their previous location, the further, the larger the circle. The color and location of the points are…

  • del.icio.us visualization

    In a paper entitled "Visualizing Social Bookmarks", Joris Klerkx and Erik Duval describe how it's often hard in most social bookmarking tools to discover implicit structures between tags, users and bookmarks. This is mostly due to the flat nature of tags, and an intrinsic trait of folksonomy in opposition to traditional hierarchical structures.In an effort to solve this problem, the authors designed a system that "attempts to visualize these structures, so that end users can explore the social bookmarks in a playful, efficient and flexible way." In this work, a cluster map visualization…

  • Visualization of Vessel Movements

    On September 18th, 2009, New Scientist posted some striking images from the Eurographics Symposium, held in Berlin, which brought together researchers across the globe with new ideas on mapping a diversity of phenomena, from the dive profile of penguins to signature recognition systems.The one that caught my attention was the visualization of vessel movements, by Niels Willems, Huub van de Wetering, and Jarke J. van Wijk. "The sea seems an open playground, but regulations hold, and furthermore, safety (collision prevention) and security (thread prevention) need to be ensured. Operators…

  • OneDotZero Identity

    OneDotZero is an international moving image festival, showcasing a variety of work from innovators across the globe. For this year's festival in London, September 9-13, Wieden+Kennedy UK, together with generative artist Karsten Schmidt, were responsible for all the identity and branding efforts. For this purpose, Schmidt authored a generative engine for producing a series of randomized visual systems, which were recorded for use in the trailer and festival posters. The results were astounding.From the OneDotZero website: "The heart of onedotzero's festival ethos of 'convergence and…
 
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  • The Postwar Avant-Garde and the Culture of Protest, 1945 to 1968 and Beyond

    VLU | Los Angeles | Sam
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm
    Amazing postwar avant-garde manuscripts, books, and poster exhibition up at Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (BRBL). East-coasters can take the Metro North up from the city to check this out. press release pdf

  • Car Wash - Rain or Shine - Keith Scharwath

    VLU | Los Angeles | Sam
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pm
    Keith Scharwath - New Blog - blog post of blog is like when I stepped into another dimension and turned into a marshmallow.

  • Nate walking around looking for Oil.

    VLU | Max
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm
    Nate this is amazing. Great work! 

  • Graphic design against cancer

    VLU | Tokyo | Ian
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:37 am
    My friend Anandi is currently undergoing chemotherapy for invasive breast cancer. Some of her friends have organized an art auction online to help raise funds for her while she is undergoing treatment to cover some medical bills and living expenses while she is undergoing treatment.  I have donated 12 hours of graphic design work to the auction, should anyone out there need some work done affordably and for the money to go somewhere where it is really needed.

  • New Youth Center

    VLU | Max
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:56 pm
    This rendering caught my attention from a new project proposal. I won't get started with the irony of the situation.
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  • Hector Zamora

    wrongdistance
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:45 am
    Hector Zamora stuffs two buildings in bogota with bananas… found @ Center for Aesthetic Revolution Zamora has been on a tear as of late… Included below is his recent blimp from the venice bienalle as well as another favorite from last year. be sure to check out his  site.

  • Wilhelm Sasnal

    wrongdistance
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:45 am
    Shoah Link via chmkoome

  • Claire Brassil

    wrongdistance
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:44 pm
    Link

  • Vampire Squid

    wrongdistance
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:35 pm
    unknown artist from business insider.  nice.

  • Donna Chung

    wrongdistance
    1 Nov 2009 | 6:51 pm
    link (via something home something)
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  • Ny medlemsbriefing: Business of Green

    Jonas Juhler Hansen
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:52 am
    Alle snakker om at skabe bæredygtig vækst - vi vil gerne fortælle lidt om hvordan... Innovation Labs næste medlemsbriefing er lagt i kalenderen, og da den foregår under COP15 topmødet, er temaet meget passende bæredygtig forretning. Bæredygtig som i både den grønne og den rentable af slagsen. læs mere

  • TH09: Seth Copen Goldstein – Claytronics

    Peder Burgaard
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:44 am
    Seth Goldstein er professor i datalogi og forsker i materialer det kan forms på kommando. Han kalder dette materiale for Claytronics. Altså ler med indbygget elektronik, der via software programmer kan kontrolleres og reagere på eksterne stimulanser. læs mere

  • TH09: Saul Griffith - Toys, Personal Carbon Footprint, and Climate Change

    Peder Burgaard
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:40 am
    Saul Griffith var konferencen helt stor oplevelse og han formodede at freestyle som en anden Prezi præsentationsformat mellem hans åbne vinduer på Mac’en. Saul fik sidste år MacArthur Genius Award, som en af de fines videnskablige priser, man kan opnå. Han er uddannet fra MIT’s Center for Bits & Atom, hvor man forsker i at programmere i atomer. Jeg vil opdele hans præsentation i tre afsnit, da, som overskriften indikere, indholdet havde meget varierende perspektiver. læs mere

  • TH09: Mike Leibhold - Geo-engineering

    Peder Burgaard
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am
    Mike Liebhold er Senior Research hos Institute for the Future of har siden 1986 arbejdet med geo- og lokationsbestemte teknologier. læs mere

  • TH09: Eckart Walter - Labor-in-the-Sky

    Peder Burgaard
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:22 am
    Fremtiden inden for arbejde er også programmerbar og arbejdsstyrken bliver On-Demand og virtualiseret. Virksomheden Liveops præsenterede deres syn på nytænkning inden for udbud og efterspørgsel af kompetencer til at løse en arbejdsopgave. Fundamentet til denne nye tilgang er Internettet, der har muliggjort arbejdsstyrken inden for vidensarbejde er geografisk uafhængig. De fleste opgaver kan udføres hjemme fra med en laptop, mobil og internetforbindelse. læs mere
 
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  • Guitars and Graphics, the two minute version

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am
    D&AD have kindly sent us a very nicely edited film of Michael Johnson’s Guitars and Graphics talk at this year’s Xchange conference. Here’s a brief excerpt.There’s talk of G&G doing some northern dates early next year. We’ll keep you posted. Thanks to Dion at D&AD for his skilful filming and editing.

  • Skate 2009

    17 Nov 2009 | 4:47 am
    Last night saw the opening of London’s most glamorous outdoor skating rink, at Somerset House.We’ve been helping out with the branding of the event, which has a very prominent lead sponsor, Tiffany & Co. Here are some of the applications of the work, all based on the idea of little ice-skating elves which appear out of the frost.  And the obligatory adaptation for Somerset House’s xmas card.Obviously last night was a chance for us to show off our new ice-skating moves too.And in idle moments practice our hula-hooping.Tickets and information for this year’s…

  • Dreamlab

    16 Nov 2009 | 8:08 am
    I’ve just come back from Beijing where I’ve spent several days helping to judge a science, art and design competition called Dreamlab. A brief was set to Chinese Universities by an alliance of five UK organisations (Kingston University, The Science Museum, Design Museum, Wellcome Trust, Bournemouth University) and the British Council. A cluster of judges were picked to help cull initial entries from throughout China down to the five ideas that were presented at a live final over the weekend.The task was to create interdisciplinary teams to examine the science of sleeping and…

  • My Hero (project)

    12 Nov 2009 | 5:30 pm
    Recently I was asked by a design journal to name ‘my design hero’. For decades, I hoovered up the design and writing of what would have been my nominations, whether it was Paul Rand, Bruno Munari, or Tibor Kalman. So one hero shouldn’t have been difficult. But after a while, if you’ve read all their books and absorbed all their work, what do you do next?More recently I seem to have stopped looking at other people’s work for inspiration - I’m more likely to be inspired by an approach, or a thought, or just a project. A great example of a hero…

  • So. London?

    9 Nov 2009 | 7:43 am
    It’s the 9th of November, and those of you with longish memories will remember that 8 days ago we should have witnessed the grand unveiling of the new logo for London. But we didn’t.So what’s happened? Well, there were 56 entrants to the tender which famously asked for ‘some creative ideas’ and it seems that quite a few did exactly that. It quickly got whittled down to a shortlist of six who met our man Boris the Mayor, then four more were booted out (including The Partners who promptly wrote this).So it was down to two, one of which was Conran (yes, they of…
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    Sireh Dan Cengkeh Terpilih

  • Tok Rimau. Blogger and Independent film maker.

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:54 pm
    This interview was recorded at the recent Barcamp Melaka which was held on 14th and 15 November 2009, organized and hosted by MMU. Tok Rimau, a prominent blogger and member of the art collective Sindiket Soljah presented 2 papers at the event. The first one is about the making of his latest film ‘Kiri’ and the other one is about guerilla film making. The host for this interview was Mr. Richard, a law student from MMU that also like, among other, to drift rented Kancil during the weekend just to freak-out his unsuspecting parents. This is the 2nd time I’ve interviewed Tok…

  • Yuta Onoda. Painter & Illustrator

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    8 Nov 2009 | 4:36 am
    Yuta Onoda is a painter and illustrator from Japan and has recently graduated from Bachelor of Applied Arts Illustration at Sheridan College, Canada. His manga-style characters and dreamy expression is undoubtedly Asian and adorably charming. He has been shaping his art aesthetic through various forms of media, finding new avenues to express himself. Thank you to Mr. Yuta for answering my questions. Q. Do you have a process flow when producing an artwork? A. I normally spend a lot of time on researching and sketching when I start working on a project. And then I move onto the final.

  • 5 video paling popular di Ideabuzz.net

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    17 Oct 2009 | 10:27 pm
    Ideabuzz.net ialah web TV yang memberi fokus kepada budaya keusahawanan dan web. kandungannya meliputi tutorial, ulasan dan liputan acara. Ia baru sahaja dilancarkan beberapa bulan dahulu. Berikut ialah 5 video paling pupular di ideabuzz.net. 1. Wolfram | Alpha 2. Mengemaskini blog dan laman web sosial dengan mudah dan pantas. 3. Magento 4. Membaca beberapa laman web serentak dengan cepat dan mudah 5. PIKOM PC Fair, Johor Bahru Similar Posts: 8 laman web yang menawarkan E-kad Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Nuraina A. Samad. Penulis. You Call the Shots oleh Cameron Johnson. FPX. Pilihan…

  • Remi Juliebø. Designer & Illustrator

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    6 Oct 2009 | 8:27 pm
    Remi Juliebø is a designer and illustrator from Norway. With a His artworks are heavily influenced by American rock posters and skateboarding culture. Hope to see more great stuff from his in the future. Thank you to Mr. Juliebø for lending me some of his time and all the best for future endevour. Q.Do you have any formal training and art and design? A. Yeah, I went to art-school and also had some time learning from a local art-painter (Roy A. Dahl). Also I had three years of Graphic Design at the Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo, Norway. But I’ve always had the need to…

  • Event calender October – December 2009

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    28 Sep 2009 | 10:04 pm
    Here is a quick glance on what is happening around the world in the design scene. Singapore Design Festival 2009 The theme for this year’s Singapore Design Festival 2009 is “Design 2050: Possibilities for Tomorrow” - which looks to inspire everyone to consider and examine scenarios of how life can be different in the future by design. Date : 20th - 30th Nov 2009 Here for more. Pipit 3rd Anniversary Pipit 3rd Anniversary , the independent artist & designer gathering is back , we are going to have creative handmade market this year that exclusive for…
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    Tcritic by Karl Long - The Daily T-Shirt Blog Covering Indie Fashion and Design

  • Squirrel Unicorn and Racist Friend from A Better Tomorrow

    karl
    9 Nov 2009 | 11:33 am
    Couple of strange but awesome T-Shirts from A Better Tomorrow Advertisement: Lucky Threadz – Original & Very FunnyGreat T-Shirts Endorsed By Tcritic

  • Farofanation – socially concious T-Shirts from Rio

    karl
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:52 am
    Enjoying these socially conscious T-Shirts from Farofa Nation in Brazil with 10% of the proceeds going to TASK Brazil, an organization that helps street children. Check out the Farofa Nation website as well, it’s a very cool design. Advertisement: Busted Tees: Funniest T-Shirts AnywhereMore Cowbell, Jesus Hates the Yankees, Great Gifts!

  • Necrophiliac T-Shirt – via PeopleOfWalmart.com

    karl
    1 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm
    In the words of Ellie Arroway in the movie Contact “No – no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should’ve sent a poet.” Kind of feel that way about the whole PeopleOfWalmart.com site K-) Advertisement: Wholesale Screen Printingwith online design tool. Free shipping ,set-up and art.

  • Art In The Age of Mechanical Reproduction Moving Into Alcohol

    karl
    30 Oct 2009 | 10:47 am
    I’ve always liked Art In The Age of Mechanical Reproduction clothing and just recently heard that they’ve come out with a new organic alcoholic beverage based on Root Tea (the alcoholic precurser to root beer). I think it’s a genius idea. They also have awesome T-Shirts

  • The Muni Fail Whale

    karl
    29 Sep 2009 | 1:33 pm
    A lovely idea from local San Francisco blog The N-Judah Chronicles, the Muni Fail Whale, an homage to that icon of unreliability the Twitter Fail Whale.
 
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  • Ted Noten’s 3D Printed Jewellery

    Duann
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:08 pm
    Haunted by 36 Women Many types of women have inspired Ted Noten in making his new series of work. Assemblages, rings, necklaces, bracelets and brooches in many different colors, materials and sizes are the result of a one year survey through the world of women. Featuring: the Fashionista, the Icecream Girl and the Femme Fatale. These assemblages are translated into jewels by 3d printing technique. During Design Miami, Atelier Ted Noten presented his first 3d printed jewellery in 24 krt. gold in a live show where the buyer can decide himself at what point in the design process he wanted to…

  • Muji & Lego Together at Last

    Duann
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am
    Danish vs Japanese Design, Again The Japanese retail brand MUJI and Danish toy staple LEGO have teamed up to develop a set of 4 different boxes. Inside those boxes you’ll find the classic LEGO bricks but also a few sheets of paper. Now get your MUJI hole punch out of the third drawer down in your desk and hey presto, you’ve got MUGO or LEJI…. Buy yours here (I guess) via today and tomorrow

  • Square Polygon Answers All Your 3D Questions

    Duann
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:02 am
    Square Polygon is a is a collaboratively edited question and answer site for anything related to 3d modeling, 3d stock and visualization. Unlike forums where answers to questions get buried under pages of responses and hundreds of threads Square Polygon makes sure that the best answers surface to the top so they are clear to follow and easy to find. Everything is editable, just like a wiki. Square Polygon is focused on the 3d community, questions about 3d modeling, 3d stock, visualization and post production. If you use 3D Studio Max, Maya, Zbrush, Sketchup, Rhino, Photoshop or any other 3d…

  • Blogger at Large: American Safari

    Kristen Turner
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    the beauty of a cardboard beast I recently visited Yellowstone National Park for the first time, and wildlife was definitely one of the highlights. Those of you who saw the National Park documentary will know how much Yellowstone founder Theodore Roosevelt loved the wildlife and loved to hunt it just as much. Teddy is not alone in wanting a buck head above his mantle. In fact, my favorite interior design trend of today is the revival of the taxidermied creature as decor. But hunting isn’t what it was in the early 20th century, and there’s now a catch 22 to displaying a beautiful…

  • Enoki’s Stitch Rug/Wall Hanging

    Duann
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:52 am
    A Stitch in Soup saves Nine??? Adelaide based design firm Enoki started designing A range of oneoff’s rugs in 2000 from 100% NZ wool. Enoki wanted to take this a step further…. In 2008 Judd + Susanna (Enoki) came up with the idea and imagery that has become ‘SOUP’. A series of alphabet symbols designed to be applied on a range of media. In a group brainstorming session – the desire arose to hand make rugs – using recycled materials was the main inspiration behind embroidering the ‘SOUP’ images onto recycled cotton carpet underlays manufactured…
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  • The Content Delusion

    Eric Karjaluoto
    10 Nov 2009 | 2:09 pm
    You’re special. You know that right? You have a voice, story, and message, and all you have to do is share it with us. Really! Be transparent and authentic, and put it out there. You’re a beautiful and unique snowflake… Now tell us more about that turd you took this morning. A new hope All over this [...]

  • The Taxi Scenario

    Eric Karjaluoto
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am
    I’ve uncovered a secret about working in design. At first glance, it may seem like another in a long line of posts moaning about clients. It is not. This is a simple observation, and I believe that it can change how you work—for the better. Designers and clients Talk with a designer for long enough, and the [...]

  • The Wave

    Eric Karjaluoto
    19 Oct 2009 | 1:46 pm
    You’ve got a problem. Maybe I’m wrong—perhaps you’re perfect. Could be, your company is doing brisk business and you hardly even have to think about marketing. If that’s the case, don’t read any further. No, really, I mean it. Stop reading right now. It’s beautiful outside—might as well go for an espresso instead. 1-900-PSYCHIC-KARJ Hmmm… You’re still [...]

  • Random Observations – Part 8

    Eric Karjaluoto
    21 Sep 2009 | 8:14 am
    Sorry for the lack of posts as of late. As we work to complete Speak Human, I find myself wrestling with footnotes, nitpicking over commas, and obsessing over every last detail. As a result, I’ve been a bad blogger. (Still, I think this is preferable to a bad bladder.) In the meanwhile, here are some [...]

  • Words is broken

    Eric Karjaluoto
    4 Sep 2009 | 2:38 pm
    Dat’s rite. We’z all myxed-ups and I’s nots tawkin bouts the tweensz textn. Nope, there’s something increasingly problematic with the language we employ in marketing. If we don’t make some changes soon, no one will listen to any of our messages. Wearing-out red pens Over the past year, I’ve been working on a book called Speak Human: [...]
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    Topsy Turvy

  • Is Brussels the New Paris?

    Topsy Turvy
    21 Nov 2009 | 2:04 am
    Interior of Saint Michel Cathedral, Brussels. (Click on any image to enlarge.)It's hard to imagine any city coming close to Paris - at least in terms of sheer beauty and style. But, La Grand Place in Brussels is considered by many to be the most beautiful square in Europe. [Watch a charming little video here.] With NATO headquartered in the city, recent visitors have included Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden. And, Belgium's Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, was just named the new President of the European Council. "Brussels is the capital of Europe with its international politics…

  • A Clever Idea

    Topsy Turvy
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Click image for a larger view.Interior design is not a science - that is something I've come to learn after reading designer interviews and articles, and learning how designers actually carry out their projects. That is a bit of a relief for me. Do you ever have the impression, like I do, that the best designers know right away exactly what they are going to do with a space and exactly how it will be executed? And they never make mistakes? How intimidating! But I think even the best sometimes have to improvise, and often come up with great ideas in the process.In Garrow Kedigian's Upper East…

  • Autumn Home Tour

    Topsy Turvy
    22 Oct 2009 | 6:36 am
    We're having such perfect weather lately, it's a great time for strolling through some pretty neighborhoods and getting a peak inside some beautiful homes.The Autumn Home Tour is presented by Interior Spaces, Inc., a South Tampa design firm most well-known for their gorgeous kitchen renovations and gardens and outdoor spaces.Sunday, Nov. 8, 2-5 pm, $10. Tickets can be purchased at any of the six homes on the tour.Proceeds benefit The Humane Society of Tampa Bay. For more info, call 813-251-8862, or visit Interior Spaces, Inc.Click on map to enlarge.

  • More Than Just Pretty

    Topsy Turvy
    12 Oct 2009 | 9:00 am
    Have you ever noticed that some people become more and more attractive, the more you get to know them?And doesn't that hold true for fashion, as well as interiors?I know that the clothes I wear most often are those that are simple and refined, but make me feel and look good. As well, interiors that slowly reveal themselves – through details, subtle interplays of textures and finishes, and a sophisticated color palette – will be much easier to live with in the long run than the flashy, trendy and uninspired.Getting to know Suzanne Kasler through her new book has been a similar experience.

  • My Tile Makeover

    Topsy Turvy
    26 Sep 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Does your list of household projects, like mine, seem to keep getting longer, instead of shorter? If you have an old house, it probably does. There are always the "needs" and the "wants" – and, of course the "needs" usually win out. The "need" this time was a new roof. Yikes. That's a big one, especially when the roof is clay tile. But we managed to include a "want" at the same time, which helped offset the pain and gave me something to get excited about. And one more thing to check off the list.I've been wanting to tile the entry porch for years. And, when we added two back porches a…
 
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  • Web Design Tuts Is For Sale

    Brian
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm
    That’s right, I’m selling Web Design Tuts. After being unable to successfully manage the site, I have created an auction over at Flippa. Click here to view auction. I want to pass WDT onto a new owner who will be able to take advantage of this amazing site, with superb content, wonderful followers, and limitless potential. Please check out the auction if you are interested. If you have more questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to comment below or email me at brian[at]webdesigntuts.com. Thank you everyone for your support thus far and I know that Web Design Tuts will…

  • The Ultimate WordPress Guide For The Absolute Beginner Part 1

    Brian
    18 Jan 2009 | 10:01 pm
    I personally recommend WordPress to every client I work with or any person who asks me how to get started in the online world. Why? Because I trust WordPress. Wordpress is easy to use, easy to learn, and easy to maintain. The problem comes when people simply haven’t been immersed into the online world long enough to learn how to use this powerful tool to their advantage. I am bombarded with questions about ‘how to do this’ and ‘how to do that.’ Unfortunately, there has never been a resource I could point to that would be the ultimate learning center for an…

  • And THIS Is Why You Don’t Steal Online Content

    Brian
    16 Jan 2009 | 3:39 pm
    Update: The site that was stealing content has removed their post, although I did not get any sort of reply email. And to the people that were emailing me from Web Design Tuts with those dirty messages – it was other people stealing WDT content, not the other way around Second Update: The site owner has kindly emailed me and apologized for what happened. The article was removed and no harm was done. I will keep this post up as a way to help deter future content thieves. Look everyone, if you’re going to take content, at least don’t steal someone’s bandwidth, and it…

  • Launching Web Design Tuts

    Brian
    5 Jan 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Well I knew it couldn’t stay a secret forever. Today, after writing a 6 hour, 2,000 word Photoshop tutorial, I went ahead and did an early-open for Web Design Tuts. I rolled out a couple of Twitter updates to get a few people’s reactions to the site. Some loved it. Some hated it. @BuildInternet was the first to actually look up Web Design Tuts on Who Is and noticed that the nameservers were pointed to Elite By Design. And the secret was out! So yes, I am launching Web Design Tuts as a companion site to Elite By Design. I’ve written some posts in the past here on EBD about…

  • Artist Allure: A Vitaly S Alexius Showcase

    Angie Bowen
    12 Dec 2008 | 4:00 am
    Vitaly S Alexius is an innovative graphic artist with a style all of his own, and of his own making. Born in Novokuznetsk, located on the Tom River in south central Siberian Russia in the year of our Big Brother (1984, for all those not acquainted with the reference). With a fascination in all things celestial and a wide range of artistic backgrounds, add a dash of Photoshop enthusiasm, and Vitaly has created a unique artistic voice that shines like the stars from the heavens above. Early in his life, Vitaly grew up in the European architecture and factories that surrounded him,and he…
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  • critique- susan szenasy

    21 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am
    I like this approach a lot. Simple drawing, easy to grasp. Just make sure the bike doesn't look the ...

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    21 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am
    I like this approach a lot. Simple drawing, easy to grasp. Just make sure the bike doesn't look the ...

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    21 Nov 2009 | 11:40 am
    Nice image, well handled. But I think you may want to think about what it says. Don't assume that ev...

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    21 Nov 2009 | 11:35 am
    Simple, real, dramatic, I get it at a glance. Words and image work together. You may want to work wi...

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    21 Nov 2009 | 11:31 am
    What does this image say about urban health and its relationship to community building? Think about ...
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  • The Future of Search is More than Social

    Thomas Baekdal
    10 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am
    As you probably know, both Google and Microsoft have entered into a partnership with Twitter and is now incorporating social search into their regular search engines. This is a big deal because social is a very important element of the future of search... it's not the only part though. When it comes to searching, a search engine is supposed to do one thing very well. Find stuff, from highly relevant and trustworthy sources, in relation to you as a person. Let me give you an example: Let's pretend that you live in Australia, and that you are looking to buy a new car. You might not know this,…

  • Nook - not just another ebook reader

    Thomas Baekdal
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:14 am
    As you might have heard, Barnes&Noble announced the Nook a few weeks ago. And this one stands out from the crowd. The Amazon Kindle has, so far, been the only real ebook reader in the world. Sure you got the Sony, or the Netronix, or the Hanvon, but they all lacked the one really vital element. An ebook is not a piece of hardware. It's a complete reading experience, not technology, not screen specifications, nor how much memory that it holds or how many file formats it can read. All of that is completely irrelevant. Because the best ebook is one you simply "read", everything else is a…

  • How the Social Web Destroys Traditional Marketing

    Thomas Baekdal
    17 Oct 2009 | 8:56 pm
    There is a whole generation of people who need to change how they communicate with the world. Just this week, Michelin hired TBWA to create a Facebook campaign around their slogan "The right rite changes everything," in an attempt to rebrand the Michelin Man. Companies like Michelin just don't get it. That kind of thinking will get you nowhere on the social web. The world doesn't work that way anymore. We don't want to connect with a slogan. We don't follow a logo. We don't care about your message. Traditional marketing is not compatible with the social world. The social web is not just a…

  • Twitter + Augmented Reality

    Thomas Baekdal
    12 Oct 2009 | 5:00 am
    Wouldn't you like to mix wild hand gestures, cute birds flying around your screen, Twitter, tweeting bird sounds, and your web camera? Well, now you can with Flyar. It's an augmented reality app (for Windows) that lets you read tweets by moving little tweety birds by using nothing but hand gestures. It is a fun little app, but I wouldn't want to read the 1,500 tweets the gets my way everyday this way. On the other hand, if I did, I would probably never need to exercise again. Watch the video to see how (via Flyar) - Read Comments

  • WHY? The Yacht

    Thomas Baekdal
    11 Oct 2009 | 4:28 am
    Remember the stunningly designed yachts by Schöpfer? Today I came across another pretty amazing one. It's called the Why. It has a more conventional shape, but the shear size of this thing is unbelievable. It would be better defined as a house that just happens to float on water. It has a whooping 3,400 square meters of living space (36,000 square feet), can accommodate 12 guests (I guess each guest needs a lot of room), got a promenade deck that is 130 meters long (425 feet), and a 25 meter long swimming pool (and an even larger one outside... called ‘the entire Atlantic Ocean'). ***…
 
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  • Mulberry for Apple

    Alex Jones
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:45 am
    Mulberry will soon release an anticipated line for Apple products. Designed to house iPhones, MacBooks and MacBook Pros of varying sizes, it’s refreshing to see bags embrace the fact that we spend so much of our time with our computers and phones. The line allows you to be accessible and productive with you without looking like your lugging your office with you. Bayswater for 13″ Macbook (left) $1195. Daria Mini Messenger for iPhone (right) $250. You can view the full line here.

  • Photographer Fred Lebain

    Kellis Landrum
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    This series by photographer Fred Lebain looks like a modern re-interepretaion of surrealist painting. Lebain has shot at various locations around NYC, printed the results, then returned to the locations to create a cut and paste juxtaposition of art and reality. The real character in this series comes from what Lebain chooses to hide, show, or mask, with the re-incorporated prints. There’s something very Magritte about this, but it still feels fresh and fun despite the conceptual reference. via Design Boom

  • 21st Century Boys & Girls Golden Mountain by SSIN

    Alex Jones
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:56 am
    SSIN, AKA Kim Sin Hye, is a recent graduate of Hong-Ik University in Seoul. In the painting shown, 21st Century Boys & Girls Golden Mountain, elaborate, highly detailed pieces which resemble maps and topography as much as paintings. As we look we are easily lost in the painting’s details. The piece effectively creates various textures, combined to create an overall composition. Gold pigment and Korean ink on Korean paper. You can explore more of the artists work here.

  • Radiation Blocking iPhone Case

    Alex Jones
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:43 am
    We all have fears of the effects of excessive cell phone use, especially from the iPhone which seems to interfere with radios, conference call units or any piece of electronics within a three foot radius. In response, Pong has released a cell phone case for 3G and 3GS which claims to redirect radiation away from the head without reducing signal strength. An extensive test by Wired supported the manufacturer’s claims finding a 65% reduction in radiation to the head. Available in green or black. Pick it up here for $60. Thanks to Heather for the tip.

  • Grizzly Bear- Ready, Able

    Kellis Landrum
    13 Nov 2009 | 11:17 am
    Beautiful music from grizzly Bear with amazing claymation work by Los Angeles artist Allison Schulnik.
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  • What I Learned at the Social Media World Forum

    LaurenMarie
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:23 am
    I went to the Social Media World Forum in Santa Clara last week. I was the grateful recipient of the free blog pass that David gave away last month. Big thank you, David and Sixdegrees!! Without giving away all the valuable content of the conference for free, I wanted to share some amazing insights and a bit of an overview of the conference with you. Who Was There? There were a ton of speakers from huge brands such as Coca Cola, Nissan Canada, GM and Ogilvy PR. Of course, representatives from Facebook, MySpace, Zynga (where your beloved FarmVille comes from), Technorati and LinkedIn gave…

  • A Simple Golden Lettering Effect with Photoshop Layer Styles

    LaurenMarie
    23 Oct 2009 | 11:07 am
    A reader requested a tutorial on how to make the gold effect I’ve used on the Creative Curio and Extras titles. It’s a pretty simple technique, but like most things, it takes time and experimenting with different filters, layer styles, layer modes, etc. to get the right look. The gold lettering that I’ve created actually only uses layer styles. I’ll show you them below. First, you have to get your shape/text. You can see that there is a lot of variety in the width of my letters and you’ll need this when we apply some of the layer styles later on. For the fill color, I used #927847…

  • New Article and Portfolio Featured

    LaurenMarie
    12 Aug 2009 | 5:06 pm
    There have been quite a few things going on for me and Creative Curio outside of this site! Check out some of the things I’ve been up to lately. Portfolio Featured! As you know, I joined Art Bistro as a contributing writer (some of the articles from CC appear on the Art Bistro site). Well today, my portfolio is featured on the homepage as well as the main Portfolios page! They hold informal contests each month and feature the designers who win. There is also a mini-interview with me (forgive the terseness of my last comment on advice to designers; I was told we had a 50 word limit for all…

  • The Big Collection of Apothecary Inspiration

    LaurenMarie
    20 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Lately I’ve been so inspired by the apothecary style design work out there. I’ve collected some links and package examples to share some of my inspiration with you. I hope you find them equally enjoyable! Around the Web ‘IDo’ It Yourself found these free printable labels from Eat.Drink.Chic. The images above are just a taste of what you’ll find! Brock Ray shared his photos from the National Museum of American History. Boots Original was featured on The Dieline a while back. Finally, Beast Pieces did this lovely promo piece for Shine Advertising and shared it last month.
 
