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    Charlie B. Johnson
    12 Mar 2010 | 5:11 am
      A logo design should always be shaped keeping the purpose in mind. An effective logo design is one that can portray the essence of the business in a graphically creative manner. While many businesses are associated with many consumer goods like cosmetics, sports and garments, but there has always been segregation between male and female products.   Masculine logo designs are used in various sports merchandise, bodybuilding gyms, office clothing, and barber shops. On the other hand the more delicate type, feminine logos, are used in various women businesses like hair salons, spas,…

  • Basic CSS3 Techniques That You Should Know

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    Jacob Gube
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:21 am

  • Showcase of Double-Sided Business Cards

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    Steven Snell
    11 Mar 2010 | 11:27 am
    Although there are a lot of quality tutorials available for designing logos, case studies from real-world projects can prove to be even more valuable as a learning resource. Case studies are excellent for showing more of the entire process, the steps that are involved, and putting it into the context of a specific client. In this post we’ll point you towards 17 logo design case studies that will give you an in-depth look at the process of logo or identity design. Logo Design Process and Walkthrough for Vivid Ways Henri Ehrhart Brand Identity Design Logo Design Project Step-by-Step…

  • Like a Fantasy for Bottles

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    Chris Burns
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:43 am

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    Steven Snell
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:28 am
    An effective portfolio site is one of the most valuable assets a designer or agency can have. The most effective portfolio sites will display the best work of the designer(s) and encourage inquiries from potential clients while providing an attractive site and a positive user experience. In the past we have published several collections of portfolio sites for your design inspiration, and today we will continue with 35 fresh portfolios. A variety of design styles are represented in this collection, so you should certainly be able to find something that you like. This post is supported by…
 
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  • Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2010

    16 Mar 2010 | 4:12 am
    The Folding Plug by London student Min-Kyu Choi has been crowned the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010 at this year's Design Museum Design Awards. Min-Kyu Choi's ingenious redesign of the humble household device � also nominated by Wallpaper* for our Life-Enhancer of the Year Award 2010 - was selected from among the seven category winners as the most compelling and…

  • Paris A/W 2010 show venues

    15 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm
    From a giant iceberg at Chanel to a rotating carousel at Viktor & Rolf, the Paris A/W 2010 show venues were as varied and imaginative as the collections they hosted. See our edit of the best Paris venues …

  • Les Lalanne retrospective, Paris

    15 Mar 2010 | 7:35 am
    From rhino-shaped desks to cabbage and bird hybrids, the whimsical world of celebrated French sculptors Claude and Fran�ois-Xavier Lalanne is being explored in a major retrospective at Les Arts D�coratifs in Paris. See more work by Claude and Fran�ois-Xavier Lalanne Claude and her late husband, who worked closely since their first joint exhibition in 1964, have long been…

  • 'Glamour Factory' by Viktor & Rolf

    12 Mar 2010 | 8:47 am
    The creative union between Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf and Studio Job is a visual match made in heaven. Their fantastical imaginations and bold visuals first came together for Viktor & Rolf�s S/S 2010 presentation and six months on their A/W 2010 show, titled �Glamour Factory�, was a second outing. Studio Job, with Viktor & Rolf, created nuts, bolts and conveyor belt shapes…

  • Global View

    12 Mar 2010 | 1:28 am
    Globetrotting is part of the daily grind at Wallpaper* - it's how we keep up with what's going down around the world, from Aarhus to Zhanjiang and everywhere in between. Much of what catches our attention is the idiosyncratic and the incidental - signage, street style, packaging - things that don't merit a feature in themselves but tell a story as a whole about the places we…
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  • High Fructose Corn Syrup

    Brian Fichtner
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:28 pm
    NYC-based artist Christopher Chiappa's first solo show in eight years, "High Fructose Corn Syrup," boldly explores themes of cultural degradation, anxiety and industrialized sweeteners. Now on view at NYC's Kate Werble Gallery through 10 April 2010, the show includes a variety of media, including photography, sculpture and video to describe a personal narrative on the loss of innocence. Chiappa notes, "It's sort of all a big self-portrait somehow, from the obvious pieces that have me in them, to the other pieces that are more philosophical self-portraits. The over-arching connection for me,…

  • Odeur Spring/Summer 2010: Light

    Tim Yu
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:28 pm
    Founded in 2006 around a conceptual branding approach "seeking to broaden the opinion of what design really means," Odeur uses "a unique scent and its molecular structure as a replacement for the traditional, word-based logotype." The upshot, clothes fragranced with an airy, light smell comparable to CK One and a pyramid-shaped symbol, sets the tone for forward-thinking looks that, this season, incorporate subtly odd details like boat-necked and pleated tees. Inspired by "sun faded lines and transparent gossamer surfaces," the Spring/Summer 2010 collection uses a washed-out palate of blues…

  • Bonetti/Kozerski Design Studio

    Tamara Warren
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:04 pm
    For the past decade NYC-based Bonetti/Kozerski Design Studio have been building an impressive portfolio of work centered on the relationship between the interior and the exterior as one fluid continuum. Founded by Enrico Bonetti and Dominic Kozerski, the duo work together to develop effortless spaces, blending the fundamentals of architecture and design with distinct European flair. Kozerski, originally hailing from the U.K., and the Italian-born Bonetti apply their talents to a range of work from highly visible DKNY boutiques and a David Barton gym to intimate personal spaces, such as…

  • Lost in the Discovery of What Shapes the Mind

    Mike Giles
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:52 am
    Longtime CH fave, artist and designer Mike Perry’s new installation of prints, sculpture, and other objects opens at his Alma Mater, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, on 25 March 2010. Including over 30 prints, a log sculpture with a small galaxy spilling from it, a mobile hanging down from the gallery's lofted ceiling, and many other surprises "inspired by memory, place, and the nature of the mind," the show promises plenty of Perry's vivid hues and hand-drawn aesthetic. With Keith Haring's playful intensity, Perry's obsessively-rendered images—like hundreds of…

  • CityShade

    Tamara Warren
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:07 pm
    As a mother who walks regularly, Brooklynite Micaela Birmingham discovered a design problem when going out with her child. "When my first daughter was a newborn, I proudly stepped out with my fancy stroller for our first walk to the park and was devastated that the sun was in my precious darling's eyes," she said. After an awkwardly draped sweater kept slipping out of place, Birmingham spent that evening experimenting with solutions—and CityMum's CityShade was born. Parents approached her around the neighborhood about the shade and soon she was shipping to Dubai and London. "Our target…
 
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  • 14 Unique and Stylish Chair Designs

    Toxel.com
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:49 pm
    Stylish chairs and unique chair designs that will spice up your home or office and impress your friends. Zero Gravity Chair This recliner chair encourages good posture when sitting and is probably the closest you will ever get to experiencing zero gravity. [link] Robo Chair Stylish modern chair design by Italian designer Luca Nichetto. [link] Firewood Chair Sheet of steel curves [...]

  • Modern Compact House in Tokyo

    Toxel.com
    14 Mar 2010 | 4:47 pm
    Located near the center of Tokyo, Reflection of Mineral is a modern 480 sq ft (44 sq m) house designed by Japanese architect Yasuhiro Yamashita. Conforming to legal conditions and in response to the client’s wish for a roofed garage the volume was trimmed from various directions. [via, 2]

  • Roller Skates with Chariot Wheels

    Toxel.com
    13 Mar 2010 | 5:48 pm
    Chariot Skates are unique devices that cross the boundaries between skating and cycling. Large wheels allow you to gain and maintain momentum with less effort, achieve greater stability and skate over rougher terrain. [more info]

  • 14 Stylish Bathtubs for your Bathroom

    Toxel.com
    12 Mar 2010 | 5:48 pm
    Collection of beautiful modern bathtubs that will spice up your bathroom and help you relax after a long day of work. Boat Bathtub Unique boat shaped bathtub made by Dutch designer Wieki Somers. [link] Vision Bathtub Stylish luxury spa bathtub designed by Gruppo Treessee. [link] Sci-Fi Bathtub Circular shaped bathtub will calm you at the end of a long day. [link] Shoe [...]

  • 15 Unique and Innovative Calendars

    Toxel.com
    11 Mar 2010 | 6:59 pm
    The most creative modern calendars and innovative calendar designs that will show you the current date in style. Autumn Calendar World’s first tear-off calendar that tears off its “leaves” automatically. [link] Magnetic Calendar One ball is suspended in mid-air to mark each month, while a second magnetic ball is placed on the horizontal beam to indicate the day. [link, [...]
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  • Cipher Alpha

    Josh Spear
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:22 pm
    Cipher just launched a few new sneaker designs. My favorite is the Alpha shown above, available in two colors options, a grey suede or perforated black leather. Classy, simple.

  • Converse x Number Nine

    David Vo
    12 Mar 2010 | 2:01 pm
    At the risk of possibly alienating it’s original laid back and casual customer base, Converse has gained tremendous credibility in high(er) end streetwear in recent years through its well planned and executed collaborations. The most recent pairing has the Nike owned company working with one of Japan’s eminent designers, Number (N)ine. Takahiro Miyashita’s label is no longer (as of last month), which makes this hoorah even more important. Luckily, the rethinking of the Chuck Taylor All Star and One Star models, as well as the Odessa trainer later this year, are an impressive…

  • Naoto Fukasawa Watch for Plus Minus Zero

    Josh Spear
    12 Mar 2010 | 12:01 pm
    Gorgeous watch by one of my favorite designers for one of my favorite Japanese brands. Via Daily Icon

  • Visvim Skagway Spring Summer 2010

    Josh Spear
    8 Mar 2010 | 1:28 pm
    Yes please, in all colors. From the Visvim 2010 Spring Summer Collection.

  • Karim Rashid’s Bobble

    Josh Spear
    8 Mar 2010 | 1:23 pm
    Karim Rashid’s bottle that filter tap water as you drink it. Smart and beautiful. Via Dezeen
 
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  • Attention Nonprofits: Get in in Gear, Open Submissions Have Begun

    5 Mar 2010 | 4:39 am
    The ZURBwired plans are in full swing now, and we're happy to announce that open submissions for nonprofits are running now through March 18th! All nonprofits interested in participating in ZURBwired have from today until March 18th at midnight to submit their interest to the team at wired@zurb.com. What is ZURBwired? Siming Wong and Brice McGowen work on the menu template. ZURBwired is a 24-hour design collaboration, hosted annually by ZURB, where we complete a marketing effort for one lucky nonprofit. It's 24 straight hours of doing what we do best, all to benefit one special nonprofit…

  • How was Firefox designed? What's next for Firefox?

    4 Mar 2010 | 11:55 am
    The ZURBsoapbox with Alex Faaborg of Mozilla was absolutely hopping! We had so many folks show up that we had trouble piling into the brainstorm room this time around. Alex started off sharing how design works in a large open source community as well as the challenges which Mozilla has faced as a company. He went on to talk about the future of Firefox as he showed us mockups of FF3.5, FF4 and FF5. A long line of questions followed from the audience at the event, as well as the Twitter stream and blog comments. Feel free to view Alex’s slides as you listen to the entire podcast below. You…

  • Build Your Grid, ZURB Style

    2 Mar 2010 | 11:53 pm
    At ZURB we're fans of what we call the ZURB framework — really just a lightweight global CSS file containing a global reset, some basic typography styles, structural elements like a body container, and the grid. The way we say the grid is no accident — it's an evolving entity that we use frequently and that generally makes prototype and site construction quite a bit faster and easier on us. However: there's a catch. The grid is a 940/960 grid; 940 pixels of usable space with 10px padding on both sides, broken up into 16 columns. Each columns is 40px wide with 20px of gutter space,…

  • Image Uploads with 100% Less Suck. Guaranteed.

    2 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm
    Go Directly to the Demo and Code → We've all seen the basic file upload form for uploading avatars, images, memes, etc. The problem with these is that once you upload your image it's hidden from you. It's the same issue with masked passwords, you enter some data and then poof, it's gone. And not gone like sexy was gone, this is the kind of gone that not even Justin Timberlake can fix. The file input is going to look something like this: Did I upload a new picture of my face? Or maybe something less professional. It's like buying food at the grocery store, except you can't see what you…

  • Justin.tv: One camera broadcast to a website with 35 million users

    24 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Our last ZURBsoapbox with Justin Kan of Justin.tv was rocking! Justin shared his story of how he came up with the idea of a 24/7 live broadcast, how he became an international celebrity, and the sharp turn Justin.tv had to make to shape the company into the successfully operating business it is today. You can listen to the entire podcast below or download it on iTunes. Below is a quick summary and highlights from the event. Listen to Justin Kan's Podcast Subscribe: iTunes RSS Google Calendar & the birth of Justin.tv Back in 2005 Justin Kan and Emmet Shear built Kiko, the first AJAX web…
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  • Like a Fantasy for Bottles

    Chris Burns
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:43 am
    It is just like it. Like a fantasy. For bottles. It’s the Ribbon Bottle Opener, and all you’ve got to do is place it near the bottle and it will be opened magically. OR you could be in the real world, and you’d have to actually pop that top off. It’s made of polished stainless steel, formed as a continuous ribbon-like loop. Woop the loop. It’s totally the same on both ends, and looks just fabulous at any classy party you’ve got. Or are going to have! Let’s say you’re going to have a party and it’s going to be called a “Fancy Dress…

  • Squishy Light Spheres

    Long Tran
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:42 am
    Infectious is a light concept made up of modular silicone spheres charged in a set-up one could call a luminous tree. The spheres react to each other so pile them up to bring on the illumination. It’s soft, squishy, and the kind of lighting that makes everyone look good. No word on when it’ll hit the market but looks like the French will be the first to enjoy. For PEGA, Designed with Cecilia Jia, and Johnny Chen Manufacturer: Beau et Bien (France) Designer: Julien Bergignat

  • Massive Agricultural Urbanism

    Long Tran
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am
    One of the biggest challenges in architecture is to create homes that provide more than just shelter. We’re on a slow march of strip mining our resources so the question is, can a home benefit the community and in turn, the environment? Agricultural Urbanism is a proposed residential project that combines thousand year old terrance farming with modern construction. Each level has its own terrace where a number of crops can be grown privately and communally. Harvests can be shared and sold to supplement incomes. The irregular shape was designed to follow the way the sun moves across the…

  • Relish The Sound Of Silence

    Radhika Seth
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am
    The hectic fast-pace life that we lead makes us accustomed to many sounds and vibrations that literally become a part of our existence. Sounds of chirping birds and scampering squirrels may be alien but a flying jet or sirens make us comfortable. Something is wrong in this equation and if getting back to the roots (better still-meditation), is what we desire, then blocking out all external noises and channeling our inner peace is what we should be looking at. Ecocoon is just for that! It effectively blocks out “Incoming acoustic stimuli” and gets you more attuned to your inner being. Zen…

  • The Underwear Washing Machine

    Chris Burns
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:01 am
    Reusing water is what’s best for underwear. And if you don’t wear underwear, you probably know someone who does. Seriously basically everyone wears underwear. And most of those people have clean underwear on, or at least underwear that was clean when they put them on. Why? Because they ALL use this machine, every single one of them. It’s called the “Mr. Klein” and it uses reused, reusable water. Put it wherever you want because it doesn’t need a restrictive hose comin on into it. It’s all transportable. It uses the water, filters the water, then uses…
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  • Bonpoint — Now For U.S. Shoppers!

    Design Mom
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    Great news! Bonpoint just opened a site for U.S. shoppers. Gorgeous things for newborns, toddlers, boys and girls. Mmmmmm. I will take one of each.

  • Book of the Week — My Book About Me

    Design Mom
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:30 am
    Did you ever have this book as a kid? I loved my copy. It's a fill-in-the-blanks journal with all the cleverness of Dr. Suess. It's called My Book About Me and it covers everything a kid would care about in their kid-sized world — favorite color, how big your foot is, how many steps from the front door to the mailbox. Oscar received a copy for his birthday and he adores it. It is a daily read.

  • Train Token Necklaces

    Design Mom
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:15 am
    The girls at Blue Poppy Jewelry have been working on a new necklace using authentic train tokens. Wouldn't one of these make a cool gift for your wanderlust-addicted friend?

  • Ask Design Mom — Curly Hair

    Design Mom
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:45 am
    Ask Design Mom Question:I have to know about your hair! I have naturally curly hair as well and I NEED to know what products you use in your hair. (Shampoo, Conditioner, Gel or Mousse... seems so personal but all of these things affect the result.) I have wasted tons of money on so many products and they all give different results. Also, do you air dry or diffuse? Thanks, MissyDesign Mom Answer:Thanks for the question, Missy. I actually find this question in my inbox frequently. And then I totally nod my head in sympathy because as a fellow curly headed person I totally know the frustration…

  • Ice Milk Aprons

    Design Mom
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    Good morning, Friends! I couldn't post yesterday due to some technical difficulties. My apologies to those of you who checked in hoping for some new content. Happily, the technical stuff was resolved this morning and I've got some fantastic posts to share today.First off, what are your thoughts on aprons? I tend to favor waist aprons versus full aprons — and I adore these straightforward, really beautiful options from Ice Milk Aprons. (Although, right now, I'm happy for anything that covers my giant tummy.) Something about the change of seasons seems to draw me into the kitchen. In the…
 
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  • Product Spotlight » Nike's Recycled Jerseys

    Aaron Britt
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm
    by Aaron BrittAs you may well have heard (that's what you pay PR people for, no?), Nike previewed the nine World Cup 2010 jerseys they're producing for the South African games this summer. In addition to the standard fanfare--handsome footballers, bulging calves, capital B Branding--the Oregon-based sportswear behemoth has also been making a lot of noise about how each jersey is made from just eight plastic bottles.

  • Essay » Western Promises

    Timothy Lesle
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:15 pm
    by Timothy LesleWilliam McDonough + Partners’ design for a small village in northeastern China was meant to stand as a model for sustainable development. Instead, it proves that the pursuit of better design should never lose sight of context and culture.

  • Conversation » Pedro E. Guerrero

    Christene Barberich
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:53 pm
    by Christene BarberichIn 1939, Frank Lloyd Wright hired 22-year-old Pedro Guerrero to be Taliesin West’s resident photographer, the start of a collaborative bond that would last until Wright’s death in 1959. Though Guerrero’s 60-plus-year career as a photographer is underscored by his work with Wright, he enjoyed later success shooting interiors for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and House & Garden, in addition to forming close friendships with artists like Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson. At 90, Guerrero is experiencing a renaissance of sorts, with the recent…

  • Event Spotlight » Remy and Veenhuizen in DC

    Aaron Britt
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:59 am
    by Aaron BrittBucking the going notion that the only conversation about design in Washington DC is of the "intelligent" kind, capital spot Industry Gallery is launching Hands On this weekend, an exhibition dedicated to the work of contemporary Dutch designers Tejo Remy and Rene Veenhuizen. Remy is an alum of the Dutch dons at Droog and his partnership with Veenhuizen has proved equally fruitful. Expect to see a variety of Atelier Remy & Veenhuizen's work at Industry Gallery from March 20 through May 8th at the only gallery in DC dedicated to 21st century design. It's the…

  • Product Spotlight » LivingColors Lamps by Philips

    Amanda Dameron
    15 Mar 2010 | 4:45 pm
    by Amanda DameronWhen Philips sent us a couple of their new LivingColors lamps to test-drive, we couldn't wait to set them up and try out a few of their (nearly 16,000,000!) color permutations. Thankfully, editor-in-chief Sam Grawe offered up his San Francisco apartment as a staging ground, and we asked associate photo editor Alexis Tjian to set up a few color-saturated vignettes. Check out our slideshow to see the illuminated result.
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  • 30 Interesting Male & Female Logos – The battle of genders!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:20 am
      A logo design should always be shaped keeping the purpose in mind. An effective logo design is one that can portray the essence of the business in a graphically creative manner. While many businesses are associated with many consumer goods like cosmetics, sports and garments, but there has always been segregation between male and female products.   Masculine logo designs are used in various sports merchandise, bodybuilding gyms, office clothing, and barber shops. On the other hand the more delicate type, feminine logos, are used in various women businesses like hair salons, spas,…

  • 20 Graphic Designers most followed on Twitter

    Charlie B. Johnson
    12 Mar 2010 | 5:11 am
    Twitter is the hottest social media network on the blogosphere. It enables people to connect with others all over the world with ease. Twitter serves as a wonderful platform for people of the same field to meet and connect. Likewise, the Graphic Design community is also benefited through the social networking of twitter. Graphic designers from all over the globe can find their counterparts on twitter and share their graphic design expertise. But the question is… which graphic designers are worth following? Which graphic designers are the most influential? Who has the most followers? To…

  • Magical Street Graffiti – 35 Breathtaking Illusions!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:21 am
      Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can’t create it if you don’t have one. Brad Bird   Graffiti, by nature, is a very controversial subject as it represents a type of art which is mostly unauthorized and one that is in contrast to traditional forms of artwork. The ever growing street culture and graffiti are mostly provocative, appealing, bold and audacious. A concept that was originally used by gangsters to stamp their authority on a specific urban area, graffiti is now also used by graphic designers and creative artists to showcase…

  • Are graphic designers valued and paid?? The bitter truths!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    4 Mar 2010 | 4:48 am
    After spending some years in graphic design industry, couple of questions bewildered me the most… How much a graphic designer should be paid? On what criteria should he be paid? Although I confess that I joined the design field for the sheer pleasure and obsession, but then again, a person has to make ends meet as well. Right from my first ever project, I have continuously pondered on the subject of wages for graphic designers and as to how they should be paid. After having heard numerous common statements which clients say to graphic designers in my career, it is now that I am able to…

  • Selecting A Graphic Designer – Choose or Lose!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    28 Feb 2010 | 10:03 pm
      Selecting the right man for the right job at the right time is an extremely difficult task. Clients, who are looking for graphic designers to do their work, often do not know how to select the appropriate graphic designer. Since the selection of a graphic designer is a very daunting and tiring process, clients tend to get frustrated and select the graphic designer they can easily locate. There are several ways that clients go about searching for a graphic designer. Some of these include: Checking design companies and freelance graphic designers. Contacting established companies and…
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  • LA LEONA ANDALUZA

    16 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm
    OTRO TIPO Magazine Photographer: Pepe Botella Model: Laura Sánchez Stylist: Abraham Gutiérrez Set design: Ali Larrey & Enrique Ferrero

  • LYRICS AND TYPE exhibition

    16 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am

  • The Kinetic

    16 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    The Kinetic is a full service production house specialising in Animation, visual effects and high-end print design. Putting the idea first and pushing the technology to match, we strive to solve visual puzzles. We bring a fresh perspective to every project and always deliver with skill and professionalism. This is our Brand identity and our showreel packaging. Please have a look and tell us what you think.

  • small format

    16 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am

  • Aorma

    16 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am
 
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  • Cogs and Ink: Steampunk Tattoo Designs that Wow

    Marc
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am
    [ By Marc in Gadgets & Geek Art, Technology & Futurism. ] Many think steampunk is a fad that will flare up and burn itself out quickly, as most fads do. If steampunk fans’ willingness to permanently ink themselves with steampunk themed tattoos is any indication, the appeal of steampunk will be lasting a lot longer than expected. From the simplest clockwork and gears, to complex depictions of Victorian era mecha, steampunk tattoos run the gamut from pretty decorations to mobile masterpieces. Here are 9 of the most intricate and gorgeous examples of steampunk style body art:…

  • Best Print This: 12 High-Tech & 3D Printer Design Ideas

    Steph
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am
    [ By Steph in Architecture & Design, Gadgets & Geek Art, Technology & Futurism. ] It’s the 21st century – so why are printers still so bulky, ugly and wasteful? The time is ripe for printers that fit into the world of iPods, cell phones and paper-thin computers, and concept designers are stepping up to the plate with incredible visions of the future. Tiny stick printers that can go anywhere, printers that use pencil stubs or even coffee dregs in lieu of ink cartridges, printers that can erase and reuse paper. Some designs go further still, transcending mere ink to produce…

  • Ceramic Fantastic: The Victorian Vision Of Laura Zindel

    Steve
    14 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am
    [ By Steve in Architecture & Design, Furniture & Interiors, Graffiti & Drawing. ] Laura Zindel’s surreal ceramic creations combine high-quality home dishware with faux historical hand-drawn imagery inspired by Victorian Cabinets of Curiosity. Bugs, snakes and spiders on my dinner plate… Please sir, may I have some more? (images via: Ceramic Arts Daily and Notes on a Party) Who is Laura Zindel and why is she intent on bugging our meals? To address the first question, Laura Zindel-Lauterbach and her husband Thorsten Zindel Lauterbach are the two artists behind Laura…

  • Strange Miniature Worlds of Cotton, Sugar and Spice

    Steph
    13 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am
    [ By Steph in Environment & Nature, Graffiti & Drawing. ] Gazing at the portfolio of artist Matthew Albanese, you’re likely to marvel not just at his guts for getting so dangerously close to a tornado or erupting volcano, but luck for always seeming to be in the right place at the right time. But Albanese isn’t a storm chaser – the truth is even more interesting and impressive than that. These incredible landscapes are actually miniatures made from everyday materials. Steel wool stands in for ominous clouds, salt for a waterfall blurred by motion, cotton for smoke and…

  • Making it Rain: Eco-Friendly Ads Disappear Like Magic

    Delana
    12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am
    [ By Delana in Green Technologies, Subvertising & Counter-Ads, Urban & Street Art. ] Just when it seems like there’s nothing new to do in the world of advertising, someone figures out a completely unique way of communicating a commercial message. Amsterdam-based advertising and design firm MISTERWILSON developed RainCampaign, an innovative street advertising method that only appears when it rains, then becomes invisible when the pavement dries out. The RainCampaign uses an environmentally-friendly method to print a message onto the pavement. When rain falls on the concrete the…
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  • Suburban Nomad: Hybrid Igloo, Yurt, Tent + Tipi Home Idea

    d0rn0b
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm
    [ Filed under Portable or in the Architecture category ] The juxtaposition of such lifestyle  extremes – fixed-space suburban living and nomadic world-travel dwelling – makes for a fascinating conceptual challenge. It was, in fact, similarly neighboring opposites that gave rise to the idea in the mid of design student living on a lovely nature-filled campus but surrounded by suburbia on all sides. John Paananen took it upon himself to discover what would happen if he were to make over one of the most mobile kinds of traditional buildings – the tipi, with inspiration from…

  • Fast Furniture: 8 One-Hour-per-Piece Wood Craft Projects

    d0rn0b
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    [ Filed under Recycled or in the Furniture category ] Furniture design can be a long and laborious process of drawing, measuring, thinking and rethinking. Craftspeople can likewise take up to a lifetime to learn the materials, methods and tools of the trade. A high-end, custom-carved wooden furniture object might take up to years to craft. Or … it can all take place in under an hour, from the designs to the finished product. Joy van Erven (Holland) and Finn Ahlgren (Sweden) struck upon this unconventional approach to merging art, furniture and speed and formed a designer brand around it…

  • Art Imitates Life: Crisp 3D Photo-Realistic Pen Drawings

    d0rn0b
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm
    [ Filed under More or in the Art of Design category ] Life is a strange thing. Who would have thought that an artist who started out as a painter would only make it big (in more ways than one) when he started drawing huge lifelike pen drawings based on photographs of his friends – drawings that now appear at sold-out gallery shows around the world. Juan Francisco Casas manages to make one of the most unforgiving (no erasing!) and potentially boring tools (black on white if about all it can do) into a potent artistic device – perhaps even more powerful than the sword, as the saying…

  • Japanese Home Cubes: 10 Neat Modern Box House Designs

    d0rn0b
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    [ Filed under Ultramodern or in the Architecture category ] These box buildings may have simple shapes and functional plans but they are anything but boring. Japanese architecture firm Atelier Tekuto has made minimalism the driving concept of their dynamic contemporary designs, from single-family houses to multi-unit homes and mixed-used projects. Take this three-story house for instance – the use of an incredible cantilever, strategic lighting and a slight tilt to the roof line turn a modernist concrete-and-glass box into a lofted luxury space that seems to tower over you despite the…

  • Penthouse Slums: The Rooftop Shanty Towns of Hong Kong

    d0rn0b
    14 Mar 2010 | 1:38 pm
    [ Filed under Urban Design or in the Architecture category ] Shanty towns are nothing new in large cities with little (enforced) regulation, but this is something you have to see to believe: everything from small shacks to multi-story structures, individual buildings to entire villages, all spread out in organic mazes over the rooftops of apartment structures and skyscrapers throughout Hong Kong – a set of smaller communities within the larger surrounding city. In Portraits from Above – Hong Kong’s Informal Rooftop Communities by Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham, a particularly stunning…
 
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  • Quickie Post Housekeeping

    admin
    28 Feb 2010 | 8:38 pm
    Don’t Post So Quickly That You Forget to…. What is the biggest problem with the “quickie post”?  It is the few little things that the author might forget to do from a housekeeping standpoint that hinder the SEO of a site or embarrass you later.  So you decided to do a really quick post on the run (or by mobile).  You enter the text and add an image perhaps, and think you are good to go. Wrong! Did you check your permlink (especially if you fiddled with your title)?  Add a category?  Add your tags?  Check your spelling (come on – that one is easy, and we all…

  • Favorite Tools for Web Design

    admin
    7 Feb 2010 | 6:25 pm
    I am frequently asked what tools I use for web design.  Many of the add-ons and plugins that I use are free and you might want to investigate for your own use if you don’t already use them. Hardware, etc.: Macbook Pro 3.06  8GB RAM(upgrading the RAM to 8GB makes all the difference in the world!), Dell 24″ LCD, Apple wireless keyboard and magic mouse Rain Design M stand – raises the MB Pro to right height to use  as 2nd monitor with the Dell,  cools the Mac, and gives me a little space underneath for stuff Harmon Kardon Speakers – you gotta have good sounds when…

  • Free Income Blogging Guide

    admin
    18 Jan 2010 | 8:32 pm
    Well, my pal Joel, is at it again.  He has recently unveiled his new income blogging guide and you can get it for free here. If you want to discover: - The 2-step process you need to choose a proven money-making niche…get it wrong and you’ll never make any money - The 3 golden rules of keyword analysis…get one rule wrong and ALL your future efforts are wasted. - The exact step-by-step methods to find the best domain name for your blog …99% of bloggers miss this crucial “Search Engine Optimization” step - How to install WordPress in under 1 minute (as long…

  • Grit and Glimmer

    admin
    3 Jan 2010 | 12:37 pm
    Heidi Swift’s new site.  Quite a transformation from her white site of last year.

  • 7 Must Have Gadgets for Techies

    admin
    20 Dec 2009 | 9:37 pm
    Want to know 7 gift ideas for the Techie on your list? The Amazon Kindle allows you to get and read the latest book without leaving your chair. The Chill Pill RapCap is a tiny microphone for your iPod and comes in colors to suit every taste. Want a new digital camera with 12x zoom, and super fast shutter that also records movies in HD?  Check out the Panasonic Lumix ZS3. Livescribe makes a smartpen that is a great idea for designers or anyone who wants to record thoughts or information. Any size 3rd Generation  iPod Touch holds lots of music, videos (including TV and movies), your email,…
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  • Floating bungalow by Bestor Architecture

    Flodeau
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:30 am
    A small open plan bungalow near the ocean in Venice, California.2 Vote(s)

  • United Nude Releases New Shoe Collection

    laurasweet
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:02 am
    Inspired by architecture, graffiti, art and furniture, the new collection of United Shoes from Rem D. Koolhaus and Galahad Clark are wild and wonderful.2 Vote(s)

  • Makeup Photography by Nadine Dilly

    phogph
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:01 am
    Beautiful fashion photography by Nadine Dilly, 28 years old talented photographer from Germany.2 Vote(s)

  • Interactive Designer and Artist, Bel Ragay

    Culturepush
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    An Interactive designer by profession, Bel Ragay spent the last six years harnessing her skills in Interactive, Print, Web, and Graphic design. She has worked as Web Designer and Developer at First Academy of Computer Arts and GoVida Studios/Earth Council before she moved to Singapore in 2007.2 Vote(s)

  • Svilen Gamalov a4Cube Chaira4

    MikeGusto
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:27 pm
    Although still in the concept stages of design, Svilen Gamalov’s ‘Cube Chair’ provides an interesting example of modern design and how intricately it can be envisioned in the digital age. The chair, which combines futurist design elements of the 1950’s with modern sensibility, is designed to envelope the user, creating a comfortable and stylized space. Dynamic, even as a concept, Gamalov’s ‘Cube Chair’ design is one we hope to see fully realized soon.3 Vote(s)
 
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  • Pliny Patina Mini Garden Robot Sculpture

    HerArtSheLoves
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:33 pm
    Pliny Patina is mini garden bot and will look adorable standing next to a flower filled pot, to add him to your garden setting you will not be mocked, he'll guard your flowers around the clock.1 Vote(s)

  • Madonna's New Eyewear for Dolce & Gabbana

    laurasweet
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:38 pm
    Dolce & Gabbana has collaborated with pop icon Madonna to produce 6 pairs of designer sunglasses called MDG eyewear, with advertising shot by Steven Klein, and a new junior line of clothing, called Material Girl.1 Vote(s)

  • Crayons Carved Into The 12 Chinese Zodiacs

    laurasweet
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:10 am
    Artist Diem Chau's latest crayons carvings are those of the 12 Chinese Zodiacs and can be seen in her latest gallery show which also features her amazing porcelains.1 Vote(s)

  • Erika Iris Simmons a4Ghost In The Machinea4

    MikeGusto
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:56 am
    Wonderfully executed, artist Erika Iris Simmons‘ series ‘Ghost in the Machine’ demonstrates the potential for various artistic mediums to be appropriated for new and exciting creations. Through recycling donated cassette and video tapes, Simmons generated these incredibly detailed, stylized images; calling to attention the nature of the various artists and how we perceive not only their artistic offerings, but also the manner in which they are delivered to us.1 Vote(s)

  • Balloon Lamp

    pitaandpizza
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:58 am
    Simple yet impressive, this unique lamp is made of a white balloon (you can use any other color), a lithium coin battery, and a low energy LED bulb . Once the the balloon is inflated you'll have a wireless lighting solution that generates no heat, provides high intensity light, and lasts for over 100 hours.1 Vote(s)
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  • Floating bungalow by Bestor Architecture

    Flodeau
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:30 am
    A small open plan bungalow near the ocean in Venice, California.2 Vote(s)

  • United Nude Releases New Shoe Collection

    laurasweet
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:02 am
    Inspired by architecture, graffiti, art and furniture, the new collection of United Shoes from Rem D. Koolhaus and Galahad Clark are wild and wonderful.2 Vote(s)

  • Makeup Photography by Nadine Dilly

    phogph
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:01 am
    Beautiful fashion photography by Nadine Dilly, 28 years old talented photographer from Germany.2 Vote(s)

  • Interactive Designer and Artist, Bel Ragay

    Culturepush
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    An Interactive designer by profession, Bel Ragay spent the last six years harnessing her skills in Interactive, Print, Web, and Graphic design. She has worked as Web Designer and Developer at First Academy of Computer Arts and GoVida Studios/Earth Council before she moved to Singapore in 2007.2 Vote(s)

  • Svilen Gamalov a4Cube Chaira4

    MikeGusto
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:27 pm
    Although still in the concept stages of design, Svilen Gamalov’s ‘Cube Chair’ provides an interesting example of modern design and how intricately it can be envisioned in the digital age. The chair, which combines futurist design elements of the 1950’s with modern sensibility, is designed to envelope the user, creating a comfortable and stylized space. Dynamic, even as a concept, Gamalov’s ‘Cube Chair’ design is one we hope to see fully realized soon.3 Vote(s)
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    Six Revisions

  • Basic CSS3 Techniques That You Should Know

    Jacob Gube
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:21 am
    After 13 years of being a vital part of web designs, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) has evolved into a powerful tool, allowing you to develop more efficient and better-looking sites. Many of the new features in the latest CSS revision (CSS3) are rich and take the quality of our designs to the next level. We’ll be looking at a few of the essential things you need to know about CSS3. With all of these new features, it’s important to place emphasis on the most important ones to get you up to speed. Even though only the most modern of web browsers (Safari, Mozilla, Opera) currently…

  • 20 Beautiful Minimalist WordPress Themes

    Jacob Gube
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    Minimalism in web design seems to be the new trend lately, and WordPress is the perfect candidate to put simplicity to good use. Good minimal design is more than white backgrounds and text-centered design — it requires the same balance, elegance, and purpose that good web design does. You’ll find 20 minimal WordPress themes below that embody both simplicity and enlightened design. Most of the themes are free, though some of them require a small fee. When using a WordPress theme, be sure to read the license information and give the proper credit to the original designer when offered.