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  • Jesse Auersalo illustrator

    ViaComIT
    21 Nov 2009 | 10:14 pm
    Spot On ViaComIT’s Blog Talented Finnish illustrator Jesse Auersalo Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

    ceezee
    21 Nov 2009 | 10:10 pm
    Santa on his sleigh hoiday card by Changzhi Lee Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • Jasper Goodall

    ViaComIT
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:09 pm
    Spot On ViaComIT’s Blog Nice little re-jig from Jasper Goodall with some new work. Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • First Look: Sesame Street Exhibit at Brooklyn Public Library

    mymodernmet
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:52 pm
    In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Sesame Street is collaborating with The Brooklyn Public Library to bring us a a spectacular three-month exhibition called Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street. On display through February 21, 2010 the exhibit will include original, never publicly displayed Sesame Street memorabilia such as show scripts, sheet music and animation cels art. See first pictures and video at My Modern Metropolis. Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter -…

  • Daily Inspiration #5

    Hizoku
    21 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm
    Support Art | Spread Creativity | Get Inspired Feed your Eyes. Source: ACreativeUniverse.com Powered By Hizoku Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook
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  • Klipp og Lim

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:27 am
    by Klipp og Lim (website, blog, minimal, white, agency)

  • Dramatica

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:22 am
    by Ivan Sanchez (3d, 3 dimensional, charactre, gundam, artwork, cgi)

  • Eternal Sun

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:20 am
    by Silesti (abstract, digital, design, art, shapes)

  • Ship

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:37 am
    by Dennis McGregor (ship, digital, illustration, pattern, art, conceptual)

  • Coolforex

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:28 am
    by Fluid Agency (animation, website, design, bright, colorful, poland)
 
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  • Mozilla Creative Design Contest

    Sam Nam
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:37 am
    In celebration of Mozilla’s Firefox web browser turning 5 years old, the Mozilla Creative Collective are hosting a poster design competition. The contest description states “The winning design will be featured on Mozilla websites and merchandise, and the winning artist will be highlighted on the Creative Collective homepage and the Mozilla Blog.” This is an amazing contest to showcase your talent! Five Years of Firefox Poster Design Contest To learn more about this competition, check out the contest page where you can also submit a design when you are ready to enter. The…

  • 38 Randomly Awesome Movie Posters

    Jennifer
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:21 am
    Movie poster designs have always intrigued me. Although the studios often spend millions in dollars for advertising a movie, for some odd reason we have a hard time seeing good poster designs. We figured it would be necessary to highlight the movie posters that actually turned out great. We’ve collected 38 awesome poster designs from random films and movies, regardless of year, genre, popularity or language. Move Poster Design Inspiration To print and design your own movie poster designs, try custom poster printing at UPrinting.com

  • 30 Clever Coaster Designs

    Jennifer
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:36 am
    Ever come across a really cool coaster and wonder, “Am I drunk or is this coaster really cool?” Well here is your sober chance to take a look at some clever and creative coaster inspiration. We’ve rounded up 30 coasters that would definitely liven up any bar top or table. Bottoms Up! Let’s See Those Coaster Designs. Mehmet Gozetlik Kent and Jim Dave Hall Kaleb Coleman Niyati Mehta Tiina Ilmavirta Yvonne Schüttler Kamal Patel Jennifer Stetson Kelsy VonderHaar Thapanon Khongraksa Joshua M. Smith Devika Khowala Elizabeth Crowther David Garcia SLAMS Chris Trivizas Emily…

  • 20 Magnificent Magazine Covers in Recent Years

    Sam Nam
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:39 am
    The art of graphic design is continually evolving with society, fashion, technology and politics. Our styles and colors are inspired by everything around us and in turn, we can see snapshots of our evolving culture in the designs of the recent past. Taking a look at 2 years of magazine covers from major publications, I collected 20 contemporary magazine covers that I appreciated. Twenty Magazine Covers from 2007 – 2009 Bon Apetit Magazine – August 2008 Departures Magazine – October 2008 GQ Magazine – March 2008 Harpers Bazaar – March 2009 (Subscribers Edition)…

  • Stencil Graffiti Custom Sticker Design Contest

    Sam Nam
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:39 pm
    While shuffling some papers on my desk, I discovered a sample for a clear roll label product. Coincidentally, I had just finished perusing some artwork by the famous Stencil Graffiti Artist Banksy. The two ideas came together to create awesomeness I don’t usually experience so early in the day! Stencil graffiti designs being put on clear stickers. Brilliant!  Submit Your Custom Stickers Designs! We’re excited to see the sticker designs that our readers submit and to sweeten the deal we will be giving the winner $100 and 250 stickers of their design. Please submit your entries…
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  • Best of the Week #92

    fabiano
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:53 pm
    It's time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we've selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what's going on out there! <!--break--> We want to give a big thanks to our sponsors:Wix, ShutterStock, Reflex Stock, Taste of Ink Studios, W3-Markup, P2H.COM, Harvest, VectorStock™, 2large2email , Flash Menu Factory, Billings, Carbonmade, Chorus and SiteGrinder. A special mention to Media Temple for the excellent service and support with…

  • Daily Inspiration #359

    GisMullr
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm
    This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use "Daily Inspiration" in the subject, and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo If possible use the HTML code: <p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image"…

  • The Future of Newspaper Design

    Francisco
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:32 am
    I saw this post today on core77 and I thought it was a great story to share it with our Abduzeedo readers. I'm sure you've all heard the notion that "print is a dying medium." Advertising in print is down, and seems to continue declining, because more people are going online to read content. So what do we do? Do we just write Print's obituary and sit around remembering it fondly, or do we try to salvage it? A brand new daily publication in Portugal, simply titled i, is trying something new and they are getting positive results. i's circulation had increased from 11,000 in May to 16,000 in…

  • Friday Fresh Free Fonts #24

    paul0v2
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:06 am
    I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it's awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#24 and make sure to comeback for more next week. <!--break--> Click here to view all Friday Fresh Free Fonts Champagne & Limousines by Nymphont Download Champagne & Limousines Copper Penny by M.G. Adkins Download Copper Penny Oloron by Michel Bujardet Download Oloron Will & Grace by Harold's Fonts Download Will & Grace About the authorHi! I'm Paulo…

  • Sites of the Week #78

    fabiano
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:07 am
    For this Sites of the Week we have selected some great sites such as the new Design Fruit and Poccuo. Also we're featuring a great app called Bidsketch, and much, much more! As usual we would love to hear from you, keep sending your suggestions to us and we will be more than happy to feature your site. <!--break--> You can send me your suggestions via Twitter twitter.com/FabianoMe or twitter.com/abduzeedo, and include #abdz_sites in the message. DESIGN / CSS Poccuo - poccuo.com It's a Thursday in November. We're growing curious about the perpetually broken escalators at the north exit of…
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  • Useful Ways Creatives Can Use Digital Cameras

    Danny Outlaw
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:45 am
    I think many of us, myself included, rely on free and premium resources too much. Why not take a step back and become more involved in our designs? Some DIY style if you will. This post is a collection of ideas on how creatives can use digital cameras to do just that. There are also a few unique ideas for using your digital camera to help you run your business. I hope you find them useful and would love to hear any ideas you might have! 1. Building a Resource Library You know all those amazing Photoshop textures, brushes, patterns, and backgrounds you see floating around the web? Many of then…

  • 40 Amazingly Creative Fan Art Prints

    Danny Outlaw
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:32 am
    I think fan art is super cool. I think it is especially cool when artists transform their favorite characters in their own style. It is so interesting to see the variations that different artists come up with. Some of the more popular characters like The Little Mermaid and Super Mario, could easily have their own post where no two pictures looked alike. It is quite amazing when you think about it really. Which one is your favorite?

  • Episode 17 - Accounting Basics for Creatives

    Danny Outlaw
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:21 pm
    This is one of my longer videos, so i will let it do most of the talking. No reason to bore you with a long video and a long post! I’ll be honest, until recently, I knew very little about what I should be doing as far as bookkeeping, banking, and taxes go as a freelancer. I think it is safe to say that many freelancers feel this way. If you don’t, then you are a rare breed of super freelancer. Over the last few weeks however, I sought out to find an affordable and helpful CPA t help me get books in order. In a 15 minute conversation with my CPA, I learned more than I had in 10…

  • Episode 16 - Building a Feedback Community

    Danny Outlaw
    11 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm
    A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to listen to @CarlSmith talk at a local design group meet up I attended. If you aren’t familiar with Carl, he works at wicked cool company called nGen Works and is the mastermind behind Happy Webbies. But, enough about that guy… Being the big usability expert that he is, he constantly mentioned getting feedback from his “pool of people” on various topics. He would poll the audience, so to speak, to see what the majority of people thought about a company name, a usability feature, layout, etc. What an awesome idea I thought! Now I can…

  • Episode 15 - How to Review Your Portfolio

    Danny Outlaw
    9 Nov 2009 | 12:51 pm
    Last week I talked a little bit about the importance of joining social media design sites like Behance and such. This got me thinking abut how to decide what work to put up on these sites. After all, if the point in joining these sort of sites is to get more work, it only makes sense that you should only post your best work on them. That seems easy enough. But, if you are anything like me, you constantly seem less than impressed by work you have done in the past. I’m always improving my skills as a designer, so I tend to look at my older work as sub par. No matter how good I may have…
 
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  • 20 Photoshop Actions to Add Flair to Your Photos

    Chris Spooner
    15 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    The non-professional photographers among us are often left with boring and flat shots from our cameras, the photos lack the flair and energy that is achieved with expert techniques and equipment. Photoshop Actions on the other hand, can help recreate some amazing photo effects, just by pressing a button! This post rounds up 20 of the best Photoshop Actions that allow you to easily spice up your photos with popular effects, including HDR, Soft Focus, Lomo, Velvia and more! The Original To test out each Photoshop Action, and to allow the action to be compared against other actions on the same…

  • This Week’s Favourites – November 13th 2009

    Chris Spooner
    12 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    In this week’s roundup of creative goodness, we have an article giving tips on working with various types of clients; a cool article showcasing the fonts used in the logos of popular websites; an insight into some handy fonts you can use with SiFR or Cufon, a showcase of awesome print designs; and a roundup of fantastic clean website designs. Freelance Switch Any freelance designers out there will find a direct connection with this oldie from Freelance Switch. Pick up some handy tips on how to work with a range of typical client personas. Build Internet Build Internet posts this second post…

  • Create a Rolling Stones Inspired Tongue Illustration

    Chris Spooner
    8 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    The bright red Rolling Stones tongue and lips logo is a graphic design icon, and has been a pop culture fav for years! I don’t think you can beat it, so we’ll not create a direct copy of the original in this tut. Instead, let’s take a look at drawing our own Stones inspired tongue graphic, starting with a quick pencil sketch and finishing with a vector based graphic in Adobe Illustrator. Start work with pencil and paper, use the original Rolling Stones logo as inspiration and follow the rough lines and shapes to produce a similar drawing. Warm up your scanner and digitise your sketch.

  • Free Hi-Resolution Paint Stroke Photoshop Brushes

    Chris Spooner
    1 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    Looking for a new set of super high resolution Photoshop brushes to add to your collection? Well, you’re at the right place! Check out and download this set of free paint strokes brushes, all of which are at the max 2500px size and packed full of detail. Perfect for creating your next roughed up design. Download Free Photoshop Brushes 7.3mb | 1 x ABR (CS4) Similar Posts Free High-Res Watercolour Photoshop Brushes Set 2 Free High-Res Watercolour Photoshop Brushes Set 1 20 Photoshop Actions to Add Flair to Your Photos Free Keep Fit Vectors – Give Your Designs a Workout! 270+…

  • This Week’s Favourites – October 30th 2009

    Chris Spooner
    30 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    In this week’s roundup of creative goodness, we have a guest tutorial from myself over on a fab design blog; an awesome illustrated skateboard deck design walkthrough; a roundup of cool CMYK designs; a list of influential design blogs; and web development app reviews from a range of pros from the industry. Tutorial9 My guest article is currently live over on the awesome Tutorial9 blog. Check out the Photoshop tutorial on how to create a slick rich user interface. My Ink Blog My Ink Blog hosts this fantastic tutorial on how to illustrate your own skull inspired skateboard deck. Jad Graphics…
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  • Inspiration in Neutral: The FYC Edition

    Angie Bowen
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:43 am
    We are nearing the end of our colorful inspirational inquisitions here on FYC and as the series draws to a close we end with two unique takes on the series beginning with this week’s installment. All along we have been attempting to test the waters to determine if the source that feeds our inspiration, if it tends towards a singular color, can tend to aim our creative output in the same direction as elements associated with that color. Last week we rolled out Inspiration in Purple: The FYC Edition, and so the color wheel keeps turning as the series’ curtains begin to close.

  • Designfruit Launches

    Angie Bowen
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:30 am
    We are pleased to report that there is a new addition to the online design community…and they brought free brushes! Yay! Designfruit announces the launch of a new e-commerce site packed with royalty-free, high-quality Photoshop brushes and vectors. The site is a showcase of artwork created by Jason Gaylor and Dan Spencer focused on providing great designs to the design community, for both novice and advanced designers, photographers and aspiring graphic professionals. Every design on the site, previously requiring purchase of an additional commercial license for use, is now available…

  • A Look at Those Creatively Working Outside the Box

    Rob Bowen
    15 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm
    Everyday in this field, we see so many creative minds finding new ways to express themselves inside the design arena. It is always an inspiring thing to see when designers look at the world around them, and think of creative ways to apply their craft to it. Often times there are those designers whose work we may have missed had not it been for the watchful eyes of our loyal readers. So in that tone we wanted to showcase another group of creative designs where the designers have taken the leap to think outside the box and come up with practical applications for their inspired endeavors. And…

  • Inspiration in Purple: The FYC Edition

    Rob Bowen
    10 Nov 2009 | 11:33 pm
    Another week has worked its way to Wednesday and we have compiled another installment of our series of colorful inspirational inquisitions here on FYC. As our testing of the waters winds down where we attempt to determine if the source that feeds our inspiration, if it tends towards a singular color, can tend to aim our creative output in the same direction as elements associated with that color. Last week we rolled out Inspiration in Blue: The FYC Edition, and so the color wheel keeps turning as the series nears its end. Welcome back once again to the FYC edition of the popular Inspiration…

  • Think Wallpaper

    Tim Smith
    10 Nov 2009 | 1:29 am
    File Type: JPG Number in Set: 8 Sizes: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 320×480 (iPhone) License Type: Creative Commons 3.0 Author: Tim Smith Tim Smith (or @timothybsmith, if you know him on Twitter) is a creative graphic designer and blogging dynamo who was hand picked to head up the Fuel Your Blogging site as editor. Taking his love of community and graphic design and merging the two together, Tim devised and designed the Think wallpaper for the FYC readers. We know Tim shares our sentiments in hoping…
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  • Mark Gmehling

    Gui
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    Remember when those swilry vector bubbly graphic were all the rage? I wonder if all the computer arts kids will now move onto 3D and try their hands at that style again. If they did – the benchmark is probably Mark Gmehling’s work. Tasty. via Bash Graphics

  • Hyper Island

    Jack
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:34 pm
    I loved my time studying at Duncan of Jordanstone, but if I was to do it all over again it’d probably be at Scandinavia’s most high-profile creative institution, Sweden’s Hyper Island. I became aware of the course back in The Day while at art college, through one of their promotions (they created and packaged vinyl toys). Since then i’ve admired the course and it’s graduates from afar, so was delighted to stumble across this video, getting more of an insight into the processes behind the work. Well done to those INT boys, where I found the link.

  • Tom Skipp

    LukeTonge
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:20 am
    Tom Skipp is a Freelance Art Director & Graphic Designer. He has worked under the Direction of Peter Saville and Vaughan Oliver, and has an enviable portfolio – having worked for, amongst others; Stella McCartney, EMI, Sony Records, Virgin Records, GQ Style, Universal Records, Big Active, Love and 4AD. Brilliantly, he’s also a really nice chap! I remember him coming to talk to our Foundation course full of stories about his time with Saville, Oliver and co. and thinking his work ethic was great. Now, years on, I’m still impressed by his consistency and style. I particularly…

  • YASLY

    Jack
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am
    Among art & design collective, YASLY’s number are, “musicians, leather craftsman, letterpress artisans, house wives and carpenters”. Their style blends the ancient with the contemporary, resulting in visually interesting stuff.

  • A win/win/win situation

    Glenn
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:47 am
    Morning all, good news all round on this Friday morning! First of all Tony Smith wins the Bag of Bees T-Shirt! His T-Story was picked from all the other submissions to win him a shirt from the all new Bag of Bees Shop. Here’s his winning story… “My oldest tee is only about 14 months old but it’s not about how old you are it’s about what you’ve done and the quality of life you’ve had. On August 24th 2008 I left the UK to go traveling and after 386 days on the road, visiting, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia,…
 
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  • Carbonmade History

    Spencer Fry
    9 Nov 2009 | 1:36 pm
    A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the early years of Carbonmade on my blog. It’s an interesting read if you want to know more about our company. It’s the history of Carbonmade from its start in early 2006 up to our reaching 100,000 registered users in March 2009 and how we got there. Fun tidbits include: we began as a design firm, Carbonmade was built for Dave to manage his portfolio, and lots more.

  • Bigger and Better

    Spencer Fry
    25 Oct 2009 | 10:03 am
    We're growing faster than ever, and as of last week are the largest online portfolio website in the world. To keep up with our astonishing growth, we're making huge upgrades to our web infrastructure. We've chosen to host with Rackspace, which runs a world-class data center hosting some of the largest websites on the Internet (LinkedIn, 37signals, Razorfish, etc.). We're stoked to host your portfolios with, arguably, the best data center in the world. At 5PM EST this Sunday we’ll begin the upgrade by temporarily disabling portfolio administration and new sign-ups. Your portfolio will remain…

  • Interview: Deema Bayrakdar

    Spencer Fry
    5 Oct 2009 | 7:14 am
    What is it about working with mixed media that interests you most? I started doing collage at a young age -- I would cut up pieces of paper and use found objects to create collages that were sometimes sculptural. I remember coming across Dada and the photomontages of Hannah Hoch, and really feeling inspired by how Hoch placed juxtaposing images within the same space, often making commentary on industrialization, race or gender. Romare Bearden’s collages also inspire me, and his use of color and amazing cut outs, which create palatable atmospheres and moods. There’s something about the…

  • Microsoft Hearts Carbonmade

    Spencer Fry
    29 Sep 2009 | 12:06 pm
    Microsoft featured Carbonmade last week in a case study alongside Dell, Hardrock Café, and Elite Models. Hooray! It's a neat read for anyone who wants to know a little more about our history. For instance, did you know that Carbonmade was originally created as a simple tool for Dave to update his online portfolio? Another interesting tidbit is that before Carbonmade, we were a small web consulting company doing web development work for Scribd, MerchNOW, Epitaph Records, and others. Here's a snippet: “Carbonmade provides creative people with the ability to showcase and manage their work. It…

  • 150,000 Portfolios and New Office

    Spencer Fry
    24 Sep 2009 | 8:54 am
    About six months ago we passed the 100,000 mark. Last week we reached 150,000 Carbonmade portfolios. It's been a busy past six months, to say the least, and things are moving at a fast pace around here. We moved into our new office with the boys (and girls) from Harvest and are hard at work on an update to Carbonmade. More on that coming soon. Here are some photos of the new space we share: And during our downtime: Please follow us on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, stay subscribed to our blog and e-mail us with any questions, suggestions, or comments. We love hearing from you guys. And…
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  • Hey Ho

    Antonio Carusone
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    I wrote about France based studio Hey Ho back in the day and since then they’ve filled their portfolio with drool-inducing work. Like this piece for Éditions Galaade. So yummy and full of grid goodness.

  • Basic Maths Wordpress Theme

    Antonio Carusone
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:19 pm
    Khoi Vinh and Allan Cole have created Basic Maths, an excellent grid-based theme for Wordpress that includes features like microformats, color-scheme control, full widget support and a key shortcut to display the grid. Not to mention it’s beautifully designed. You can purchase it for $45. Well worth the price.

  • Herbert W. Kapitzki

    Antonio Carusone
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am
    My jaw dropped when I saw the work of Herbert W. Kapitzki over at Grain Edit this morning. Never heard of him before today but I’m glad I stumbled upon his work. Kapitzki was a former student of Willi Baumeister, conceived and designed exhibitions for the state industrial inspection board (Landesgewerbeamt) in Stuttgart in the 1950s and the early 1960s. He later invited by Otl Aicher to teach at the Academy of Design in Ulm. His poster work is exceptional and I also love his logo and pictograms. What an excellent collection of work but unfortunately the quality of the images are poor. I…

  • Carl B. Graf

    Antonio Carusone
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm
    Carl Bernhard Graf (1926–1968) was a Zürich based graphic designer that not many people know about. But the work that he left behind is just as good as the well-known designers of his time. There isn’t much information on Graf (hence the terrible quality of the photo above) but Jonathan Turner has put together a Flickr set comprised of his work. You can also see more of Graf’s work in the classic design books “Graphic Design in Swiss Industry” and “Publicity and Graphic Design in the Chemical Industry”. If you have any extra cash laying around, you can pick up an original Graf…

  • Experimental Jetset Shirts Reissued

    Antonio Carusone
    10 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am
    After a year of being out-of-print, the excellent collection of t-shirts by Experimental Jetset are being reissued by Yoshi Kawasaki’s new label, Publik. The first designs available are John & Paul & Ringo & George, New Wave/Neue Welle/Nouvelle Vague, Cu Vi Estas Esperantisto?, Flag/Sabbath/Big and Grow Your Hair. All are available in several color combinations. I personally have the New Wave/Neue Welle/Nouvelle Vague and Cu Vi Estas Esperantisto? tee’s and they’re awesome. Might have to get these new color combos. You can get more info on the designs here, here and here.
 
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  • Weekend Links November 20

    Sylvia
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Podcast interview to Alberto Alessi at the Design Museum. A list on Who is Worth to Follow on Twitter. Video interviews of Czech Republic’s designers and curators like Daniel Pirsc of Studio Pirsc Porcelain, Maxim Velcovsky of Qubus Studio, Jana Zielinski & Jiri Macek and Michal Fronek of Studio Olgoj Chorchoj. Designing to Entertain during the holiday season. Video of the Temppeliaukio Church by Timo & Tuomo Suomalainen. The PNC Living Wall by Mingo Design. Curbed’s Best New Buildings of the Decade. Studio Banan TV inverviews Benedetta Tagliabue. Karin Rashid designed…

  • Aesop Store in Singapore

    Sylvia
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    March Studio have hung 30 km of coconut-husk string from the ceiling of a new shop in Singapore for Australian skincare brand Aesop. The interior was inspired by the twine used to tie the company’s gift boxes. The entire store is framed with meticulously detailed grids that suspend twine from the ceiling. The idea is to work with a sombre material palette in an unexpected way. Via dezeen

  • Elephant Magazine

    Sylvia
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    In November of this year Frame Publishers will launch a new magazine on contemporary art and visual culture called Elephant. Marc Valli, owner of the Magma design book stores, is the editor in chief. With Elephant he is hoping to generate renewal and excitement in an oversaturated and often uncreative magazine market. More now than ever, he believes, a certain group of highly critical people, always in search of the moment, the trend, the age, the Zeitgeist, will look for a medium that reflects the reality of the visual art scene.   The current art world is divided into the proper art world…

  • Tooth Tales Pediatric Dental Office

    Sylvia
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    Daren Chen from Evoke Design kindly send us this playful pediatric dental office located in the city of Miramar, Florida. Here is the full description from Evoke Design: Parents and kids alike are always in fear of the dentist. Traditionally, most dental offices are cold, sterile spaces, maybe with walls painted yellow, crown molding and a small colorful space in the corner for the kids, in an attempt to create a ‘comforting and inviting’ space… At Tooth Tales, the Dental Space typology is redefined and breaks down these negative perceptions by creating a welcoming environment that…

  • Social Housing for Miners

    Sylvia
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    Zon-e Architects projected a new social housing for miners located in a mining town in the heart of the Cantabrian Mountain in Spain. The project, which is state-funded, is the first new residential development in the region for 25 years. The form of the building comprises two masses perpendicular to each other. The concept for the building form takes precedent from the jagged mountains, which at times become geometric. The colors and materials, such as the local slate, keep the building in context. The black facade acts like coal, absorbing almost all light that falls on it. Each of the 15…
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  • Paper Foldables

    Mirko
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:04 am
    I just discovered these paper foldables and totally loved it. In fact they even get better when used for promotional purpose (see the handsome family one). Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blogPaper Foldables

  • Illustration in web design: 30 wonderful examples

    Mirko
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:45 am
    If you are looking to spice up your website’s design a little, then you should consider integrating some illustrations in it. The following websites are good examples of great illustration in web design. 1. Jason Gray 2. BEN 3. Tor Web 4. i-avion 5. Instant Ad Legend 6. Cromulent Design 7. Bard Illustration 8. Tomas Pojeta 9. Adit Shukla 10. Okami Design 11. Web Design Beach 12. Creative Bytes 13. The Great Bearded Reef 14. Iwit 15. Design 19 16. CSS Cookie 17. Reduzino a pança 18. Floitdesign 19. Joby 20. WebTouchUp 21. Schneeballschl8 22. Moourl 23. Cloudia CMS 24. Gandr Web 25.

  • Implementing to-do’s due date, thoughts of a UI designer

    Mirko
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:25 am
    If you have some interest in app and UI design, you shouldn’t miss this article by the makers of the awesome Basecamp, the 37signals team. It guides you through the thinking behind the implementation of to-do’s due date. Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blogImplementing to-do’s due date, thoughts of a UI designer

  • Design links for the week

    Mirko
    15 Nov 2009 | 3:14 am
    Here are some nice design-related blog posts you shouldn’t have missed this week. Fugly government websites, the ultimate list So many talented web designers, so few of them working for governments… Print Design to Web Design: Comparative Analogies A good read for any print designer who has never worked on the web. Awesome Papercraft self-portrait Ok this is just awesome, I have to do mine someday. Freelancers, what’s your largest business expense? The answer should be f*cking insurances for anyone living in Switzerland. Top five best database management tools Giving a try…

  • Free photography icons set

    Mirko
    11 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm
    Just for Designer Daily’s readers, IconShock has created a package of stunning photography icons. In this package, you’ll find the following icons: big camera icon point and shoot camera icon digital frame icon flash card icon tripod icon If you are a big fan of these, you should definitely visit IconShock’s website for more professional icons. Photography Icons (3.88 MB) Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blogFree photography icons set
 
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  • Waterpleinen

    Alexander Trevi
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:59 pm
    (Image by De Urbanisten and Studio Marco Vermeulen.)To launch its 14th anthology, Water, Alphabet City has organized a series of events this week in Toronto, two of which are the HYDROCity symposium and its accompanying exhibition at the University of Toronto. Another event is a lunchtime talk in which Jeroen Bodewits will discuss Waterpleinen, a project designed by Florian Boer and Marco Vermeulen to reconfigure the stormwater infrastructure of Rotterdam.(Image by De Urbanisten and Studio Marco Vermeulen.)In Florian Boer and Marco Vermeulen's proposal, rainwater runoff isn't funneled into a…

  • FantastiCity

    Alexander Trevi
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm
    (MEtreePOLIS, NYC-based HWKN's contribution in Kerb 17: Is Landscape Architecture Dead?, envisions a genetically modified Atlanta, Georgia, a hundred years from now: stratified like a forest, with a canopy at the top collecting water and energy and a single-surface city floor below of bio-renewable moss with no roads or pavements. Watch Matthias Hollwich and Marc Kushner give a tour of their “fantasticity” here.)Coinciding with the next issue (#18) of Kerb, the annual landscape architecture journal edited by students at RMIT, Melbourne, is their first ever international design…

  • Links for 2009-10-21 [del.icio.us]

    Alexander Trevi
    Peak Water in Yemen "Yemen is set to be the first country in the world to run out of water, providing a taste of the conflict and mass movement of populations that may spread across the world if population growth outstrips natural resources." [Times]

  • Great Street Games

    Alexander Trevi
    20 Oct 2009 | 3:14 pm
    (Image by KMA.)Speaking of augmented game spaces, here is an interesting interactive installation set to come online at the of the month in three UK cities. Created by KMA, Great Street Games will be a “huge, participatory, high-tech athletics tournament” in which participants in Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough compete against each other virtually in real-time using the city as platform.KMA will use projected light and thermal-imaging technology to create interactive 'courts' in which human movement triggers light effects. The physical movements of players determine the outcome…

  • Urban Golf

    Alexander Trevi
    20 Oct 2009 | 10:28 am
    (All photos via Urbangolf.fr.)Actions: What You Can Do With The City finally comes to Chicago at the Graham Foundation. Organized by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, the exhibition features “experimental interactions with the urban environment [that] show the potential influence personal involvement can have in shaping the city.”These “actions” tend to be modest in scale and budget, opportunistic and informal, communal and participatory. If broadly categorizing, they might fall messily under the heading of urban hacking. They are not the great tectonic reconfiguration of urban…
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  • Welcome Naples CSD!