  • Google Analytics in Depth: Goals and Funnels

    Jacob Gube
    14 Mar 2010 | 1:42 pm
    In this article, we’re going to delve into Google Analytics and start to tailor your account settings so you can get information you need much more easily. Google Analytics in Depth is my series of Google Analytics articles where we will explore Google Analytic’s beneficial features to help you get the most out of this powerful and free web tool. In this first installment, we’ll be covering Goals and Funnels. For a general overview of site analytics revolving around Google Analytics, read Unleashing the Power of Website Analytics. Defining Your Goals Setting up goals in…

  • Burnt Wood: A Social Media Icon Set

    Jacob Gube
    13 Mar 2010 | 2:34 am
    Burnt Wood is a collection of wood-tiled icons branded with various social media network logos that are perfect for your next grunge-styled web design. The package contains 12 icons for many of the popular social sharing sites. Each icon is a 420×420px PNG file that can be scaled down to any size needed. This set was designed by Chris Thurman of Visual Swirl exclusively for the readers of Six Revisions. It was inspired by a burnt wood text effect tutorial and created entirely in Photoshop. Preview Licensing The set can be used for any private or commercial project for free without…

  • Win a Web or Logo Template from TemplateWire

    Jacob Gube
    11 Mar 2010 | 4:14 am
    In this giveaway, five readers will get a chance to win an XTHML/CSS, Flash, or logo template of their choice from TemplateWire.com. Read on to see how you can partake in this giveaway. About the TemplateWire TemplateWire is a provider of premium XHTML/CSS templates, Flash templates and logo templates at affordable prices. For $49, you can get 12 months of unlimited access to all premium templates. Or you can get 3 months of access for $29. You can use the templates on an unlimited number of websites for you or your clients. You can follow TemplateWire on Twitter to keep up with news…
 
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    Better Living Through Design

  • Aeropress Coffee and Espresso Maker

    troy
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:39 am
    I forget how I found this thing, but the reviews, even the critical ones, say it makes a better-than-average cup of coffee with less acidity and no bitterness. And you don’t even need electricity to use it so take it camping if you like…Brokeback Mountain style, but with Juan Valdez and a happier ending. Includes: Aeropress plunger, funnel, scoop, stirrer, and a year’s supply of micro-filters. also, on vimeo: Morning Coffee Trimethylxanthine from harri manni on Vimeo.

  • Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams

    Simon
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:35 am
    I’m a bit young to have a direct personal attachment to Dieter Rams‘ work, but it goes without question that there is an absolute timeless quality to his work. Whenever I visit MOMA’s design section, I always find myself gravitating towards  his collection (that, and of course the Jaguar XKE Roadster).  So, I’m quite excited about this new (808 page!) book that covers the full breadth of his work, just full of endless inspiration.  Anyone want to buy me an early birthday gift? Editors: Klaus Klemp, Keiko Ueki-Polet Language: bilingual German/English 808 pages, full…

  • Hairglasses

    katie
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:16 am
    Do you know what a katyusha is? Wikipedia says it’s a Russian wartime song, a rocket launcher (named after the song), and also a Russian pro cycling team. What wikipedia doesn’t say is that it’s also the frilly headband that maids wear, which makes a heck of a lot more sense as inspiration for these Hairglasses. Still confused? It’s a headband that looks like sunglasses. See more photos at Sam Hecht’s Industrial Facility website. flexible polypropylene material Designed by Sam Hecht (Industrial Facility) for iiii

  • Inspiration: Stair Materials

    katie
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:22 am
    I’ve had these two images in my inspiration folder for a while now. The mirrored stairs shown on the left is from photographer Polly Wrenford’s portfolio, but I didn’t have much luck with referencing the one on the right. If you have info, please let me know.

  • Departures Rug

    katie
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:15 am
    If you’re continually hopping about from one destination to another, maybe this rug is for you. Even if you’re not a jetsetter, the cursive white writing on the black background makes for an interesting focal point. 100% New Zealand wool Designer: HZL by Henzel $990.00-$4,285.00 For another handwritten (and uber-lovely) rug option, see Manuscrit Rug by Joaquim Ruiz Millet.
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    Simply Stated

  • Productive Failures

    ErinDoland
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:20 am
    I believe that if you don't succeed at something but ultimately end up benefiting from that misstep, you haven't failed. Sure, not succeeding hurts and you likely feel humiliated in those initial moments, but if you gain from the experience in a positive way it transforms from a failure into a valuable lesson or simply an unproductive attempt. The Wright brothers didn't get their plane off the ground at Kitty Hawk each time they tried on that fateful day, but they did get it off the ground and make a successful first flight at least once. In fact, if I remember my history correctly, their…

  • Z Gallerie: 8 Favorites

    HollyBecker
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:48 am
    I visited the Z Gallerie website this weekend and found some great new products for Spring and instantly thought about you -- Real Simple readers. After reviewing page after page of items, I narrowed down my favorites to 8 finds for Spring split into two sets of four. I found a gorgeous sofa, a quirky umbrella stand, some lanterns and lamps, a Keep Calm and Carry On candle (of all things!), the perfect round mirror, a bold pillow in black and white and the perfect faux leather storage drawers. Would you like to check them out? Oh good, I was hoping you'd say that! I really like these…

  • Ugly Legs? Try Tablevogue!

    HollyBecker
    12 Mar 2010 | 4:21 am
    With spring on its way (yes, really -- you'll see!) I thought I'd share a company that can handle the problem of "ugly legs" on tables in a jiffy! Now there is a practical solution that not only looks great but turns utility and card tables into a chic focal point because let's face it, plastic tablecloths and covers that show the legs on folding tables don't give your party the polish that you're looking for. These covers are from a new company called Tablevogue and their covers are floor length, durable and neutral with box pleats  -- and an added bonus…

  • Organizing Your Passions

    ErinDoland
    11 Mar 2010 | 9:15 am
    The Moleskine company has a new line of Passion Books to help organize the things in your life that fuel your curiosity and interest. Included in the series are journals for recipes, wine, books, music, films, and wellness. Each book has 240 pages where you can "record and reference information, notes, clippings and drawings about your preferred passions. Plus, you can then adapt them to your preferences - each arrives with a different series of fun tools for page customization: stickers, icons, glossaries, listings, themed calendars, a double pocket for clipping, ticket and card collection."…

  • Nicole Hill Gerulat Photography

    HollyBecker
    10 Mar 2010 | 1:31 pm
    Nicole Hill Gerulat is a photographer in San Francisco. She is also a blog author, teacher, self-published author, and decorator/stylist extraordinaire! Here are some photos from her exquisite online portfolio where you can find a broad range of work from still life to food and lifestyle photographs -- all with Nicole's very special touch - casual, professional, bright, warm and feminine.   Originally from Utah, Nicole is a graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California and studied at The French Culinary Institute in New York City. Her current home is…
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  • Eye Popping Pics of Cyborg Animals from Photoshop Contest

    16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    The Internet loves animals, and it loves photoshop. Worth1000.com decided to harness that double love and start a Photoshop contest to see who could create the coolest robotic animals on the web.

  • The iPad paradox: Less is more

    14 Mar 2010 | 12:20 pm
    A strange trend has emerged that violates the more-is-better ethos of American consumer culture. Some products and services are touting limitations as desirable "features." And consumers are loving it.

  • Pi Day: Google Doodle Celebrates Math Nerds Everywhere

    14 Mar 2010 | 10:50 am
    Google’s new logo, which you can see on the top right, contains not only the famous πr2 formula, but five other uses of π: measuring the volume of a sphere (V = 4⁄3 πr3), computing the circumference of a circle (C = 2πr), measuring the volume of a cylinder (V = πr2h), Archimedes’ calculation of Pi (223/71 < π < 22/7), and even the ...

  • 40 Outstanding Photo Manipulation Tutorials

    8 Mar 2010 | 4:40 pm
    Photo manipulation is an art that requires lots of patience along with the expertise in Photoshop and other photo editing tools. With your creativity and imagination, you can manipulate any photograph the way you want! Now it’s all about your imagination and using Photoshop’s effects and other tools cleverly.

  • The IE6 Resistance Must Be Stopped!

    6 Mar 2010 | 11:30 pm
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    Uncrate

  • NES Harmonica

    16 Mar 2010 | 3:20 pm
    If you're old enough to have owned an NES, you no doubt have memories of foolishly blowing into game cartridges in the hopes that it would allow them to play...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

  • Marais Stool

    16 Mar 2010 | 2:05 pm
    Designed by Xavier Pauchard in 1934, the Marais Stool ($300) doesn't just look vintage — it is vintage. Crafted from sheet steel and unapologetically straight forward, the Marais was long...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

  • Woolrich John Rich & Bros. Wallet

    16 Mar 2010 | 10:17 am
    It might be the most plain wallet ever to grace the pages of Uncrate, but the simplicity of the Woolrich John Rich & Bros. Wallet ($125) is actually its main...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

  • USB Super 16 Port Hub

    16 Mar 2010 | 9:45 am
    We've generally avoided unnecessary clutter on our desks, but if you wear your desk-bound, USB-powered gadgetry like a geek badge of honor, this USB Super 16 Port Hub ($160) should...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

  • The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights

    16 Mar 2010 | 8:41 am
    Join Meg & Jack for a trip across the vastness of our northerly neighbor in The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights ($10-$230). Available in a host of formats,...Visit Uncrate for the full post.
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    Outblush

  • Snakkes Wall Lamp

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:32 pm
    We so wish we'd had one of these Snakkes Wall Lamps ($294) up on our dorm room doors in college, instead of a standard whiteboard. Functioning as wall lamp, dry-erase...Visit Outblush for the full post.

  • Raspberry Mojito Soap

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:31 pm
    It's not quite close enough to summer to enjoy the refreshing kick of a minty Mojito, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the fresh scents of the hottest season...Visit Outblush for the full post.

  • Tulu Maxwell Stud Handbag

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:29 pm
    The Tulu Maxwell Stud Handbag ($68) is a wonderful oversized handbag for a small price! This very stylish hobo has stud panel detailing and a cushiony padded handle. Plus it...Visit Outblush for the full post.

  • Vapour Aura Blush

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:28 pm
    Spring is the perfect time for dewy cheeks, but dried out winter skin isn't always the best canvas for a creamy blush. Vapour Aura Multi Use Blush ($28) is fortified...Visit Outblush for the full post.

  • Stencil 101

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:20 pm
    Street artist Ed Roth toned down his biker/skater aesthetic in Stencil 101 ($16) , a complete stencil package for Stencil 1. Now we can make our mark with 25 reusable...Visit Outblush for the full post.
 
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  • The Lines That Divide

    Design Observer
    15 Mar 2010 | 4:46 pm
    The debate continues over who will be the new Head of Department for the Communication Art & Design course at London's Royal College of Art.

  • Words and Pictures

    Design Observer
    15 Mar 2010 | 11:27 am
    On Places, architect Robert Taylor reviews Fumihiko Maki's collected essays and Shigeru Ban's latest monograph.

  • Today, 03.13.10

    Design Observer
    13 Mar 2010 | 7:36 am
    Each morning, before starting work, I spend 30 minutes looking for images that are beautiful, funny, absurd and inspiring. Here's TODAY.

  • Designed Landscapes

    Design Observer
    11 Mar 2010 | 9:06 am
    A portfolio of photographs of designed structures and landscapes — from La Jolla to Marfa, from Hadrian's Villa to Storm King — by landscape architecture professor Ken McCown.

  • Thomas Schumacher Symposium

    Design Observer
    10 Mar 2010 | 5:10 pm
    The University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation is hosting the Schumacher Symposium: A Celebration of Life and Career. This two-day event is to memorialize Tom Schumacher's ideas, influence and unique and profound insights.
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  • metacool Thought of the Day

    Diego Rodriguez
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am

  • 11 blogs I dig

    Diego Rodriguez
    11 Mar 2010 | 9:38 pm
    Hi.  I was recently asked by the nice folks over at blogs.com to come up with a Top 10 list.  I have lots of favorite blogs.  You can see a few of them here to the right of this page, and many more gnarly ones over at Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness.  It was actually difficult to come up with a Top 10 list because I like so many different blogs, but after some serious procrastination I whittled it down to ten... or eleven.Top 10 Metacool BlogsEnjoy!photo credit: Russell Davies

  • The Farm Aquatic with Dan Barber

    Diego Rodriguez
    10 Mar 2010 | 7:57 am
    Because it works on so many levels, this talk by Dan Barber was by far my favorite of TED 2010.  Without spoiling the talk for you, I love the way Barber takes us on a walk through his life, and has a conversation with us all along the way.  And it's a funny one at that.  His insights changed the way I think about the relationship between oceans and food; prior to this I did not recognize that one could create an aquatic version of Polyface Farm.  Amazing.This talk is also a master class in public speaking.  No, in public story telling.  This talk defines the bar by which we…

  • Execution really matters

    Diego Rodriguez
    8 Mar 2010 | 7:03 pm
    Yes, anyone can say that they value a nicely pressed shirt, that their employees are 100% aligned behind delivering a world-class pressed shirt experience, that their shirts are the mostly likely to be properly ironed, etc...But can you actually do it?  Over and over and over?  Until it feels as natural as breathing, when it becomes the thing you just do?Thus are reputations made.  And reputation is the stuff really great brands and careers are made of.

  • A conversation with Michael Mauer

    Diego Rodriguez
    4 Mar 2010 | 4:02 pm
    Earlier this year I was very fortunate to have a conversation with Michael Mauer, Porsche's head of design.  You can read the complete interview here at Aol Autos.I thought this thought from Mauer about creative leadership was particularly interesting vis a vis Innovation Principle 12, Instead of Managing, try Cultivating:... at the end of the day, I do not tell them to move a line exactly 50 mils lower or higher or more to the left or more to the right, because if the boundaries are too narrow you really kill all the creativity. I try to motivate people to think for themselves about…
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    Jeremy Scheller

  • Foodie Week: Books, Movies, Links, Resources…

    jeremyscheller
    2 Mar 2010 | 10:51 pm
    As part of my personal, family and social food revolution, these are the resources that have changed the way relate to food. THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA Out of everything I’ve watched, read or listened to, this is by far the number 1 item on my list. I would recommend this book to everybody as a starting point to think about where our food comes from and the relationship we have with it. After this book, I became a Pollanaut. Nearly totally buying in to what Pollan says about the way in which we purchase and consume food. You also can’t beat listening to this book rather than…

  • Thoughts: Who Killed the Electric Car

    jeremyscheller
    1 Mar 2010 | 8:03 pm
    So, I just got done watching “Who Killed the Electric Car?” and here’s my main thought… All things being equal, I think most logical, coherent and breathing people can agree on 1 thing: No pollution is better than some pollution. End of argument. Smog=bad. Clean air=good. It’s only slightly above neanderthal in its comprehension quota. I have little doubt, before or after watching this film that big business is self-intererested in serving the needs of its share price far beyond it’s responsibility to further the health and well-being of humanity. I have…

  • Foodie Week. – No, for real this time.

    jeremyscheller
    1 Mar 2010 | 1:33 pm
    So, last week I was going to have a foodie week. Turns out, I hit a wall with my workload and couldn’t muster up the energy to do any writing. This week will be foodie week. Here’s how I’m going to break it down. Tuesday: Books, Movies, Links, Resources that have changed the way I think about food Wednesday: Living off the land this summer Thursday: Cookbooks that I use for inspiration (I rarely follow recipes, so they need to be inspiring…) Friday: Two of my personal recipes that always get a warm welcome

  • The Paradox of More.

    jeremyscheller
    25 Feb 2010 | 10:41 pm
    More sounds better. More resources. More stuff. More beautiful. More productive. More is the standard I have set for myself. More outputs. More accomplishments. More pats on the back. More results. More is what I want and more is what I’m getting. In order to get more, I’m putting in More time. More stress. More money. More of my life. In order to get more, my family is getting Less daddy. Less husband. Less patience. Less love. I’m ready for Less perfect. Less outputs. Less pride. Less friction.

  • Another Recent Identity Package from Redwire Creative.

    jeremyscheller
    18 Feb 2010 | 11:21 pm
    My company Redwire Creative recently helped give a visual identity to the EnterChange, a consultancy that helps organizations learn about themselves and navigate into seasons of change. Here’s the Visuals:
 
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  • living in: coal miner’s daughter

    grace
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am
    About half the time when I pick a movie for this column, I know y’all are going to like it. I mean, who can complain about Amadeus or Romeo and Juliet? This week’s movie I’m not so sure about, as “design-y” people can be funny about good old fashioned country living and country music. I should just get this out of the way and say I ADORE Coal Miner’s Daughter and all of the twangy goodness that goes along with it. And it’s heroine, Loretta Lynn, is my girl, through thick and thin. peach floral fabric $9/yd, antique hoosier cabinet $1995, opening…

  • under $100: table lamps

    grace
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    one of the guides you guys have been requesting the most lately is a guide to all things affordable lighting. seeing as that’s a fairly broad range of products i thought i’d kick things off with a guide to affordable table lamps, all under $100. i’ll be tackling affordable pendant lamps and chandeliers next, so stay tuned for that. until then, here are 35+ great options for affordable table lamps on the market. [image above, clockwise from top left: dottie mini task lamp $39, funny bunny lamp $48, liberty of london for target lampshade (this sold out this morning, sign up…

  • biz ladies: first time funding-what is it and how to get it

    Stephanie
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    it is with great pleasure that we welcome back our dear friend meg touborg of design investors llc (for her 5th post!) and her colleague amanda allen. meg has already shared her tips for creating a compelling work environment, forming successful biz partnerships, making a strategic biz plan, and successful biz dev, and today she’s is sharing with us some ever-important tips on finding funding for your new business. CLICK HERE for the full post after the jump! (more…)

  • milwaukee guide

    grace
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:00 am
    images via wikipedia today’s city guide is devoted to the great city of milwaukee, wisconsin. the guide was written by milwaukee local and author of the blog cream city and sugar, sara yaeggi. sara is walking us through her “beloved” milwuakee’s best spots to eat, shop, site-see and find entertainment, so i hope you’ll enjoy this guide to milwaukee the next time you’re in town. as always, if you have a favorite local spot that’s missing feel free to add it in the comment section below. thanks, sara! *starting next week we’ll be posting some…

  • outstanding in the field

    grace
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    this past christmas, aaron and i received one of the most thoughtful and interesting gifts from my parents: tickets to an upcoming meal with outstanding in the field. i know this is a bit off-topic from my normal morning-design-eye-candy posts, but this entire event series really encapsulates so many of the things that i, and the d*s team, hold dear (supporting local artisans and communities and spending time in nature) that i couldn’t resist a quick design time-out. outstanding in the field is a traveling culinary experience that brings together local farmers, food artisans, chefs, and…
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  • Innovation is Getting Out From Under a Street Lamp

    DT
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:36 am
    Post-it Jaguar by Scott Ableman Legendary 3M inventor of the Post-it Note, Art Fry, shares his words of wisdom on innovation, creativity and getting disruptive products into the market. A wonderful read for all innovators, designers and entrepreneurs. Q – Fact or fiction: Post-it® notes were an accident? Art – A lot of people would like to think that you get something for nothing. A discovery might be an accident. But an innovation requires so much work. I use the analogy that we’re all working under a street light. We’re acquainted with what we see and work with day in and…

  • Reinventing Work

    DT
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am
    Click graphic to see it bigger! Seth Godin’s new book, Linchpin (Amazon link), reinvents work by challenging everyone to be an “Artist” now! (Check out the Linchpin manifesto graphic above for a gist!) This is something most designers should already do well, and then again for some of you maybe do better? Now, if the man on the street is encouraged to work with passion and artistry, how is a designer, whose work is about passion and artistry, going to do one better?