    SEI Design Group
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:28 am
    We would like to welcome our newest client, Naples CSD.  SEI Design Group is the architect for their Phase II Capital Project which includes site construction, renovations and alterations at the Elementary and Secondary Schools.  A tentative referendum is planned for Spring 2010.

  • Congratulations to Bruston-Moira CSD!

    SEI Design Group
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:06 am
    Congratulations to Brushton-Moira Central School District for passing their EXCEL project which includes energy conservation measures such as alternative heating systems, and also building security. Now the fun begins as we start completing the design, and getting the plans and specifications ready for NYSED approval!

  • How Green is Your Tech?

    SEI Design Group
    19 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm
    Ever wonder how green some technology companies are? Apple Have you purchased an Apple laptop and opened the box to see the computer suspended in “mid air”?  This is part of Apple’s plan to reduce packaging materials and help to save the environment.  Apple has also been promoting that since their products are thinner and lighter, there is less material use. Google Google uses photovoltaic cells for some of it’s electric consumption.  They also shuttle people to the Googleplex and reward those who come via self power (bike, walk, etc.).  You can read more here.

  • SEI at NYSCOSS

    SEI Design Group
    13 Oct 2009 | 2:45 pm
    We think our client, Michelle Kavanaugh, Superintendent at Honeoye Falls – Lima CSD, looks pretty official at our booth at the NYSCOSS conference.

  • Very Cool Interiors Blog

    SEI Design Group
    23 Sep 2009 | 1:40 pm
    The Fresh Home Interior Design site is great.  Their blog has many inspirational photos.  Most things are out of our budget (way out), but we can always dream!
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  • Funtasticus Links

    Pony
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:47 am
    2009 Victoria~s Secret Lingerie show is amazing [Celebridiot] Bar Refaeli sexy for Passionista Lingerie [NS4W] Gotta love hot cheerleaders in sexy costumes playing beer pong [Busted Coverage] Andrea…you only need one name is you are this hot [Gorilla Mask] Kara looks like a naughty college girl [College Humor] Snakes are scary..snakes on hot girls not so much [Uncoached] Katy Perry really heats up Esquire [Laxtime] Pamela David really fills out a wet t-shirt [Holy Taco] Miley Cyrus kills people [Popeater] Ciara slutty or sexy in this outfit? [Speed Monkey] Pamela Anderson really need to…

  • Daily Cool Pics

    Pony
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    If that name is accurate I really don’t know what I have been looking at all these years.

  • Friday Wild Girls

    Pony
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Crazy kids with their digital cameras and finding ways to relieve the stress from finals.

  • Things don’t always go as planned

    Pony
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    That title is just a nice way of saying shit happens.

  • Photos From Above

    Pony
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am
    How many famous location can you identify from above?  I’ll post the cities this weekend…have fun guessing.
 
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  • Motion + Design + Magic: delivering the concept to the stomach

    Kristina Dryza
    17 Nov 2009 | 3:14 am
    The food and drinks served at a party are as important as the party itself. For opening parties, say to launch an exhibition, even more so. It’s integral. But few event producers think in this integrated way. The food and drinks on offer should be a reflection of the essence of the exhibition. What guests put in their mouth is an equally valid creative expression of art – only temporary! So to celebrate the recent lighting of the Parco Christmas tree and corresponding Motion + Design + Magic exhibition by renowned visual artist Masaru Ozaki, everything was themed to a T (well, a cube…

  • Einstein’s watch and Steve McQeen’s driving license

    David Carlson
    12 Nov 2009 | 9:14 am
    Exclusive online shop 20ltd has recently released a new book called Einstein’s watch. Newspapers and magazines are never short of glossy images urging us what to aspire to. But what things really do represent the world’s most desirable possessions? Are they necessarily expensive or can they cost nothing at all? Are they always the subject of global fame or are they frequently obscured from the public’s gaze and imagination? In this charming departure from the usual yawnful, consumerist commentary, Jolyon Fenwick and Marcus Husselby conduct a judicious review of the…

  • Keybotz

    Claudia Muniz Garcia
    11 Nov 2009 | 1:18 am
    It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s höst, it snows. Shorter, dark days that magically turn out to be eternal within the office walls. Awake, you dream. And dreaming, you wonder when did you start yawning, when did you stop fighting, when did you wake up from your illusions, when responsibility did kill the game. Some might argue that designer toys are demodé, while they are hotter than ever for others. My personal view is simple: playing never hurts. Imagination and hope are still alive in that kid, hidden deep beneath our skin. Isn’t a little figurine a tiny fee to pay, as…

  • Jen Stark updates

    David Carlson
    10 Nov 2009 | 12:38 am
    Artist Jen Stark has recently updated her website. New drawings and some new t-shirt prints as well. Take a look.

  • Photos from Tokyo Design Week Part 3

    Kristina Dryza
    8 Nov 2009 | 7:47 am
    This is the last picture report from the Tokyo Design Week 2009 by Kristina Dryza. Check the earlier ones here and here.
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  • Icon: László Moholy-Nagy Retrospective

    Daily Icon
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    László Moholy-Nagy became known in Germany through his formative work as a teacher at the Bauhaus in Dessau from 1923 to 1928. In 1937 he went to Chicago, where he became the founding director of the New Bauhaus (later named the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology). The New Bauhaus, was the immediate successor to the Bauhaus dissolved in 1933 under National Socialist pressure. Bauhaus ideology had a strong impact throughout America, but it was only at the New Bauhaus that the complete curriculum as developed under Walter Gropius in Weimar and Dessau was adopted and…

  • Uki Hashi Chopsticks by Mikiya Kobayashi for h concept

    Daily Icon
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:55 pm
    A proper table setting for the Japanese diner includes a rest for the chopsticks, Mikiya Kobayashi has reduced this requirement by creating a pair of chopsticks that have a tapered tip that allows one to place them on the table without the tips touching the surface. Uki Hashi, design by Mikiya Kobayashi for h concept

  • Dachgeschoss Bröder by Thomas Bendel

    Daily Icon
    16 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    120 m² floor apartment in a former factory building in Berlin. The long sides of the rectangular room are fully glazed. In parallel, run two small roof terraces. A massive furniture installation forms the core area of the apartment. All rooms are open to the windows and can be separated by sliding doors. Dachgeschoss Bröder, Kreuzberg Berlin, Germany, by Thomas Bendel

  • Tableware Collection by Aldo Bakker

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    16 Nov 2009 | 2:55 pm
    Dutch designer Aldo Bakker has designed a range of tableware made from silver and porcelain. Tableware, by Aldo Bakker

  • i24R3 Portable Speakers by Michael Young for EOps

    Daily Icon
    15 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Waterproof speakers suitable for indoor/outdoor use. i24R3 Portable comes with a tube stand for easier portability, the stand is removable so that the speakers are able to be mounted on a wall. Rechargeable, Bluetooth and iphone compatible. i24R3 Portable, by Michael Young, for EOps
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  • Volvo's New (Moon) Consumer

    Christine
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:18 pm
    Unless you've been living under a rock the past few days, you know that the second movie in the Twilight series, New Moon, is releasing Friday. It broke box office records for the most presale tickets ever. Ever. Like, more than Harry Potter or the Dark Knight. It's a pretty anticipated movie. If you saw the first movie, Twilight, and especially if you read any of the books, you know the vampire hero of the story, Edward Cullen, drives around in a Volvo. He does this to seem 'less ostentatious' than his vampire siblings in their Porsches and Mercedes convertibles. The first movie capitalized…

  • Butt Smoking Kills More

    Christine
    10 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
    I saw this poster campaign on AdFreak this morning and loved it. I've wanted to do a mosaic illustration like this for some time, but the once or twice it was fitting for a project, one thing or another fell through and it's never happened. AdFreak mentions how the campaign, by an Indian agency, is maybe too close to a campaign run by the Cancer Society of Finland. While they have the same kind of execution, which is not a unique execution, the look and direction of each is different. Personally, I like this poster campaign better. Yes, I agree with AdFreak that the idea of comparing smoking…

  • Chasing the iPhone

    Christine
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:47 pm
    I'm not a cell phone expert. I do not have an iPhone (though I want one) and while I'm usually aware of what hot new phone has come out, I don't necessarily know all the details about it or what little features make it distinct. Being in advertising, however, I do pay attention to all the cell phone service and phone commercials.Over the weekend, I was pointed to two different phone commercials for smart phones meant to rival the iPhone. This first spot (above) is brilliantly done. It's emotional and pleasing to watch and moves to the instrumental rhythm of Sinnerman. The only complaint I…

  • Chris Farley DirecTV Commercial In Bad Taste?

    Christine
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:59 am
    Direct TV is currently airing a commercial that features the late Chris Farley in a scene from his 1995 movie, Tommy Boy. The spot also features Farley's Tommy Boy costar, David Spade, in the 'Fat Guy in a Little Coat' scene. It's a memorable scene in the movie and in the commercial, David Spade turns and speaks directly to the camera about Direct TV while the scene continues with Chris Farley in the background. Watch the spot below:Some controversy popped up when fans of Farley thought the spot was in bad taste for featuring the late comedian. Farley died of a heart failure from a drug…

  • Volkswagen's Fun Theory Competition

    Christine
    29 Oct 2009 | 7:54 am
    Volkswagen has a fantastic new initiative in Sweden called the Fun Theory Awards. Their blog hosts a few hidden camera type commercials that aim at getting people to do things that are better for themselves or the environment by making the activities fun. The theory itself rests on the idea that making things fun is the easiest way to change behavior for the better.The Fun Theory Competition wants your ideas on new ways to change behavior through fun and Volkswagen is offering €2,500 for the winning idea. As far as I can tell, the contest is open in anyone, you don't have to be Swedish, so…
 
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  • Undercoverism Spring 2010 Preview

    Meieli Detoni
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:22 am
    Undercover lines for outerwear make this spring 2010 preview an exciting one. Whether or not you put on a pair of futuristic shades and trek around the bog is up to you, because Designer Jun Takahashi’s elongated silhouettes and sleek lines will look good on city streets, too. Slightly weathered fabrics make this preview especially interesting. [via the fashionisto] Related PostsKnit’s Time Editorial (0)Flexible Men Editorial (0)Industrial Revolution Editorial (1)L.A. Times Magazine September 2009 “Rough Cut” Editorial (0)Huge Magazine No. 61 October 2009 Absolute Man…

  • Our Legacy Hemp Denim Blazer

    Meieli Detoni
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm
    Tripling up on denim is a perfect pairing for the Our Legacy jacket that looks like traditional chambray, but is actually a hemp denim. Whether or not you choose to layer up on denim for top and bottom is up to you, but it could be a very interesting look. This Our Legacy piece was made available at Tres Bien, and simply asks to be worn all rugged-like with boots. [via selectism] Related PostsThe Shoreman Jacket by Analog (0)Craig Robinson Black Hunting Blazer (0)Orisue Men’s Donovan Wool Jacket (0)Balmain Homme Spring 2010 (0)Ronnie Fieg for Red Wing Shoes 8″ Boots (0)Arc’teryx…

  • Alex Knost for Raen Eyewear Spring 2010

    Meieli Detoni
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm
    Eyewear’s a great pick for colder weather, when you’ll be covering your body up in lumpies bumpies to ward off cold drafts. Alex Knost’s Raen Eyewear collaboration has us gazing towards March ‘10, when his collaboration lovelies will be hitting the market and we’ll just be starting to shed our layers. A little ’60s, Warholian flavor never hurt anybody. [via selectism] Related PostsShwood Sunglasses (0)Humor Spring 2010 (0)DC Life Admiral Spring 2010 (0)The Hundreds Eyeware “Phoenix” (0)Claiborne by John Bartlett Spring 2010 (1)Michael Bastion…

  • Hardgraft 2UNFOLD Multi-Use Laptop Bag

    Meieli Detoni
    17 Nov 2009 | 3:28 pm
    Need something versatile, hard-wearing, and high-quality? Hardgraft’s Nappa leather UNFOLD laptop bag puts your desk-jockey worries at ease, and you can even pull this out for after work or weekends. With a shock-absorbent layer and a black canvas lining, this bag works as a courier bag, a shoulder case, a briefcase, and more, and it can fit a 17-inch Macbook or a 13-inch Macbook. [via definitive touch] Related PostsReiss Windsor Wool Overnight Bag (0)Glenroyal Briefcase (0)Gallery 1950 x OriginalFake Porter Messenger Bag (0)OriginalFake x Porter Khaki Tote Bag / Day Bag (0)Base Control…

  • Knit’s Time Editorial

    Meieli Detoni
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am
    Thick knits, skinny knits, and in-between ones all look perfect for the bundling-up season when photographed by Roger Rich. Heavy leather boots hit a high when paired with strong, solid colors, and the whole editorial kind of makes you want to spend a weekend at the country house just so you can look this good while there. Definitely a smart choice for anyone in or visiting colder regions. [via the fashionisto] Related PostsUndercoverism Spring 2010 Preview (0)Flexible Men Editorial (0)Industrial Revolution Editorial (1)L.A. Times Magazine September 2009 “Rough Cut” Editorial…
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  • Product Designer @ Moose Enterprise

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:16 pm
    A fantastic opportunity now exists for an experienced (3yrs+) product designer to join Moose Enterprise (a leading toy design company in Melbourne, Australia) for a 3 month contract commencing in late January 2010. For more info or to apply visit the Design Droplets Job Board. These might also interest you.Design Genius needed at D3 DesignThe Design Droplets Job Board

  • Released – Uni SA 09 Industrial Design Exhibition

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:52 pm
    Released is The University of South Australia’s Industrial Design Graduate Exhibition for 2009. “Every graduating class of Industrial Design at the University of South Australia stages a design exhibition at the end of the year to expose and promote the new graduates to the industry.” Make sure you rock on over to the Released webiste to check out the graduates profiles/bios before the exhibition so you can match faces and names to the work on show. Exhibition Information Location: Torrens Parade Ground (city), King William Road and Victoria Dve, South Australia 5000 Opening…

  • 2009 Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Awards Launch

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:31 pm
    For the next instalment in the summer awards season, Design Droplets popped along to the launch of the 2009 Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Awards. Held in the lush Gin Garden of Sydney’s Establishment there were, somewhat unsurprisingly, enough gin Collins and pink gin Martinis on hand to sink a small navy… The Gin Garden The 3-story glass atrium enclosing the bar was decked out in Bombay Sapphire blue (they even had blue hydrangeas on hand, a nanna-but-nice touch), with the dramatic height of the space forming a fabulous backdrop for the work of this year’s competition finalists,…

  • Designer Q&A with Jesse Diephuis

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    17 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Jesse Diephus has almost a decade of experience in the automotive industry, having worked in the USA, Japan and Australia for companies including General Motors and Holden. Jesse currently runs JD Synergy Design and also participates as the Senior Designer on AutoHorizon’s FR1 Project. Jesse’s interview offers great insight for anyone looking to gain entry into the highly competitive area of Automotive Design. Highlights “Automotive Design is basically a highly specialized sector of industrial design and the process is very similar to product design. In one studio there may…

  • Product Visualisation – The Studio Environment

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    16 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Welcome. Over the next four weeks, through a series of four tutorials, you’ll learn how to produce industry standard 3D Renders/ Visualisations of your product concepts. These 3D Visualisations will place your product concept with an infinite white space, simulating a studio photo shoot. The process is particularly relevant to Industrial Design and Product Design, however, the content demonstrated here will form the basis of producing any 3D visualisation. We will be using two software platforms – 3D Studio Max and V-Ray. This is written for design students who want to build on basic…
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  • Currently Obsessed: Portable Record Players, Sporto Duck Shoes, Babycakes

    Tricia
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Technically, I should have titled this “Tricia’s Currently-As-In-The-Past-Two-Months Obsessed.”  But I didn’t.  Uniformity, I guess. 1. Have you ever had a dream about riding tandem with a special friend?  These adorable note cards will remind you that you’re alone and can’t actualize this dream.  I keed. valentine letterpress bike notecard set from Lark Press, $14 2. THE SMELL OF DECAYING LEAVES.  Can this count as a currently obsessed?  Since I make the rules, YES. 3. Seemingly eons ago (actually a year ago), I explored the appeal of bitty things. …

  • What I Love About: Amsterdam

    Amirah
    14 Nov 2009 | 7:20 pm
    So, this is the start of a new series of posts about the things I love to do/see/eat/etc. in some of the cities I’ve visited. I guess its kind of like a list of my recommendations of stuff to do but most of these things aren’t the kind of thing you would find in a tourist guidebook! I’m going to start with a city I know pretty well – I lived in The Netherlands for, like, half my life and visited Amsterdam loads! It is probably my favourite city in all of Europe! It is really, really beautiful and there is a lot more to the city than the infamous coffeeshops (where…

  • Places and Spaces: Big Biba

    Georgy
    12 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    1. Biba-style makeup: MAC lipstick in Diva, Urban Decay eyeshadows in Vivid and Fetish, Benetint cheek stain from Benefit, Eylure lashes, Barry M Racing Green nail polish. 2. Satin Harlequin jacket from TopShop. 3. TUK platform shoes from Schuh. 4. Vintage Biba. 5. Barbara Hulanicki. I was nine and a bit of a hick, fresh in the Big Smoke that is London in the summer of ’73. Everything you ever saw in “Velvet Goldmine” was actually true in a small stretch of the capitol – men in eye shadow, peacock feathers; platform shoes the size of skyscrapers and Bowie on the radio. I was…

  • Bell Jar Book Art Wallpaper!

    Maria
    12 Nov 2009 | 7:42 am
    I will readily admit that my love of books is an obsession that has extended beyond the normal. I spend more time drawing them than I do either reading them or writing them, though I’m probably better equipped for the later. I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart:  I am, I am, I am. No matter! I am busy making a series of classic book desktop wallpapers! Remember, way back when, when I provided you with your very own Catcher in the Rye wallpaper!? Wasn’t that fun??? Yes? Good! Now for The Bell Jar! My edition of The Bell Jar is perhaps the ugliest in…

  • Sheldon Cooper is my moonpie

    Ookah
    9 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Ok, I realise the title of this article might seem a bit obscure for those who don’t watch CBS’s great show “The Big Bang Theory”. But, COME ON. Have you been living in a cave for the past couple of years ? And the “I don’t have a TV” line does NOT work on me, because I didn’t have a TV until very recently, and still managed to catch up on this. I mean, they show you whole episodes on their website. FOR FREE. So, in a nutshell, if you don’t know TBBT, it’s a sitcom featuring a 4 nerdy-but-sweet guys (Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj)…
 
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  • Eduardo Recife

    jeffhamada
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm
    Drawings by Eduardo Recife. The folks over at Ok Great are gonna sit down and interview him and are looking for questions so send them your questions!

  • Mona Kuhn / Native

    jeffhamada
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:44 pm
    Steidl sent over Mona Kuhn’s beautiful new book, Native.

  • Charlotte Gainsbourg + Beck

    jeffhamada
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am
    Charlotte Gainsbourg feat. Beck – Heaven Can Wait. Another brilliant video directed by Keith Schofield. A single frame cannot do this video justice, wow. Lots of William Hundley references, did he help out with it? *EDIT – I guess Schofield made this video without giving any recognition to Hundley which was disappointing to me. Then I realised that most of the shots are direct references to random images on the internet (not just Hundley’s work), this raises lots of interesting questions. How would it be different if the entire video had been sourced from Hundley’s…

  • Jeff Jacobson

    jeffhamada
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:46 am
    Photos by Jeff Jacobson.

  • Caroline de Vries

    jeffhamada
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am
    Photos by Caroline de Vries.
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    Pro Blog Design

  • 60 Great AIR Apps For Web & Graphic Designers

    Tehseen
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Adobe AIR is a great platform to build efficient and cutting edge desktop applications, that work on any operating system. In the last few years, hundreds of very useful applications have been built on AIR for all sorts of purposes. Here we focus our attention on apps built for web and graphic designers. This list only contains applications that have proven to be dependable and useful for designers. We’ve split it up into these sections: Creating Graphics Design-Specific Tools Editing Images Taking Screenshots Productivity Tools Image Sharing Tools Multimedia Apps Creating Graphics 1.

  • Hiring Writers For Up To $125

    Michael Martin
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    This is just a quick post to let you know that we’re once again looking for writers, and this time, at a substantially higher rate. The new rate is based on the feedback you all left a few weeks back. Big thanks to everyone who took part! From now on, post authors will be paid somewhere between $70 and $125 for their work, based on the quality of the post. We’ll be drifting away from the list posts that some of you are getting a little tired of, and start focusing on more in-depth tutorials and discussions (And when you do see list posts in future, you’ll find a lot more value in them.

  • Design Review: Liam J Moore

    Michael Martin
    12 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    As part of our feedback post, we promised to review one commenter’s site here on Pro Blog Design. Well, our winner was Liam J Moore, so we’ll be reviewing his site today. A quick note to everyone who took part in the feedback post though, thank you for all of your suggestions! We’ve gone through every single one of them, more on that to come on Monday! Now, to the review. Liam is a student completing his Masters project in Multidisciplinary Design this year. The blog currently serves a joint purpose; as a portfolio for his design work, but also as a progress log for the project. The…

  • 35+ Funky Cartoon Fonts for Logos and Headers

    Lee Ka Hoong
    9 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    There are a lot of free fonts available online. Sites like Dafont and 1001Fonts are invaluable repositories for designers, because they give us such a wide range of font options. Cartoon fonts are one type of font that rarely get much praise. The problem with them is that by definition, they’re gimmicks. They are never the most legible fonts, I’d never recommend using one for content, and quite often, they just look foolish. But when it comes to creating a memorable logo easily, a good cartoon font can be a great first step. They’re distinctive, look great in large sizes,…

  • Why and How to Use Dropbox for Client & Blog Files

    Michael Martin
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    We all know that our computers will crash someday, and we all know that we need to make backups of our files to keep our work safe. The hassle is that a lot of backup methods are tedious and time wasting to keep going. We want to have a backup system that we can set up, and then forget about it. We’ve already shown you how to keep a WordPress database safe, but in this post we are going to look at the rest of your blog and theme files, as well as client files or any other important documents you keep. Here’s what we’ll be talking about: What is Dropbox? Securing your blog folder. Why…
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  • Why You Should ALWAYS Check the Details … Again!

    Tracey Grady
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am
    image by Warren Brown Designers can be a finicky bunch. We can spend hours poring over Pantone colour books or font catalogues to get the right look for our work. A lot of us still put in the time to make sure a website looks the way it was intended even in Internet Explorer 6 (a brower which is the bane of web designers’ working lives). All that striving for perfection can drive a person nuts. For the last couple of years I’ve had a scrap of paper pinned up at my work station, with the following quote from John Updike: “Perfectionism is the enemy of creation.” I need…

  • Website Checklist: What You Need to Get Your Site Launched

    Tracey Grady
    27 Oct 2009 | 4:12 am
    image by alibree I find checklists useful when I’m planning a new project on a big scale, and let’s face it: a lot of websites fall into the category of big projects! I’ve compiled this checklist to assist anyone who’s planning to get a website for their business or professional activities. It helps to have the steps clearly outlined, because not every stage is necessarily an obvious one. My last design checklist proved very helpful to many people, and I hope this one will be just as useful. Web Host Not the same as your Internet Service Provider (ISP) although some…

  • Design Inspiration: Pattern-Style Drawings & Busy Illustrations

    Tracey Grady
    14 Oct 2009 | 3:24 am
    The crossover between line illustrations and patterns is a trend that’s been developing for a few years. It’s playful, and frequently naive in style. What’s especially interesting is how this style of illustration is successfully being applied across a broad range of design media, from murals and wallpaper to packaging, from t-shirt designs to the web. This collection of “busy” or pattern-style illustrations takes in everything from major product campaigns to doodles. The beauty of this style is that it can be built up through many layers of digital graphics, or…

  • What design really sticks in your mind?

    Tracey Grady
    29 Sep 2009 | 4:16 am
    image by VoxEfx When was the last time you saw a piece of design which really ‘clicked’: where, for whatever reason, you felt such a connection that a little photographic impression of it has been etched inside your brain ever since? Have you even realised it was happening? I recently discovered that those questions can (and in my case have) shed new light on the direction I’m taking in developing my design brand. I started thinking about this a couple of days before writing this post, because of a question put to me via twitter, completely out of the blue. I was asked to…

  • Window-shopping: the Future of Design?

    Tracey Grady
    24 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am
    image by Chor Ip Graphic design is a fast-moving industry, and one of the biggest trends in recent times has been the emergence of “try-before-you-buy”: crowd-sourcing companies and ready-made design retailers. These companies allow prospective buyers to view designs before paying any money, and the asking price is almost always low. That’s very attractive to a particular type of business owner who wants to cut costs and will be satisfied with a design which is a step up from what they could create (with no design training) themselves. When a major player like iStockphoto…
 
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    Inhabitat

  • Would You Wear Your Dead Pet as Jewelry?

    Yuka Yoneda
    21 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    When a beloved pet passes away, it’s only natural to want to keep their memory close – but how close?!! A few very, er, enterprising companies are giving mourning animal lovers the opportunity to wear the remains of their dearly beloved furry friends as pearls or even diamonds. Technically, this faddish practice has some basis in eco-fashion (since it’s definitely better than unethically sourced jewels) but is it good for grieving pet owners’ mental health or just a sign that their sanity is already beyond repair?READ MORE AT ECOUTERRE> Permalink | Add to del.icio.us |…

  • Studio Lindfors’ Haunting Visual Prediction of Our Flooded Future World

    Moe Beitiks
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    The phrases “melting polar ice caps” and “rising water lines” are so ubiquitous now that they’ve almost lost their meaning. It’s all too easy to think “it will happen to that city, not mine.” Well to give us a bit more perspective, Studio Lindfors has presented us with these hauntingly realistic post-flood visions of New York and Tokyo. In a future partially submerged by melting glacier water, gondolas reemerge as a form of travel, riverside plants nestle up against neon street signs, and aquaculture blooms under bridges. It’s Water World…

  • Polar Bear Robots Replace Dead Bears at St. Louis Zoo

    Beth Shea
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Officials at the St. Louis Zoo are preparing for their holiday Wild Lights exhibit by installing electronic polar bear proxies in place of the deceased polar bears who died in their captivity. The gesture is rife with social commentary, given the fact that polar bears have become the iconic images of climate change, and our generation could witness their extinction. Could artificial animal zoo exhibits be the reality of the near future? See what PETA proposes and learn more about this new breed of bear at Inhabitots.READ MORE AT INHABITOTS > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags:…

  • Power Your Music Player With Your Running Pants

    Ariel Schwartz
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:32 am
    Instead of just burning calories, why not use all that energy from exercising to power your MP3 player? The Dancepants Kinetic Music Player, a shortlisted entry in Designboom’s Green Life competition, lets you do just that by converting kinetic energy from running, hopping, jumping, etc. into electricity to power an iPod or other music player. According to the Dancepants designers, the product is a “100 percent interactive way to feel the value of energy on your own.”READ MORE AT ECOUTERRE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: dancepants, ipod, kinetic energy, mp3,…

  • Construction Begins on Amazing Tunnel-Shaped Rotterdam Market Hall

    Bridgette Meinhold
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am
    Imagine having this sweet public market pop up in your town? Well the lucky residents of Rotterdam are actually getting one! This week, the mayor of the city announced the commencement of construction on the huge tunnel-shaped market hall which will flash images of gigantic fresh fruits and vegetables via LCD screens on the inside and be lined with balconied apartments offering killer views on the outside. This true mixed-use development combining residences, shopping, restaurants and a public market will be a central hub of activity for citizens and tourists. The project is being developed…
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  • Unplugged 14: Harry Frank

    John Dickinson
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:28 pm
    In this episode of Unplugged, Harry Frank of Graymachine discusses how he went from “button-pushing” audio engineer to accomplished motion design artist, and shares his belief that, with enough determination and time, anyone can learn to design. We talk about the tough times being faced by many in our industry right now and, on the lighter side, Harry gives his opinion on who would win an After Effects expression shoot-out between himself and Maltaannon. We wrap up with a look at Harry’s latest product Video Rock. Get the Flash Player to see this player.

  • Motionworks Classic: Mirror Ball

    John Dickinson
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm
    A fancy disco ball created entirely within Adobe After Effects. Read more & download project

  • The Motion Exchange

    John Dickinson
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:41 pm
    Harry Frank of Graymachine has started up The Motion Exchange, a new site dedicated to linking up motion designers and clients.

  • Digital Juice Compositor’s Toolkit 2

    John Dickinson
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:41 pm
    Digital Juice has announced Compositor’s Toolkit 2. The library looks good and the pre-order price is 60% off (first 500 orders).

  • VC Reflect

    John Dickinson
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:38 am
    Video Copilot has released a handy new, free, Reflect plug-in for Adobe After Effects.
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  • Jeanne-Claude, Christo’s Collaborator on Environmental Canvas, Is Dead at 74 by staff

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:48 am
    “Jeanne-Claude, who collaborated with her husband, Christo, on dozens of environmental art projects, notably the wrapping of the Pont Neuf in Paris and the Reichstag in Berlin and the installation of 7,503 vinyl gates with saffron-colored nylon panels in Central Park, died Wednesday in Manhattan, where she lived. She was 74. A statement on the couple’s Web site, christojeanneclaude.net, said the cause was complications of a brain aneurysm.” ... Contributed by Danielle Mund

  • Transit Officials Decide to Put ‘Optimism’ on MetroCards by staff

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:40 am
    ”’The Waterfalls’ flowed in the East River. ‘The Gates’ snaked through Central Park. Now New York’s latest large-scale public art project is being exhibited in an even unlikelier space: your wallet. On the back of seven million MetroCards distributed this fall is a single printed word: ‘optimism.’ Composed in clean, bold, sans-serif letters, it floats in a sea of white just beneath the boilerplate fine print. Another seven million are on the way early next year.” ... Contributed by Danielle Mund

  • A Celebration in Honor of Yeondoo Jung,Cinemagician

    19 Nov 2009 | 8:14 am
    Picked for: 2009-11-21Check out this open bar celebration/party of Yeondoo Jung, Cinemagician, who premiered his new theater piece, Cinemagician, which aims to recreate the tensions between the magician and audience that arise from watching the unfolding of an unknown event or trick at Performa 09.

  • Spanish queen duped Pope with dud Murillo by staff

    19 Nov 2009 | 7:33 am
    “New research reveals that Queen Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904) knowingly gave Pope Pius IX a fake painting of a 16th-century original in her collection. It has also emerged that ten years after her “generous” gift, the Spanish queen gave the original work by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo to King Luis of Portugal. The deceit was uncovered by independent Portuguese scholar Hugo Xavier, who recently found an old album of photographs of paintings in the Ajuda Palace, a former royal residence in Lisbon. One of these photos, depicting Murillo’s The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine,…

  • How Do You Conserve Robert Smithson’s ‘Spiral Jetty’? by staff

    19 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am
    “In 1972, a year before his death in a plane crash at 35, the artist Robert Smithson wrote, “I am for an art that takes into account the direct effect of the elements as they exist from day to day.” And with the creation of his greatest work — “Spiral Jetty,” the huge counterclockwise curlicue of black basalt rock that juts into the Great Salt Lake in rural Utah — he certainly put that conviction to the test. After the piece was constructed in 1970, it spent decades underwater as the lake rose. It has re-emerged in the last few years because of drought, but its appearance…
 
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    Faint Voice

  • On Australia and Indians

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    10 Nov 2009 | 2:58 pm
    Anant’s blog: Of Melbourne and of jingoism | Indian advertising media marketing digital opinion analysis debate – Campaign India online My daughter is one of many Indian students who have or are studying in Australia. How difficult would it have been for Indian media to talk to her? She would have been easy to find, studying as she was at Melbourne’s premier university. As would any other Indian student. So how is it that I saw, read and heard no experience like my daughter’s in Indian media? How is it that I was fed hate and hostility? How is it that all kinds of issues such…

  • Industrial Design Melbourne

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    27 Oct 2009 | 12:15 am
    This year, like every year at this time, a whole bunch of design students will leave university to enter the profession. And as with this time every year the prospect of making a living from design is scary! So I said to myself I would do something about it. But what? I could visualize projects – write grant applications and generate jobs myself. September saw me submit a grant application – to redesign a glucometer. A simple project – that can use fresh design talent. October saw me dream up a rash of design projects – and I realized I had missed the deadline for many…

  • In the recession

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    12 Oct 2009 | 8:46 pm
    Barry Katz – writing in ARCADE says: But what of the legions of unemployed designers? Happily, in a truly restorative world there would also be more design. A lot more of it. But design of a different sort, practiced by a new breed of designer according to principles now only dimly perceived. The first new design specialty to blossom will be un-design. Under the guidance of trained and dedicated professionals, un-design students will study methods of fabrication but starting from the back end of the textbook. Forget Derrida. They will practice applied deconstruction. During their summer…

  • who do I want to be as a professional?

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    12 Oct 2009 | 7:30 pm
    Tales from an Unemployed Interior Designer Now I’m faced with yet another problem (in addition to all those associated with searching for a new position in this economy); if my job is not coming back in any way, shape or form… then what do I want to do and who do I want to be as a professional?

  • on Design Forums

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    12 Oct 2009 | 7:26 pm
    Why has the level of discussion in “design forums” degenerated so quickly? Maybe because they’re not populated by “designers.” Greenfield explains … A List Apart: Articles: The Bathing Ape Has No Clothes (and other notes on the distinction between style and design) I admit it: I’m one of those poor souls who likes to indulge myself in the fiction that there’s something called “the online design community.” And (in what is probably a still greater admission of my own naivete) I believe in both the possibility and the worth of associating with this diverse and…
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  • Designer Shoes For Art Director Club Scholarships

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:51 pm
    Several designers have custom designed on Tom's Shoes to help benefit the Art Director Club Scholarship fund. These designer Tom's are available to bid upon on eBay for the next few days with all proceeds going to the scholarship fund to help design students. The designer that are represented including John Maeda, James Victore, Christoph Niemann, Ellen Lupton, Jessica Helfand, and Louise Fili. I in particular like the shoes by Ellen Lupton for the dyslexic type fan and as always Louise Fili's Italian flavor. Take a walk in the shoe's of your favorite designer at this link to place a bid.(via…

  • TCHO Chocolates - Building a Brand

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:16 am
    How do you build a chocolate brand? from edenspiekermann_ on Vimeo.Enjoy this video on the making of the TCHO Chocolate brand from start to finish. The film reviews early concept develop to the package design and website design. A very interesting short design video. This brand, TCHO, is very successful over the many market channels with a consistent look and feel. The design was completed by Edenspiekermann. I am sure the care that went into this brand also went into the taste of each piece of chocolate. Now if I only had one of those pieces of chocolate. I wonder in TCHO sends out samples?

  • John Van Hamersveld - Designer of Icons

    18 Nov 2009 | 3:46 pm
    John Van Hamersveld is a designer of icons, from the Endless Summer movie poster to a Beatles Album cover. John Van Hamersveld was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1941 and took to art at an early age. He found his way to the West Coast and has been involved in the music and film industry as a designer since he created the bold and saturated sunset for the Endless Summer poster in 1966. John has may iconic designs that have become a part of our design world including his Jefferson Airplane Pinnacle Indian Poster 1968, the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour cover, the Rolling Stones cover for Exile to…

  • Mike Tracy - The Toy Show

    18 Nov 2009 | 7:42 am
    Mike Tracy will be featured in a group show at the Lora Schlesinger Fine Arts Gallery November 21st - December 31st. An opening reception will be held this Saturday evening from 5-7pm. Mike will have many of his wind up toy painting from the "little monster" series on display. These little painting capture a radiance and energy of life that is reflected in bold brush strokes and a fervor of color. Mike's little monster series has been very well received and they have made themselves homes in many a collectors house. Lora Schelesinger Fine Arts is located in Santa Monica, CA. For additional…

  • Getting Creative- #8 Visit an Art Museum

    16 Nov 2009 | 11:29 am
    Visiting a local museum can be a great creative spark to keep your designs on fire. Museums today are not what your mother saw 30 years ago. Today, the range of work that you will find on display at a major art museum goes from the classics to modern to design to graphics to sculpture to photography. What a wonderful mix. Take along a camera and shoot what inspires you for inspiration later. Look at the details of these great works, study them and think how you can bring these ideas into your own work. I try to visit my local museums in LA on a very regular basis (I am lucky to have so many…
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    Kyle Steed

  • Magntize Your Life

    kylesteed
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:04 am
    Formerly known as Nectar, the guys behind Magnt are an incredible crew of web sophisticates (is that even a real word?). Apart from knowing them personally, just seeing the work that they produce is enough to make me admire them. If you’re interested in learning more about the team behind Magnt you can read an old interview I did with them. The Lowdown Pretty much their slogan says it all, “Beautiful websites that introduce you to the world”. But if you don’t believe me, then let me show you how easy it is to get yourself set up online with Magnt. Sign up for free in…

  • Go Play Canabalt

    kylesteed
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am
    The Game Maybe you’ve seen it, maybe you haven’t, either way this new flash-based game from Adam Saltsman and Eric Johnson of Semi Secret Software is the definition of addicting. It makes me reminisce over the days of 8-bit graphics on my Nintendo. Tips and Tricks Tap quickly for a short, low jump; tap and hold for a long, high one. Leap early, land early! This gives you more time to deal with obstacles and plan your next jump. You blink. You die. You can read the rest of tips and tricks over on the canabalting website. Screenshots Here are a few quick screen shots from the game.

  • Enjoy Your Work

    kylesteed
    27 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am
    We all have those days when we’re not 100% – that was today for me. But what really counts in this life are the relationships we have and those who can lend an ear and an encouraging word. After an uplifting conversation I had with my friend Daniel (really more like a brother) I opened up the Bible to Ecclesiastes. I ran across an old verse I had underlined that really inspired me: “So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?” –…

  • In Response to Zeldman

    kylesteed
    23 Oct 2009 | 9:13 am
    Yesterday I read this article, “Dirty Little Secret of Success“, by Jeffrey Zeldman. It struck a nerve in me right away because it deals with the human condition and how that relates to being successful. But in my opinion Mr. Zeldman, with all do respect, you got it backwards. I believe those with a fulfilled heart and a great sense of purpose can achieve more than those who are “broken” and seeking the approval of others. But then again I guess it all depends on how you define success. If it’s in dollars and cents then I think you’re missing the point. For…

  • Casa De La Steed

    kylesteed
    22 Oct 2009 | 7:22 am
    Yesterday over on the new Steed facebook page I posted a question about what I should do on my new video blog. Well, with only one response it was pretty simple to decide what to do. So thank you Chris Drake for suggesting a little house tour. In under 8 minutes you get to see me make tea, take a sneak peak at some upcoming artwork and see the sacred Steed bedroom. What’s not to love?
 
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    Culturepush

  • TOTALLY BABALICIOUS! THE PERANAKAN FESTIVAL

    Michele Adriaens
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:07 pm
    Encounter pure flights of passion and inspiration in the works of artists both new and established. Largely Singapore-based, the artists hail from diverse backgrounds, and their works reflect the varying influence of Peranakan culture today. The established artists ( Antony Tan, Milica Bravacic and Jenny Sim) are joined by three younger, equally passionate fresh artists whose works have been specially commissioned for this exhibition. Coming in under the auspices of Sunjin Galleries, their works are collectively titled Cultural Fusion, and reflect styles that recognise their rich cultural…

  • Exhibition: You’re Standing on Our Streets

    Michele Adriaens
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    Showing on 28 November, is a photo exhibition by Heider Ismail. The title of the exhibition -You’re Standing On Our Streets-  is a song verse taken off Morissey’s infamous “First Gang to Die”. In his photographs, Heider will showcase the different sides of Singapore’s street culture with the likes of skating and freestyle BMX. With a young and fresh scene out there, this exhibition exposes the cracks and hidden spaces of Singapore’s everchanging street lifestyle. 28 November, 10pm till late at O Bar. To attend, email your name to Heider at…

  • WE SHARE STORIES

    Michele Adriaens
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:44 pm
    We Share Stories is a photography project by Jeremy & Fajar for the Singapore Design Festival supported by BooksActually. The project starts today ! Come by to exchange your roll of film for someone else’s surprise roll ! 20 – 30 Nov at BooksActually, 86 Club Street, Singapore.

  • Spotted! Nicole Wong

    Michele Adriaens
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    Click image for more designs. skins ‘n’ bones designer, Nicole Wong is currently finishing her Degree in Fashion Design at the Raffles Design Institute. “Fashion to me is passion, and I don’t mind having sleepless nights and fashion thoughts running through my head all day long, because I can’t see myself doing anything else. I guess you can say that I’m a workaholic, and I won’t rest … ever.” Click image for more designs. Earlier this month, Nicole debuted her Bliss in Abyss capsule collection at Parco’s newly introduced Fashion…

  • DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?

    Michele Adriaens
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:49 am
    See how 20 Singapore artists have been inspired by the movie Bladerunner. The seminal movie has inspired and influenced artists since its release in 1982 and continues to be a classic cult film crossing several genres. This show brings together artists from a range of disciplines including product design, interactive media, graphic design, photography and illustration. This group will be creating a cross between a pop-up shop and an exhibition. Sound designers will create tracks specifically for the event. There will be customized trainers, Sunglasses, graphic prints and other pieces which…
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    NineThree Studio

  • First post from my iPhone with “Wordpress 2″

    Luke Hodsdon
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm
    Well, this would mean my long stint from my blog may be over. I need my outlet back and I still want to do my big re-design. In time. In time. For now, here’s a tilt-shift photo from my iPhone. Post from: ninethreestudio.com First post from my iPhone with “Wordpress 2″

  • Tutorial: 5 simple steps to give your images some punch

    Luke Hodsdon
    4 May 2009 | 1:55 pm
    5 steps to take your images from drab to glam. Original: This is the original image, right off the camera, no manipulation: Final: Here is the final image. See the vast, but subtle difference: Step 1: Open the image and find your focal point. Using some of the same techniques that give the look of a tilt-shift image, enter Quick Mask Mode (shortcut: Q). Once in Quick Mask Mode, select the Gradient tool (shortcut: G) and switch it to “Reflected Gradient” mode. Now draw a 90º line from the center of your focal point out to one of the edges of the artboard. This step might take a…

  • Twitter Cheat Sheet

    Luke Hodsdon
    31 Mar 2009 | 3:32 pm
    Today at Churm Media, I was tasked with making a twitter help guide so that our editorial/marketing teams could help spread the word about our brands (@OCMETRO, @OCFamily, @IEFamily). That’s when i realized that if you’re not an internet savvy, hip user then you probably don’t really get the “jump right in and learn how to swim” aspect of twitter. Thus… the twitter cheat sheet. You may even notice a little shout out to a couple tweople (Twitter + people); @Tutorial9, @CameronOlivier, @Sethetter & @Vectips. Click through to download the full size cheat…

  • OCMETRO Cover, 1-09 ECOnomics Report

    Luke Hodsdon
    27 Mar 2009 | 12:36 pm
    Title: January OCMETRO Cover, The ECOnomics Report, Special Green Issue Client: Churm Media, in association with OCMETRO Program(s) Used: Quark 6, Photoshop CS2 Time Span: 4-8 Hours About: OCMETRO’s first “Green” issue. They wanted something to capture the feel of the large green movement in Orange County. Designer Notes: Thanks to online tutorials (via PSD Tuts), this cover was not only fun, but also a huge learning experience. The client loved the idea from the start. Click through for the full image after the jump. Post from: ninethreestudio.com OCMETRO Cover, 1-09…

  • Portfolio: CEO Centerfold, Lincoln Salazar 2-09

    Luke Hodsdon
    14 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am
    Title: February 2009 OCMETRO CEO Centerfold, Lincoln Salazar Client: Churm Media, in association with OCMETRO Program(s) Used: Quark 6, Photoshop CS2 Time Span: 2 hours About: CEO Centerfold spread pages for OCMETRO, Photography by Tracie Spence. Designer Notes: This was my 6th design of a CEO centerfold for OCMETRO magazine. Click through for the full image after the jump. Post from: ninethreestudio.com Portfolio: CEO Centerfold, Lincoln Salazar 2-09
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    TheDieline.com: Package Design

  • Pantone Potato Chips

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:25 am
    A great concept every designer can appreciate!Via Thoughtful

  • 5 Minute Candle

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am
    "How clever and cute are these? Perfect for celebrating happy, spontaneous moments and sharing memories with those around you. Designed to look like an ordinary book of matches but inside are 10 small candles. Candles can be lit as attached or you can break them off to put on a birthday cake or a cupcake. Carry them with you to celebrate someone’s birthday, engagement, or for an instant candle light dinner with your love. You’ll get 4 different books in different colors of pink, yellow, green, blue, in a pack."Designed and sold by Poketo.Via Packaging World

  • Heinz Baby Food

    The Dieline
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:11 am
    "In the Heinz Baby Food portfolio, the Cans play an important role delivering wholesome, convenient baby food. Creating 'Hero' characters from the keystone involes Mum and Child alike whilst utilizing colour-ways from the Hero brand reinforces Heinz can food heritage and credentials."Designed by Cowan.Via Packagings of the World

  • Before & After: Bavaria

    Salih Kucukaga
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:19 am
    Via: Brand New

  • Happy and Sweet Calendar

    Salih Kucukaga
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
    "Happy and Sweet Calendar" 2010 Pre-order is now available! Designed by Greek studio Kanella."More images after the jump.Via: Packaging World
 
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    Yatzer | DesigntoShare

  • MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts by Zaha Hadid

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:39 pm
    Ten years after Zaha Hadid won the international design competition for this project, it is very close to the official inauguration in early 2010.  MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts is Italy’s first national public museum dedicated to contemporary creativity.

  • When Benjamin Hubert designs

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:28 am
    There are only few young designers that can accomplish so much in such a short time. Benjamin Hubert is one of them; having gained valuable academic background and qualifications in Loughborough University he never ceases to surprise us by setting new standards in the Design world.

  • Blow x Blow by Deegan-day design

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:46 am
    Blow x Blow is an exhibition at the SCI-Arc gallery in Los Angeles, that stages competition between architects and new media artists. The outcome is a space in the size of a prison cell that was built upon a matrix of vectors with projection areas. 

  • Ara Pizza by Pablo Tellez

    17 Nov 2009 | 7:04 pm
    An old Smith’s workshop in Barcelona, Spain was creatively redesigned into an eco-fast food restaurant by designer Pablo Téllez.  An impressive approach in a traditional space, where the extremely high ceilings set the background for a “prismatic” concept of the interior.

  • JACK – Art direction/Film/Illustration

    17 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm
    JACK is the company creation of Julien Choquart and Camille Hirigoyen, both initially graphic designers, and later owners of JACK and responsible for several illustration and art direction projects. Recently they launched a new video for the French group Cocosuma  
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    Cool Material

  • Bambu Apparel

    JC
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am
    No, you haven't been smoking too much. Your favorite rolling paper company is totally making cool t-shirts now. Bambu's brand new line of apparel features vintage ads and artwork that the company has been using [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.

  • Give-Away: Kyndrid Jewelry for Men

    JC
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:28 am
    Private Bracelet ($30) and Monarchy Squared Necklace ($45) With the belief that we're all unique individuals with a common bond, Kyndrid creates expressive collections of jewelry that are somehow both personal and universal. The [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.

  • Friday Link Roundup

    bdahl
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:13 am
    Oxford Coeds Strip for Charity Calendar - Just A Guy Thing (NSFW - in an artsy way) 'Twilight' Collections Make Us Sparkle (Show Us Your Junk) - Urlesque World's Most Unusual Bikes (partner) [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.

  • Happy Houred

    JC
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:55 am
    Do you like beer? Do you like money? Do you have an iPhone? Then why don't you already have the Happy Houred app? When you load up the Happy Houred app on your iPhone you're [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.

  • Robot Wine Rack

    JC
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:40 am
    Who doesn't love robots? Girls. Your boss. That jock roommate of yours. Screw them, robots are awesome! That's why you have to have this robot wine rack. Just because you're old enough to drink, that [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.
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    The Magenta Links

  • Words Become Images

    Konstnatinos
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am
    Words Become Images begins with an empty page. It relies on you to supply the words and to be the inspiration behind the images. The concept of this site is simple: you supply the words and Masood Kamandy will create the images. The images he makes in response to your words will be still and moving; single images and series. Words Become Images is a project conceived in the spirit of collaboration. This site is an invitation to all people from all backgrounds to participate in the image-making process. It comes from the desire to connect and have creative conversations with people around the…

  • light up Washington st.

    Konstnatinos
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:50 am
    An amazing idea to create a product based on an amazing event. The story On Saturday night, I had a very scary experience. A man with a gun approached me as I was getting out of my car in front of my house. Everything turned out fine; I screamed as if I were trying out for a horror flick. He didn’t have much time to try to rob me since two of my neighbors heard my penetrating cry. Just yesterday as I drove home, I noticed very few porch lights were shining on my street. Additionally, the street lights are few and pretty dimly lit; In an effort to deal with my new terrors of getting out…

  • THIS IS Studio

    Konstnatinos
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:32 am
    THIS IS Studio is a multi–disciplinary design practice based in London. THIS IS Studio Related posts:Studio Astrid StavroSB StudioFolch Studio

  • Stephan Walter – Radionacional

    Konstnatinos
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:05 am
    Radionacional is the design label from Stephan Walter.
 He was born in Zurich, Switzerland and still live and work there. Radionacional Related posts:Stephan Lenthall – TapesAnthony Burrill & Sigi EggertssonDesign Walk 09 – G

  • FUTU 8 SUSTAINABILITY

    Konstnatinos
    15 Nov 2009 | 1:50 am
    The latest number FUTU magazine is devoted to SUSTAINABILITY. The magazine’s publisher gave the advertising space for free to a few NGOs. The leading topic of FUTU 8 is the responsibility for the natural environment. Moreover, in FUTU 8 you will find articles about the sustainable marketing, design, art and fashion. In FUTU 8 you will find the latest news about design responsibility, pro-ecological business strategies and greenwashing. Check it out and meet our magazine’s guests – Marjorie Ellis Thompson, the CRM guru, Kenya Hara – the Japanese designer and art director of Muji, David…
 
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    Big Head Design

  • Silly Walkers invade City Walk

    Justin Moore-Brown
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:57 am
    Last night, I had an opportunity to be part of a great event: The Silly Walk for Hunger. The event was a flashmob organized MashCast.com, The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club and Superstar choreographers Rich&Tone Productions, and was held at the Universal Studios City Walk. The event was held yesterday to celebrate the 40th [...]

  • Cantina Lounge Menus

    Justin Moore-Brown
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:56 pm
    I had the opportunity to create the dinner and to-go for Cantina Lounge, a Mexican fusion sports bar in Fullerton. The goal for these menus was to keep a mexican influence while being easy to read and affordable to reproduce. The solution was a simple and clean layout with clearly defined sections, and prominant food [...]

  • My time in the Asian Soul Kitchen

    Justin Moore-Brown
    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Recently, I had the lucky privilege to be invited to a private tasting for one of the newest gourmet food trucks to be hitting the town: Asian Soul Kitchen. Of course, in keeping with my recent theme of how social media affects us, and how gourmet food trucks make use of it, this invitation [...]

  • I can haz gourmet foodz from trux?

    Justin Moore-Brown
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    In one of my recent posts about what I learned at the #140conf, I mentioned how Twitter has amplified the message of so many, people and business alike; one of those beneficiaries being the rise of the gourmet food trucks. This got me thinking: What about those trucks makes me like them so damn [...]

  • Invitation design FTW!

    Justin Moore-Brown
    9 Nov 2009 | 10:11 am
    A quick post for a baby shower invite I did recently (no not for me). This was a fun one since I was allowed pretty much a Carté Blanché for the overall look of it (although the color scheme was specific). I tend to do a lot of doodles and my trusty moleskin [...]
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  • First post from my iPhone with “Wordpress 2″

    Luke Hodsdon
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm
    Well, this would mean my long stint from my blog may be over. I need my outlet back and I still want to do my big re-design. In time. In time. For now, here’s a tilt-shift photo from my iPhone. Post from: ninethreestudio.com First post from my iPhone with “Wordpress 2″

  • Tutorial: 5 simple steps to give your images some punch

    Luke Hodsdon
    4 May 2009 | 1:55 pm
    5 steps to take your images from drab to glam. Original: This is the original image, right off the camera, no manipulation: Final: Here is the final image. See the vast, but subtle difference: Step 1: Open the image and find your focal point. Using some of the same techniques that give the look of a tilt-shift image, enter Quick Mask Mode (shortcut: Q). Once in Quick Mask Mode, select the Gradient tool (shortcut: G) and switch it to “Reflected Gradient” mode. Now draw a 90º line from the center of your focal point out to one of the edges of the artboard. This step might take a…

  • Twitter Cheat Sheet

    Luke Hodsdon
    31 Mar 2009 | 3:32 pm
    Today at Churm Media, I was tasked with making a twitter help guide so that our editorial/marketing teams could help spread the word about our brands (@OCMETRO, @OCFamily, @IEFamily). That’s when i realized that if you’re not an internet savvy, hip user then you probably don’t really get the “jump right in and learn how to swim” aspect of twitter. Thus… the twitter cheat sheet. You may even notice a little shout out to a couple tweople (Twitter + people); @Tutorial9, @CameronOlivier, @Sethetter & @Vectips. Click through to download the full size cheat…

  • OCMETRO Cover, 1-09 ECOnomics Report

    Luke Hodsdon
    27 Mar 2009 | 12:36 pm
    Title: January OCMETRO Cover, The ECOnomics Report, Special Green Issue Client: Churm Media, in association with OCMETRO Program(s) Used: Quark 6, Photoshop CS2 Time Span: 4-8 Hours About: OCMETRO’s first “Green” issue. They wanted something to capture the feel of the large green movement in Orange County. Designer Notes: Thanks to online tutorials (via PSD Tuts), this cover was not only fun, but also a huge learning experience. The client loved the idea from the start. Click through for the full image after the jump. Post from: ninethreestudio.com OCMETRO Cover, 1-09…

  • Portfolio: CEO Centerfold, Lincoln Salazar 2-09

    Luke Hodsdon
    14 Mar 2009 | 11:55 am
    Title: February 2009 OCMETRO CEO Centerfold, Lincoln Salazar Client: Churm Media, in association with OCMETRO Program(s) Used: Quark 6, Photoshop CS2 Time Span: 2 hours About: CEO Centerfold spread pages for OCMETRO, Photography by Tracie Spence. Designer Notes: This was my 6th design of a CEO centerfold for OCMETRO magazine. Click through for the full image after the jump. Post from: ninethreestudio.com Portfolio: CEO Centerfold, Lincoln Salazar 2-09
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    Davison Creators

  • Log Splitting Design

    Joseph Warren
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:32 am
    I grew up having to split wood when we lived with a wood-burning stove so, I can assure you, these two videos would have done wonders for me, had YouTube been around. The first shows ‘Nordic splitting.’ This is a smart way to splinter off pieces of wood from a log.   The second video shows how to keep your wood bundled as you chop away, being sure to make it safer and quicker to split your logs. No related posts.

  • Mushroom Chopper

    Joseph Warren
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am
    By cutting out a step, yes the pun is intended, this mushroom chopper makes it easier to cut and collect mushrooms right off of the cutting board. As you press down, the blades slice, and then the cut mushrooms fill the transparent cup so you can add them right into your salads, casseroles or soups. Smart thinking! Related posts:Juicy – Package Design How refreshing are these images? The sliced fruit design of...Combo Kitchen Gadgets Combination gadgets never get old, and here are some new...Smart Drinkware: Innovative Design This is a clever design. A tea cup with a...

  • Transformer Shoes

    Joseph Warren
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:08 am
    I thought these Transformer shoes were pretty cool. They even look like the real shoes. The only way these could be cooler is if you could actually wear them. I wonder – is anything out there that has not been done in the style of Transformers? Related posts:USB in Disguise This product is so cool that you can’t even...Tricky Kicks – Puma RS 100 INJEX For those of you familiar with the process of...Unique Shoe Designs Shoes can be as simple or as complex as a...

  • Smart Drinkware: Innovative Design

    Joseph Warren
    16 Nov 2009 | 3:53 am
    This is a clever design. A tea cup with a mixing ball that you swirl to stir. And with a protruding, curved base, the ball does not fall out as you tilt back to drink. Clever, to say the least. Related posts:Precision Heat: Innovative Design Having seen many induction stovetops, I was excited to...Innovative Product Design: Clever Cantilever This cup holder is ingenious – the textured grip, vivid...Innovative Product Design: The Ultimate Tool? I have often said that simple product design always...

  • Outlet Gaskets

    Joseph Warren
    13 Nov 2009 | 3:03 am
    Yeah, that’s right, a gasket for your switch plates and outlet covers. I have read where this is a great idea to maintain a seal this winter when watching heating costs. Do your own homework, but it looks like heat can make its way out from more than just windows and doors. Related posts:Playing With Your Food Oh, how I wish these were available for sale. Price...Skyline Blinds Check out these skylines created using natural light to...Delightful Fires Winter seems to be so near, and these fireplace...
 
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  • ‘Radiator Chair’ by Jeroen Wesselink

    admin
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:09 am
    Designer Jeroen Wesselink has created a chair from an old radiator. No related posts.

  • the tiny little ‘Black Spot Books’

    admin
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:43 am
    These are useable and wearable miniature book designed and handcrafted by Etsy member ‘Black Spot Books‘. ‘This can be written in, despite its teeny-tinyness. It is bound as all my books are bound, but smaller. Still good for a pocket.’ Margaux Kent, aka ‘Black Spot Books’, has always had a love for old things. Her handmade leatherbound books have the feel of beautiful antique manuscripts. She repurposes all sorts of well worn leather, from antique chairs, saddlebags, gunbelts to old purses. No related posts.

  • amazing artwork by Paper Extravaganza

    admin
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:14 am
    Artist Charles Clary aka Paper Extravaganza creates painfully detailed paper installations from hand cut paper. His medium is acrylic, graphite, and hand cut paper on panel or board. More: www.society6.com. No related posts.