  • Design’s Return on Investment

    DT
    11 Mar 2010 | 6:31 am
    Looks like China is getting it when it comes to design. In a recent interview on the local Chinese CCTV, Chen Dongliang, Director of the Beijing Industrial Design Center, has highlighted the tremendous economic value of Industrial Design to China’s economy. The output value of industrial design in Beijing reached 80 billion yuan in 2008. Now around 250-thousand employees are working for nearly 20-thousand design companies in the city. Beijing is also expanding technology service and high-end manufacturing industries, both of them can help boost the industrial design sector. That’s…

  • Why are there so few truly remarkable products?

    DT
    4 Mar 2010 | 7:30 am
    It’s quite simple really. Our industrialized economy, founded on mass manufacturing and economies of scale spurred by consumerism, is the greatest enemy of remarkable products. Of course many products will come close, in fact many will be hailed as fantastic or even great, but the truly remarkable will be few and far between. People striving to create awesomely remarkable products can do so because it is actually quite straightforward. Unfortunately it rarely happens, as making remarkable products is a constant uphill battle against the basic machinery that makes it all happens. Lets…

  • Frustrated Consumer Designs a Dead Simple Headphone Wire Management Solution

    DT
    22 Feb 2010 | 6:49 am
    A Lifehacker reader, frustrated with every headphone wire management solution in the market, decided to design his own dead simple solution that I dare say rivals any professionally designed consumer solution! I do wonder why designers can’t seem to get away from reinterpreting the dog bone, fish bone or donut? Charles Kim found that by reusing a vinyl badge clip, (found on those old conference badge tags) he could keep his headphone wires cleanly wrapped up, knot and tangle free. Furthermore, this metal clip also allows the device to be attached to objects like a shirt or bag, so that…
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  • Turn it up!

    kaybar007
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:22 am
    Last week was a landmark week: yes we finally hung our first bit of art on the wall (my sister-in-law's graphic painting, refer earlier post) and I turned 40. People keep asking me how it feels to be 40... and I have to say, pretty much the same as 39, 38 etc. Maybe even better. I haven't thrown a big birthday party for myself since I was 25 so this was a good excuse to throw open the doors

  • A taxing situation

    kaybar007
    9 Mar 2010 | 10:29 am
    Last week I got a letter from Parcel Force telling me I had received a package from New Zealand. They were holding it until I paid £28.64 VAT and a £13.50 clearance fee. I had no idea who had sent his package or what was in it so was loathe to hand over £42.14 for what could be something I didn't want. Heck, £40 buys an hour long massage, a hair cut or a week's worth of lunches.Rob found out that

  • Re-mortgage fun

    kaybar007
    2 Mar 2010 | 1:36 pm
    Hello spring, about freakin' time. London seems to have been suffering from the mother of all deluges for what feels like weeks and now we've had two consecutive days of blue skies. The park is popping with flowering bulbs and it's nice to cycle without having to wear horrid waterproof tent trousers.Spring is about the nicest thing to happen this week. I am suffering from a comedown - Depeche

  • Mirror, mirror on the wall

    kaybar007
    16 Feb 2010 | 1:12 pm
    This may come as no surprise to those who see me every day, but we're lacking well-placed mirrors in this house. Our last flat had a wall of windows in the bathroom so everything from flossing to makeup application was usually done with strong daylight. Here though, all three spaces designated for personal grooming are in badly lit, internal spaces. I decided to remedy this on the back of my

  • Clearing out clutter

    kaybar007
    9 Feb 2010 | 1:58 pm
    This past weekend was the first time - in about two years? - that we had absolutely nothing social pencilled in. A completely free Saturday *and* Sunday is pretty much a rarity since having kids. The goal was to spend both days unpacking the stacks of boxes that have been bugging me for the last year so that the bank valuer could see the space without being distracted. Somehow on Saturday we
 
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  • 35 Portfolio Websites that are Sure to Inspire

    Steven Snell
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:56 am
    An effective portfolio site is one of the most valuable assets a designer or agency can have. The most effective portfolio sites will display the best work of the designer(s) and encourage inquiries from potential clients while providing an attractive site and a positive user experience. In the past we have published several collections of portfolio sites for your design inspiration, and today we will continue with 35 fresh portfolios. A variety of design styles are represented in this collection, so you should certainly be able to find something that you like. This post is supported by…

  • 17 Logo Design Case Studies

    Steven Snell
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:28 am
    Although there are a lot of quality tutorials available for designing logos, case studies from real-world projects can prove to be even more valuable as a learning resource. Case studies are excellent for showing more of the entire process, the steps that are involved, and putting it into the context of a specific client. In this post we’ll point you towards 17 logo design case studies that will give you an in-depth look at the process of logo or identity design. Logo Design Process and Walkthrough for Vivid Ways Henri Ehrhart Brand Identity Design Logo Design Project Step-by-Step…

  • Showcase of Double-Sided Business Cards

    Steven Snell
    11 Mar 2010 | 11:27 am
    Business cards are a necessary marketing tool for any designer, and they also provide an opportunity for the designer to showcase some creativity and to make a lasting impression. In this post we’ll feature 25 examples of double-sided business cards for your own inspiration. There are a lot of different approaches taken by the designers of the cards shown here, but each presents an attractive image to potential clients. This post is supported by UPrinting.com, the online printer that understands the needs of designers. UPrinting offers custom sizes, blind shipping and free proofs with…

  • Showcase of Textured and Distressed Typography

    Steven Snell
    10 Mar 2010 | 9:28 am
    Grungy, textured designs are very common right now. These types of effects can also be used with typography to create impressive results. In this post we’ll feature 25 examples of textured and distressed typography. If you see something you like, please click through to see more work from the designer. For more inspiration from typography please see our gallery site TypeInspire. For more typography inspiration please see: 30 Top Sources of Typography Inspiration Typography Inspiration Showcase Showcase of Big, Bold Typography Showcase of Typography and Lighting Effects

  • Win 1,000 Business Cards from Next Day Flyers

    Steven Snell
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:59 pm
    Next Day Flyers has offered to give 1,000 business cards and $25 of printing credit to a lucky reader of Designm.ag. If you’re not familiar with Next Day Flyers they provide offset printing services and specialize in quick printing, mailing and finishing marketing materials. They are available to print business cards, print greeting cards, print door hangers and more. They also offer 24-hour turnaround on all custom printed promotional materials. The company has been around for 8 years (located in Rancho Dominguez, CA) and has served almost 90,000 customers. The winner of this…
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    The Best Part

  • Kelsey Brookes

    15 Mar 2010 | 6:11 pm
    Check out the kaleidoscopic, surreal imagery of painter Kelsey Brookes.

  • Todd Hido

    15 Mar 2010 | 6:04 pm
    Strangely forbidding and calming at the same time, the photographs of Todd Hido.

  • Poster of the Day

    15 Mar 2010 | 6:03 pm

  • Raymond Biesinger

    15 Mar 2010 | 4:40 pm
    Self-taught Canadian artist Raymond Biesinger has created original illustrations for everyone from The New York Times to Dwell to Monocle.

  • Ptarmak

    14 Mar 2010 | 2:50 pm
    Yet another fantastic design studio in Austin, this time check out the work of Ptarmak.
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  • The Zen of Arianna Huffington: Arianna says “Unplug and Recharge!”

    Bill Fenwick & Drue Kataoka
    2 Mar 2010 | 1:13 pm
    Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington is digitally connected in every way possible. But at her recent appearance at the Churchill Club, she challenged the audience to “Unplug and Recharge.” Here are some photos from the event. Arianna was most gracious in person. Before the event, she told ValleyZen that Huffington Post is beginning a new arts section and invited Drue to be a contributor. During the event, ValleyZen asked her about her book “Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend.” Arianna wrote this book when she was just 30 years old and interviewed nearly…

  • TEDx Silicon Valley: Over 100,000 watch in 45 countries

    Bill Fenwick & Drue Kataoka
    16 Dec 2009 | 2:24 pm
    On Dec 12th, TEDx Silicon Valley brought together several hundred leading thinkers and doers to talk about Innovations for Social Change. A great lineup included Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Peter Thiel (Clarium Capital/Founders Fund), Thomas Goetz (Wired Magazine), Dr. Clayborne Carson (Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University) and many more. I was fortunate to be a speaker as well, and my talk included a musical performance and slides of my art. More on this coming soon in another post. Some cool facts about our TEDx: More than 100,000 individuals watched…

  • Moonalice Band, Twitter & the art of Subtraction

    Bill Fenwick & Drue Kataoka
    29 Nov 2009 | 8:32 pm
    “We used to have a manager and we got rid of them. We use to have a PR person and we got rid of them. We used to have a [inaudible] and we got rid of them,” Moonalice guitarist Roger McNamee (aka Chubby Wombat) said on stage to the enthusiastic crowd below at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Sound serious? Sure — the art of subtraction is not an easy one. McNamee continued “So we turned it all over to Facebook and Twitter and have shared thousands of downloads with you. Thank you for supporting us as we give away this music — and — we…

  • How to Get a Lucky Domain: ZEN, Numerology and IDN

    Bill Fenwick & Drue Kataoka
    14 Oct 2009 | 3:14 am
    As a child, I was enthralled with the works of James Burke. Like the enso, the tales he told had no beginning or end. His work simply explored the “connectedness” of things, both past and present. I was reminded of James Burke while attending the recent ICANN gTLD & IDN Outreach event in Hong Kong (videos of all of the sessions and materials are available here online). What reminded me of James Burke while attending the event was the combination of ICANN’s new gTLD initiative with the IDN initiative. One of the few restrictions on new gTLDs is that the gTLD cannot consist solely of…

  • Fashion Week: Catherine Malandrino, Mary J Blige, Tyson Beckford, Kim Kardashian

    Bill Fenwick & Drue Kataoka
    19 Sep 2009 | 1:46 pm
    Catherine Malandrino and Bernard Aidan invited us to Catherine Malandrino’s Spring/Summer 2010 Collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC. Staged at the Chelsea Art Museum on the West Side of Manhattan, Malandrino placed her models on pedestals instead of walking them down a runway. We arrived early to slip backstage and capture the pre-show mayhem and excitement. Recording star and hip hop diva Mary J Blige, Grammy Award-winning British R&B singer Estelle, Ralph Lauren supermodel and Host of Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel” Tyson Beckford, E! Star Kim…
 
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  • Harsh Surfing

    Damon Way
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:19 pm
    I was at the base of the Golden Gate bridge the other day watching a handful of guys surfing. From my observation point, this seemed so hectic… cold/deep water, strong currents, rocky terrain, vessels, sharks, jumpers, etc. But this is what I love about surfers… there are very few things (maybe none) that will keep them from pursing a surf-able wave… truly fearless in one of the most unforgiving domains… the ocean.

  • Imperfect As They Are

    Rike Doepp
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:45 pm
    New York’s New Museum, Tokion magazine and PowerShovel/Superheadz have joined forces to present the a night of video art this Friday – “Imperfect as they are” will show works made with the Japanese camera Digital Harezumi (an equivibalent to the Super8). More than 15 artists have created films exclusively for the event. From Bruce La Bruce, Jonas Mekas, Albert Maysles, Agnes B, and Mark Borthwick, to Harmony Korine, Miranda July, Mount Eerie, Erroll Morris and more. They will come together for a one-night meeting this Friday! Imperfect As They Are March 19th, 18:30…

  • DB…..

    Undefeated World of Sport
    15 Mar 2010 | 2:37 pm
    I feel for my man DB…..tough week first Man United game then achilles injury….. He’s a beast and great outlook and attitude…..England/WC wont be the same without you….. Speedy recovery….. DB23=UNDFTD…..

  • Experiment No. 2: Moped Ride

    Damon Way
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:52 am
    Number two of a three video series created by Incase and film collective Ghost Robot… featuring music by Telepathe. Visit entry to view embedded video.

  • Styrofoam Turntable

    Kevin Carney
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:04 am
    This is a prototype and the Swedish company Teenage Engineering are looking for manufacturers.  I think a DIY turntable is a nice idea…not sure about how it sounds but anyone trying to revive analog is OK with me.  Check out the rest of their product line here…I may need to buy all of them when they become available to the public. Thanks to Post Family.
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  • The PS22 Chorus Sings ‘Lisztomania’ by Phoenix

    Bobby
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:03 am
    About 10 years ago or so I remember hanging out at a Border’s, listening to random music on those headphones they had and stumbling across a reord called The Langley Schools Music Project. It was a collection of kids from 1966-67 who were singing pop songs by David Bowie, The Beach Boys and other popular artists like them. It’s a brilliant record because it’s so amazing how different a song can sound when it’s sung by children. This video above reminds me of that. The group is called the PS22 Chorus and they’re singing Lisztomania by Phoenix. Watching this…

  • #musicmonday

    Bobby
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:50 am
    Whoops, #musicmonday on a Tuesday, whatcha’ gonna’ do? This week there wasn’t a whole lot of new stuff, mostly just familiar things. The number one spot by a large lead was Caribou and his new album Swim. As I mentioned on the post of his new video for the song Odessa it’s an amazing album that I think is going to blow up. I don’t know how you can’t enjoy this album. I’m still enjoying the heck out of The Go Find as well, their music is just so poppy and fun and perfectly suitable for any time. Rounding things out was a new band I found through my…

  • Magic: The Designinging – A Contest

    Bobby
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:19 am
    Earlier tonight I sent my buddy Frank Chimero an IM that simply said, “Idea: Make a deck of Magic: The Gathering cards based around current and classic designers.” His response: “i’m tapping 7 mana to summon josef muller brockmann MANA BURN” And with that we decided to create a contest where you, the reader, should design a Magic: The Gathering card for your favorite artist/designer/architect. Frank and I are both nerds and played magic when we were younger, so this is our tribute to this fine sport. Here’s the gist: - They can be dead or alive. - Their…

  • ‘Parallel World’ by Ji Lee

    Bobby
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:03 am
    I’m really enjoying these tiny installation by artist Ji Lee as a part of a series he calls Parallel World. What’s funny to me is that Ji works at Google as the creative director of branding and marketing, so it’s rad to see a tech person be so artistic… or is an artistic person that’s quite comfortable with technology? Either way he’s got a ton of great work on his personal site Please Enjoy, which you should probably…. enjoy. Found through T Magazine Bobby

  • Oliver Spencer Waxed Cotton Pole Jacket

    Bobby
    15 Mar 2010 | 2:53 am
    I had a fellow write me yesterday saying he enjoyed more of the style related posts, that he wasn’t so hot at dressing himself, so I thought I might start including a few more clothing related posts throughout the week. Though for the best style advice you should visit my friends at A Continuous Lean, Valet, Inventory Magazine and Selectism. What I have today is a pole jacket by Oliver Spencer, a British brand that reminds me a lot of J.Crew, in that they make really solid, timeless looking pieces that you can wear forever and with anything. Both of those ideas are key. The jacket is a…
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  • Volume Gallery: supporting American design in Chicago

    16 Mar 2010 | 3:31 pm
    Volume Gallery, opening its doors for the first time on March 19th, is a new, event-based design gallery with the specific focus of promoting young American design by providing a platform from which to present new work. I caught wind of their first show, Jonathan Nesci: THE NEW, when it was announced earlier this year, and have just received images of selected pieces from the collection, rolled out in preparation for this Friday's opening. About the collection: Each piece in THE NEW is born from Nesci's observations of the world around us and the banal designs that inform our lives in ways…

  • Design and the public good

    16 Mar 2010 | 2:38 pm
    The UK's Associate Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group (APDIG), in partnership with the Design Business Association, has published the findings of its Parliamentary inquiry into public sector procurement of design and creative services, in a report entitled "Design and the Public Good: Creativity vs. the Procurement Process?" APDIG and the Design BusinessAssociation undertook this inquiry, building on the findings of the Cox Review of Creativity in Business, to assess the relationship between government and its design providers, and to explore design's potential to unlock innovation for…

  • Lift Hold Roll @ The Future Perfect: Call for Entries

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:28 pm
    The Future Perfect is seeking submissions for Lift Hold Roll, a special show the store is putting together for ICFF. The concept is based around three mechanical products that are essential to the process. These three objects are a pulley, a clamp, and a caster. The idea is to utilize any one of these objects in a finished project. You can use as many of the one object that you have chosen. The Future Perfect will provide you with one object of your choosing. Some clarification on that last bit: "by one object of your choosing," they mean that they will buy you one clamp, one pulley or one…

  • New York, March 28: CMYK Cocktail @ the Droog Store

    16 Mar 2010 | 11:18 am
    This ought to be fun: Tasteologie and Droog are hosting a CMYK Cocktail in New York City on March 28th, where 5 mixologists will bring you their interpretations of the color standard in 5 courses of cocktails and tasting plates. The food and drink will be accompanied by a toast to each color, presented by visiting designers. An open bar will follow. The mixologists: Orson Salicetti of Apothéke, Mayur Subbarao of Dram Bar, Tomas Delos Reyes, Brian Sullivan of MethodLabDesign, and Mihir Desai. And the designers: Tobias Wong and curator Josee LePage; Joshua Walton and James Tichenor of…

  • Dogs on Design: Raleigh Pop interviews Russell Flinchum

    16 Mar 2010 | 9:45 am
    Russell Flinchum with Vim Da Pug (American Kennel Club name: Janis's Dagobert Vim) Raleigh is a Smooth Coat Fox Terrier interested in the influence of dogs on Industrial Design. When she is not busy looking for a fox to hunt, she helps her owner with her blog. This month, Raleigh met up with Pug-owner Russell Flinchum, design historian, teacher, curator and author of "Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit." We're in Russell Flinchum's kitchen where he's meticulously attending to what he calls, "the Pug routine," a process of feeding his 13 year old dog, Vim Da Pug. As…
 
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    Presentation Zen

  • We learn from stories and experience

    Garr
    14 Mar 2010 | 5:58 am
    When it comes to learning and genuinely retaining something, nothing beats experiences. Formal educational or speaking settings don't always allow for actual hands-on experience with the content, but almost every learning situation — including presentation in various forms — does permit the use of stories. Stories, that is, that illustrate the content and bring people in, enabling them to "experience" the material in an engaging, visual, and imaginative way. A way that will be remembered. One can use analogy, or metaphor, or the depiction or verbal reenactment of actual, relevant events…

  • Jamie Oliver calls for all-out assault on our ignorance of food

    Garr
    11 Feb 2010 | 9:33 pm
    This brand new talk by Jamie Oliver ("The Naked Chef") at TED 2010 is one I highly recommend you watch. This topic is very dear to my own heart as chronic poor eating habits were a strong contributing factor in my father's premature death when I was a child. You may have noticed that a few slides I have used in my books and seminars feature OECD data on obesity rates across the globe. In developed countries, the increasing rates in obesity has been dramatic. Japan has a relatively low obesity rate compared to the USA, but it is unfortunately growing as younger generations have developed a…

  • Presentation Zen Design (the book)

    Garr
    11 Feb 2010 | 2:26 am
    The Presentation Zen Design book has been available from online retailers for about 5-6 weeks now, and the book is just now starting to show up on the shelves of book stores. A big note of gratitude and appreciation to those of you who purchased the book, especially those of you who took the time to write a review or write me a personal note. Thank you. It's been lovely to hear from so many people around the world. I realize money is tight these days, so the fact that you would spend cash on a book that I wrote and designed is quite humbling indeed. 本当にありがとうございます!