  • winners of ‘Happiness: the Tribute 21 Plate Challenge’

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:32 am
    The Tribute 21 Plate Challenge is part of Felissimo’s “cause-related merchandise.” The Felissimo Tribute 21 Plate project began in 1996 with the desire to make the dreams of children around the world come true. The plates feature designs and messages by celebrities and influential people from all walks of life, carrying wishes and inspirations for future generations. For each plate sold, a portion of the proceeds is allocated to the “Felissimo Plate Fund.” 50% of this fund is donated to UNESCO/Tribute 21 DREAM Centers and the other 50% is divided amongst the charities…

  • George W. Bush Presidential Center design is unveiled

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:48 am
    The design of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU, which will be formally unveiled today, is a showcase for exhibits, not a monument to the 43rd president, former first lady Laura Bush said this week. ‘Mrs. Laura W. Bush, Architect Robert A. M. Stern and Landscape Architect Matthew Urbanski of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates today unveiled the design of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a modern brick and limestone structure that complements the American Georgian character of the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas. Set within a low-maintenance,…
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    My Modern Metropolis

  • First Look: Sesame Street Exhibit at Brooklyn Public Library (30 pics + video)

    alice
    In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Sesame Street is collaborating with The Brooklyn Public Library to bring us a a spectacular three-month exhibition called Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street. On display through February 21, 2010 the exhibit will include original, never publicly displayed Sesame Street memorabilia such as show scripts, sheet music and animation cels art. "It was actually pretty much lost for almost 20 years. We have an archivist who spent the last two years combing off-site storage, contacting individuals to assemble some of these things, most…

  • JLS - X Factor

    Amie V Lee
    Despite coming 2nd in the competition. They have proven to be more popular than the actual winner. Now its more like Alexandra who?

  • Picture of the Day: Muhammad Ali Knocks Out Cleveland Williams (1966)

    alice
    Saw this picture at the Annenburg Space for Photography yesterday and it literally took my breath away. As Neil Leifer's all-time favorite photograph, this amazing shot was captured from a camera hung on a rig 80 feet above the ring at the Houston Astrodome. It has been said that it is the only photo Neil Leifer took himself that is hanging in his house. "My Ali vs. Liston KO picture is the one I will be remembered for but for me, the Ali vs. Williams picture will always be my best." - Neil Leifer At the Annenberg they've hung the photo diagonally. It's spectacular and something you must see…

  • Internet Vices - Patrick Moberg

    alice
    Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Vimeo, Tumblr, MySpace, YouTube and Gmail. Patrick Moberg covers all of our modern-day vices and reminds us why we're so addicted to the internet. (Wait, is that just me? Say it ain't so!) Here's the full list.

  • Oprah's Tearful Announcement: Show Ending In 2011 (Video Inside)

    alice
    Yesterday, Oprah made the announcement that she will be ending her show in 2011. As my sister and I replayed this on her DVR last night, I couldn't help but think what a pivotal moment it is in television history. Why is Oprah such a force? For so many reasons. Because even as a billionaire a few times over, she can relate to the common person. She's a rags to riches story that unfolded before our own very eyes. She showed us that through hard work and perseverance you could achieve anything you wanted. She turned unknown products into gold and books into bestsellers. But more than anything,…
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  • theaptSERIAL

    episode 07: off to muji, two live crew "take the boy, which he's not, and get him back on the plane," cloris dictated, changing andy's ice, pulling a shirt over his head. "quomodo is nothing but ruse, stuffed inside a prank, dressed as a girl." tamar had seen two ...

  • theaptSERIAL

    episode 06: andy's dick, a bicycle kick cloris followed dent into the office hallway, towards his desk, and to the body which he wasn't aware laid prone, cock up, and snoozing. for cloris, this wouldn't be difficult to explain. she'd busted dent a handful of times with his business ...

  • theaptSERIAL

    due to the observance of latvian independence day at the quomodo offices, our story continues on thursday morning. what's dent doing with that naked body in the kitchen? what you got under that overcoat, cloris? will tamar realize that the darby mucclure in the office is the ...

  • theaptSERIAL

    episode 05: place your bets, painted man eddy stood to grab the bar phone ringing for the ninth time as he watched it for the first eight. nothing, not even gunfire disturbed eddy angine's early dinner, especially on a closing night. couldn't leave it off the hook, the wife'd ...

  • GOOD MORNING

    this thursday is my son's 7th birthday. that he has lived this long is a testament to his mother's care and the strength of today's antibiotics. i, unfortunately, haven't been much of a father because i have to entertain you people and it doesn't exactly leave me much time for ...
 
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  • Inside Maxxi: A Look at Zaha Hadid’s Latest Architectural Success

    Collecting Design
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:51 am
    Take a look inside the recently unveiled Maxxi museum of contemporary art designed by Zaha Hadid. Located on the outskirts of Rome, the new museum gives a modern jolt to the eternal city. read more

  • Sotheby’s 20th Century Decorative Arts & Design Sale

    Collecting Design
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:44 am
    Sotheby’sRue du Faubourg Saint Honore, Paris Taking advantage of the current trend for mid-century masterpieces, Sotheby’s is hosting a sale of significant Art Deco works at their offices in Paris on the 25th of November. read more

  • Kranen/Gille at Gallery FUMI

    Collecting Design
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:38 am
    Gallery FUMITabernacle Street, London Opening at Gallery FUMI this Friday is the first UK show of Dutch-based design team Kranen/Gille. read more

  • Abu Dhabi Art 2009

    Collecting Design
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:50 am
    Opening on the 19th is the inaugural Abu Dhabi Art fair. As part of the festival, up-and-coming Middle Eastern designers will showcase their work, while established European designers showcase their techiniques in the two main events dedicated to contemporary design.    read more

  • THE RESULTS ARE IN: Phillips de Pury Design Auction

    News
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:51 am
    Phillips de Pury & Company, New York  This past Saturday, on the 14th of November, Phillips de Pury & Company’s Auction of 20th century and contemporary design brought in a total of $3,589,750 selling 117 out of the available 155 lots.  read more
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  • 3 Luscious Lumens Lights

    Spot Cool Stuff
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Lumens is our favorite source for modern lighting. The online store has all manner of high-end designer lights. They are also have hot deals on cool lights up to 40% off the retail price. Here are three of our favorite lights at Lumens: Femme Fatale Pendant by Fire Farm The Femme Fatale Pendant is the Rorschach test cool of lighting. Does it hearken an iconic Marlyn Monroe image? Or is it a crumpled paper bag blowing in the wind (a la American Beauty) or a duster or a Victorian maid’s cap? Most cool lights such as this are only available in hard wire. The Femme Fatale Pendant is…

  • The Bicycle Chain Wall Clock

    Spot Cool Stuff
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:27 pm
    Could you build a clock out of a nob, a single-gear motor and a bicycle chain? That might seem like an impossible challenge of the sort only MacGyver could accomplish. Yet that’s exact what Andreas Dober managed with the Catena Wall Clock. The Catena—named after the Latin word for “chain”—rotates a vertical bicycle chain with attached brass numbers in a clockwise direction. At the top of every hour the time appears at the zenith of the rotation. Between hours you can eyeball the amount of chain between numbers and get a surprisingly accurate estimate of the time. In the…

  • Elegant Bookshelves for the Nomadic

    Spot Cool Stuff
    20 Oct 2009 | 5:49 pm
    Spot Cool Stuff loves the high design simplicity. Which is exactly why we like the Swedese Libri bookshelf system. And we aren’t the only fans of these bookshelves—the Swedese Libri won the Best New Product Design award at the 2008 Stockholm Furniture Fair. What’s so cool about the Swedese Libri? We love their contemporary look. The angles of the tilted supporting poles together with the horizontal shelves create an eye-catching style. And that gives the Swedese Libri, designed by Belgian Michaël Bihai, a more open look than any other standing bookshelves we’ve seen. We…

  • Have Wood Burning Spa Will Travel

    Spot Cool Stuff
    18 Oct 2009 | 5:11 pm
    You may have heard the term flashpacking, the act of traveling in the spirit of a backpacker but with the budget of one more monied. Well, from the Netherlands comes what might be the ultimate in flashcamping—a portable, wood-burning spa. The Dutchtub is a personal hot-springs-to-go. If you have a tub-sized patch of flat ground, wood and 200 gallons (750 liters) worth of water or snow you can have your own spa virtually anywhere. Here’s how it works: Fill your tub with water via a suction hose, bucket brigade or whatever other means you can. (Alternatively, you can leave the Dutchtub…

  • The Sliding House

    Spot Cool Stuff
    21 Sep 2009 | 7:50 pm
    There are advantages to living in an all-glass house: the views, the natural sunlight, the passive solar heating on chilly sunny days. There are disadvantages too: the lack of privacy, the unwanted extra heat on warm days, the common wisdom ban on throwing stones while living in one. So what’s a home owner to do? If you are Ross Russell of Suffok, England the answer is: Build a house that slides open. When it is slid closed you likely wouldn’t notice anything unusual about Russell’s house. With its timber-clad exterior and 45-degree angle roof it resembles so many barn-like…
 
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  • Breaking news!

    Carole Guevin
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:49 am
    Google OS: the end of the hard drive? by Dylan F. Tweney “Chrome OS netbooks will not have traditional hard disk drives — they will rely on non-volatile flash memory and Internet-based storage for saving all of your data. All the applications will be web-based, meaning users won’t have to install apps, manage updates [...]

  • Slooooow motion

    Carole Guevin
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:37 am
    It’s all about finding and exploring the visual beauty of drops of water filmed in very slooooow motion: Time Warp – Water. _______ via Guy Kawasaki

  • Emilia’s animations

    Carole Guevin
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am
    Emilia Forstreuter enthralling, superb animations makes the mind visit unknown territories with her lush forms and the beauty of the movements. Featured: Yonder (don’t miss about to view more visuals) _______ Featured: Amstel (don’t miss about to view more visuals) _______ via Fubiz

  • The Luxury of Protest

    Carole Guevin
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:37 am
    Up-close with a complex data visualisation poster for A B Peace and Terror project created by The Luxury of Protest.

  • Juan Carlos Pagan

    Carole Guevin
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:34 am
    Juan Carlos Pagan is a designer, typographer, and painter who lives and works in New York City. Soon after graduating (Parson’s) he found himself compelled to explore all aspects of typography in great depth, using the written word and it’s structural manifestations to fuel the majority of his work.
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    New Urbanism Blog

  • Park: Milwaukee’s former planner embraces rail as key to urban development

    admin
    17 Nov 2009 | 12:31 pm
    Peter Park has certainly been on the vanguard of Planning Directors in the last decade or so, first in Milwaukee and now Denver. This article profiles his current thinking and what they are doing now in Denver in terms of planning and zoning. Park: Milwaukee’s former planner embraces rail as key to urban development 11/16/2009 By Marc Eisen For WisBusiness.com Peter Park, the star urban planner behind Milwaukee’s downtown revival, returned to Wisconsin Friday to discuss the lessons he’s learned in his new work as Denver’s planning chief. “We need to look at transportation and…

  • Eco design compliments green sustainability to the skylines

    admin
    30 Oct 2009 | 10:12 am
    Cities around the world are running into the same problems with their infrastructure: how can we create true eco-friendly living where cars, concrete and metal dominate? Its not simple. Problems of old infrastructure and traditional city planning curb significant efforts to recreate a city’s environment. New urban developments, like Blue Springs’ downtown revitalization, are much easier to reimagine with green living; the upper west side of Manhattan is another thing entirely. What is the answer? Instead of trying to take the cities back into the natural environment, architects,…

  • NRDC: Going car-free is the new chic in cities increasing sustainability in urban design

    admin
    27 Oct 2009 | 11:08 am
    This is an excellent post that reveals again how markets and market preferences are not stagnant – they respond to many variables. And, in this case, we see what might be a minor trend for now, but something to consider strongly for the future. Click the screenshot on the left to go to the post from the National Resources Defense Council’s Switchboard blog: “Never mind the Prius – the new chic is going car-free entirely” Related posts:A post from NRDC’s Switchboard: Orenco Station found to have more walking, community interactionA master plan behind covering…

  • A post from NRDC’s Switchboard: Orenco Station found to have more walking, community interaction

    admin
    19 Oct 2009 | 12:42 pm
    The following was written by Kaid Benfield and originally posted on the Switchboard, the NRDC blog: As many readers of this blog already know, Orenco Station was built as one of the country’s first new, suburban transit-oriented developments. It’s on Portland’s MAX light rail line in Hillsborough, Oregon, and comprises some 1,850 housing units and a town center that includes 68,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving, ground-floor commercial space (with lofts above) on a total of 190 acres. The now-iconic community was one of the first choices we made while researching…

  • A master plan behind covering the Path to Prosperity in shade: Incorporating “street trees” into the urban design of neighborhoods

    admin
    19 Oct 2009 | 11:03 am
    In his seminal book “Great Streets”, Allan Jacobs wrote “given a limited budget, the most effective expenditure of funds to improve a street would probably be on trees.” I couldn’t agree more. This is not simply an exercise in greenwashing or tree-hugging. In fact, when planning for cities one of the more damaging paths to go down is to think that green is always good. It’ll be interesting in fact when the current phase of green fancy dies down so we can start to have more rational discussions of what “green” is appropriate in a walkable environment and how…
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    Remodelista

  • Furniture: Mc & Co Patchwork Chairs

    sarah
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm
    Corinne Gilbert of Brooklyn-based Mc & Co recently sent us photos of her new line of one-of-a-kind chairs covered in tarp, recycled tartans, and tweeds; $950 each (call 718-388-3551 for ordering information).  

  • Accessories: High/Low Cotton Throw

    francesca
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am
    Spotted recently; a couple of appealing, no-nonsense cotton knit blankets. Above: Organic Cotton Knit Throw at West Elm; $39 (down from $49), available in white, natural, and sea spray. Above: New from Yumiko Sekine, the Fog Linen Cotton Blanket. The blanket's border is stitched with the word senovinis, a Lithuanian term that means “old-fashioned” or “pristine.” $178 at Design Within Reach.

  • Shopper's Diary: Daylesford Farmshop in Gloucestershire

    sarah
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:45 am
    It takes a while to get your head around the fact that you are in the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside when you step inside the complex of buildings that make up Dayelsford's Farmshop and Barn. It's not just the well-heeled London patrons emerging from their Cotswold bolt holes but also the exquisitely manicured grounds and impeccably designed interiors that make you think Sloane Square rather than rolling English countryside. Pristine and bountiful is the general aura; for those not able to make the pilgrimage, Daylesford also has a newly expanded Online Shop.  Above: Photos via…

  • Walls, Windows and Floors: Patchwork Wool Rug

    francesca
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am
    Add texture and color to your surroundings with the Patchwork Wool Rug from Roost; $289 for the 4-by-6-foot rug and $448 for the 5-by-8-foot size at Viva Terra.

  • House Call: Cotswolds Cottage

    sarah
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am
    Discovered on Light Locations a while back: a country cottage in the Cotswolds, an area noted for its quaint, honey-colored limestone villages. This cottage retains its traditional heritage, while the interiors achieve a subtle mix of new and old, modern and vintage. N.B.: To recreate the kitchen, consult Steal This Look: Cotswolds Kitchen.
 
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    kontaktmag | design innovation

  • Publisher at Large: Belga Queen

    Don Crossland
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm
    At first glance, Ghent, Belgium might not seem to be a great city for the modern design enthusiast. It is clearly an old city steeped with history. However, while the city has worked to preserve it’s history and especially the medieval look of the city center, most of the preservation is of the building façades. [...]

  • Blu Dot’s Real Good Experiment

    Don Crossland
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:37 am
    November 4th & 5th, Blu Dot launched the Real Good Experiment. The experiment was inspired by the tendency for New Yorkers to leave stuff out on the sidewalk they no longer want and other New Yorkers tendencies to snatch up said items rather quickly. The Real Good Experiment involved Blu Dot to put out 25 [...]

  • Publisher at Large: Design Market-Ghent, Belgium

    Don Crossland
    20 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am
    This is the first of many posts of my travels to Belgium and Germany. I am in the city of Ghent located 53 km northwest of Brussels. Ghent is one of the oldest cities in northern Europe and the history shows. I am staying at the Ghent River Hotel in the heart of the city. Just [...]

  • Michelberger Hotel set to Open in Berlin

    Don Crossland
    20 Aug 2009 | 3:04 pm
    Hotel veterans might say newcomer Tom Michelberger is playing at being a hotelier which would be fine by him as “play” is a central theme to his brand new hotel. The “first” Michelberger Hotel is set to open in September near the Oberbaum bridge over the river Spree in Berlin, Germany. The entire team behind the [...]

  • Bach and Hadid Collaboration

    Don Crossland
    22 Jul 2009 | 9:33 pm
    The Manchester International Festival is a cultural extravaganza that occurred throughout the city of Manchester, England for the first three weeks of July. The event drew performers of many disciplines from around the world. It also attracted one well-known architect-Zaha Hadid. Zaha Hadid was commissioned to create a unique intimate space at the Manchester Art Museum [...]
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  • Remarketables 11.17

    frog Marketing Team
    17 Nov 2009 | 3:40 pm
    This week's collection of remarkable marketing links, curated by the frog marketing team.   10 levels of intimacy in today's communication Hungry for Pizza? Revolution in Mobile Ordering Most Fortune 100 Companies Don't Get Twitter iPod helps Alzheimer Patients: Music for Memory Social Media for Social Good      

  • The Art of the Unfriend

    Chris Sallquist
    17 Nov 2009 | 2:51 pm
    Poking. Friending. De-friending. Messaging. Posting. Tagging. Liking. Ignoring. frog Senior Interaction Designer Kevin Hutchinson confesses that our social power is evolving due to our presence on online social networks because we are able to find, reach, and communicate with people at a greater speed. But with this new amplified social connectivity comes a new set of expectations for increased engagement. Social networking etiquette is still evolving and it can be difficult to decipher what is appropriate in this hyper-social online space. Hutchinson believes that, we as social creatures,…

  • Brands and Brand Loyalty

    Albert Tan, Senior Brand Strategist
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:14 pm
    It goes without saying that true customer loyalty is one of the most rare yet rewarding goals a company can achieve. In today’s highly competitive, ultra-connected world, instant gratification is often not fast enough. Consumers have more choices and options than ever. I’ve recently started to think about how loyalty and brands are connected. Why is it that some brands are able to consistently stay at the top of people’s minds while their competitors struggle to break through? Especially in today’s competitive markets, how can such loyalty exist, and more importantly,…

  • The Question of Sustainability

    Nick de la Mare
    16 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am
    Last week I sat on a panel at swissnex San Francisco, discussing sustainability in business. The panelists represented a wide range of industries, from a start-up software entrepreneur to a leadership expert at a major grocery chain and a research scientist from a global food producer; each had a story to tell about their field and the conversation was lively. As the lone designer in the bunch, however, I often felt like I was speaking a different language. When we think of sustainability we often attack the root of the problem directly. The Earth is warming because of our impact, we’re…

  • Apple and Bloomberg: Old Champions in the New Economy

    Tim Leberecht
    15 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm
    Reading the business section of the New York Times today, you can’t help but notice the juxtaposition of two seemingly different companies, which, at second glance, have more in common that you might think. One is Bloomberg, the financial data juggernaut that has enough cash to aspire to become “the world’s most influential news organization.” The company has placed its bets on the acquisition of the venerable BusinessWeek, trusting that it will broaden its reach into a mainstream business audience. A few pages later, Digital Domain columnist Randall Stross reveals…
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    Product Design Hub - Industrial Design Community & Resources

  • Fast Company partners with Porsche and Morgans Hotel Group to celebrate annual masters of design issue

    16 Nov 2009 | 7:42 am
    WHAT:   On October 21st at Chelsea Art Museum in New York, Fast Company will celebrate their annual October Masters of Design issue.  At the VIP event, guests will get a first-hand look at the brand new Porsche Panamera, which debuted October 17 and HP will showcase the new Envy laptop with demonstrations throughout the evening.Fast Company’s Masters of Design issue is featured online at www.fastcompany.com/design/2009. WHO:    Along with Masters of Design partners, Porsche and Morgans Hotel Group, the event features October special issue cover star David Butler, VP of global design…

  • Design Droplets 1st Birthday Celebration, Group Writing Project & $1000 Prize Draw

    29 Sep 2009 | 7:37 am
    On the 15th of October Design Droplets will be one year old. As a big thank you to the fantastic readers they are holding a 1st Birthday Celebration Prize Giveaway in the form of a Group Design Writing Project. With $1000+ of prizes to be won including a 12 month prime membership from Ponoko, a Considerable Embarrassment laptop bag from Crumpler and a year of Gridserver Lite web hosting at Media Temple.In order to win one of the great prizes your task is a simple one – write a new post relating to the subject of industrial design or product design (there are also bonus entry options, so…

  • Symposium Advanced Automotive Design

    25 Sep 2009 | 7:14 pm
    The symposium 'Advanced Automotive Design' is one of the highlights of the 40-year anniversary of the Faculty of IDE and shows that people who are educated as an industrial designer at the Delft University of Technology can play a relevant role within the automotive industry and in particular automotive design. Speakers, all IDE alumni of the TU Delft, during the symposium are: Adrian Van Hooydonk (BMW), Lowie Vermeersch (Pininfarina), Fedde TalsmaWouter Kets (Audi), Sarkis Benliyan (Mercedes), Ramon Ginah (Alfa Romeo), Doeke de Walle (Pininfarina), Bart van Lotringen (DAF) and Bart…

  • Spin & Design, International Rotomolding Design Contest

    23 Sep 2009 | 5:52 am
    This announcement has the objective to spread an interesting proposal of a contest for every design student around the world. Since some years ago, rotational molding has been utilized by almost every company to produce plastic tanks for water storage, septic tanks, and more complex applications like road barriers, containers among others. Few companies have used rotational molding as a tool for producing durable products for domestic uses and also few designers have dedicated some time to create ideas using this manufacturing process. Important examples of what can be achieved are the Voido…

  • 2010 Australian International Design Awards

    20 Sep 2009 | 8:35 am
    Standards Australia has today launched the 2010 Australian International Design Awards, recognising product design and innovation excellence.Manufacturers and designers of professionally designed products available for sale in Australia or products professionally designed by Australians for overseas market can now enter the 2010 program and be in the running for Australia’s top design award. The Australian International Design Awards is the nation’s most prestigious design assessment program, recognising excellence in product design and innovation since 1958. Past winners include the…
 
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    OutNext

  • A ROLLING FIREPLACE

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:31 pm
    This is a great fun fireplace, if you don't have kids, of course. It is small but will have a big impact on your guests when you will roll the fire place from the living room to the pool side when it gets chilly and set your house on fire in the process ... fun night! Price $3500 + Conmote Shop

  • IPOD EARPHONES PENDANT BY NATHAN THOMAS

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:16 pm
    Music-iPOD junkies are in for a treat with this limited edition of silver necklace designed by Sydney-based artist, Nathan Thomas. Price $419 It is the same size as the real thing, so of course if you are cheap you can spray one of your old iPOD earphones with silver paint ... + OYE Modern

  • YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME IN BARCELONA

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:10 pm
    Barcelona offers some pretty nice hotels, but if you rather live like a local [a rich local that is] then you can rent your own luxury apartment. Located at Passeig de gracia, the most emblematic street in Barcelona with lots of great shops, El Palauet offers six exclusive apartments. An perfect blend of design and modern decoration with the technological developments of the 21st century. + Living Barcelona

  • THE SHIFT CHAIR BY SIMONE MICHELI

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:55 pm
    Inspired by a keypad Simone Micheli's Shift Chair is the perfect gift for the geek in you :-) This Chair is made from plywood and solid pine which is padded with polyurethane foam and fiberfill. Price $3,900

  • FRAGRANCE THAT ROCKS BY ALEXA LIXFELD

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm
    Hamburg designer Alexa Lixfeld has designed a range of perfume bottles with concrete tops [source]
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    the girl in the green dress

  • pillowcase set.

    Traci
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    pillowcase set by miranda july.

  • 2009 holiday ornaments!

    Traci
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:29 am
    kelly and i have launched our 2009 holiday ornaments! plus we're excited to announce that this year we'll be donated a portion of the proceeds from the sales of our newest ornament set, zyklus (cycle), to boston-based bikes not bombs.this non-profit’s mission is to promote peace and community development in underserved neighborhoods in the u.s. and abroad by fixing up, selling and distributing recycled bicycles.so stock up and support a good cause!

  • elastic back jersey dress.

    Traci
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    elastic back jersey dress by topshop. somebody's got me thinking about fancy things.

  • phenomenon marimekko.

    Traci
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    phenomenon marimekko edited by pekka suhonen and juhani pallasmaa. just got this, its good. [thanks johanna!]

  • tim burton at moma.

    Traci
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:13 am
    [via swissmiss.]
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    kontaktmag | modern living, forward thinking

  • Publisher at Large: Belga Queen

    Don Crossland
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm
    At first glance, Ghent, Belgium might not seem to be a great city for the modern design enthusiast. It is clearly an old city steeped with history. However, while the city has worked to preserve it’s history and especially the medieval look of the city center, most of the preservation is of the building façades. [...]

  • Blu Dot’s Real Good Experiment

    Don Crossland
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:37 am
    November 4th & 5th, Blu Dot launched the Real Good Experiment. The experiment was inspired by the tendency for New Yorkers to leave stuff out on the sidewalk they no longer want and other New Yorkers tendencies to snatch up said items rather quickly. The Real Good Experiment involved Blu Dot to put out 25 [...]

  • Publisher at Large: Design Market-Ghent, Belgium

    Don Crossland
    20 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am
    This is the first of many posts of my travels to Belgium and Germany. I am in the city of Ghent located 53 km northwest of Brussels. Ghent is one of the oldest cities in northern Europe and the history shows. I am staying at the Ghent River Hotel in the heart of the city. Just [...]

  • Michelberger Hotel set to Open in Berlin

    Don Crossland
    20 Aug 2009 | 3:04 pm
    Hotel veterans might say newcomer Tom Michelberger is playing at being a hotelier which would be fine by him as “play” is a central theme to his brand new hotel. The “first” Michelberger Hotel is set to open in September near the Oberbaum bridge over the river Spree in Berlin, Germany. The entire team behind the [...]

  • Bach and Hadid Collaboration

    Don Crossland
    22 Jul 2009 | 9:33 pm
    The Manchester International Festival is a cultural extravaganza that occurred throughout the city of Manchester, England for the first three weeks of July. The event drew performers of many disciplines from around the world. It also attracted one well-known architect-Zaha Hadid. Zaha Hadid was commissioned to create a unique intimate space at the Manchester Art Museum [...]
 
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    Book Covers blog

  • Hundred Hit Wonder

    19 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am
    As part of the National Novel Writing Month I will be posting quickly-designed covers for participating authors - a new one every day. The synopsis for this cover is AWESOME.

  • Rhythm of a (Reluctant) Desi Heart

    16 Nov 2009 | 7:52 am
    I asked the talented Elena Giavaldi to help me out with this cover as I'm falling behind on this Nanowrimo project I swear she did it in five minutes.

  • Soviet Kid

    13 Nov 2009 | 11:26 am
    As part of the National Novel Writing Month I will be posting quickly-designed covers for participating authors - a new one every day. The story is that the protagonist cobbles together clues about her father through underground Russian Cold War comics.

  • Die Peperoni im Heu (The Red Pepper In the Hay)

    10 Nov 2009 | 3:36 pm
    As part of the National Novel Writing Month I will be posting quickly-designed covers for participating authors - a new one every day. This story is, quite simply, about a cow who finds a red pepper in the hay, and it changes her life. I know. It is totally radical. I wish I had more time to spend on the type on these, but as it is I really have to burn through them in 30 minutes. I'm already behind by three or four covers. Dangit!

  • King of the Food Court

    9 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am
    As part of the National Novel Writing Month I will be posting quickly-designed covers for participating authors - a new one every day. I've always wanted an excuse to use Keedy Sans and I'm positive I've seen it on a fast food menu, so here you go! Old timers come to him for coffee Pretty girls talk to him for rest Plastic trays and paper plates All the people here got dates With the King of the Food Court
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  • Book Review: “Logo Design Workbook: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Logos”

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:44 am
    Most of the time when you go through design books; you will find many logo design examples and relevant critics. But, never find real advise and guidance that how to add stunning factor to logo, what approach should be adapted to bring meanings to custom logo design concepts! At a first glance, you will find [...]

  • Adidas: from the finest logos of modern history

    10 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Three-Stripe brand logo became the worldwide Adidas corporate logo. This logo signifies performance and the future of the ultimate Adidas branding identity. Let us take a journey to the history that how this logo has become synonymous with Adidas: world’s second largest producer of high-quality athletic products. Whether it is on the shirts of Liverpool FC [...]

  • 5 Website Mistakes That Can Kill Your Brand Image

    Scott
    16 Oct 2009 | 11:30 pm
    No business in this day and age takes a change of not having a website that could reflect and enhance the brand image of a company. Unfortunately, many business websites lack in some important characteristics, which are not usually known by a business owner. Eventually, these mistakes impact negatively on the image of a business [...]

  • You Will Like To Read Again These 10 Top Posts of LogoInn.net

    Scott
    9 Oct 2009 | 12:33 am
    I hope you will enjoy reading these 10 posts of this blog which were previously published. 8 Mistakes You Should Avoid In Your Business Card Who can deny the importance of a business card, even in this era where everything is digitized. A business card is your first impression to your prospective customer, which may become [...]

  • Selecting a Logo Design Company: Hit the Bull’s-Eye

    Scott
    29 Sep 2009 | 1:17 am
    Having some good thoughts in your head, you start to look for a custom logo design company to design an out of the world logo for your business. This sound pretty good, but when you think to look for a design company, at first you open an internet browser, open a search engine, put any [...]
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    Changed by Design

  • The Project H Redesign of Hippo water transport

    editors
    28 Oct 2009 | 6:06 pm
    In a recent interview with Hippo Water founder Cynthia Koenig, we learned a bit more about the recent re-design of the Hippo Roller. It was a dream experience for this blog. The challenge In third-world countries, women and children must haul water over long distances in order to supply their communities with clean, safe water. Alternative sources like wells are only functional 6-8 months of the year, and well pumps are unreliable or fuel to power them can be difficult to obtain The first version of the Hippo Roller multiplied the hauling capacity of a single person but the cost of…

  • Hippo Water: Smarter and ready to go further

    editors
    14 Oct 2009 | 1:14 pm
    We’ve had the fortune of interviewing Cynthia Koenig, founder of Hippo Water International, to learn more about their recent re-design and their latest plans to spread Hippo technology to more communities outside South Africa. Before we dig in, Hippo most urgently needs your vote for a much-needed scouting trip in India to exchange ideas and advice with other social entrepreneurs and establish critical distribution partners. The contest is hosted by JustMeans, offering an India Social Entrepreneurship Journey with Journeys for Change, for which Hippo Water is currently in the Top 5…

  • Chicken a la Carte

    editors
    22 Jul 2009 | 1:33 am
    Sometimes, a well-told story can do just as much good for a problem as a well-designed solution. This principle attracted me to switch careers from engineering to advertising years ago…I’m still so far from becoming like the storytellers I so admire. This short film makes Ferdinand Dimadura one such storyteller. I won’t spoil it by telling you what’s in it, but I will say that people have been inspired to share this video so much that it has been viewed nearly 10 million times. In fact, I found this from my aunt who forwarded it to my entire extended family! View this…

  • Three mobile solutions to development challenges

    editors
    30 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am
    Two thirds of the world’s 3.3 billion mobile phones are owned in developing countries. Social changemakers recognize this opportunity to reach those in need with information, tips, and resources that would otherwise be inaccessible at large scale. Here, we profile three innovative uses of mobile technology to combat developing world challenges. A Twitter tip informed me of Project Masiluleke in South Africa. Due to the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS in South Africa, individuals avoid getting tested and 90% of those infected are not getting treatment. In the KwaZulu Natal province, >40%…

  • The Great Darfur Smokeout

    editors
    1 May 2009 | 1:52 am
    The Acumen Fund blog this week posted a call for solutions to the energy challenges posed by wood-burning stoves responsible for much of the black carbon causing 18 percent of global warming, according to the New York Times. Much of the third world uses wood as fuel because it is widely available and free, but the stoves they use to burn the wood are inefficient and produce large amounts of smoke and soot, causing major health and pollution problems. Acumen Fund’s main criticisms of alternative stoves like rocket stoves and solar cookers are as follows: There are lots of stove…
 
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  • Weekend Update

    Amy
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:40 pm
    I’ve been away from my computer for a while because my husband has been having knee surgery to repair his torn ACL and meniscus. Since I didn’t know what either of those were, I found this photo. Apparently his ACL was ripped totally apart. Yikes! We got home on Friday and now his leg is attached to a machine to bend his knee. He has to have it on for 2 hours, then off for 2 hours, 8 hours a day for 14 days! Not fun because he’s in so much pain! So I hope to have time to get some bloggy things done eventually. I have lots of neat Christmas ideas, I just need to find the time…

  • New Photography Toys

    Amy
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:54 am
    I have a few new toys I wanted to share with you. First off, I got a new Tamron camera lens this weekend at the I Heart Faces Photography workshop. I just upgraded to a DSLR camera a few months ago, so I wasn’t sure if getting a lens was something I really needed. But after they let us test some out for the day, I was hooked on the 18-270mm VC lens. I’ve been trying it out since getting home and loving it. I didn’t move on these 2 shots which were taken about 3-5 seconds apart. Very cool! I love the 15X zoom and stabilizer! Now I can sneak photos of my kids without them…

  • Easy DIY Christmas Gifts with Free Printables

    Amy
    17 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    It’s never too early to get started on Christmas gifts. I’ve found some great ideas for homemade gifts… all with free printables. I’ll be working on some fun gift ideas in the next few weeks as well. Blonde Designs have some easy holiday gift ideas with printable labels. Make this cute spool Advent Calendar by Cathe Holden No Fuss Fabulous has an adorable idea for cookie giving with fun tags. I love these Shopping notes and tags by Paper Glitter. You could tie a pretty ribbon around these for a cute gift! Make a Christmas Song CD and print my label for your cover. Make…
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    The Office Stylist

  • The Art of the Compliment

    The Office Stylist
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:59 pm
    Maybe studying this and applying to your boss will bring on a Holiday Bonus…. The Art of the Compliment-$10.17 Or maybe not Have a great weekend! The Office Stylist

  • The Purse Bullet

    The Office Stylist
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am
    You walk into your office first thing in the morning, you smell coffee brewing, you hear the copy machine on full blast and the receptionist chatting away on the phone. Suddenly, during your first few minutes of work, you begin to cough loudly because the lady in the cubicle next door is spritzing herself with perfume form HEAD to TOE! Eeek!I’m sure you’ve had a similar experience and I am hoping that you have never been “that lady.” Freshening up at work is something that you should do with care. I don’t think a full bottle of perfume is necessary, especially…

  • Modern Victorian Bookcase

    The Office Stylist
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Made to order at $2099 each-Get it here Today is just filled with items I lust for. Just one of the many reasons I love this bookcase is because it adds my two favorite design schemes, modern + classic Victorian. The above bookcase ships to the US, and is sure to dazzle any space it occupies. Though I think it’s too big for most offices, for those of you sharing a living room/office space, this will fit right in. The company philosophy is one I can certainly agree with. Kelvin of Munkii says that they won’t build or carry an item unless they are in love with it too. Don’t…

  • Stylish Office Supplies, New Shipping Rules, and more!

    The Office Stylist
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am
    There is a lot going on at SortingwithStyle.com and we want to share everything with you! First things first, we have a whole new batch of Stylish Office Supplies in and we know you’ll want to check them out! Like this hot new Diamond Ring Paperweight: A special treat for all the holiday shoppers out there, we are now offering free shipping for all orders $75 or more! Just place your order of $75 or more and when it’s ready to ship we will make sure to waive your shipping fees! A few other tidbits: -New front page for SWS -New SWS Newsletter -Lots of updates coming for…

  • Mini Humidifiers-With a Colorful Twist!

    The Office Stylist
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:18 am
    Many of you now use humidifiers in your homes, and swear by them. Humidifiers generally help keep you healthy as well as extend the life of your furniture.  Though we may want to bring one into work with us, it’s not always possible. For one, they are generally pretty big, unless you opt for a mini humidifier. With a Mini Humidifier you’ll most likely be able to fit it in somewhere, but they aren’t the most attractive of electronics. That is…unless you get a Modern Mini Humidifier from www.JapanTrendShop.com: Cost: $177 Measures: 2.5 inch x2.5 inch x20.2 inch The Mini…
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    Creative Opera

  • Win a 17″ MacBook Pro & Adobe CS4

    Manda
    30 Oct 2009 | 3:27 pm
    Veer — one of my favorite providers of stock photos, illustrations and typefaces — is rounding out two months of daily contests with one big fat Grand Prize Contest. And, what a Grand Prize it is. It would be hard for any designer to take a pass on this! The prize package (all for one deserving winner!) includes: - Apple® 17” MacBook Pro - Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 - 1,000 Veer Marketplace credits - Jukebox Type collection (122 fonts) - a Type Tray laptop cushion - a Kern Zip-up So what do you have to do? (in Veer’s words) Step away from the computer and re-create the Veer logo…

  • 7 Random Twitter Observations

    Manda
    10 Oct 2009 | 9:04 pm
    1. Avatars Change Fast! Who are these People? There are arguments all over the web about the evils of changing your avatar, about how it is part of your brand, and why it should stay the same until the end of time. There are also arguments on the other side. If I’ve changed my look, how will people recognize me if I never update my avatar? I don’t have strong feelings either way — and I guess I’ve avoided the problem entirely by choosing an avatar without my own face on it (another no-no according to experts) — but it is a little shocking to see a stream of new faces in…

  • Redesigning the NFL – in Pink?

    Manda
    6 Oct 2009 | 9:44 pm
    Anyone who sat down to watch an American football game this weekend was sure to notice that the league has been taken over by pink. You’ll be seeing players, coaches and referees in pink throughout the month of October, in support of the fight against breast cancer. All apparel worn at games by players and coaches, as well as the special K-balls and pink coins will be auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society and team charities. NFL.com has put together some great information if you’d like to learn more. In addition, if you would like to support this cause…

  • Reader Question: Get a Design Job? Or Start my Own Company?

    Manda
    3 Oct 2009 | 2:31 pm
    Here is Debbie’s question: Hi, I’m a design student at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand and I would like to know about the pros and cons of the different options a design graduate has. These options being.. 1. Get a job with an established firm of experienced designers. 2. Go out and start up your own company/be a free lance designer. 3. Form a co-operative design company with a partner. Obviously there are pros and cons to each of these options and therefore they will suit different people depending on their personality and situations, but I am unsure about what they…

  • I’m Back!

    Manda
    3 Oct 2009 | 12:25 pm
    My absence has been the result of just having too many design projects piled up at the same time. All at once, I had a few new client jobs, and a couple of my current clients needed me for big projects as well. I had to make the hard decision to cut out the fun stuff so I could catch up on the work stuff. For the past month or so, I haven’t blogged, I haven’t tweeted, I haven’t played my guitar and I haven’t gone for a run. I haven’t even called or emailed my friends. I’ve been working day and night, dedicated only to my client projects. It’s amazing…
 
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    OMC Design

  • Filing Cabinet : Rengaver

    17 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am
    Filing Cabinet Rengaver OpenI always want to add some flavor to the office space by introducing some colors. The object was not designed as a chest of drawers, but rather it was designed to replace folders.

  • Office Table : Ugen

    16 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am
    Office Table Ugen OpenLets get rid of the cubicles and replace them with something more fun!, the modular system is quite happy and comes with the optional integrated chest of drawers or the place can be left for the computer etc. The system can be configured in thousands of ways, but the render shows the 3-Y configuration.

  • Stool : Punch Ouch

    16 Nov 2009 | 8:06 am
    Stool Punch Ouch OpenPunch Ouch is a stool pretty much inspired by punching bags!

  • Conference Table : Tetromega

    15 Nov 2009 | 8:37 pm
    Conference Table Tetromega OpenDo you like puzzle games? If yes, you will love this conference table, it is extremely fun to make it. The Tetromega conference table is composed of 10 little tables that could be used for different occasions such as cocktails (as cocktail tables), exhibitions (gallery/exhibition stands), meetings etc. The system could also be assembled in thousands of ways and it could be divided into bigger tables.

  • Filing Cabinet : Kyla Mini

    15 Nov 2009 | 8:10 pm
    Filing Cabinet Kyla Mini OpenThis filling cabinet is at the same height and depth of a standard office table, it does not hide himself as its aim is to add some color to the office space, the Kyla Mini has been designed to separate files and act as a substitution for color/folders etc.
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    Neoformix

  • Creating Topical Twitter Lists

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am
    In a recent post I defined the idea of Twitter ListMates as IDs that are frequently grouped together on the same twitter lists. The listmates for some starting ID give an interesting perspective on how that ID is perceived by others and are in some sense similar to it. If the starting 'seed' ID is highly characteristic of some particular domain then the highest ranking listmates will also be characteristic of that domain. As a concrete example, let's start from infosthetics, the twitter account for one of the central websites in the area of data visualization. The top ranking listmates are:…

  • Twitter StreamGraph Supports Lists

    16 Nov 2009 | 11:22 am
    I have updated Twitter StreamGraphs to support the new twitter lists. You just enter a list in the standard format in the text box to see the graph for the latest 1000 tweets from all members of the list. The standard format looks like this: @scobleizer/web-innovators. The Twitter StreamGraph for the list @scobleizer/web-innovators (click to launch application)

  • More Twitter ListMates

    16 Nov 2009 | 12:13 am
    In Twitter ListMates I introduced a name for the idea of people who are often grouped together on Twitter lists. The idea has value because listmates have been grouped together by multiple people who independently decided that those accounts are similar in some sense. Doing this type of analysis starting from my account, JeffClark, helped me find new people to follow. I have repeated the process for four other accounts to try and confirm that this technique is indeed useful. The results are shown below. For Robert Scoble (scobleizer) we get: guykawasaki mashable techcrunch kevinrose…

  • Twitter ListMates

    12 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    In the recent post called Twitter List Profile Clouds I explored how the Twitter list names to which a person has been added can reveal how they are perceived across the twittersphere. Another interesting idea is that when somebody adds an account to a list they are implicitly defining a relation between that account and every other account on the same list. They are essentially making a declaration that all the members of the list share some characteristic. The name of the list usually offers a clue about how all the list members are related. So, for example, the fact that datavis and…

  • Two Sides of the Same Story

    9 Nov 2009 | 3:27 am
    Jer Thorp has been doing some amazing work over the last couple of years. He just wrote an excellent post called Two Sides of the Same Story: Laskas & Gladwell on CTE & the NFL where he introduces a small visualization tool to look at the similarities and differences between two articles published in October about head injuries and the NFL. The articles are Game Brain, by Jeanne Marie Laskas and Offensive Play, by Malcolm Gladwell. The image below shows an example of what his tool can do. I have previously explored the idea of comparing and contrasting document pairs with my Document…
 
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    shape+colour

  • terri timely + pact: the office of eden.

    shape and colour
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pm
    You’re about to watch the greatest underwear ad ever. Yes, you are… There are some directors who, in my opinion, simply can’t do wrong and Terri Timely is one of them. “Synesthesia” is one of my favourite shorts ever and then they recently backed it up with their vid for St. Vincent’s “Marrow.” In “The Office Of Eden”, a new spot for socially responsible organic underwear company PACT, they’ve nailed that sort of  carefully-coloured, hyper-real aesthetic that I can’t get enough of. It’s like motion-Helvetica.

  • gwen vanhee: flightpattern.

    shape and colour
    29 Oct 2009 | 9:00 am
    This basically blows my mind. A “handdrawn videoresponsive video exploration” (fuck yes!) by Belgian animator Gwen Vanhee.

  • joe lea + laurel collective: fax of death.

    shape and colour
    29 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am
    This reminds me of Lite Brite. And basically anything that reminds me of Lite Brite is guaranteed win. Animate by Joe Lea for Laurel Collective’s “Fax of Death.” Via Motionographer

  • the decemberists: here come the waves.

    shape and colour
    14 Oct 2009 | 12:00 pm
    I just got hard. Anything involving the visual interpretation of music is pretty exciting. Not just a music video, per se. A lot of the time, music videos are just a literal translation or version of a video. Song bumps, it’s in a club, booties shake, the end. Song is slow, singer holds someone, they gaze at each other, the end. These aren’t interpretations, they’re more like regurgitations. So, when a band like The Decemberists employs four young film-makers to create animations interpreting their tracks, I get jumpy. For “Here Come The Waves: The Hazards Of Love…

  • merman: dedicated to matthew shepard.

    shape and colour
    7 Oct 2009 | 5:51 pm
    11 years ago tonight, a beautiful young wisp of a man lay comatose and bleeding to death in a hospital in Wyoming. 10 years and 364 days ago, I realized for the first time that there were people in the world whose hearts were so black they would kill me simply for being gay. This was not one of the usual demons I’d read about: parents who’d renounce you or kids whimpering “faggot” in the hallway. This was a real monster. There were people in the world who would beat you until your bones broke so you could not run and your face bled so badly you wouldn’t be…
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    Naldz Graphics

  • 35+ Free 3D Wallpapers for your Desktop

    Ronald Bien
    11 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am
    3D computer graphics are widely used nowadays - from images to animation. It is much more preferred because of its realistic quality. Creating 3D images are more complex than the usual images. Apart from talent, it requires skill and competence. Ever surfed through the net in search of these images for your screen?... Well,here's something for you! For this post, we've compiled 35+ Free 3D Wallpapers that you can download right into your desktop. Each of these wallpapers that are featured are of different themes, so if you feel like checking them out one-by-one, feel free to do so. Who knows,…

  • 40 Examples of Panning Shots in Photography

    Ronald Bien
    8 Nov 2009 | 8:23 am
    Panning is a technique in photography that is used to capture a moving object in action.The subject of the photo is clearly caught on camera; however, the rest remains a blur in the background. Panning suggests speed and velocity to an image. To date, more and more people are into enhancing their panning skills. Below are 40 Examples of Panning Shots in Photography that was shot by skilled and aspiring photographers as they explore and use the panning technique. These photos were mostly taken with the use of a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. Feel free to browse through these images and be…

  • 11 Free High Quality Dirty Wall Textures

    Ronald Bien
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:04 am
    Any textures or stock photos is very useful for every graphics and web designer that's why we will post more high quality textures more often. With just a little tweak of imagination and creativity, they can already create good design artworks with it. Today I will release the second free textures set for my readers/subscribers. Here is 11 free Grungy Wall Textures that you can use for your future project. You can download these free textures on Flickr. Most of these textures are in 3888 x 2592 pixels wide for resizing purposes. Feel free to download and share these textures to your friends.

  • 45+ Amazing Insect Shots in Photography

    Ronald Bien
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:03 am
    Insects are one of the most fascinating creatures on earth. There are more than 800, 000 species of insects in the world. They are sometimes referred as “creepy crawlies” because of their appearance. Despite this, insects can also be fascinating subjects on photographs. Using DSLR camera, macro lenses, a good angle, tools and correct timing, one can produce not only an interesting image but a cute one too, as you can see in the following illustrations. 45+ Amazing Insect Shots in Photography are collected below for those photographers who would like to try making insects as subjects in…

  • 35+ Free High Quality Photoshop Brush Sets for Halloween

    Ronald Bien
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:45 am
    It’s almost November and the Halloween season will soon be here. And before the season ends, we’ve came up with another article to spice up your Halloween-inspired designs. I’ve collected sets of photoshop brushes on the web that you can download and utilize in Photoshop. Below you will see different kinds of brushes for halloween like blood,wings,pumpkins,skulls,textures and more. Here is 35+ Free High Quality Photoshop Brush Sets for Halloween. These brushes can be used to make your images more realistic and creative. Have fun experimenting with these brushes!
 
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    Rames Studios

  • Featured Photos : Penang Trip '08 | Part 2

    Rames
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    2 photo from my archive | Penang Trip ' 08

  • Featured Photos : Penang Trip '08 | Part 1

    Rames
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    2 photo from my archive | Penang Trip ' 08

  • Adrian's Birthday @ BubbaGump

    Rames
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:34 am
    On August 29th, SiaoGang celebrated Adrian's Birthday at Bubba Gump, The Curve. Here you can find all types of prawns lol! As in, all the dishes has prawns in it ahaha! I couldn't finish my food coz it's was really big portion with prawns all over it lol. Here are some of the shots taken that night! Woot!PS: I'll be away to from 20-22 November. Will be at Penang for the Penang International

  • The Ugly Truth Screening

    Rames
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Right after dinner at Just Dessert, all us walked to e@Curve to watch "The Ugly Truth" Screening by Advertlets! As usual before the screening we were busy camwhoring with everyone ahaha! Here are some of the shots taken before the movie starts!

  • Just Dessert, Nothing Else!

    Rames
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:52 am
    Few months ago, myself and gang went to The Curve to watch "The Ugly Truth" Screening by Advertlets. Before that, we had dinner Just Dessert. Here are some of the familiar faces you've seen before hehe!
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    Design Tavern

  • Unique and Quirky Greeting Cards

    Henry
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:45 pm
    Quirky Greeting cards from the newly launched Able & Game The Duo have been creating fun, unique and quirky greeting cards since February this year and have recently been featured in the likes of Frankie & The Age’s M magazine. Visit their Etsy Store here Related posts:Mixing Work With Play – Creative Business Cards Although my focus as a contributor to Design Tavern is...Unique and affordable Steampunk Jewelry After a bit of a stint of no posting, I...3 quirky Christmas gifts from Chinny Chin Chin From Sydney based design company Chinny Chin Chin comes these...

  • 20 Stunning Hand Made Messenger Bags

    Henry
    15 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am
    I have always found the off the shoulder messenger bag to have a unique urban charm, and so, a few years ago now, I went on my own quest to find the perfect messenger bag. I searched high and low to find the leather bag of my dreams, op shops, savers, department stores, boutiques, markets..! It had to be big enough to carry a large laptop (which I later learnt is just not practical!) Uni books, pens, papers and any other odds and ends that I could think of. I finally resorted to paying an arm and a leg to get one custom made at a local leather worker. As much as I do love my current messenger…

  • “Have a Nice Day” – Yoshitomo Nara

    Henry
    8 Nov 2009 | 2:54 am
    Direct from the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo is this clock by contemporary Japanese artist, Yoshitomo Nara. Over 80 of Yoshitomo’s iconic characters adorn each of the clock’s panels – creating a dynamic visual experience with the turn of every minute. If you’d like your own piece of ever-changing Nara memorabilia head over this way: nara clock by yoshitomo nara Related posts:Gluttony Lamp by Luis Luna; a unique and superbly presented lighting visual. The "Gluttony" Lamp by designer Luis Luna, Luis currently residing...

  • Goes at the speed of light..

    Henry
    22 Oct 2009 | 11:10 pm
    Found this bad boy on Etsy.com Get if for yourself! (Or send it to me! I dont mind) Here Related posts:Unique and affordable Steampunk Jewelry After a bit of a stint of no posting, I...Concrete Tube Pendant Light by Wever & Ducré Belgian architectural lighting manufacturer Wever & Ducré have a new...

  • “That’s not new!” – The emo bracelet

    Henry
    19 Oct 2009 | 11:13 pm
    Well, yes and no, we all know emo bracelets are readily available, but this ‘emo bracelet’ from electronics company Phillips is taking a slightly different approach to the usual leather band with a skull on it.. A regular Emo Bracelet: The Phillips Emo Bracelet: The gadget has been developed in order to allow those financially minded to make decisions without fear of emotional interference.. ”Driven by fear, they may sell too hastily when share prices drop. Driven by greed, they may be overenthusiastic,” according to a statement released by partner ABN. What’s…
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    Dexigner Design Portal

  • The Cooper Union Signage by Abbott Miller

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:44 am
    This fall the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art opened its new academic building on its Cooper Square campus in New York's East Village.

  • ABC Dimensional: Call for Entries

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:33 am
    Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek from London-based design studio FL@33 are currently compiling and designing an exciting new book entitled ABC Dimensional (working title) to be published worldwide by Laurence King Publishing in spring 2011.

  • Sonic Union Gives Water a Voice for Poland Spring

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:19 am
    NY-based Sonic Union mixer Steve Rosen takes water on a melodic journey back to its source in the new CGI-rich :30 "Born Better" for Nestle Waters' Poland Spring, out of McCann Erickson, NY, NY.

  • Troika Design Group Shines a Spotlight on Polsky Films

    21 Nov 2009 | 7:55 am
    Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency for media and entertainment companies, has been tapped by Polsky Films, an independent feature film production company, to produce its signature logo animation.

  • USA by Designers: Call for Entries

    21 Nov 2009 | 7:54 am
    USA by Designers is an international artistic project whose aim is to unveil a multitude of images of USA from the inside and from the outside.
 
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    TreeHugger

  • Houses Get Small (Sort Of) In Response to Recession

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:57 am
    Wall Street Journal Is it just the economy or is there a real change going on? Michael Phillips writes in the Wall Street Journal about how builders are offering smaller houses than they have in years. The Scarlett O'Hara stairs and two storey halls are out, and the plans are simpler, square-er, and way more efficient. Some might say that it is simply a response to the economy; as one commenter said " In a down economy smaller houses sell, and in a good economy bigger houses sell. Unless we have all ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

  • Witold Rybczynski On The Four Paradigms of American Cities

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:32 am
    Bettina B. Cenerelli, Trudeau Foundation Witold Rybczynski could be described as a public intellectual, a prolific writer of accessible books about houses, cities and urban design. He opened the Trudeau Foundation's conference Cities and the Public Sphere: Rethinking the Urban Commons. with the remark that "one of the advantages of getting old is that you can look back in horror and dismay at some of the things that we did as architects and planners." He then proceeded to look back at the four parad... Read the full story on TreeHugger

  • World Toilet Day - Really? Yes...Really.

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:54 pm
    "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Image credit:flickr, recubejim's photostream World Toilet Day , which happens to be right now, is needed for good reason. Per the WTD website: "2.5 billion people worldwide are without access to proper sanitation, which risks their health, strips their dignity, and kills 1.8 million people, mostly children, a year;" and, "Because even the world's wealthiest people still have toilet problems - from unhygienic public toilets to sewage disposal that destroys our waterways." They ar... Read the full story on TreeHugger

  • Sulusso Offers 20% Off Sustainable Jewelry

    19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Image via Sulusso. Looking for high-end, luxurious jewelry while being sustainable as well? The pieces found at Sulusso are just that, and so much more. Sulusso is an online marketplace featureing jewelry designers that all have one thing in common - a commitment to social and environmental responsibility. Sulusso offers the best selection of beautiful jewelry made with recycled metals, confli... Read the full story on TreeHugger

  • Help Wanted: Extreme Green Consultant to Help TreeHugger Founder Renovate 420-square-foot Apartment in NYC

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:18 am
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    THE HOBBYSHOP HERO

  • Jay Electronica x Just Blaze - "Exhibit A, B?, C"

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:27 am
    WORDS FROM THE HEROFrank William Miller Jr. @FWMJ is the most critical ear I know, So seeing this..... Made me super curious so I had to take a Peak! and COT-DAMN!!!!!!!! -Jay Electronica “Exhibit C” produced by Just Blaze (The Megatron Don) is one of the Dopest joints I have heard in a minute! DOWNLOAD :: Jay Electronica “Exhibit C” Produced By Just Blaze Download- Jay Electronica- Exhibit A Remix (Feat. Mos Def) [Snippet] / zshareDownload- Jay Electronica- Exhibit C [Radio Rip] I was not A fan of duke until these Exhibit joints, no offense and nothing personal, there is just soooooo…

  • Solebox X Saucony - Shadow 90

    1 Nov 2009 | 5:11 am
    www.solebox.com/WORDS FROM THE HEROYou may or may not have heard of SOLEBOX but chances are if you are A Sneaker Freak, you are well aware of the name. You also may or may not remember A previous post on this site that I did which featured one of my favorite sneakers of all time, the SOLEBOX x PUMA R698 Now, by Clicking on the Sneaker pictured about or THIS LINK you will warp to one of my most detailed post in HobbyshopHero History.Once again, the Elusive SoleBox is set to release A Sneaker that I would love to own, tho probally will never have the chance to even hold hahahaha. Saucony isn't…

  • Mini MPC 2000XL Sampler and SP1200 Drum Machine USB Flash Drives

    31 Oct 2009 | 11:10 am
    www.hiphopflashdrive.comWORDS FROM THE HEROIt's crazy the ideas that we come up with sometimes. I remember vividly the 1st time I came across A CD in which you could customize yourself..... Hahaha you think about that now and Burned Cd's aren't anything special, but imagine A time before that technology was Available to the wide public. I grew up making mixtapes by the dozens each week, and everyone knows that the ultimate way to a teenage girl is thru the making of a custom mixtape. Lucky for me, my friend Celph Titled was one of the 1st people to get ahold of the Burned CD tech, so when my…

  • ST/MiC "Honest Music" in stores now!!

    29 Oct 2009 | 5:53 pm
    WORDSFROMTHEHEROIn 2005 , I was Blessed to meet some of the most talented musicans whom all became close friends of mine. Of that group, I met Brian (Dj Ragz) and Corey (mudd) whom combined formed the ultra Classic DuoThe Jazz Addixx! Thru that relationship I was introduced to another Amazing human by the name of ST/MIC.During that time, I was living with Fan, turned best friend/roomate, Will Widdoss who became my Favorite Wordsmith of all time, next to Median. I started working with the Jazz Addixx on the reg, and began to do the same with St MIC. Unfortunately my personal life took…

  • Superdeux ‘Auto + USBoombox’ Release Event

    28 Oct 2009 | 5:35 pm
    Superdeux is releasing his amazing ‘Auto + USBoombox’ next month, and Kidrobot will be helping with an awesome release event. The Auto + USBoombox is a brilliant retro-inspired vinyl toy that would make LL Cool J proud. Available in four wicked fly colorways, each version comes with a USB-boombox with a different custom soundtrack on each one! Superdeux will be at Kidrobot’s San Fransisco location for the release of ‘Auto + USBoombox’ on November 4th, 2009, so fly girls and sucker M.C.s alike should get down there and show him some love.| THE DRUMLOVE EP + DOWNLOAD LINK >>>>>…
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    The Design O'Blog

  • Quick Tip #47: Selecting Hex Color Codes In Photoshop

    Niki Brown
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:24 pm
    In this quick tip I show you a cool and quick shortcut for selecting hex color codes in Photoshop.

  • Why Should I Become A Designer?

    Niki Brown
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:23 am
    A little while ago I was contacted by a student that was considering design as a career.  Instead of answering her questions myself I thought I would ask my twitter friends.  Below you will find their answers including  some useful advice and suggestions and insight into what a career in design is like. Feel free to leave a comment and answer the questions yourself. Thanks to everyone who helped out! 1 Rags Vorm What does it take to be successful in design and advertisement? What are the best ways to go about it? have an eye for it. get some formal training. live/love it. be obsessed with…

  • Quick Tip #46 How To Create Actions In Photoshop

    Niki Brown
    13 Nov 2009 | 5:47 am
    In this quick tip I’ll show you how to automate some of your workflow by creating actions in photoshop and using keyboard shortcuts to execute actions.

  • GoGoStand Giveaway!

    Niki Brown
    11 Nov 2009 | 4:12 am
    Last week I wrote a review of the GoGoStand and since then I’ve been using my stand everyday (and I love it!!!!). I’m excited to announce that I now have 8 GoGoStands to giveaway to readers of The Design O’Blog! HERE’S HOW TO ENTER To enter you must live in the USA. Leave a funny and creative comment below stating why you would like a GoGostand. I will select 8 winners on Friday November 14th at 10pm EST and notify users shortly after that. If you don’t win fear not! You can head on over to the GoGoStand website and snag one for yourself for just $5!