  • Presentation: 9 ways to live better, longer, happier

    Garr
    10 Jan 2010 | 8:59 pm
    Happy New Year, everyone. I hope 2010 is a healthy and meaningful one for you all. The new year is a time of new beginnings and promises to ourselves to be better in our personal and professional lives (It's also a time to visit the local shrine here in Japan). So the first presentation I point to this year is one that has a message that is important no matter who you are or what kind of work you're engaged in. In this TEDx talk below, National Geographic writer and explorer Dan Buettner shares what the world's longest-lived peoples have in common. Buettner condensed the findings into nine…

  • 10 non-PowerPoint books that can help you create better presentations

    Garr
    22 Dec 2009 | 7:28 am
    To learn how to design and deliver better presentations, we need to pull from many educational sources. Books are good, but which ones? I don't usually suggest PowerPoint or Keynote "how-to" books, but instead recommend reading books from various design and communication fields to stretch your knowledge and perspective. Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte is great, of course, and there are many others that I've suggested over the years. Below are ten additional books I can highly recommend; three of them I have recommended before. PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKINGThe Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs:…
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  • Blog of the Week: Ishtar Olivera

    decor8
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:38 am
    I’m happy to introduce a new blog of the week, this time we’ll be peeking in on illustrator Ishtar Olivera Belart in Spain. She loves to craft and create many things in addition to her hand drawings — she’s so creative and an inspiration to me personally.Her photos capture such a nice mood — cozy, accepting, without judgment, familiar, crafting, home… I do hope you’ll visit her blog.(images: ishtar olivera)© Decor8. For personal, non-commercial use only. Feed ID: cdaa5590db8fca9e92d06113ccfa4e5e

  • Design Finds

    decor8
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:03 pm
    I recently wrote about some of my favorite design finds from Z Gallerie and Oomph over at Real Simple but in case you missed them I’ll share just a glimpse of the good stuff here because you really don’t want to miss out on these goodies.Don’t you love that great red table or how about the umbrella stand or the turquoise coffee table? Very nice pieces for Spring!(images: z gallerie and oomph)© Decor8. For personal, non-commercial use only. Feed ID: cdaa5590db8fca9e92d06113ccfa4e5e

  • Present & Correct

    decor8
    15 Mar 2010 | 2:13 pm
    Present & Correct always has something to love with all their retro fabulousness. I love the idea of using vintage lunch trays as desk organizers — I remember those things so clearly and how we had pink ones at our school. What color were your school lunch trays?I also remember how insane my classmates were about pizza day. And it’s funny because years later I had this déjà vu moment at work when a colleague came over to my desk and said, “Hey Hols, it’s buffalo chicken wrap day, we’ve gotta get over to the caf before they sell out”. I remember…

  • Good Morning Monday!

    decor8
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:54 am
    Good morning and happy Monday to you! It’s a new week and with that we have the possibility of new beginnings. My week will be crazy, as I will be on the radio (FFN) and in the April issue of Myself magazine that will hit newsstands on Wednesday (3/17) and I’m excited (and a bit anxious!) about both! I also have several meetings concerning two projects I’m working on that I can’t wait to share with you — I think I’ll be able to announce one later this week and the other possibly next week. The news is quite big so I’m eager to share it.By the way,…

  • Happy Weekend!

    decor8
    13 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am
    This weekend I plan to chill… relax, restore, refresh because I have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks and so I plan to enjoy this down time as much as possible. What about you — what do you have going on and what will you do this weekend?In addition to errands and the usual stuff, I will devote an evening to magazine and book reading along with journaling as this is a great thing to do for those of us who are online a lot. It helps to put thoughts into writing and pictures on paper. Do you journal? I highly suggest it. I’ve been keeping one since I was a little girl…
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    TheDieline.com: Package Design

  • Mortlach 70: World's Oldest Bottled Single Malt Whisky

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:52 am
        "Gordon & MacPhail has been laying down casks of single malt whisky...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Wicked Energy Drink

    Rachel Dunagan Wiles
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:49 am
    War Design and Kian Forreal teamed up to create this packaging for Australia's Wicked...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Kotik: Jewelry Made From Packaging

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:13 am
      Kotik Design launches their online store or unique packaging based jewelry:"A good...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Student Spotlight: Coppola Wine Redesign

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:02 am
      Henry Lannan  is a recent graduate from the Academy of Art in San...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Klein Constantia Gappa

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    New work from Cape Town South Africa based At Pace:"Klein Constantia didn’t know what to do with...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)
 
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  • US Department of State Visualizes Your Opinion about Foreign Affairs

    15 Mar 2010 | 10:33 pm
    Opinion Space [state.gov] is a innovative online tool that uses data visualization and statistical analysis to provide all participants with an equal opportunity to have their opinions heard and to vote on the ideas of others in the context of US foreign policy. Developed by a collaboration between U.S. Department of State and the Center for New Media at UC Berkeley, a shared opinion-based visualization is created based on the personal ratings of 5 different questions. Every participant represents a "point of view" on a visual opinion map, which does not correspond to the usual left-right…

  • Paris Captured in 26 Gigapixels Worth of High-Rez Photos

    15 Mar 2010 | 2:49 am
    Paris 26 Gigapixels [paris-26-gigapixels.com] is a stitching of 2,346 single photos showing a world-record breaking, very high-resolution panoramic view of the French capital (354,159x75,570 px). One can zoom in on famous monuments of the French capital, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Beaubourg and the Notre Dame de Paris. See also Gigapixel Photography, Colossal Images, PhotoSynth, Obama's Inauguration Photo and Chris Jordan Infographic Art.

  • Logorama: Best Animated Short Film Award

    15 Mar 2010 | 2:14 am
    The movie Logorama [logorama-themovie.com] is a 17-minute animated film made by the French collectibe H5. The film depicts events in a stylized Los Angeles, and is told entirely through the use of more than 2,500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots. The film won the Prix Kodak at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. Logorama explores the extent to which logos are embedded in our daily existence. "Logorama presents us with an over-marketed world built only from logos and real trademarks that are destroyed by a…

  • Doodling Funny Infographics with Google Maps

    11 Mar 2010 | 3:54 pm
    The always surprising and refreshing Abstract City blog at New York Times Online, which regularly features visual pearls like New York in Lego and Subway Map Bathroom Tiling, has just posted a nice collection of graphical depictions [niemann.blogs.nytimes.com] that mimic the visual style of Google Maps. However, where I first assumed they were real outtakes or crops without any major alterations, some, if not all, seem to be newly created. On each image, the captions have been changed so they are interpreted as information graphics instead of geographical maps.

  • Visualizing the Issues behind Food Dependence: How to Feed the World?

    11 Mar 2010 | 1:44 am
    If you appreciated the depth and level of detail of the now classic infographically animated The Credit of Crisis - Visualized, you will probably also like the following! "How to Feed the World?" [dvanw.com] explains in more than 8 minutes the intrinsic issues involved with international food dependence and the existing regional differences of food intake, in both quantity as quality. For instance, in Europe, people have access to a varied, large diet, while the available (affordable?) food in Africa does not cover the normal human needs, causing African people to die about 20 years younger…
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  • Public Things: A group exhibition for Galerie Analix Forever, Geneva

    James David Morgan
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:51 am
    Public Things, curated by Conrad Bakker, highlights the necessarily contingent nature of producing in public, including work from six artists whose works focus on the dialectic between public and private, between objects and their surroundings, between networks and the nodes within them. Ryan Thompson’s “Glacial Erratics” regards the erratic displacement of rocks by both glacial and [...] Related posts:Plates and Records: Brooklyn’s Artist/Activist-led Public Supper Club Institute for Aesthetic Research

  • Haiti: What Now?, a sprout spaghetti dinner

    James David Morgan
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:21 am
    This Wednesday evening, sprout asks “What should happen next in the rebuilding of Haiti, and how can we best support the reconstruction?”  As part of their ongoing dinner series, this event gathers linguists, puppeteers, and urbanists to unpack the history, politics, and contemporary issues within the recovery effort. sprout In addition to spaghetti served up by Boston’s [...] Related posts:The Social Contexts of Light, a sprout spaghetti dinner Money! Money! Money!, a sprout spaghetti dinner Antiretrovirals and Water Refugees: A Living Newspaper on Haiti

  • The Journal of Aesthetics and Protest Goes on Strike

    James David Morgan
    12 Mar 2010 | 10:24 am
    Kudos to our friends at JOAAP, who have issued the following statement via their website: ON STRIKE This Website Is Closed Today Read Online Another Day In Solidarity with the Occupation Movements occupyca.wordpress.com www.occupyeverything.com -editors JOAAP.org We’re very much looking forward to reading the digital parts of Issue #7 when you’re back online. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Post this to MySpace Digg this! Share [...] Related posts:Out Now! The Journal of Aesthetics & Protest Issue #7 Journal of Aesthetics & Protest #7 Will Be So Post-Money Artists…

  • 72 Hours: A Block Rebellion in Boston’s Neighborhoods

    James David Morgan
    11 Mar 2010 | 8:04 am
    City Life/Vida Urbana and Greater Four Corners Association have teamed up with Groundswell Journal contributors John Hulsey, Ilaria Minio Paluello and other members of the community, to recapture a group of foreclosed houses in the Four Corners part of Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston.  The intervention begins this Saturday (March 13th, 2010) at 5:00PM, at [...] Related posts:Mel Chin’s Fundred Project Launches in Boston Anti-Consumerist, Conscious Caroling in Boston Yael Bartana’s “Wild Seeds” at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art

  • Out Now!: Groundswell Journal on Crisis Folklore

    James David Morgan
    2 Mar 2010 | 9:25 am
    Groundswell’s journal is hot off the presses, and available in our online store.  Copies are available in select book stores (see below) and are coming soon to the rest of the country and the UK!  If you’re interested in helping to distribute copies, please contact us. This first edition focuses on crisis folklore, and includes contributions [...] Related posts:Call for Submissions: Groundswell Seeks Crisis Folklore Last Day for Proposal Submissions to Groundswell’s Journal Out Now! The Journal of Aesthetics & Protest Issue #7
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  • Graphic Design Comedy, Part 1

    chuck
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:52 pm
    Graphic designer walks into a bar, the bartender says, "?". Thanks to these for link ideas: allgraphicdesign.com, jamesanthonycampbell.com, davidairey.com) Charting the Beatles... John Stossel from 20/20... Extra-slanty italics introduced for extremely important words... The serious side... "Graphic" designer... Life After Death by Powerpoint 2010... Visit the Ideabook.com Store  |  Subscribe to the newsletter

  • Witness to the history of graphic design, typography, printing—and everything else

    chuck
    12 Mar 2010 | 6:35 pm
    The first issue of Popular Science magazine appeared just seven years after the close of the Civil War. This month it began offering (in partnership with Google) its entire 137-year archive for free browsing. Each issue appears just as it did at its original time of publication, complete with period advertisements. Amazing. How the new Popular Science is printed, for example, is detailed in the October 1938 issue. It explains, "At the huge Dayton, Ohio, plant where POPULAR SCIENCE is printed, a workman, the other day, pressed an electric button and this record-breaking machine whirled into…

  • The fun in functional print design

    chuck
    10 Mar 2010 | 1:19 pm
    On its list of beliefs, the folks at Knock Knock point out that, "Despite the rise of the screen, much that is interesting and innovative can be done with printed matter..." I wholeheartedly agree. I heart my computer, my iPhone, my HDTV, and so on--but I also love paper. Knock Knock has made a business of designing useful, often humorous pages. For example, the Pack This! pad... For business... And Sticky Cubes... The Knock Knock philosophy... Visit the Ideabook.com Store  |  Subscribe to the newsletter

  • THE big list of public domain image sources

    chuck
    8 Mar 2010 | 11:56 am
    As every graphic designer knows, you are not free to simply add an illustration or photograph to a brochure or web site without first knowing who owns it and what rights they have to it. Some images are copyrighted—which means the owner dictates how it can be used. Others are copyright-free or their copyrights have expired (generally referred to as being in the public domain)—which means (in most cases) you are free to use it without permission. The good news is there are millions of public domain images available for use&mdashthe bad news is it isn't always easy to distinguish…

  • The future of graphic design is in the provision of access

    chuck
    5 Mar 2010 | 6:58 am
    Anyone who thinks graphic design is merely about style doesn't understand consumption. You can bake a pretty cake, but the true test of its quality is in the eating. To me, the future of graphic design is clearly in the development of intelligent user interface. On paper or the screen, the most highly prized skill will be a designer's ability to recast information in ways that make it most interesting and useful. The recently redesigned blog of designer Simon Collison is a good example of that type of user-centric thinking. He generously gives as an in depth insight into his inspiration,…
 
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  • ApartmentTherapy Spring Cure 2010

    Joyce
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:43 am
    Kevin and I have committed to doing the Apartment Therapy’s 2010 Spring Cure! We have done this once before last spring and we accomplished so much, although not everything we wanted to get done got done. Nonetheless it was a great experience! This year I have decided to write about it as some form of accountability! Also we are expecting a baby in May so this came up at a perfect time for us to get the rest of household projects done before the baby comes. The photo above is our bedroom/office and where our main focus will be of setting up the nursery. Goals we are looking to…

  • FDR’s Harvard Dorm Room

    Gradon
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:54 am
    It’s amazing the things you’ll find through Twitter. I don’t know who’s link I originally followed, but I found an article on an effort to restore Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Harvard dorm room. From 1900-1904, young Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with his Groton chum Lathrop Brown, rented rooms in Westmorly Court, (now B-17 of Adams House) the newest and most luxurious building on Harvard’s Gold Coast. Equipped with all the latest innovations – central heat, electricity, a modern “hygienic” bathroom – the suite contained over 600 sq. feet of…

  • Kevin’s Ikea Hack

    Joyce
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:00 pm
    We wanted a closet in our loft for our clothes, but the configuration ikea offers was too tall or too short, depending on the configuration. So instead of using the top cabinet module they offer we used their shorter matching drawer front, attaching them with hinges to a custom built frame we installed on top of the ikea besta unit made with basic materials from a hardware store. Being that the back half of the closet was facing our bedroom we decided to finish it by painting and attaching 3 white mdf panels, which created a good means for us to hang a small flat screen tv in our bedroom.

  • Boston Needs a Chair Grab!

    Christopher
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:10 pm
    What exactly is a chair grab?  It’s when prolific designers and high-end companies place chairs throughout a city for anyone to take in order to promote a product or designer.  Tom Dixon did it in London with his Trafalgar Great Chair Grab.  Blu Dot did it with their Real Good Chair Experiment in New York.  And most recently the shelter magazine House Beautiful held a chair grab in New York to promote their upcoming issue celebrating the color blue. House Beautiful hid 40 chairs, some from Target and some from DWR, around New York for anyone to take.  Once hidden, their location…

  • Handmade Monday: PARK by Carlos Santiago

    Gradon
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:44 am
    Talk about fashionable pillows. Carlos Santiago was born and raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He studied fashion design at Savannah College of Art & Design, then moved to New York to intern and work at such marquee brands as Anna Sui, Marc Jacobs, LaROK and Isaac Mizrahi Couture. Now in Boston, Carlos brings this knowledge of fashion design to PARK, the line of decorative pillows he makes by hand. The fabrics in my living room are all solids, so I add texture through the accent pillows and the like. I particularly like the Satellite Dot pillow (top) for its mod funkiness, and the Abstract…
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  • Lift Hold & Roll

    Duann
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:11 pm
    Get your design shown at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in NYC with Future Perfect The Future Perfect will be curating an ICFF show called Lift Hold Roll. The concept is based around three mechanical products that are essential to the process. These three objects are a pulley, a clamp, and a caster. The idea is to utilize any one of these objects in a finished project. You can use as many of the one object that you have chosen. The Future Perfect will provide you with one object of your choosing. Criteria for submission: -Short description describing your product and how you…

  • Twitterpated

    Kristen Turner
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:43 am
    in love with the birds The explosive popularity of Twitter just goes to show — we live in an Audubon society. So for all you ornithophiliacs, here’s a curated collection of beautiful bird inspired designs. This is just soooo cute: the Bird Box Alarm Clock designed by lucky bits. Together with the free BirdBox app, this birdhouse shaped box turns your iPhone into a charming, chirping alarm clock. There are four different color houses, each one about $12. Watch this video on youtube of the clock in birdsong action. This sweet tweeter is a signature design from Naomi Murrell. She makes…

  • Design for Sustainability: Manufacture and material selection seminar

    Duann
    14 Mar 2010 | 6:04 pm
    Tuesday 23 March 2010 from 8:30am to 12:30pm at East Melbourne Library and Community Centre, 122 George Street, East Melbourne Over the next three months Design Victoria will present a Design for Sustainability seminar series. The three workshops will present design strategies to assist in the reduction of environmental stressors during each phase of the design cycle with first session focuing on manufacture and material selection. The Manufacture and Material Selection workshop will present strategies aimed at reducing the ecological impact on the manufacturing and material selection phase…

  • Copyright Clinic in Canberra

    Duann
    14 Mar 2010 | 2:49 pm
    For information about sponsorships, partnerships and donations to the arts. The Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) is holding a free half day mentoring clinic in Canberra that will provide practical advice and tips on copyright to be held 2 June 2010 from 9:30am to 12:00pm. Topics include: - Overview of legislation for visual artists on moral rights and duration. - Tips on protecting your copyright if working in Australia or overseas. - Artists’ rights and responsibilities in relation to creative commons. - Tips for dealing with possible infringements - Protecting your artwork on…

  • From Blight Comes Beauty

    Kristen Turner
    13 Mar 2010 | 8:29 pm
    Ponoko made project by Anna von Hartitzsch Fragmentation, decay, deterioration: these are the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, the conceptual basis of an incredible fashion collection from Anna von Hartitzsch. Fashion design student Anna von Hartitzsch spent her 2006 summer break at home. Her grandmother, whom she called Nana, was afflicted with Alzeheimer’s. Anna witnessed her Nana lose touch with her surroundings as well as her own self. “Her history was swept away by this disease,” Anna laments. That anguishing summer would, years later, become the inspiration for…
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  • Design Week Vancouver: Call for Nominations

    Cat
    16 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Design Week Vancouver Call for nominations for a “next generation” speaker Hi all. Design Week Vancouver would like your help. They have a fabulous list of speakers arranged, but would like your opinion on just one more: Let us know a person you’d like to nominate who is under 30 and would do a great job at representing the ‘next generation voice’. We can’t promise anything, but we’ll do our best to bring them to our stage in Vancouver. Enjoy… NEED MORE? Then get over to Designers who Blog to discover hundreds of blogs posting about graphic and web design,…

  • ‘Tis the Season for Giving: The SET Foundation

    Cat
    21 Dec 2009 | 2:06 pm
    The SET Foundation Giving back… Once upon a time there was a British guy who became a rare farang (non Asian) monk in Thailand. His name was Peter Robinson, but he became known as Phra Farang. After he left the order, Peter continued to give back to Thailand. And he did this by creating the SET Foundation (more about this later). When I moved to Thailand, I too expected to do a lot of giving back. And I have. But it was the SET Foundation that really caught my western fancy. And as I mentioned on my Thai blog, Women Learn Thai (please don’t forget the ‘wink’), the SET…

  • Faces of Design Awards 2010

    Cat
    1 Oct 2009 | 6:26 pm
    Faces of Design Awards 2010 Launch of a new design competition This is fantastic news all. The Faces of Design Awards is a design competition that does not ask for spec work! We are proud to announce a new interdisciplinary design competition, the Faces of Design Awards 2010. Our goal is to create career opportunities for talented designers worldwide, by increasing their international visibility. The Faces of Design Awards are based on candidates’ existing portfolios, and culminate in the publication of a printed volume, showcasing the 25 most promising design talents, by design discipline…

  • Design Altruism Project: Arguing With Success

    Cat
    14 Sep 2009 | 10:37 pm
    Design Altruism Project Arguing With Success When I moved away from paying work and into probono full-time, I didn’t realise that it would eat at my every available moment. But it has. And that’s my excuse for not keeping up with DWB. This morning I woke up to an email from David Stairs of the Design Altruism Project. I scanned through, then got stuck into my day job. Several hours later, Google Alerts jostled me to take another look at what David had cared enough to send. And it was this look that brought me here. To DWB. To share with you… Arguing With Success: My concern…

  • Creative Opera

    Cat
    25 Jun 2009 | 8:23 pm
    Creative Opera Manda Szewczyk There is nothing quite like opening an email from a talented blogger. Especially when they sharing a blog of the quality of Creative Opera. Creative Opera features creative advice and inspiration for graphic designers and web designers. Creative Opera is a blog for new designers, future designers, and anyone who loves design. Creative Opera posts are full of useful information, creative inspiration, and professional advice. Because Manda spent years teaching design, many of her posts are targeted toward students and new designers. It is fantastic, however, when…
 
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    uselog.com | the product usability weblog

  • Senseo: the (real) story behind a coffee revolution

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    12 Mar 2010 | 1:13 am
    The Senseo coffee maker was introduced on the Dutch market in 2001. At the time the coffee market was saturated, mature, locked-up. Even a small gain in market share was considered a success. Enter the Senseo. A coffee machine that makes one or two cups of coffee within 30 seconds, with espresso-like foam on top, made from coffee pads in varying tastes. In the first four years, fifteen million of these devices were sold worldwide. By 2007 one-third of the coffee in the Netherlands came from pads (Volkskrant, in Dutch only). Somewhat of an achievement in the once locked-up coffee market.

  • Do not put a salutation in an automatic signature

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    8 Mar 2010 | 6:05 am

  • First principles of interaction design, by Bruce Tognazzini

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    5 Mar 2010 | 1:27 am
    NN/Group's Bruce Tognazzini compiled an excellent and exhaustive overview of principles for interaction design, that he considers fundamental for the design and implementation of user interfaces. Fundamental, so regardless of the application area, so I guess they apply to electronic consumer products as well. The overview covers (alphabetized) subjects such as: autonomy, consistency, defaults, latency reduction, learnability, and track state. I especially like what he has to say on explorable interfaces: Give users well-marked roads and landmarks, then let them shift into four-wheel drive…

  • Recession made consumers prefer basic products, claims McKinsey

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    1 Mar 2010 | 5:31 am
    McKinsey recently announced the results of a study entitled How the recession changed consumer behavior, in which they claim that the recession has caused a lasting preference shift of consumers towards more basic products in a sector they call consumer packaged goods (e.g., beer and allergy medicine). Maybe I should be pleased, because basic products tend to be more usable, an effect that people at Nokia called the usability knee. But I am not so happy, because McKinsey's conclusion seems to be stretching it a bit. A fundamental change in consumer preference? First, let's take a look at…

  • RFID card + E-paper = information on your card

    Jasper (uselog.com)
    26 Feb 2010 | 6:44 am
    Bob van Vliet's frustration about the new Dutch public transport RFID card (OV Chipkaart) led to an appealing concept: equipping RFID cards with an e-paper displays so they can give status messages or warnings. As it turns out, passive RFID can provide enough energy for a simple e-paper display. And that gives you all kinds of cool options. Displaying your credit of course, but the card could also display friendly messages like “have a good trip” while you’re checked in.I could have used the 'have a good trip' message that indicates that you are checked in last week, when the PDA of the…
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  • What’s on? {updates and reminders}

    ABCD
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:54 am
    Just a little reminder! You can still buy tickets to The Maximalists screening of Handmade Nation scheduled for April 10, 2010. We’ll have a matinee screening followed up by a creative networking cocktail hour. We’d be delighted to see you bring a sample of what you make, design or craft. Did you see this list of design bloggers? How excited am I that the NYDC has asked little ole ABCD to take part? Like I said, I will be there Friday the 19th after 3pm – please stop by and introduce yourself! You can get your tickets to Dining by Design through the Architectural Digest Home…

  • Great DIY Point Decor8

    ABCD
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:43 am
    I don’t normally regurgitate blog posts from other websites. I have never been one to religiously read Decor8 either -but- late last week a blog post that Holly wrote came through my twitter stream and I couldn’t help but agree with the sentiment. DIY doesn’t stand for Duplicate It Yourself. The truth is that all of us stationery designers are working with the same fonts, swashes and swirls. If you do enough research, you can most likely replicate the look at home to a certain extent. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for clients knowing the style of stationery that they…

  • …we have TWO winners!

    ABCD
    12 Mar 2010 | 9:31 am
    Amy from M-Dashing (@amyheartsny) and Barbara from Beach House Decor (@noirblancdesign) will both be attending the Architectural Digest Home Show next weekend! Ladies, don’t forget to invite a guest, these tickets admit two people.

  • {Inspired By} Jan Showers Interior Design

    ABCD
    12 Mar 2010 | 7:59 am
    Jan Showers work is all about understated glamour. In each project, she works with a variety of design periods and styles. Her skill at mixing traditional furnishings with mid-20th century modern design allows her to create comfortable and inviting rooms. She says “Decorating is never successful if it is not personal. We always strive to reflect our client’s lifestyle and personality. I tell my clients that they need to look great and feel comfortable in their own rooms.” A woman after my own heart! I couldn’t agree more with that sentiment. Besides running a…

  • More Dream Decorating {The City Apartment}

    ABCD
    11 Mar 2010 | 8:07 am
    Last weekend, I spent the morning cleaning our little apartment. I found myself dream decorating as I crawled under the bed to reach the dust bunnies and up onto the step-stool to clean windows. It’s amazing how inspiring it can be to change your viewpoint in a room! Perhaps it was the arrival of our cocktail table – all of a sudden I was visually figuring out what it was I wanted to do in order to make our place feel like home sweet home. I’ve had my eye on Kyle Bunting rugs for a while now. It all came together for me when I realized that the pattern in our vintage wine…
 
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  • Cloud rant

    14 Mar 2010 | 9:47 am
    For the last two posts, I've had a pop at the term "cloud", I'd like to now explain my reasoning in more detail.First, as always, some background information.What we knowThe transition from a product to a services world in I.T. is very real. It's happening now because of the confluence of concept, suitability, technology and a change it business attitude. Overall it's driven by the process of commoditisation and it is the very ubiquity of specific I.T. activities that makes them potentially suitable for volume operations. I say potentially because volume operations is only viable for…

  • Is your cloud a poodle?

    13 Mar 2010 | 4:14 am
    Since we're fond of replacing meaningful concepts such as commoditisation, lifecycle, categorisation and computer utilities with bland terms like "cloud", I thought I'd follow the trend on to its next logical conclusion - Poodle Computing.The shift of I.T. activities from being provided "as a Product" to being provided "as a Service" through large computer utilities has an obvious next step - the formation of competitive marketplaces. These marketplaces will require standardisation of what is after all a commodity (i.e. ubiquitous and well defined enough to be suitable for service provision…

  • What is Cloud?

    12 Mar 2010 | 5:35 am
    Before we can discuss this term, a bit of history and background is needed.ActivitiesAll business activities undergo a lifecycle, they evolve through distinct stages including :-the first introduction of a new activity (its innovation)the custom built examples replicating this activity (the copying phase)the introduction of products which provide that activity ( the product stage, including numerous rounds of feature differentiation which are also unfortunately called product innovation)The activity becoming more of a commodity (ubiquitous, well-defined and with no qualitative…

  • Mystic Me 3.0

    13 Jan 2010 | 3:02 pm
    It's time for a spot of bleary eyed crystal ball gazing. Last year, my predictions were fairly reasonable with 7 hits covering the commercial release of PLED TVs to our beloved government economists saying that 2010 would be worse than expected. The jury is still out on house prices [Update : the December 2009 figures showed the first annual increase in house prices - 2.5% - since May 2008.] whilst we await the land registry report but alas two of the predictions were wide of the mark. The FTSE 100 failed to drop below 3,500, only hitting 3, 512 - no cigar there then - and Yahoo wasn't…

  • The king was in his counting house ...

    30 Dec 2009 | 3:15 am
    ... handing out our money.This was the year that Mervyn King & Alistair Darling managed to spectacularly fritter away billions of taxpayers' money.I was never opposed to lending money to banks but quantitative easing (a dishonest way of printing cash and giving it away in truckloads to the usual cronies) was disgraceful.The tally to date is that the taxpayer has been exposed to £1 trillion of potential debt through cash injections, state guarantees, quantitative easing and other interventions. As a result of this, the taxpayer is expected to lose anywhere between ten to a hundred billion.
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    freshvintage

  • Mud Sale Jesus & Magic Lantern Projector

    freshvintage
    11 Mar 2010 | 8:57 pm
    Here's that Luck o' the Irish green dresser that I showed you on Facebook and on the video in the last post. I added vintage wallpaper to line the drawers. This wallpaper is like the loaves & fishes - I've used it in so many projects and there seems to be an unending supply. Here it is in the store: I showed you a few of these finds on Facebook, too. Here are all of your fabulous ideas on how you would use that metal cabinet in your home. My mom never thought it would happen, but I've finally been saved: I found Jesus at a mud sale in Lancaster County, PA! (I'm totally going to keep…

  • sneak peek: freshvintage @ brandywine view antiques

    freshvintage
    3 Mar 2010 | 2:05 pm
    Here's an old-timey video peek into our space at Brandywine View Antiques. Hope you like it! If you live in the area, stop by on the weekend of March 13 & 14 for Deal Days & Dogs. (As in hot dogs. Don't bring your schnauzer to the antiques store). There will be lots of deals to be had. I'll be at the store on Saturday, March 13 from 10am to 11am if you want to stop by and say hi! UPDATE: Deal Days has been postponed to March 20 & 21 due to the impending rain. But I will still be at the store on March 13th in case you want to stop by and say hi! You can watch a bigger version of…

  • freshfind: sandwich markers

    freshvintage
    25 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm
    Set of wooden painted sandwich markers with stand:lobster, ham, egg, chicken, fish & veggie

  • Typewriters, Racks and Rods

    freshvintage
    19 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    If you are a freshvintage fan on Facebook, you may have seen these photos when I posted them a few weeks ago:These were taken at an estate sale in a nice neighborhood in Wilmington, Delaware. And I use the word "estate" the same way you would refer to a hooker as a "lady of the evening".I don't think anyone had lived there for at least 20 years. It was a sad story. Something about the elderly owner not being able to keep up with the housework (textbook definition of "understatement"). There was a 15-foot-long hole in the roof, for god's sake!I somehow managed to find a few things that weren't…

  • freshvintage at Brandywine View Antiques

    freshvintage
    11 Feb 2010 | 1:50 pm
    Guess what? You now find freshvintage at Brandywine View Antiques in Chadds Ford, PA! We are upstairs in this little room right here: Do you remember when my sister, Erin, and I sold our fine junk at the Fall Fling at Brandywine View in September? Well, now we have our own space on the second floor of this big, beautiful antiques store. Here's my silly little sister showing off our empty space BEFORE: And here it is AFTER: We just moved in last week, and I already had to restock once. Yay! That's just our corner of the store...there is so much more to see. You'll find three floors packed to…
 
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    DesignNotes by Michael Surtees

  • Graduating from Daylife

    michael
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:31 am
    After blogging about my time at Daylife for the past couple of years, this will probably be one of my last posts about it. Today I’m graduating from Daylife and will start a new adventure with Behavior tomorrow. I thought it would be worth while to look back at some of the invaluable experiences of [...]

  • Watching Under Great White Northern Lights

    michael
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:22 am
    I didn’t even like the White Stripes that much yet I watched their film Under Great White Northern Lights three times. It is quite telling that a band can present tour footage from three years ago and feel just as relevant today as when they first played. There’s a question in our digital age about [...]

  • Link Drop from 03.06.10 to 03.12.10

    michael
    12 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am
    Looking back at the things that I thought worth mentioning this week on Link Drop Today, I don’t think I could have predicted the outcome of themes that developed. Lots of diverse elements that had to do with people’s lifestyles and the consequences of those habits such as eating, water seemed like a persistent [...]

  • Signs of Daylife

    michael
    11 Mar 2010 | 8:40 am
    While my time at Daylife is almost up I thought I’d share a lighthearted look at some of the signs floating around the start–up. The above door sign was made by Roy who got tired of delivery people ringing the door bell. Did it help—not really, but it’s the thought that counts. All other signs [...]

  • No Undo Button for Transmitting Ideas

    michael
    10 Mar 2010 | 8:22 am
    OK Go’s new video made the interweb rounds pretty quickly. By any measure it was pretty cool to watch. But I also couldn’t really enjoy it because of something I read from them in an OP–Ed New York Times piece. How is it that one week the band is talking about the business of music [...]
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  • Design snapshot: Arch-top window tableau

    Katie Hutchison
    15 Mar 2010 | 12:18 pm
    Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.I keep coming back to that ochre color. Here it’s a backdrop for three, white-trimmed, arch-top windows amidst a dynamic tableau. This partial elevation of an historic building (c. 1874) captures a similarly appealing play of color, shape, texture, shadow and rhythm as the board-and-batten gable-end design snapshot I posted last week. The porch eave trim picks up on the arch motif and punctuates it with playful circles à la doughnuts. The horizontal weft of the clapboards is echoed in the…

  • Design snapshot: Board-and-batten gable-end

    Katie Hutchison
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:09 pm
    I’m always looking for inspiring exterior gable-end treatments. It’s the board-and-batten siding that initially drew me to this one. Board-and-batten siding harks back to Norway and Sweden and is often spotted in New England on agricultural and Stick-and-Shingle style buildings. Subtle moves, like increasing the spacing of the upper gable battens from the batten spacing below the demising horizontal trim, add interest to the pattern and differentiate the tippy-top from the middle-top. Both batten  arrangements are centered on the ridge and set up their own…

  • Web tour: House museums on Squidoo

    Katie Hutchison
    1 Mar 2010 | 6:31 am
    Hancock Shaker Village Laundry and Machine ShopYou may recall my recent web neighbor post about Fivecat Studio and their blog Living Well in Westchester. In my post I referenced their Squidoo lens "Your Complete Guide to Residential Architecture", which is an extensive compilation of links. I suggested they include a section devoted to house museums, and now they have. Scroll down through their updated guide to link to house museums from around the country. I've written here about several notable New England house museums, like Hancock Shaker…

  • Building 173 in the 2010 Salem Film Fest

    Katie Hutchison
    23 Feb 2010 | 7:56 am
    This weekend catch Building 173 at the Peabody Essex Museum as part of the third annual Salem Film Fest. According to the festival and film websites, Building 173 explores three generations of life in downtown Shanghai via seven families who lived in apartment Building 173 at some point since the 1930's.  The intersection of architecture and the lives of those who inhabit it fascinates me. This is why I'm a fan of house museums. Merge your Film Fest visit to the Peabody Essex Museum with a tour of Yin Yu Tang, the Museum's…

  • Design snapshot: interior color

    Katie Hutchison
    17 Feb 2010 | 7:25 am
    Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.A rich color palette can transform an interior. I selected this "Mineral" wall color by C2 Paint to play off muted green tones in mosaic glass tile we chose for an adjacent new bathroom in this island home. The "Milk mustache" C2 Paint we used for the trim also brightened the old bureau shown here and an antique mirror frame above it.  I don't often mention specific products in these posts, but if you're not familiar with C2 Paint, it's worth a look. The C2 color…
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  • sweet tooth

    erin wilson
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:47 am
    I have had one serious sweet tooth these days.  Whether it is Trader Joe Brownie's with Sea Salt {omgoodgess} or Fro-Yo with Captain Crunch and strawberries....it doesn't matter I'm craving it!  Saw these cute little jar baked pies on Not Martha and had to share.  She is one magnificent lady and I am now craving these little sweeties. SIDE NOTE: I feel so "cut and paste" these days.  Not too much inspiration going on here and I am just up to my eyeballs in busy.  I have some goals in mind, but for now please bear with me as I seek out some personal inspiration to…

  • cake stands

    erin wilson
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:35 am
    Loving these cake stands from Wheel & Barrow.  I'm feeling the urge to entertain....