  • Rant: Droid iDon’t Campaign

    Niki Brown
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:29 am
    First, let me start off by saying that I love technology, and I think that the Android platform is pretty cool. I’m glad to see competition in the realm of reallyfreakingcoolcellphones, but the marketing of Verizon’s Droid struck a nerve with me. First, before you read my silly little rant, check out the website and watch the commercial. DROIDS FLASH BASED WEBSITE http://droiddoes.com DROID iDON’T COMMERCIAL DROID ADVERTISEMENT ON THE VERIZON WIRELESS WEBSITE NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING My first impression of the iDon’t campaign is that its negative. The text of the…
 
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  • What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

    Caroline Stanley
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:29 pm
    Today at Flavorpill, we wondered if Google paper towels are more absorbent. We were frightened by the story of a Peruvian gang killing people for their fat. We disagreed with Slate’s take on book trailers. We were blown away by Spencer Krug’s energy. We learned to be wary of any apartment with a portable sauna. [...] Related posts:What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our OfficeWhat’s on at Flavorpill: Links that made the rounds in our office.What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

  • Flickr Found Photo Fridays: Oprah Says Goodbye

    Spencer Lund
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm
    After yesterday's announcement that next season would be Oprah's last, the media world was engorged with Oprah debate this morning. Was she really going to quit daytime TV? Or was she simply going to bring the syndicated show over to her newly-launched OWN network? More importantly, who was going to replace her after a 25-year run? Rather than ponder the unanswerable, we thought: why not just make her the word prompt for our latest installment of Flickr Found Photo Fridays? Related posts:Flickr Found Photo Fridays: I Flickr, Therefore I AmFlickr Found Photo Fridays: ¡Caliente!Flickr Found…

  • The Flavorpill Mixtape V: Downloads from Beach House, Animal Collective, and Best Coast

    Stelios Phili
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:27 pm
    Exciting news: Your latest Flavorpill Mixtape has arrived. Your ears are salivating. Your fingers are ready to click ctrl + left click and "save as." Eight essential downloads from this past week in music after the jump — all free for the taking! Take a listen, and then leave us a comment with what you think. Related posts:The Flavorpill Mixtape Vol.III: Downloads from Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Flight of the ConchordsThe Flavorpill Mixtape IV: Free Downloads From Grizzly Bear, A-Trak, and The Very BestThe Flavorpill Mixtape Vol.II: Free Downloads from Thom Yorke, Fool’s Gold, Julian…

  • The Yogi Bear Audition Tape Warner Bros. Doesn’t Want You to See

    Caroline Stanley
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:01 pm
    As we've told you before, there's an upcoming live action/CG-animated Yogi Bear movie currently in the works. In negotiations to star are Dan Aykroyd (to play the voice of Yogi), Justin Timberlake (Boo-Boo), and Anna Faris, who would play a nature documentarian following the bears for her latest project. Then there's T.J. Miller. He wants the part of Ranger Jones, and he has decided to bring a bear along to his audition for context. Related posts:The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture StoriesExclusive: I Want My MTV – Diary of a VJ AuditionJay-Z and Beyonce and at a Grizzly Bear Show???

  • Daily Dose Pick: Red Cliff

    Jason Jude Chan
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:27 pm
    Slo-mo action maestro John Woo marches back onto the big screen with this impressively choreographed saga set in 2nd-century China. The most costly production in Chinese cinema's history, Woo's epic details the art of war between a bellicose Han prime minister and a coalition of rebels — one that culminates in the Battle of the Red Cliffs. Among the short-handed, but smarter rebel forces are action figures Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro, playing advisers who only partner after a successful jam session. Red Cliff is indeed strange while being insanely spectacular, and Woo remains an…
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  • 40 Quality Space Wallpapers

    Kvn
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am
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  • Design Inspiration: Picture Mixture #14

    Kvn
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:14 am

  • Designers And Their Favourite Photograph

    Kvn
    15 Nov 2009 | 3:06 am
    Jacob Cass Just Creative Design My favourite photo would probably be of Bribie Island as it symbolises so much for me… Every year since I was born, my family and I have gon to Bribie Island (11 hour drive from where I live) to 4WD and camp on the Island. To get to Bribie you have to 4WD 35 km through the bush, sand and water to arrive at the camping site… though it is worth it because there is literally no one around and as you can see  by the picture, it’s a beautiful place. It’s really awesome to get away from everything, have no one around and just chill out on the…

  • 10 Great Flickr Groups For Photographers

    Kvn
    15 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am
    Phototuts Phototuts+ is part of the envato network. It’s a website that gives you great tips & tricks about photography. Other tutorial websites from envato are psdtuts, nettuts… Looking at the success of these blogs, I’m pretty confident that phototuts will gain a lot of fans. Readers of the Phototuts+ website share their work, the results of tutorials they’ve completed, and take part in photography and post-processing competitions. Utata Utata is a collective of photographers, writers, and like-minded people who share a compelling interest in the arts. You can…

  • Lovely Photography From Venice, Italy

    Kvn
    15 Nov 2009 | 1:28 am
 
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    The Design Files

  • Interview - Natalie Bloom

    19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Natalie Bloom at homeBloom Cosmetics - Chapel st StoreBloom Cosmetics - Chapel st StoreChapel st store - floral plaster detailNatalie Bloom's first book, Beauty in Bloom , gives a personal insight into Natalie and the essence of her beauty brand, and features gorgeous illustrations by Rebecca Wetzler.I am very excited today to share an interview with Melbourne cosmetics queen Natalie Bloom! Natalie's incredible success with the Bloom Cosmetics brand is well documented... but what you mightn't know is that Natalie first started out in graphic design! Feeling very uninspired in her first job in…

  • Anthropologie London via Pia Jane Bijkerk's blog!

    18 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    All these fabulous photos of Anthropologie London by Zoe Yule, via Pia Jane Bijkerk's beautiful blog.Oh Sorry. It's Anthropologie Thursday again. I realise I posted about Anthropologie last week. But it is too delicious! I can't help it. I was just browsing through Pia Jane Bijkerk's fabulous blog... and stumbled across these stunning pics of the new Anthropologie London store (their first store outside the US), posted here by Pia's guest blogger Zoe Yule. Is it incredible or WHAT!? Love Zoe's photos and her wide-eyed excitement after attending the London store opening event in Pia's absence…

  • 60 Innovators Shaping our Creative Future - Mini-interview with editor Lucas Dietrich

    17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Pagespreads from 60. Innovators Shaping our Creative Future - boundary-pushing UK fashion photographer Nick Knight scores a mention, and UK fashion retail patriarch Paul Smith lends his thoughts on innovation in fashion design.Martin Margiela and Viktor & Rolf are included as influential innovators in the Fashion category.Parisian photographer / street artist JR creates incredible giant poster portraits as part of his 28mm project. Above - in the Favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro, many men have been lost to crime and violence. Women - wives, mothers, sisters and daughters - are central in…

  • Three of a Kind exhibition

    17 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Artwork by Madeleine Stamer of Little Circus DesignPapercuts by Beci Orpin'Menagerie' papercuts by Beci Orpin for her 'Menagerie' exhibition in Perth, 2008.Ceramic artworks by Irene of Iggy & Lou LouYou might have noticed that colourful little button in the column over there about Three of a Kind... WELL if you were wondering what it's all about, here goes! Three of a Kind is an exciting exhibition which opens this Friday and features the work of three very well known and super-talented Melbourne ladies (who also just happen to be great friends) - Beci Orpin, Madeleine Stamer (of Little…

  • Graduate exhibition time!

    16 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Incredible concrete, stone and metal sculptures by Caleb Shea. Imagine one of these fantastic angular sculptures in your garden. How posh! I think I should buy one before Caleb is super famous. See them for yourself at the RMIT Sculpture show - on until Friday the 20th at RMIT in the city (details below).More from the RMIT sculpture show ending this Friday... top image is Remains by Lalanya Smith, created from pleated raw silk and shellac. Bottom image is a paper sculpture made from telephone directories by AnnaMaria Plescia.Love the delicate touches and often miniscule detail in RMIT Drawing…
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    Some Random Dude

  • Beautiful identity design by Robinsson Cravents

    somerandomdude
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Beautiful identity design by Robinsson Cravents Identity design by ffffoundGulp identity design by Ryan Reigner. via Jacob HeftmannIdentity design by Franco Grignani. via Mockup Lab

  • Ogaki typeface by Aron Jancso.

    somerandomdude
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Ogaki typeface by Aron Jancso. Agostina typeface by Miachael Cina. via we love typographyGuitar Hero typeface by Pentagram.Paulistania typeface by Rafael Cordeiro. via Typgraphy Served

  • Print work by Ernst Benkert. via but does it float

    somerandomdude
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Print work by Ernst Benkert. via but does it float Print work by Jennifer Savignon. via The Strange AttractorGeometric work by Max Hetzler. via but does it floatWork by Victoria Haven. via but does it float

  • Typographic work by Richard Perez. via yay everyday

    somerandomdude
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Typographic work by Richard Perez. via yay everyday Typographic work by Richard Sanson. via The Strange AttractorWork by Chad Hagen. via yay everydayTypographic experiments by Spaceship and Christoph Ruprecht.

  • Design by IWANT Design. via Brand New

    somerandomdude
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Design by IWANT Design. via Brand New Identity design by Franco Grignani. via Mockup LabPoster design by Hi. via yay everydayIdentity design by ffffound
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  • Logo design from The Chase

    David Airey
    14 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm
    The Chase, a UK graphic design and branding consultancy in Manchester, London, and Preston, was founded in 1986 by Ben Casey and Lionel Hatch. With a staff of 46 it recently became part of the Hasgrove Group. Here is a small selection of its identity design projects. Leaf Street “An environmentally friendly housing association in northern England with a name that can prove its credentials. A leaf becomes a row of houses, becomes a logo.” Keycutters “An identity for… go on have a guess.” 3CV “Ethical marketing company with three core values.” Layezee…

  • Ask Tom Geismar

    David Airey
    11 Nov 2009 | 3:14 am
    Tom Geismar is a founding partner of Chermayeff & Geismar and widely considered a pioneer of American graphic design. During the past four decades he has designed more than 100 corporate identity programs. Mobil Oil Corporation logo, 1964 His designs for Xerox, Chase Manhattan Bank, PBS, National Geographic, Gemini Consulting, Univision, Rockefeller Center and, most notably, Mobil Oil have received worldwide acclaim. Chase Bank logo, 1961 He has received all the major awards in the field, including one of the first Presidential Design Awards for helping to establish a national system of…

  • The logo design untrend manifesto

    David Airey
    9 Nov 2009 | 2:11 am
    Image credit: Anand Duncan You won’t search for the latest fads. You will produce logos that don’t rely on what every one else is doing. The focus will be solely on your client, and what is most suitable for her. If the client needs a swoosh, deliver a swoosh. But you must first determine that need through comprehensive research and brainstorming. You will not feel compelled to “fit in” with your peers. If someone else is doing it, that’s one more reason to set yourself apart. Your competition will be your portfolio, with the aim of delivering the client with…

  • Seven brand identity by B&W Studio

    David Airey
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am
    Design consultancy B&W Studio, based in Leeds, UK, created this brand identity design for Seven back in 2007. I saw it today for the first time. Liked it. Thought you would, too. As with many brand identities, the logo in isolation isn’t what makes it work, and what I enjoy most is consistency of implementation across both print and web, giving a strong and professional unity. View more work on the brand spanking B&W Studio website. Or visit the Seven website to view the identity in context. Photography by Matt Wright. Via Grafikcache. Published on Logo Design Love Related…

  • McCadden Design brandmarks

    David Airey
    26 Oct 2009 | 6:04 am
    Given that I’ve been back in Northern Ireland for a little over a year now, I thought it appropriate to put some focus on local design studios. Belfast-based McCadden Design has been working with organisations in the UK and Ireland for more than 25 years. Here’s a small selection of its brandmarks. Titanic Quarter “Currently the largest waterfront development in Europe, Titanic Quarter is a massive yet dynamic undertaking which takes its name from the part of the site where the Titanic was built. The four funnels of the iconic ship play a key role in our identity – a…
 
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  • Cafe Moomah Collage Builder

    swissmiss
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:52 pm
    Two weeks ago G, Ella and I checked out Cafe Moomah in Manhattan and we were impressed. It’s a beautifully designed space for children and their parents. It’s a cozy cafe and an art oasis for little ones. While G and I enjoyed yumme brunch with friends, Ella did a fun art project under the guidance of an art teacher. (She was able to pick from 7 different art projects, which cost around $14) Ella was in heaven, and so were we. I just checked out Moomah’s site and discovered this online collage builder and drawing tool which I can’t wait to show Ella tonight: If you…

  • Griffin + Threadless = one awesome case.

    swissmiss
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:40 pm
    Add original art from the Threadless community of designers to smooth, sleek shells designed by Griffin and you’ve got one-of-a-kind cases for your iPhone.

  • Big Rabbit’s Bad Mood

    swissmiss
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm
    Here’s a Children’s Book I meant to write about for a few weeks now and I was just remembered of it while perusing StickersAndStuff. Big Rabbit’s Bad Mood is illustrated by Delphine Durand and written by Ramona Badescu. This Big Rabbit is putting a huge smile on my face! This will make it under our Christmas Tree. I must order now.

  • Bus Tickets

    swissmiss
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:56 pm
    A blog post on Bus Tickets. Lovely.

  • Typography by Ronnie Bruce

    swissmiss
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pm
    Matias Corea shared this video with us at today’s CreativeMorning: Poem by Taylor Mali.
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    Creative Distraction

  • WSJ Kindle Edition’s Bad Paperboy

    Jonathan C. Hall
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:59 am
    I suffered my first misdelivered Kindle newspaper yesterday. I’m not complaining, really — I’m the last person to expect 100% performance from a brand new distribution system. But I did briefly long for the days of paperboys when I saw this: Clicking through, I read the following apology: Dear Jonathan, Thank you for subscribing to The Wall Street [...]

  • Healthcare Solution: Insurance Company Says Peel Fresh Citrus

    Jonathan C. Hall
    28 Oct 2009 | 5:51 am
    When a robot from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (HBCBS) left my wife a message Monday, I was provoked first by the cheerful, familiar voice inflection in the greeting: It’s the second call from the health insurance company in a week, so perhaps a familiar tone is warranted. The virtual caller quickly defuses any suspicion [...]

  • Systematic Creativity: Four Templates for New Product Ideation, Innovation and Invention

    Jonathan C. Hall
    8 Sep 2009 | 1:57 pm
    Is brainstorming the best way to be creative? Doubt it.

  • Use Twitter Anonymously, and Be Someone’s Muse

    Jonathan C. Hall
    25 Aug 2009 | 6:01 am
    Today, my company launched a sweet little service that lets anyone post anonymously in the Twitterverse. This service has two flavors: the angelic, heavenly Tweet From Above; and the demonic, hell-raising Tweet From Below. Use either or both as necessary. Of course, with the core Twitter community being a bunch of oft-tweeting, self-aggrandizing megalomaniacs, you might [...]

  • Car Fuel Tank Shape: Actual vs. Deduced

    Jonathan C. Hall
    17 Aug 2009 | 12:37 pm
    Deduced shape based on long-term study of fuel gauge behavior.
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  • 3 Reasons Print Design is Not Dead

    29 Oct 2009 | 3:16 pm
    Like the promise of a flying car and a cashless society, the invention of interactive technology (including the internet and all things digital) was supposed to eventually mark the end of print. All of these are dreams and haven't happened yet. The closest one to reality is the cashless society, but it'll probably never happen. I rarely carry cash anymore, but I still need it on occasion and it just doesn't seem feasible to create a money-charging technology for every single aspect of our lives. Tipping a bar tender or a coat check person at a party comes to mind. There is also a huge…

  • Walmart Great Value Cereals

    29 Sep 2009 | 9:56 pm
    I've been watching the roll out of all-new design and packaging for Walmart's Great Value brand. So far, I have been impressed with the clarity and simple nature of the packaging. I don't think it works in ALL cases, but works quite nice in most. I just saw the new cereal boxes and love the playful nature and hand drawn illustrations. This is a great example of expanding a concept while still keeping the base of the design. It's still very recognizable as Great Value, but adds a fun touch for the kiddos. Even the names are fun. Kudos Walmart. Or shall I say "Fruity Sparkles".

  • REACTOR Trivia 003 - Cars We've Owned

    14 Sep 2009 | 12:44 pm
    Chase has already owned five cars since he's worked at REACTOR, I have owned one. Here is the historical list of each of the cars we have owned:Chase:81 Mercury Capri86 Pontiac Fiero SE84Pontiac Fiero84 Pontiac Fiero94 Honda Civic02 Subaru Impreza01 Mazda Miata03 Subaru WRX05 Pontiac GTO (current)93 Ford F150 (current)# of accidents: 3 (all cars were totaled)Clifton:1980 Chevrolet Citation1988 Toyota Camry2003 Toyota Matrix# of accidents: 0Needless to say, we have very different patterns in car ownership and accidents!

  • Restaurant freebies on your birthday

    25 Aug 2009 | 7:40 am
    Since Clifton just received a lot of free meals from various restaurants for his birthday, we thought it would be a great idea to let our readers in on the fun. We're not just talking a free scoop of ice cream (everyone does that). Most of these deals do not have to be redeemed on your actual birthday, which is handy, because that's a lot of food! Some of them make you sign-up for their email list, but we can attest, they don't bombard you, and they promise not to sell your email. Here are some restaurants where you can hook up to the free food:Famous Daves BBQ - Join the P.I.G. (Pretty…

  • Alltop

    25 Aug 2009 | 6:46 am
    We're really excited to announce our blog has been added to Alltop.com - an "online magazine rack" of popular topics updated every hour. You just pick a topic by searching, news category, or name, and Alltop brings it to you 24x7. You can find our blog by searching Design or Branding. There's lots of other cool blogs there too!
 
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    Lovely Package® . The leading source for the very best that package design has to offer.

  • Colourless Coke Can

    Lovely Package
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:48 am
    Designed by Ryan Yoon & Harc Lee | Country: United States A conceptual package design, which at this time is unaffiliated with Coca Cola, created to drastically reduce the cost of both initial manufacturing and recycling. “A convex logo substitutes colorfully sprayed can. Naked can help to reduce air and water pollution occurred in its coloring process. It also reduces energy and effort to separate toxic color paint from aluminum in recycling process. Huge amount of energy and paint required to manufacture colored cans will be saved. Instead of toxic paint, manufacturers process…

  • Six Feet Under

    Lovely Package
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Country: United States The packaging for the complete season of Six Feet Under is absolutely amazing. Designed to look like the cross section of a graveyard, this package comes complete with fake grass on top as well as it’s own gravestone. We’d love to know who designed this if anyone can shed some light. Via Becker’s Blog

  • Nairobi Coffee

    Lovely Package
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:32 am
    Designed by Mayday | Country: United Kingdom Isolating the ‘N’ from Nairobi not only reinforces the brand name, but it also makes for a nice sophisticated design element for this Japanese line of coffees.

  • The Bay Tree

    Lovely Package
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:16 am
    Designed by Irving & Co | Country: United Kingdom “Irving have been commissioned by the founders of The Bay Tree to overhaul their complete range of food products. In short their philosophy is that The Bay Tree food products offer a ‘helping hand in the kitchen’. Products such as ready made cooking sauces, pickles and condiments help busy people save time in the kitchen. All of the products are hand made in The Bay Tree kitchens rather than processed in a large factory. The best possible ingredients are used and were possible they are sourced locally - these ingredients…

  • Bob Hund

    Lovely Package
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:21 am
    Designed by Martin Kann Design | Country: Sweden “The Swedish rock band Bob Hund released their single Fantastiskt (fantastic) as a one copy vinyl record that only allows 30 playings. The record was placed on a turntable with the lyrics etched on the turntable lid. It sold on eBay for US $3,650 and became the most expensive record ever sold in Sweden.”
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    The Inspiration Room

  • UNICEF Ambassadors on Childrens Rights

    Duncan
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    UNICEF has launched a series of videos promoting the rights of children, fronted by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Ricky Martin, Lang Lang, Mariatu Kamara and Amitabh Bachchan. The campaign marks twenty years since the signing of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the United Nations. Lang Lang on children’s right to play Accomplished classical pianist, Lang Lang has performed for world leaders and worked with the worlds best orchestras and conductors. He has a keen interest in child development and the important role that music can play in childrens…

  • Pigeon Impossible

    Duncan
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Lucas Martell has released the final version of his award-winning short film “Pigeon Impossible“, after five years of fine tuning. The end result is a hilarious 6-minute romp through the streets of Washington D.C. as our hero fights to save himself and the world from the chaos reigned down by a hungry pigeon. A rookie secret agent is faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase. Click on the image below to play the video in YouTube (HD) Credits Pigeon…

  • Axe Destiny

    Duncan
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Axe Temptation gives young men hope that they can beat the odds in “Destiny” (Destino), a television commercial from Argentina. Destiny is totally fair depending on who you ask. A young man and a young woman live parallel yet very similar lives, never meeting until the fateful moment when their paths cross. “So sorry Destiny. The power of Fragrance.” Click on the image below to play the video in YouTube (HD) Credits Destiny was developed at Ponce, Buenos Aires, by creative directors Ricardo Armentano, Analia Rios, art director Christian Rosli, group creative directors…

  • Macys Yes Virginia Holiday Special

    Duncan
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Macy’s is launching a television special inspired by the New York Sun’s “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” editorial from 1897, in aid of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Yes Virginia, set to air on December 11 on CBS, is based around the true story of Virginia O’Hanlon who, in 1897, sent an open letter to the New York Sun asking if there really was a Santa Claus, and the now-famous editorial response written by Francis Church. The show is linked with letter-writing “Believe” stations in Macys stores in the USA, with the company making a $1 donation…

  • Telecom Spark – Let It Shine

    Duncan
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:17 pm
    Telecom New Zealand recently launched their new brand imagery with “Light of Mine”, an integrated advertising campaign, online at www.lightofmine.co.nz. A television commercial featuring animated passions takes people to the site where they can share their passions and let Telecom know what little thing would make their spark shine brighter. “Spark” centres on the inner passion of everyday New Zealanders. The campaign team asked eight ordinary Kiwis what lights them up, providing inspiration for a visual celebration of their ’spark’. Music is a New Zealand…
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    Bit Rebels

  • 5 Twitter Tips You May Not Know

    Susan Elaine Cooper
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Twitter is an incredible platform that allows us to share information, network with like individuals and engage with the friends we make along the way. It’s a service that can be used anyway by anyone, but a few tips and tricks along the way can make it easier for new users and Twitteraddicts that have been around for awhile. Today we will share 5 Twitter tips you may not be aware of. 1. Twitter Guide Book: Don’t buy into the twitter training classes and twitter books available for purchase. There is a Twitter Guide Book and it’s Free! Pete Cashmore, Ben Parr and the…

  • Artist Profile: Guy-Vincent Ricketti

    Fernando Fonseca
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The artwork of Guy-Vincent Ricketti embodies the transdisciplinary approach to the creative process. His work integrates elements from literature, music, performance, and fine art. This deliberate and intentional nonconformity to traditional disciplinary rules allows new insights to be achieved in a variety of mediums. He is an internationally exhibited and collected artist currently working on global new media projects exploring communication, art, and technology. Guy-Vincent is also one of the pioneers in using Twitter as a medium to express himself as an artist by doing what is known as…

  • The Top 5 Laziest Inventions

    Richard Darell
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    So while we all try to become more effective somehow we want to do less doing it. This is certainly a contradiction most inventors are trying to solve, daily. With so much time on our hands (or not) we really try to do as little as possible while we wait for…yeah, what are we waiting for? How come people have become so lazy that they don’t even want to do stuff on their free-time anymore. The less we can possibly physically do the better it seems. This is quite a concern for doctors and employers in the modern age and is there really a solution to it? I mean, what about the…

  • Bloody Alien Lego Man

    Diana Adams
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    I’m in a time warp when my son and I play with Lego’s. When I was a child, I used to love using my imagination to build the most unique Lego creations, and I still love playing with them today. We’ve written a lot of Lego articles on Bit Rebels, so I know I’m not the only one with a fondness for those little plastic shapes. Lately, though, I’ve been more interested in the detailed artistic side of creating with Lego’s. I would like to share with you two particular Lego artists. The first one, pirie1, created this fantastic Lego mini-figure (left) depicting that memorable chest…

  • How to use Social Media to get a Job

    Richard Darell
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    After what has been described as the worst economic melt-down in modern history we are finally recovering a little bit and companies are once again slowly starting to hire people again. But is the ways we usually look for jobs still the most effective way of finding one? Some say the ways companies are looking for new employees have forever changed and to actually get noticed you have to have some skills and some individuality combined with a genuine approach. So what is that? To best describe it you double your chances ten fold if you have some groovy skills in using the Internet to your…
 
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  • Photography Assignment #1 – Results

    neginsairafi
    17 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm
    It was the first assignment and I’m proud to say three people participated! Hopefully for the next assignment more photo enthusiasts will take some time and be a part of this digital photography group (or club, whichever gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside). The following photographs capture the essence of Autumn. Thank you for being a part of this, can’t wait to do more Hima Batavia Andre Vashist Title: “Home Is Where The Bay Is” Statement: “Newfoundland is home to countless sightings of nature’s unexpected beauty.  When we are lucky enough to see them…

  • Black Sheep

    neginsairafi
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm
    We live in a society where our voices can be heard by the masses. Where our ideas can be manifested and thrive on ambition, determination and hard work. In this world inequality can be conquered, handicaps can be overcome and careers can shift from art to science over night. This is our gift and our curse. We have been given the rare opportunity to choose multiple paths yet end up at the same destination. That destination is success; how you choose to define the word is of no concern to me, but whatever your definition, there are many doors waiting to be opened by you. Yet many of these doors…

  • The End of Autumn

    neginsairafi
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:48 pm
    I was a little late this year but fall is not over yet. My favourite season is coming to an end and thankfully I managed to capture a few shots…      

  • Gone too soon

    neginsairafi
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:13 pm
    Watching “This is It” last night was an almost surreal experience. I went in not knowing what to expect and left feeling incredibly inspired, but terribly sad. I’m trying to find the perfect words to describe Michael, but every time I come up with a list of adjectives, I feel that I’ve fallen short. I know people have mixed feelings about him (and I don’t particularly care), but no one can deny his brilliance, not even the skeptics. The media portrayed Michael as a shy, weak and crazy man time and time again, but in this documentary I saw a side of Michael that put the media to…

  • Photography Assignment #1 – Capturing Autumn

    neginsairafi
    28 Oct 2009 | 11:46 am
    I’m putting together a photography course and group for all you photo enthusiasts, but in the meantime I want to start these great photography assignments that you can all do on your own time.   Assignment #1 – Capturing Autumn There’s not a lot of time left to capture the beautiful colors of fall so this is the first assignment and it’s an easy one. The photos submitted will then be displayed on my blog for the world to see! Requirements: 1) One, high resolution photograph encapsulating your perspective of Autumn -Get creative -Think about your composition…
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  • Chris Brogan – The Serendipity Engine

    redcubemarketing
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:47 am
    Another guy I get a great deal from in the social space is the man himself, Chris Brogan. Some say he gets it right, some say otherwise. I say he’s bang on. This is a 10 minute keynote from the Web 2.0 Expo in New York this month. He captures some great thoughts in this [...]

  • What’s the cost of doing nothing?

    redcubemarketing
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:25 am
    There is a discussion topic repeated regularly in meeting rooms and offices around the UK right now: social media ROI. I’m often asked for examples of social media campaigns that have resulted in cold hard cash and in my search I stumbled upon this presentation. There are some great examples for both large and small companies, [...]

  • Social Media breakfast briefing at the DBA

    redcubemarketing
    10 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am
    Well what a great crowd at my Social Media breakfast briefing hosted by the DBA this morning. Around 50 engaged creative companies attended and they posed some great questions. For those that missed it, my presentation is here. It was more an introduction to social media than a ‘how to’, but the positive response afterwards [...]

  • 3 social media events, 2 cities, 1 big blog post

    redcubemarketing
    1 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pm
    Image courtesy of Britt Warg There have been a number of social media events recently and I wanted to attend as many as I could to a) connect with the best of the best in social media, b) validate what we’re doing at Red Cube and c) understand how social media is being used in other [...]