  • awkward

    erin wilson
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:26 am
    This site has me chuckling....AWKWARD!!!

  • you've got questions...

    erin wilson
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:59 am
    ...I've got answers!  Finally getting around to answering some of my Formspring questions.  Ask away!  I'll do my best to answer :)

  • press on news

    erin wilson
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:41 am
    We also had a little write up in the local news, Dayton Daily News, from the Master Class Lyndsay Wood {who just got married 2 days ago!!} and I taught.  Quite an interesting take on our "quotes."A REALLY bad pic of us teaching :)  Check out the article HERE.
 
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  • Html5 & CSS3 layout tutorials and templates

    16 Mar 2010 | 6:56 am
    Experiment with the new powerful features of HTML5 & CSS3 and improve your coding skills by trying out these great tutorials and free layouts.

  • Be a fan in facebook.

    15 Mar 2010 | 6:22 pm
    JianArt @ FB is made to basically post current events, trends and what's happening within the technology-design-creative industries.

  • Chicago

    15 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm
    Front cover. Previous / Next image (1 of 3) Front and back cover. Click to advance. Previous / Next image (1 of 3) Interior images. Click to advance. CHICAGO Publisher: The University of Chicago Press Designer: Matt Avery Art director: Jill Shimabukuro Typefaces: Champion by Hoefler & Frere-Jones and Belizio by The Font Bureau Imagery: From the Chicago History Museum. The photograph was taken in 1929 by someone from the now defunct Chicago Daily News. Dear Matt, Come on!!! Love, FaceOut Books What is the book about? The book is a history of Chicago from its…

  • Tampa Museum of Art by Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

    15 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm
    This museum is a neutral frame for the display of art, an empty canvass to be filled with paintings. It is a beautiful but blank container, a scaffold, to be completed by its contents. We are interested in openness, in unknown possibilities in the future, in Architecture as infrastructure. We ...

  • Mini 56 Leonard Street

    15 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm
    The last half of 2008 saw the unveiling of two superstar condo developments for Manhattan: 56 Leonard Street by Herzog & de Meuron and 23 East 22nd Street by OMA. Not surprisingly each project fizzled in the ensuing economic downturn; the release of the projects in September coincides with the federal government bail out of AIG, not a good omen.While the city will probably never see these shifted and leaning buildings on their skyline, one lucky person can own one of the three hundred lucite models made for 56 Leonard Street in an ebay auction ending Wednesday. The 20" tall model is…
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  • Lift Hold & Roll

    Duann
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:11 pm
    Get your design shown at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in NYC with Future Perfect The Future Perfect will be curating an ICFF show called Lift Hold Roll. The concept is based around three mechanical products that are essential to the process. These three objects are a pulley, a clamp, and a caster. The idea is to utilize any one of these objects in a finished project. You can use as many of the one object that you have chosen. The Future Perfect will provide you with one object of your choosing. Criteria for submission: -Short description describing your product and how you…

  • Twitterpated

    Kristen Turner
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:43 am
    in love with the birds The explosive popularity of Twitter just goes to show — we live in an Audubon society. So for all you ornithophiliacs, here’s a curated collection of beautiful bird inspired designs. This is just soooo cute: the Bird Box Alarm Clock designed by lucky bits. Together with the free BirdBox app, this birdhouse shaped box turns your iPhone into a charming, chirping alarm clock. There are four different color houses, each one about $12. Watch this video on youtube of the clock in birdsong action. This sweet tweeter is a signature design from Naomi Murrell. She makes…

  • Design for Sustainability: Manufacture and material selection seminar

    Duann
    14 Mar 2010 | 6:04 pm
    Tuesday 23 March 2010 from 8:30am to 12:30pm at East Melbourne Library and Community Centre, 122 George Street, East Melbourne Over the next three months Design Victoria will present a Design for Sustainability seminar series. The three workshops will present design strategies to assist in the reduction of environmental stressors during each phase of the design cycle with first session focuing on manufacture and material selection. The Manufacture and Material Selection workshop will present strategies aimed at reducing the ecological impact on the manufacturing and material selection phase…

  • Copyright Clinic in Canberra

    Duann
    14 Mar 2010 | 2:49 pm
    For information about sponsorships, partnerships and donations to the arts. The Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) is holding a free half day mentoring clinic in Canberra that will provide practical advice and tips on copyright to be held 2 June 2010 from 9:30am to 12:00pm. Topics include: - Overview of legislation for visual artists on moral rights and duration. - Tips on protecting your copyright if working in Australia or overseas. - Artists’ rights and responsibilities in relation to creative commons. - Tips for dealing with possible infringements - Protecting your artwork on…

  • From Blight Comes Beauty

    Kristen Turner
    13 Mar 2010 | 8:29 pm
    Ponoko made project by Anna von Hartitzsch Fragmentation, decay, deterioration: these are the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, the conceptual basis of an incredible fashion collection from Anna von Hartitzsch. Fashion design student Anna von Hartitzsch spent her 2006 summer break at home. Her grandmother, whom she called Nana, was afflicted with Alzeheimer’s. Anna witnessed her Nana lose touch with her surroundings as well as her own self. “Her history was swept away by this disease,” Anna laments. That anguishing summer would, years later, become the inspiration for…
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  • Tampa Museum of Art by Stanley Saitowitz

    Catherine Warmann
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:45 am
    San Francisco architect Stanley Saitowitz has completed a museum in Florida, USA, which is wrapped in a perforated metal skin and cantilevers out from its glazed base. (more…)

  • The Tank by Pharrell Williams

    Rose Etherington
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:19 am
    A chair designed by American recording artist and producer Pharrell Williams will be on show at Gallerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris next week. (more…)

  • W+W by Gabriele and Oscar Buratti with Roca Innovation Lab

    Rose Etherington
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:00 am
    Milan designers Gabriele and Oscar Buratti have collaborated with bathroom brand Roca to create a combined toilet and wash basin, where waste water from the sink is used to fill the toilet cistern. (more…)

  • Holmenkollen ski jump by JDS Architects opens

    Rose Etherington
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:08 am
    The Holmenkollen ski jump by JDS Architects has opened in Oslo, Norway. (more…)

  • Built to Resi(s)t by Quinze & Milan and Eastpak

    Rose Etherington
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:44 am
    Belgian design brand Quinze & Milan will present a sofa covered in pockets for backpack company Eastpak at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next month. (more…)
 
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    Just Creative Design

  • Milton Glaser & Chip Kidd In Conversation

    Jacob Cass
    11 Mar 2010 | 7:35 am
    This is a guest article by Ana Paula Rodrigues* recounting her attendance at the Chip Kidd / Milton Glaser lecture recently held in NYC. The Smithsonian, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York hosted a lecture between design royalty Milton Glaser and writer/graphic designer Chip Kidd on March 2. The event, titled “Chip Kidd + Milton Glaser,” was held at the Target National Design Education Center and coincided with the “Design USA: Contemporary Innovation” exhibit running through April 4 at the Cooper-Hewitt. The lecture was held a week after Glaser was awarded the 2009…

  • eBook: 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives

    Jacob Cass
    9 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm
    Alex Mather’s new ebook ‘10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives‘ has just been released and it’s definitely worth checking out. I’m not here to ‘sell’ the book to you but seeing though it’s one of the most common question areas that I get asked about, I thought it was worth sharing. Click here to check out the book & judge for yourself* An overview of what’s included in the book: How to establish a unique selling point, and become an outstanding, credible brand. How to build, promote and maintain the perfect online…

  • “Make Beautiful Things” – Tips from Saul Bass

    Jacob Cass
    9 Mar 2010 | 11:13 am
    I recently came across this series of short video clips taken from Saul Bass‘ documentary and this one really stood out for me: Making Money VS Quality Work. I highly recommend watching this short video. The fact of the matter is, I want everything we do, that I do personally, that our office does, to be beautiful. I don’t give a damn whether the client understands that that’s worth anything, or that the client thinks it’s worth anything, or whether it is worth anything. It’s worth it to me. It’s the way I want to live my life. I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody…

  • Upcoming eBook: Online Self Promotion for Creatives

    Jacob Cass
    4 Mar 2010 | 2:24 pm
    I recently got hold of Alex Mather’s new eBook ‘10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives*’ (review copy) and although I didn’t have time to read it front to back, I thoroughly enjoyed looking through each of the chapters and from what I saw, it was definitely worth sharing. Update March 9th: Now on sale! Click here to check it out* Alex describes his book as “an in depth guide to effective marketing, winning regular clients and making sales using the Internet” and it has already received some great reviews from notable figures in the…

  • “PR Advanced: Brand Yourself” PRSSA 2010 Conference Wrap-Up

    Jacob Cass
    1 Mar 2010 | 7:54 am
    This post was written for the Carrot Creative blog and has been edited for display on Just Creative Design. The New York Snowpocalypse couldn’t stop me getting to Boston to talk at the PRSSA “PR Advanced: Brand Yourself” conference at Boston University this weekend… a canceled bus just meant I had to get the train, a minor inconvenience for what was to turn out to be a great event. Speakers at the PR Advanced event included representatives from JetBlue, Boston Red Sox, Dunkin’ Brands, Wholefoods and then myself representing Carrot Creative and Just Creative…
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  • New Items in the Shop and Lasso is Back in Stock!

    16 Mar 2010 | 11:48 am

  • New Earrings from the First Crush Collection

    15 Mar 2010 | 6:14 pm
    No.2 No.3 No.4 Handmade and one of a kind.

  • Brand new 2010 Spring designs!

    15 Mar 2010 | 5:26 pm
    Some new 2010 designs are finally ready along with some new products and a couple of more to be added in the next couple of weeks. Hope you’re totes excited about all of this because we are!!!!! Be sure to check everything out and let us know what you think of the new stuff! xoxo CW

  • New designs made in collaboration with artisans in Guatemala!

    15 Mar 2010 | 3:41 pm
    Our Chi-Chi necklaces (pictured above), made in collaboration with artisans in Guatemala, are finally up in our shop!! They join our Sololá purses also made in Guatemala from upcycled vintage textiles. To read/see more about Chi-Chi and Sololá, check out our long overdue press release. Grain is a member of 1% For The Planet, which means that sales from Chi-Chi and Sololá benefit the preservation and restoration of the natural environment along with creating sustainable income opportunities for artisans in Guatemala.

  • ‘Simple things with a twist.’ Profile in Spanish Newspaper.

    15 Mar 2010 | 2:12 pm
    Article on work in Spanish Newspaper La Information on March 15, 2010 by Alessia Cisternino titled ‘Simple things with a twist’. Read full article here.
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  • Nokta

    Bob Mayata
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:25 pm
    Yes, there are a lot of motion posts lately. But, there's so much great new stuff. So, watch this beautiful work by Onur Senturk from Istanbul. "...an abstract film project which is an improvisation of organic pieces while considering themes like power, chance and luck." Combined with Echolab's sound design it makes for something dramatic. Don't miss the making of.

  • Kitteh Kitteh

    Bob Mayata
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:31 am
    All over the world sleeping kittens are considered to be as cute as it gets. Toyko Plastic reveals the truth behind this facade by visualising the furry bastards' dreams. The first two movies of the series are online and touring the world of film festivals. For another animation, slightly reminiscent of these, go here.

  • Sit down

    nyls
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:42 am
    A very simple but smart guerilla campaign in which IKEA is promoting their two couches “Ektorp” and “Kalstad” by strategically placing them in Paris metro stations. This is really effective as most of the waiting passengers are more than likely to test them.

  • Iceland

    Harald
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:12 am
    You see it more and more nowadays, shooting scenic videos with a photo camera instead of taking seperate photos. Like Gunnar Konradsson did with his EOS 5D Mark II all over Iceland. Music by Steindór Andersen. Makes me want to go back to that great island for another five days on the Landmannlaugar trek.

  • Abstract City

    Harald
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:39 am
    The Berlin based creative Christoph Niemann did it his way with these road map designs for The New York Times. His illustrations have appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Newsweek, Wired, The New York Times Magazine and American Illustration.
 
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    Design You Trust

  • Mateus Kolek

    zeutcher
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:10 pm
    Mateus Kolek est un illustrateur et graphiste de talent, qui vient de Pologne. J’aime beaucoup son habileté et son univers coloré. A découvrir dans la suite sur www.zeutch.com Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • Daily Inspiration #63

    Hizoku
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:17 pm
    Support Art|Spread Creativity|Get Inspired A Creative Universe’s Daily Inspiration READ MORE Source: ACreativeUnvierse.com Powered By Hizoku Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • Photography by David Woolley

    phogph
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:33 pm
    Creative pinup and makeup photography by David Woolley, talented fashion and commercial photographer, based in Perth, Western Australia. David Woolley specialises in retro glamour style from the 20s to the 50s Photography by David Woolley Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • How to Create a Cool Sweet Style Text Effect

    fewer
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:41 pm
    A nice tutorial, on how to create sweet shiny 3D text effect. It’s rather for people who are just starting their journey with Photoshop. Check it out! Create a Cute Sweet Style Text Effect Create a Cute Sweet Style Text Effect Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • Must Read Inspirational Blogs & Websites for Creatives #5

    catalin zorzini
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:37 pm
    Here we are again, showcasing some 10 cool new blogs & websites we come across lately aka Inspired Websites. Feel free to leave a comment and suggest other interesting stuff for the creative community. Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook
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  • Heineken: Brilliant UEFA Champions League idea

    Jonathan Cherry
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:01 am
    Forced to miss the AC Milan – Real Madrid UEFA Champions League game for a classical music concert, Heineken punked these guys real good. via

  • Burger King puts your face on a Whopper

    Jonathan Cherry
    15 Mar 2010 | 11:37 pm
    Burger King in Brazil have taken the personalisation idea a step further by printing the customer’s face on the wrapper of their Whoppers [that's a big burger BTW]. Not sure we’d be too keen on having our face digitally crafted onto our junk food, but it’s a fun gimmick all the same. via The Denver Egotist

  • Exclusive Books: Crime scene

    Jonathan Cherry
    15 Mar 2010 | 11:12 pm
    Enter the rabbithole Found at the entrance of the Cavendish Exclusive Books store. Meant to draw attention to a crime novel series. It’s a sticker decal of a hole in the ground and a rope all cordoned off with warning tape. The execution isn’t the greatest, but it made us stop and walk around it a few times.

  • Oakley HQ

    Jonathan Cherry
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:02 am
    At Defon 3... About 10 years ago we read articles about Oakley and their internal game where everybody in the company believes that they are fighting a war. The head office was reported to look like a military bunker, situated in a desert with most of it underground. Today we see pictures – and even if it is more than ten years old, it’s still a pretty rad place to spend your offices time as an employee. Ready to engage The bar at Oakley HQ Check out all of the picture over at NOTCOT and here

  • This ad is ruined by the library crowd cheering at the end

    Jonathan Cherry
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:27 am
    It’s such a pity when sound engineers insist on reusing sound effects in movies and ads that have been used over and over again. For example the classic baby chuckle that gets used in just about every scene featuring a baby with a faint smile on its face.Or the predictable car tyre screech, which you’ll easily spot whenever speeding cars are filmed. It’s the same sound effect, ripped from the same library CD. Our other favourite, is the canned applauding crowd sound [found in this ad at 0:48]. We were so enjoying the story up until that point, at which it transformed this ad…
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    Design is Kinky

  • Empty 18

    Andrew
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:30 pm
    New issue of the DiK produced magazine Empty. Buy it here.

  • Suprb

    Nick
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:27 pm
    The aforementioned Academy website designed by Andreas Pihlström of Suprb.

  • We Are Academy

    Nick
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:19 pm
    Nice work and website from Vancouver based Academy.

  • Bowen Arico

    Ravi
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:28 pm
    Bowen Arico, a freelance photographer based in Sydney, Australia.

  • Richie Gleason

    Andrew
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:17 am
    NYC based art director Richie Gleason.
 