  • Cube Conversations: We chat to the DBA’s Deborah Dawton about their new event, The Edge

    redcubemarketing
    20 Oct 2009 | 4:43 am
    It’s been a while since the last Cube Conversation, but I was waiting for a goodun. And here it is. As some of you know, I’ve been working with the DBA on the launch of their fantastic new design event, The Edge. I thought I’d make the most of that by chatting to the DBA’s Chief [...]
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    Dornob

  • Bamboo(zle): Folding Dining Chairs + Room Divider Design

    d0rn0b
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    There is something almost creepy about the stealth with which these folding chairs convert into a flat and inconspicuous three-panel bamboo screen; decorative shoji-style space divider one moment – tall-back dining-room-worthy set of chairs the next. A wooden frame serves as structural reinforcement for the lighter-weight panels, which in turn slide and slot between positions to make the transformation process smooth and simple. Designer Daniel Milchtein Peltsverger may yet have a few functionality issues to resolve but the idea seems sound (and the material is sustainable as well). Of…

  • Tiny Camper-Trailer Converts into Huge Mobile Motorhome

    d0rn0b
    21 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Good building design, to paraphrase, can hide inside very small structures. At first glance it looks just like a full-sized luxury motor home – but the illusion of a large solid volume of spaces comes from a temporary tent-like structure. This layered enclosure folds out of a remarkably sleek, compact and modern-looking trailer attachment many times smaller than the full-scale living-and-dining area that it can convert into. It is aptly named Opera, perhaps for its visual similarity to the famous music hall in Sydney, by designer Axel Enthoven. Built-in cabinetry, hardwood floors, two…

  • Seat Back, Rocker On: Modern Curved-Wood Rocking Chair

    d0rn0b
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm
    Maybe more than any other kind of chair, rockers have certain cultural associations as a furniture type – they are traditionally ornate, featuring turned-wood elements and many pieces cut and fit into one another along mortise-and-tenon conventions. From the narrow profile to the swooping lines and plywood styling, this is anything but your ordinary rocking chair design. And yes, this design rocks. Made of skinny layers of maple and walnut to accent its curves, each bend is clean, crisp and minimal in this somewhat non-traditional approach to rocking chair construction. Moreover, the…

  • Cool DIY Design Idea: Big Modular Blocks to Make Furniture

    d0rn0b
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Like LEGOs come to life, it was only a matter of time until somehow thought (literally) big about how to apply similar principles at the scale of real people – modular pieces to make furniture for actual human use. The result? A fantastic set of custom building-block modules for space-saving furniture that you can transform at will made from a combination of soft, hard, transparent and opaque parts that can be reused essentially forever. To be fair: these are colorful, creative and interactive … though anything but cheap. Fortunately, it does not seem to take many to build…

  • Real-Life 3D Wallpaper: Off-the-Wall Room Decorating Idea

    d0rn0b
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:15 am
    Wallpaper is supposed to sit flat and blend into the background – a simple decorative surface over otherwise bare walls. Colors and patterns of traditional wallpapering types inform the rhythms of this offbeat design idea but are just the beginning of a unique alternative to boring old wall coverings. A standard stripe pattern ‘lifts up’ from the floor and folds into a series of functional shelving spaces for books and other odds and ends – there is even a ‘blank’ space below where, conceptually, the wallpaper was moved to accommodate this…
 
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  • Stay on Top of Your Bandwidth Usage

    Chris Bowler
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:03 am
    Right off the top, this post is not a need for many of you. For most broadband users, the amount of data you use month by month is not a concern. Until I moved to a more rural location, that was the case for me. But for those who are like me — living in a location without broadband access — data transfer can be an issue. I’d like to take a look at three ways to make the best of the situation. Anyone who has to access the Internet via Satellite or through a mobile network (3G, HSPA etc.) knows that in these cases, the more you use, the more you pay. I went from a broadband user who…

  • Make the Most of Firefox: 10 Top Jetpacks

    Chris Bowler
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:07 am
    Ever since Firefox came on to the scene, its success was largely dependant on the community that sprung up around it. Developers took the browser to new levels by creating plug-ins and themes that extended the functionality and look of the browser itself. Mozilla did well to embrace and encourage this community. And now they’ve taken another step forward by making it easier to create these plugins with the beta of a new Mozilla labs effort named Jetpack. You can learn more about Jetpack on the Mozilla site, as well as these other good resources. But, in a nutshell, here’s how…

  • Carbonmade: Your Talents On Display

    Chris Bowler
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:07 am
    The explosion of web applications in recent times has resulted in numerous ways to promote yourself. Last week we looked at a tool to describe you — but what about your work? A professional web designer may have the ability to create their own portfolio site, but what about the rest of us? Fortunately, there are some great tools available. One of the best I’ve seen is Carbonmade. Right off the top, it’s important to get one thing clear about this app: it can be used by web designers, but also caters to many other professions. Illustrators, photographers, videographers, and…

  • Top Internet Telephony Services

    Kyle Baxter
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Google Voice has gotten all the press, but there are a number of services that allow you to forward calls to different phones and transcribe voice mails. Others can even serve as a virtual phone system for small businesses. Let’s look at a few. Google Voice Formerly called GrandCentral, Google Voice is the most well known. Google Voice lets you have one number that you can hand out, and when people call it, it will ring your other phones — your office, home or mobilephone. But what’s especially powerful is you can set it so when certain people call it will ring the phone you…

  • Queue the Robots – Giveaway Winners

    Chris Bowler
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am
    Last week, we took a look at a great file sharing tool — Upload Robots. And we were blessed with a few Pro licenses to give to our great readers. After much deliberation, we have three winners. I had asked for readers to tell us why robots are so cool. And we received some interesting responses. Many of you must spend a lot of time looking over your shoulder for the uprising you’re clearly anticipating. And here are the three winners: Matt Adams Scott Judson Stephen Hobson Thanks for your comments guys. Stay tuned for more details — and get ready for our huge Advent giveaway…
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  • 70+ Seriously Useful Handwritten Fonts and Inspirational Showcases

    Brandon
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:45 pm
    This article is an update of 45+ Exceptionally Useful Free Handwritten Fonts. Lots of excellent handwritten fonts have been added. Be sure to check the font author restrictions before using them. 70+ Seriously Useful Handwritten Fonts and Inspirational Showcases Need custom design or Wordpress theme development? Check me out at eGrace Creative. Share and Enjoy: Related posts Web fonts. Where are we? Will web fonts ever be a reality? (0) Typefaces, Get Your Free Typefaces Here!!! (0) The Webs Best Designers And Their Favourite Fonts (0) Friday Fresh Free Fonts #8 from Abduzeedo (0) Free For…

  • 15 Excellent Websites To Learn CSS

    Brandon
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:41 pm
    CSS can be the one of the biggest horror in web design/development but it’s not difficult to learn. The syntax itself is easy and you can learn essentials easily but some of functions and concepts are difficult. In this article you’ll find 15 excellent websites to help you learn or improve CSS. Most of listed websites is design/development related blogs, but some of them focus just on CSS topic. 15 Excellent Websites To Learn CSS Need custom design or Wordpress theme development? Check me out at eGrace Creative. Share and Enjoy: Related posts 50 New CSS Techniques For Your Next Web Design…

  • 5 Free Web Services To Monitor Website

    Brandon
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:29 pm
    No one can monitor his website or server 24 hours a day and seven days a week, and you would not like to be the last one to know about the downtime of your site or server. There are lots of free and paid web services which will monitor your web site and notify you by email. 5 Free Web Services To Monitor Website. Need custom design or Wordpress theme development? Check me out at eGrace Creative. Share and Enjoy: Related posts Tools to keep your kids safe online (0) Absolute Privacy Wordpress Plugin (0)

  • 60 Great AIR Apps For Web & Graphic Designers

    Brandon
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:51 pm
    Adobe AIR is a great platform to build efficient and cutting edge desktop applications, that work on any operating system. In the last few years, hundreds of very useful applications have been built on AIR for all sorts of purposes. Here we focus our attention on apps built for web and graphic designers… 60 Great AIR Apps For Web & Graphic Designers Need custom design or Wordpress theme development? Check me out at eGrace Creative. Share and Enjoy: Related posts Top 25 Apps for Designers and Web Developers (0) Better Startup (Part 3): The 15 Web Apps that powers WooThemes (0) 5…

  • Open Thread: Design Community Input Needed

    Brandon
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm
    When I opened CreativeCox.com, I really didn’t have a plan (mistake #1) and have had a hard time deciding what to make this site into. I’ve been tempted to close the site down or merge it into another blog, but keep receiving feedback otherwise. So I need your input. Here are just a few questions / discussion starters and I’d love to hear designers and creative individuals weigh in. I’m basically crowd-sourcing this one little piece of my life… Is there room for another fully-blown inspiration and tutorials site? What hasn’t been touched on or blogged about…
 
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    Designussion

  • 30 Design Related Twitter Lists You Should Follow

    Designussion
    8 Nov 2009 | 4:22 pm
    With the recent introduction of lists over at twitter organising your followers tweets into categories has never been easier. Seeing as we are a design related blog we thought we would bring you a showcase of some awesome design link related lists to follow. All these lists follow over 50 serious designers which are actively posting links within the twitter community. @designussion/design @ActOneCreative/art-design @Design_in_Mind/design @warstwydotcom/design-friends @imrogb/design-links @Jan_Marshall/design @webdesignfan/webdesignfan @jenclas/web-graphicdesigners…

  • 12 Outstanding Flash Based Websites

    Designussion
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:06 pm
    On the web Flash has slowly grown out of fashion though there are some websites which have really found the benefits of it. That is to create something visually beautiful being both creative and artistic. In this post, Designussion showcases a number of outstanding flash driven websites which we would advise you to let load up because they really are worth it. Mood Stream Water Life Monoface Marc Ecko Get The Glass Nvidia Agency Net 2Advanced Section Seven Okay Dave Audi R8 Metropolis

  • 10 Creative Thesis Theme Creations

    Designussion
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    The Thesis Theme for WordPress is a high-quality template system that you can use to improve your site immediately. Thesis boasts the strongest SEO of any theme on the market today thanks to its expertly-coded HTML CSS PHP framework. In this post, Designussion showcases a number of creative websites using Thesis to run their blog on. Mobile Orchard Copy Blogger Paul Stamatiou Krispy Kreme Toddal Bertson ronnestam Bankling Chris Brogan Shrink Rap Sarah Klass Interested In Trying Thesis On Your Blog? Thesis boasts the strongest SEO of any theme on the market today thanks to its expertly-coded…

  • 15 CMS Alternatives To Wordpress

    Designussion
    24 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am
    Here at Designussion we love Wordpress and even though its grown to become the king of CMS’s there are also other solutions to look at when considering building your site on a CMS. In this post, Designussion showcases 15 alternative content management systems  to Wordpress which all have great potential and uses. Joomla Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all,…

  • FIFA Console Cover Timeline

    Designussion
    23 Oct 2009 | 8:08 am
    With 17 releases under the title of FIFA, Electronic Arts have produced a virtual football experience like no other company has been able to. With the recent release of FIFA 10 topping the charts, the buzz around FIFA is back. In this post, Designussion showcases the 17 title covers that EA have produced to market their award winning football games. FIFA International Soccer “FIFA International Soccer has it all… experience sheer brilliance” FIFA Soccer 95 “The best console football can get” FIFA Soccer 96 “Next Generation Soccer” FIFA 97…
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  • Six Tips for Finding Your Design Passion

    Kayla
    12 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am
    As we grew up many of us discovered that our true lifelong passion was art and design. However, even with a talent such as this, we still have trouble finding our exact design passion. I myself have dabbled in purely website coding, coding otherwise, then into web design, then graphic design. I have taken courses in [...]

  • 10 Websites that I Love [Week #3]

    Kayla
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:38 pm
    1. Media Pozitiv I love that this web design took a very basic wireframe, but chose not to conform to all of the other web design aspects we see reused over the web. (Many of which I’m guilty of!) This web design has a very interesting use of color, and it brings in a retro style, [...]

  • 50 Package Designs by Students

    Kayla
    25 Oct 2009 | 3:42 pm
    Being a student myself, I’ve always appreciated the student section at Lovely Package. Even in the alternate world of package design, there are many talented, and young designers that deserve their recognition. Because I am a student myself, I often times here the harsh criticism of my work —one liked what I was doing, until [...]

  • Graphic Design Inspiration with Killer Lighting Effects

    Kayla
    15 Oct 2009 | 1:41 pm
    I’ve always loved lighting effects, and although I usually implement it into web design effects, similar inspiration can be drawn from graphic design pieces featuring light. To derive inspiration, take note of the colors used, the shapes, and especially the setting. Positive Hype Paddington, London Energie in Motion Sirius Stiletto Star Wars vs Star Trek Creativity Pocket Light Forest Traffic Electronica Share & Promote:

  • 10 Web Designs that I Love [Week #2]

    Kayla
    13 Oct 2009 | 7:44 pm
    This is the second installment of  “10 Web Designs that I Love”, despite it not being a week later like I had planned. These are 10 interesting web designs I’ve come across that appealed to my interests, hopefully they can provide a great sense of inspiration for you as well. 1. Second & Park Great use of [...]
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  • Featured Artist : Gianluca Mattia

    Joel Delane
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:48 am
    Todays featured artist is Gianluca Mattia from Bari, Italy. In 2006, he published his first “Surreal Pin up’s” trading card collection. His illustrations and character designs are very colourful and somewhat lifelike even though they are clearly illustrations. He has a real fascination for girls and cars, which is perfectly fine with me Enjoy. Share this Post            
 
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    Freelance Apple

  • Making The Most Out of Your Day as a Freelancer

    Taiyab
    13 Nov 2009 | 3:40 am
    We all struggle from time to time with staying productive. It’s probably one of the hardest skills to establish. There’s no one to tell you when you how you should work, how long you should work for, or why you should work in the first place. That’s why it’s so easy for a freelancer to become complacent and lazy, and it’s a very dangerous habit to fall into, because your livelihood can then suffer as a consequence. For some, it’s easy to get down to some serious work. They simply think of their family, and who they need to provide for, and that usually…

  • Warren Buffett’s Advice to Budding Freelancers and Entrepreneurs

    The Golem
    30 Oct 2009 | 4:27 pm
    In 2008 Warren Buffett was ranked the richest person in the world. He made his fortune from investing in the stock market and buying out companies. I recently read a biography about Buffett and it inspired me to learn more of this peculiar billionaire. I came to learn that Buffett was an amazing person and despite accumulating billions, he was still very much down to earth. It may sound totally amazing, but I live in a house the same size as Buffett and drive a car very similar to his car. No, I do not have a Rolls Royce and I don’t live in a palace…neither does Buffett. Becoming…

  • Grand Marketing Manual for Freelancers Price Increase Soon

    Taiyab
    27 Oct 2009 | 1:51 pm
    As you may know, ‘The Grand Marketing Manual for Freelancers’ has been available for sale on our website for the ludicrously small fee of $9.95 ($7.95 if you bought with the coupon). Well, we’ve decided to restructure the pricing of the eBook to accommodate a few of the plans we have in mind for Freelance Apple in general. That’s why I’m announcing that within the next few days, the price of the eBook is to increase to $29.95. So, if you’ve been considering purchasing the eBook then I suggest you catch it before the price rise! Click here for more…

  • How to Deal With Multiple Client Projects

    Taiyab
    27 Oct 2009 | 5:32 am
    You’ve just completed a full-blown marketing campaign last week, and now the results are starting to show. You’ve got 10 clients waiting for you to do some work for them, but you just don’t know how you’ll cope. Well, for one, let me establish first that quite simply, the more effective you are with the time given to you, the more money you’ll make per hour. This means that if you learn how to deal with a good number of clients simultaneously, you’ll have the capacity to make a lot more if requests for your work are great. Allot time Let’s begin with…

  • ThemeFresco has been launched!

    Taiyab
    26 Oct 2009 | 1:56 pm
    Finding great WordPress themes can be a tall order as there’s just so much to choose from. It can takes hours upon hours trying to make your mind up, and when it comes to downloading and installing them, they tend to just not be good enough and really cater to your needs. Well, for those of you who have experienced this, there’s ThemeFresco. ThemeFresco is a site based on providing premium wordpress themes to the masses, without the heavy costs that the big guys charge. Not only are the themes well-built and high quality, but they’re affordable too. They currently have their…
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  • Web Designer Online Update

    Ahmed
    15 Nov 2009 | 3:56 pm
    HI Guys! I thought it’s about time I give you an update on how Web Designer Online (WDO) is progressing. WDO was launched on the 9th of July and so it’s been around a little over 4 months. General Progress The site is doing great and much better than I expected!! I’ve had to upgrade my hosting package to cater for the increasing traffic. Thanks to you guys, of course! Popular Posts Many of my posts have proved to be very successful in the web design world. Here’s a few of them: 10 Advance jQuery Scripts to take Your Website to the Next Level This has been my most popular and was very…

  • 16 Awesome WordPress Admin Themes and Plugins

    Ahmed
    25 Oct 2009 | 3:41 pm
    Daily, we see blog posts written on WordPress Themes that 327 people have featured, 974 people have linked to 34,883 times. I’m sure you get the idea! Well, it may seem we’re doing the same!!?! No, we’re not. Here, we are featuring 16 themes and plugins that can be applied to your WordPress admin interface to improve functionality and usability! We all know the standard look and features of the WordPress admin interface and it can be good to spice it up a little. With the following, you can do just that! 16 Awesome WordPress Admin Themes and Plugins Fluency Admin 2.1 For WordPress 2.8.x…

  • 10 great Alternatives to phpMyAdmin

    Ahmed
    10 Oct 2009 | 8:32 am
    Most people in the web development world are under the impression that phpMyAdmin is the only MySQL client out there for websites. Going a step further, some users are aware of alternative however assume that phpMyAdmin is the best. Now, I agree that phpMyAdmin is one of the best out there and is is very user friendly. I myself also used phpMyAdmin much until recently… I got introduced to another program which within an hour became my favourite and also this led me to research others out there. Thus, this post! 10 great Alternatives to phpMyAdmin Adminer (formerly phpMinAdmin) A…

  • CSS Sprites Showcase

    Ahmed
    2 Oct 2009 | 11:59 am
    I’m going to skip the long introduction to CSS Sprites as they have been discussed in detail (see ‘Detailed tutorials’ below) many times across many websites. This post is primarily here to only showcase websites that use CSS Sprites. What is an Image Sprite? Basically, an image sprite is one big (master) image that contains many smaller images. Part of this master image is then used in different places on a webpage. Ok, so why should I use this? Basically, it helps load web pages quicker as the server only needs to make 1 image request to the server as opposed to 27, say.

  • 8 Web Conferencing/Meeting Apps for Freelancers for Real-time Collaboration

    Ahmed
    2 Sep 2009 | 4:35 am
    This post is primarily aimed at Freelancers however will be just as useful for those working in the web design industry who speak to clients on a daily basis. What is it? Web conferencing allows anyone, anywhere to instantly share their desktop and ideas online with other users simultaneously. Real time collaboration (Including mouse and Keyboard sharing) Synchronise live presentations, webpage’s and whiteboard Educate and train (Very useful for showing clients how to user their new CMS etc) Record and playback your webcast Host live seminars Why use web conferencing? List below will…
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    World Famous Design Junkies

  • Beast Anthology Redux

    Chris Burns
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm
    Now I’ve titled this post “redux” because it’s the second post we’ve got on this particular subject but it’s the first where it’s not just a super-super-preview. This is the real deal, the show, the real show deal. It’s Kris Kuksi, it’s lots of death, not much cake, and sculpture. Sculpture that’s so grotesque you’ll have to get your Dictionary of Death out and cross out the definition for grotesque and write what you saw at “Beast Anthology” and call it good. The entire preview for the show is inside this post.

  • Drawn to Super Cute Life

    Chris Burns
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am
    These things right here in this post are all illustrated by Paul Robertson. Welcome to his fantasy. This is tiny video game wonderland. Robertson is an animator, more specifically, he works almost exclusively with Japanese-manufactured video games. In this post you’ll get to see a LOT of his new sprites (tiny characters that in this case move) and stills. All of them were made in the past few months and a LOT of them are from the new unreleased video game “Drawn to Life: the Next Chapter!” Oh how I love things that move. These remind me, us, you, how much we love arcade…

  • Six False Album Covers

    Chris Burns
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am
    This is a project self-initiated by designer André Bergamin as awesome, awesome practice for his trade – collage. It’s an extremely important skill to have as a designer, that being the ability to collage a fabulous collage. If you have this ability, if you can take images, rip them apart, then put them together in a new original way, you’ve got double the power your average designer does. You can use any image you find in this world so long as you change it to a large enough degree. Bergamin’s done so. Experience the power of these invisible sounds. The one I’d…

  • Lowbrow Super 8MM Galleria

    Chris Burns
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:20 pm
    So you’re a graphic designer in say, 1977, and your mission is to design the covers of action, adventure, and monster horror movies, 8MM Super 8. What do you do? You put on rock and roll music and you whip out your colors and big eyeballs! Fancy lettering, fire, and skulls! Actually you could probably get away with only fancy letters or fire. Take a peek through this collection of Super 8 lowbrow movie boxes and tell me the formula. EDIT: OK so there are a few cartoons and other oddities in there! That’s true. All nice though! I say so. Big bang boom! These images come from all…

  • Zombie Proctology

    Chris Burns
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm
    I don’t mean to get vile on you here, but these zombie drawings were done by none other than your new best friend Jeff Proctor. Zombies are a subject that I think every non-phobia art student and design student should be required to explore. Why? Because god damnit you need to know what to do if they attack! Zombies are amongst the most terrifying and unstoppable forces human beings have ever thought up! Why? Because they are a virus. Why should art students explore them? Because they’re really really awesome. I just watched a documentary on zombies and they said that not only is…
 
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  • 20 Best Free Premium Blogger Templates To Use in 2010

    12 Nov 2009 | 11:08 pm
    Free Premium and Professional Blogger XML templates for 2010. A new year is ahead. In the course of day bloggers have became skilled and expecting more in Blogger XML templates. So the blogger templates are coming with more flexibility, rich in features, colors and better user interfaces. Here are the some of the Blogger XMl Templates that you can consider using during early 2010. This collection highlights some best professional, magazine style, Grunge and free Blogger XML templates. And obviously, you may take a look at my other Free Premium Blogger Template Collection 1, Free Premium…

  • 40 Free Design Guru's Fonts For Professional Typography

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:14 am
    40 Free fonts and typefaces for professional graphics design and web typography. Fonts are very important elements in modern web and graphic design. The typographic design trends are changing everyday with new fonts and typefaces. Here are some of the inspirational free fonts you can use for professional design in Print or web. This cool font collection includes free true type fonts, serif fonts, sans serif, sketch and calligraphic fonts. I hope these will help you in professional design including logos. Free Font: Avee Black Free Broadsheet LDO Font Chunk Five: Cool Type face for Free…

  • Amazing HD Desktop Wallpaper Calendars (November 2009)

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:23 pm
    Here comes the Desktop Wallpaper Calendars for November 2009. In this month's collection, I have three high resolutions Desktop Wallpapers, with and without Calendars. You can download all the wallpapers in 11 different sizes, which fits best for your screen. Any comment will be highly appreciated. Thanks for visiting. Metallic Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: November 2009 Download: With Calendar 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x800 1280x9601280x1024 1440x900 1440x1050 1600x1200 1920x1200 Without Calendar 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x800 1280x9601280x1024 1440x900 1440x1050…

  • 30+ Best Social Media Icon Sets For Pro-Bloggers

    13 Oct 2009 | 11:25 pm
    Social Bookmarking or Social Media have been an integral part of Blogging when it comes to drive some traffic to your site. Now bloggers try to put the social bookmarking part in a very unique ways with the use of Social Media Icons. Here are some of these social media icon sets, to choose from. Cool Polaroid Social Media Icons/Logo set Beautiful 16 PNG icon collection of YouTube, delicious, RSS, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Digg, stumpleupon, mySpace, Feedburner, Skype, Yahoo, Last.fm, Linkin, Reddit and Gmail. Free Glossy Social Bookmaking Logos and Icons Very useful icon set that consists of…

  • Amazing Handmade Windows 7 Wallpapers

    6 Oct 2009 | 9:12 pm
    After two series of Windows seven desktop wallpapers, (Part 1), (Part 2), I made this collection of Unofficial Windows seven (7) Desktop Wallpapers using Illustrator and Photoshop. I tried to put the best wallpapers I got to design this collection. Please be informed that these Wallpapers are completely unofficial.I hope that you all will enjoy this collection. Thanks for dropping by. Windows 7 Unofficial Wallpaper:Metallic Download: 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1280x1024 1600x1200 Cool Green Windows Seven(7) Desktop Wallpaper Download: 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1280x1024…
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    H AP P EN STAN C E

  • HIP POP

    Ozlem
    11 Nov 2009 | 3:18 am
    Opening this week at Saatchi & Saatchi is Hip Pop, a group exhibition from the good folks at United Galleries. Now in its third year, Hip Pop features artwork that explores one of two themes: “the ongoing legacy of the ‘pop’ art movement and its continuing influence on contemporary art, and the nature of ‘hip’ cutting edge artistic practices which continually push not just the boundaries, but also our perception of what constitutes art…” Hip Pop features a really strong contingent of work, and blends a variety of media to create a really…

  • PROFILE: Lee Grant

    Ozlem
    11 Nov 2009 | 3:02 am
    LEE GRANT // PHOTOGRAPHER Happenstance: What does pop art mean to you, and would you consider yourself a pop artist? Lee: I’m a child of the 70s and 80s so have learned to look at the world from numerous visual perspectives. I love pop art and the way it appropriates and reuses images from everything from comics to advertising to magazines. My work isn’t really pop in this regard, however I don’t doubt that the influence is there… How can it not be? We’re a much more visually literate generation than even our parents were and you only have to open your eyes to…

  • PROFILE: Ben Rak

    Ozlem
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:57 am
    BEN RAK // PRINTMAKING Happenstance: What does pop art mean to you, and would you consider yourself a pop artist? Ben: To me pop art is art that uses the iconography and symbolism of popular culture to deal with issues of day to day life. As well, it is art that breaks down the barriers between high and low brow culture. It is hard for me to consider myself a pop artist, as so much of the art work made today falls into that category. I think there is room for sub categories in the pop genre and I guess I would fall into one of them. H: Tell us a little about what you’re showing in Hip…

  • PROFILE: Ben Ali Ong

    Ozlem
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:52 am
    BEN ALI ONG // PHOTO MEDIA Happenstance: What does pop art mean to you, and would you consider yourself a pop artist? Ben: Although my own work doesn’t fall under the label of pop art, I do enjoy it and have always looked at that kind of work for inspiration, especially in the areas of photo collage. To me pop means challenging the traditional notions of low art and high or “fine art”, and breaking those boundaries. H: Tell us a little about what you’re showing in Hip Pop, and where you drew your inspiration for it. B: I’m showing a couple pieces from my series Black Sun (the…

  • PROFILE: Patricia Mado

    Ozlem
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am
    PATRICIA MADO // PRINTMAKING Happenstance: Tell us a little about what you’re showing in Hip Pop, and where you drew your inspiration for it. Patricia: The chosen artworks at Hip Pop exhibition are part of a running process that I have been working on since 2002. I am interested in showing  things that you can see crossings in, like maps, scaffolds, electric posts, nets, trees and so on. They are things that in daily life you don’t even notice, but you then realise you can find beauty in them. In Japan, where I lived for 2 years, there are lots of energy towers in the middle of…
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    Engage2Soar

  • A Serious Man. Why So Serious?

    9 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm
    Amongst the great American filmmakers, one team that never fails to stand out and surprise their audience, be it with laughter, disgust, frustration or applause, is the duo of Joel and Ethan Coen. Famous for such films as Fargo, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, and their Academy Award® winning No Country For Old Men, the brothers Coen return to the cinema with A Serious Man, one of their most

  • Inside the Menagerie Ship: A Peek at Production!

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:13 pm
    A typical day at the desk of Menagerie’s always caffeinated Production Manager, IT extraordinaire and ’80s music fan Frank Walker rarely looks as tidy as it was the day this snapshot was taken. Normally we find an abundance of project layouts, software discs, pretzel crumbs, stacks of technical resources, pocketsized container of Advil, pictures of his beautiful wife & son and, on occasion, an

  • This is it! The Creative Process Immortalized

    30 Oct 2009 | 11:27 pm
    Imagine watching Michelangelo crush his own pigments, process comments and criticism from the politicians & clergy, and witness the technical prowess as he engineers and constructs a scaffolding system to support him as he masterfully creates one of mankind’s most treasured works of art.Imagine seeing first hand as Ansel Adams transforms a seemingly common landscape into a relatively new visual

  • Chompies are back for another dose of Menag“eerie” Madness!

    30 Oct 2009 | 11:51 am
    Don't miss the latest edition of Menagerie Creative‘s Halloween Chompies!Critter Encounter of the Wild Kind – Paper fun for the whole family just in time for Halloween!Click the image or the link below to enter the jungle!http://www.menageriecreative.com/chompies/Ccritters.html

  • An American Hand Lettering Sampler

    29 Oct 2009 | 1:41 pm
    While taking a couple days off to travel around our great country, designer Dino Espinosa discovered an unusual collection of hand lettering which uniquely showcased the personality, culture, and history of each city.The House of Blues in New Orleans features a monthly calender of events where the sounds and emotions of jazz and the blues are equally expressed in the black painted wood and hand
 
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    Beautiful Life

  • Typography Inspiration: Photo Based

    Jessica
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:25 pm
    We’re continuing a series "Typography Inspiration". Today we’ll show you a collection of the most exciting photo text inspiration. The basis of such illustration became photos. These delightful photo design were get from combining inscriptions and photo retouch. Some of listed below photo text are photography by themselves and inscriptions on [...]

  • Coloured Water

    Jessica
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Great minds think alike. It’s an old truth. Some time ago we’ve shown you Colorful Emotions of Iain Crawford and this time we want represent photos with the similar idea created by young talanted photograph from Russia - Alena Nikiforova. In previous photoshoot photographer played with paint in air. She decided [...]

  • Fortuna Mouse

    Jessica
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    We want to present to you the pretty unusual concept of computer mouse "Fortune" created by industrial designer form Brazil Átila Rossito. As the Titanium Mouse this one also have the form of the paper clip but looks much more different. Designer perfectly combined white color of the carcase with [...]

  • Glamour Open Shoot

    Jessica
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    This ‘Open Shoot’ fashion photoshoot in retro glamour style was created by Michelle Matiyow and Lians from LM Studio, United States. The couple on in the shoot poses in stable and rich hunting lodge. These gorgeous photographies bring its own unique feeling and at the same time it enhances and [...]

  • Create your Adicolor

    Jessica
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Previously we’ve shown you posters with tagline - All Day I Dreams about Sneakers. And today we want show another creative ads from Adidas. This time it was created by spanish advertising agency TBWA. The idea was plenty simple but posters turned out definetely interesting, unusual and bright. So as always [...]
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