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  • paper cuts.

    aaron
    14 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm
    given my line of work, i get to see a lot of live music.  a lot of really good live music.  exclusive access to consistently solid local and national talent that comes through this state is a music nerd’s best friend, and i am always so stoked and grateful to be where i am right now, doing exactly what i get to do.  it’s just amazing. probably the only drawback to seeing all of this great talent is that it can be hard to keep things subjective.  i know objectivity is what most people strive for but the problem is, i spend a lot of time during a show focusing on the technical…

  • rocky live.

    aaron
    12 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am
    the day after the press photo shoot, i headed down to fresh cafe to catch rocky rivera’s set.  she performed to promote her new self-titled album. before the show, i stopped in at nextdoor to catch jeannie’s art show, and say hi to a few friends at first friday.  then it was off to fresh and an amazing set. big ups to rocky on her new album and on the show!  it was a great weekend for music. -a [ click here to jump off to the full image gallery! ]

  • rocky.

    aaron
    10 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am
    i was hired to shoot a series of press photos of female emcee rocky rivera aka eyeasage during her recent trip to honolulu.  it was a unique opportunity to shoot a real rarity in the hip hop world…a female emcee, and not just any female emcee but a politically-conscious, asian american female emcee. i packed up a set of strobes and set out to shoot on a windy, rainy day in honolulu.  the key for this shoot was that the client didn’t want a set of photos with a sense of “place.”  in other words, rocky plans to use these images to promote herself on the mainland US…

  • waikiki.

    aaron
    8 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am
    hey i haven’t made a wallpaper image available in a while, so… i give you an HDR image of waikiki, near the ihilani. 17-40mm f/4L lens, canon 5dmkII, 9 bracketed images in 2/3 EV stops, and HDR processing. you should see how sharp this is at native res. mean. enjoy the wallpaper! -a [ right click + save to grab the full 1920 x 1200 px image file ]

  • souls.

    aaron
    4 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am
    souls of mischief at fresh cafe. i haven’t shot a good hip hop show in some time now and it was fun revisiting that old routine.  i saw a lot of people that i haven’t seen in a minute and it was a great show, a great venue, and a fun night! -a [ click here to jump off to the full image gallery! ]
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  • augmented contact lens

    16 Mar 2010 | 10:32 am
    contact lens while many augmented reality application use mobile phones or other interactive devices, university of washinton professor babak amir parviz and his students want to embed AR technology right into the eye. parviz and his students have been working on AR embedded contact lenses that utilize sensors and wireless technology. right know the technology is in its early days, but researchers hope that one day hundreds of semitransparent LEDs can be embedded onto a thin lens to create a display for  users. this eye implanted display would most likely rely on an external device for…

  • rodarte illuminated heels

    16 Mar 2010 | 9:54 am
    image via highsnobette london based shoe designer nicholas kirkwood has created a series of illuminated high heel shoes for rodarte's fall/winter collection 2010/2011. the series of light up heels was just launched at new york fashion week. the shoes have a tall heel that has the appearance of dripping wax, however within the heel, small led lights glow through. the front section of the shoes is quite ornate mixing and matching styles and materials to create a collage like effect. while glowing tech-embedded shoes have been seen in main stream sneakers, this is one of their first appearances…

  • felipe campolina: portable housing

    16 Mar 2010 | 9:30 am
    'portability housing' skyscraper brazilian architect felipe campolina has developed 'portable housing', a skyscraper design that is composed of hundred of mobile units. currently, the need to inhabit the planet sustainably is an increasing concern for the future. thus, the concept of portable housing was created with a construction system that deals with both, environmental and social issues. these individual living units start from a modular system scaled from the standard OSB plate (oriented strand board) of 1,22m x 2,44m. the mobile units are composed of a steel frame structure, vertical…

  • office planner boomerang desk

    16 Mar 2010 | 9:25 am
    'boomerang' desk designed by french artist maurice calka, the boomerang desk has been first released at the end of the 1960s. the original moulded fiberglass desk has been produced in a limited edition of 35 pieces, initially manufactured by leleu-deshays. french president georges pompidou (1911-1974) was the owner of a white version in the elysée palace. in respect of his father's work, serge calka has now allowed a re-edition of the original desk, manufactured by singaporian furniture company office planner. this iconic desk has been first introduced to the international market at the…

  • michiel cornelissen: pencil icosahedron

    16 Mar 2010 | 8:44 am
    dutch designer michiel cornelissen created this DIY kit that allows users to assemble their favourite pencils into a large icosahedron. the kit comes with small connector pieces that slot onto the pencils creating a form that is 15cm or 30 cm in diameter. the connector has five slots arranged in a star formation around a hollow center, providing the structure to the geometric form. the final assembled form uses 30 pencils and can be used as a decorative object or turned into a lampshape. the design fits standard hexagonal pencils allowing users to make use of those spare pencils lying in…
 
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    Luxist

  • Miraval: An Oasis in the Desert and in Life

    16 Mar 2010 | 4:31 pm
    Miraval is a one-of-a-kind Tuscon, Arizona resort and spa, nominated for a Readers' Choice Award for Best Extended Day Spas. Miraval takes the money stress out of your spa retreat by offering all-inclusive stays which cover airport transportation, welcome gifts, accommodations, all meals, snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, "growth activities," fitness and yoga classes, full resort amenity access and a daily $130 resort credit to be used for spa services, private consultations, Dinner with the Chef, or a round of golf. For anyone who's concerned about how much money they'll spend on their…

  • The Golden Door: Six Retreats for Rediscovering Your Health

    16 Mar 2010 | 4:01 pm
    There are six Golden Door Spas in the US and Puerto Rico, and each has its own unique charm -- so much so, that the entire collection has been nominated for a Readers' Choice Award for Best Extended Day Spas. The predecessor of Golden Door was founded by Deborah Szekely in San Diego in the 1950s, starting with modest bring-your-own-tent retreats. Szekely's philosophies about health and fitness attracted a broad base of followers, which led her to open the revolutionary Spa Escondido in 1958, which "combined intensive training in personal health with gracious hospitality, inspired by the…

  • Ojai Valley Inn & Spa: Charming, Historic and Luxurious

    16 Mar 2010 | 3:31 pm
    The Ojai Valley Inn & Spa is a nominee for a Luxist Awards Readers' Choice Award for Best Extended Stay Spa. Dating back over 80 years, the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa is located in the charming and historic Spanish-style town of Ojai. It is fourteen miles from the Pacific Ocean, 35 miles south of Santa Barbara and 73 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The world-renowned Spa Ojai, located on the resort grounds, offers an extensive menu of experiences ranging from traditional massage and skincare treatments to one-of-a-kind and seasonal signature treatments unique to Spa Ojai. Take for example,…

  • Fregate Island Private: Exclusive and Secluded

    16 Mar 2010 | 3:01 pm
    More than 500 miles off the coast of East Africa lies Frégate Island, one of the world's most exclusive and secluded spas. Unlike most oceanic resorts, Frégate is in the process of repairing its local ecosystem, not destroying it - making it a nominee for a Luxist award in the best green spa category. Founded in 2000, this slice of Seychelles paradise was created with the coal of reversing over 200 years of destructive practices such as coconut and cinnamon growing, as well as tortoise harvesting. Today, Frégate's sanctuary boasts the second-largest herd of Aldabra Giant…

  • The Sullivan Estate & SPA Retreat : Green in Hawaii

    16 Mar 2010 | 2:31 pm
    Nestled on the north shore of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands, the Sullivan Estate & SPA Retreat is quite literally an oasis in a vast and chaotic ocean. Thanks to its reliance on solar power, it's also among Luxist's best green spa nominees. Though the Sullivan Estate traces its beginnings to 1962, it has only been in its current incarnation for a few years. In 2005, German-Australian doctor Juergen Klein bought the estate after selling his skin care company, Jurlique. He and his wife Karin, a veteran in the hospitality industry, combined their expertise to create the spa. Gallery: More…
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  • Organization Tuesday: A Super-Duper Office / Using Tumblr

    Becky
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:19 am
    I was cruising around on tumblr yesterday (it had been awhile) and I found this gorgeous office in my favorites. I am not sure where credit is due, but it seems the first person to blog it was gigimelo. So, Organization Point #1: A Gorgeous & Neat Work Environment. This is a beautifully organized workspace. I am not quite sure what’s going on in that bottom shelf on the right, but I like that there is one little messy element. That magazine file on the desktop can hide a multitude of sins and serve as an inbox without messing things up. I can’t quite tell what is in the…

  • Charlie Inspired Office

    Becky
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:54 pm
    O.K., this was my first time using Polyvore. I am so bad at it that I had to take a screen shot of my collage as I have yet to figure out how to import it directly into the blog beyond making some sort of badge down the side. So, I barely scratched the surface and couldn’t figure out how to get the blue color on at least one wall, which is a must. I have also been trying to play around with Pantone softward, but so far the only thing I can do is make a palette. So, without further excuses, here’s the postcard again: Here’s the Pantone Palette: Here’s the collage: It…

  • Inspiration Monday: Charlie Harper Color Palette

    Becky
    15 Mar 2010 | 11:20 am
    Remember when Domino used to do “Can this outfit be turned into a room?” I find myself thinking that way now about so many things, especially postcards. I find this Charlie Harper postcard so inspiring. Besides the charming figures and shapes and perfect composition, the color palette really struck me: Baby blue, light-medium gray, army green, white, light brown with a little bit of definition from a brown so dark it’s almost black. Wouldn’t it be great to plan a room around this? I think I’m going to give it a shot. I’m already so far behind today…

  • Flickr Faves on Fridays: Fresh Blooms

    Becky
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:55 am
    This flickr fave comes from the amazing and talented Victoria, a.k.a. sfgirlbybay. She’s such a blog superstar that it always gives me a little jolt when I see she’s bothered to contribute to our Fresh New Spaces group! This picture is for those of you that still are not seeing a bud on a tree and still expect snow, and to remind you that blossoms can warm up and cheer you no matter how cold it is outside. For some of us, it’s a perfect time to clip some branches and force those flowers out indoors.

  • Do You Doo-Nanny?

    Becky
    10 Mar 2010 | 1:06 am
    So Drew told me about this outsider art festival in Alabama called Do0-Nanny. Has anyone ever been? It sounds like a blast. It also says it’s 2.5 hours from Atlanta, but barring any sort of NASCAR related traffic or something horrible like that, I betcha I can make it in two. Anyway, I don’t understand exactly what it is, and I’m not a huge fan of camping, but it sounds fun and I collect outsider art. It’s March 27-28, and here’s the description from their website: A truly unique experience!….a casserole of southern folk art, home cookin, homemade movies,…
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    Fubiz™

  • Enigmatica Sculpture

    Fubiz
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:10 am
    Enigmatica est une plateforme expérimentale combinant la lumière, le son et l’espace. Cette sculpture numérique a été présentée à Mars Gallery à Melbourne en mars 2010. Il s’agit d’un travail de l’artiste australien Kit Webster. Plus d’images et la vidéo dans la suite. Previously on Fubiz Melbourne Writers Festival Hybrid Medical Reel 2010 Information Leak

  • Hybrid Medical Reel 2010

    Fubiz
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    Voici le demoreel 2010 présentant les derniers travaux produits par la société Hybrid Medical Animation. Des projets spécialisés dans le milieu pharmaceutiques, le tout sur la bande-son “Sam” de Massive Attack extraite de Danny the Dog. A découvrir dans la suite. Previously on Fubiz The Light of Life Penguins in Heaven Nokta Animation

  • Information Leak

    Fubiz
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:45 am
    L’artiste freelance Richard Evans a créé cette oeuvre typographique en découpant chaque lettres de bois au laser et en les peignant à la main. La métaphore de l’eau dans l’évier représente la surcharge d’informations dans la société. Plus d’images dans la suite. Previously on Fubiz Nobody Beats The Drum Alyssa Monks Eric Zener

  • Cai Guo-Qiang

    Fubiz
    16 Mar 2010 | 4:03 am
    L’artiste chinois Cai Guo-Qiang utilise de la poudre à canon pour dessiner sur le papier. Il a été le concepteur des feux d’artifices de la cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux olympiques de Chine, et de nombreuses mises en scène questionnant la violence du monde contemporain. Previously on Fubiz Val Britton Ring Pop Art The Art of the Billboard

  • Alexis Raimbault

    Fubiz
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:55 am
    Diplômé de la section photographie de l’école des Gobelins, Alexis Raimbault est lauréat en France du Prix Young Creative Chevrolet. Son travail se partage entre publicité et réalisations éditoriales. Il a récemment travaillé pour la marque Casio et le magazine Amusement. Previously on Fubiz Marc Da Cunha Lopes Garuda Animation Un Tour De Manège
 
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    TrendsNow

  • Sense Concept

    Mr K (boss)
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:24 pm
    Imaginé par Luis Angarita, David De La Torre et Andres Zapata du studio international spécialisé dans l’innovation CD&I Associates, le concept Sense est un dispositif doté d’une surface qui reproduit une expérience tactile, permettant ainsi de percevoir les propriétés physiques, thermiques et haptiques d’un produit qui apparaît sur un écran d’ordinateur via internet ou toute autre source multimédia. Disposant également d’un système d’émanation d’odeur, il permet ainsi aux consommateurs d’examiner de manière complète un produit…

  • Tamas Olajos

    Mr K (boss)
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:58 pm
    Photographe freelance basé à Londres et à Budapest, un très gros coup de coeur pour les superbes travaux du photographe Tamas Olajos qui nous fait découvrir des compositions comme empreintes de magie et de mystère. Découverte en images dans la suite ! Découverte en images dans la galerie Credits & copyright Tamas Olajos Dans la même thématique Tim Navis Nikki Farquharson Wesley Eggebrecht Cuba Gallery James Quantz Jr.

  • Celsius X VI II Mechanical Cellphone

    Mr K (boss)
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm
    Dans le même esprit que le téléphone Kynetic imaginé par l’horloger Ulysse Nardin déjà présenté sur Luxury Issues, le Celsius X VI II est un téléphone portable de luxe entièrement alimenté par un mouvement automatique horloger Tourbillon perfectionné et innovant qui répond au nom de Papillon. Composé de près de 547 composants mécaniques assemblés à la main et proposé au prix très exclusif de 275 000 dollars, découvrez tous les détails en images et en vidéo dans la suite ! Plus de détails en images dans la galerie Démonstration en vidéo Cliquer ici pour voir la…

  • MINI Roadster Concept

    Mr K (boss)
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:39 pm
    Après le concept MINI Beachcomber et dans la pure lignée du concept MINI Coupé déjà présentés sur TrendsNow, un petit retour sur la déclinaison découvrable de la petite citadine en version coupé à savoir le concept MINI Roadster, une élégante petite citadine deux places aux lignes sportives des plus réussies. Après la MINI, la cabriolet et la Clubman qui ont relancé la saga, découvrez cette troisième déclinaison de la nouvelle génération de MINI qui arrivera sur le marché à partir de 2011 accompagnée du Coupé Concept et du SUV urbain Crossman. Toutes les images dans…

  • Alexis Raimbault

    Mr K (boss)
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:37 pm
    Diplômé de l’école des Gobelins section photographie en 2009 et récompensé du prix Young Creative Chevrolet en France, un petit coup de projecteur sur les très beaux travaux du jeune photographe français Alexis Raimbault qui a déjà collaboré, en éditorial et publicitaire, avec des clients comme Casio ou le magazine Amusement. Prometteur et créatif, découvrez notre sélection en images dans la suite ! Découverte en détails dans la galerie Credits & copyright Alexis Raimbault – via Dans la même thématique Alexis Marcou Travis de Clifford Pablo Jeffer Da Silva aka…
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    UIE Brain Sparks

  • SpoolCast: Design Lessons from Facebook’s 350 Million with Julie Zhuo

    Brian Christiansen
    2 Mar 2010 | 11:07 am
    Duration: 34m | 18 MB Recorded: February, 2010 Brian Christiansen, UIE Podcast Producer [ Subscribe to our podcast via ←This link will launch the iTunes application.] [ Subscribe with other podcast applications.] [ Transcript Available ] Julie Zhuo When Facebook tweaks anything, it gets coverage across the IT and design realms, and sometimes the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. If the users don’t like the changes, they form protest groups… how can a team operate under such a public microscope? Julie Zhuo knows. She is the Product Design Manager at Facebook. As the principal…

  • UIEtips: Social Tagging and the Enterprise – Does Tagging Work at Work?

    Jared Spool
    1 Mar 2010 | 12:29 pm
    Tagging has been around for more than 8 years. The technique, also called folksonomy, is simple: users apply their own words or phrases to content they uncover, leaving a trail back for themselves and for future content seekers. Each tag conveys meaning, giving a path to discovering new content that traditional navigation can’t. Since their inception, we’ve seen some excellent implementations and some disastrous ones. The excellent implementations quickly lead users to the content they seek, and help discover items they didn’t know existed or wouldn’t have found…

  • The Promise of Folksonomies, Real or hype?

    Adam Churchill
    25 Feb 2010 | 8:17 am
    When folksonomies showed up almost 10 years ago, they promised to make information on our sites easier to use. After all, if users apply their own tags to every piece of content, everything will be easier to find, right? Maybe yes, maybe no. Our favorite taxonomy and category expert, Stephanie Lemieux, has spent the last few years integrating folksonomies into several large-scale web sites. In our next UIE Virtual Seminar—Tagging with Folksonomies in a Taxonomy World—she’ll share her experiences, showing us what works and what to avoid, when you integrate folksonomies into your…

  • SpoolCast: Interesting Moments with Bill Scott

    Brian Christiansen
    23 Feb 2010 | 12:01 pm
    Duration: 36m | 17 MB Recorded: January, 2010 Brian Christiansen, UIE Podcast Producer [ Subscribe to our podcast via ←This link will launch the iTunes application.] [ Subscribe with other podcast applications.] [ Transcript Available ] Bill Scott If you’re using advanced, or “rich” interactions in your web applications, then it’s likely you have Bill Scott and Theresa Neil’s Designing Web Interfaces on your desk, if not your bedstand. Published in 2009, it is perhaps the definitive tome on rich interactive design patterns for the web. Bill has dedicated a…

  • UIEtips: Browse vs. Search in Application Navigation

    Jared Spool
    22 Feb 2010 | 12:20 pm
    When our applications grow large and complex, how do we help users find the right commands and functions? If we were talking about large data sets, we’d build in a search capability. Would search also work for finding commands? Our good friend, Hagan Rivers, explores that question in this issue of UIEtips. Inspired by our recent UIE Virtual Seminar on Search & Discovery Patterns with Peter Morville and Mark Burrell, Hagan started thinking about her own area of expertise: making complex navigation simple. That’s when her article, Browse vs. Search in Application Navigation,…
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    coochicoos

  • Hot Baby Shower Invitation Designs for Spring

    Robert
    11 Mar 2010 | 6:58 pm
    Springtime always seems to energize baby shower plans, so here’s our selection of modern baby shower invitation designs to set the joyous mood for your event. To see more designs, visit our favorite online custom stationery shops at Minted, Tiny Prints, and Paper Culture. 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 +…

  • Help Jamie Oliver Change Our Children’s Eating Habits

    Robert
    9 Mar 2010 | 11:32 pm
    Ahead of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, premiering on ABC this Friday, it’s worth watching his powerful 18-minute TED Prize presentation where he outlines the threat of unhealthy eating habits of America’s children.  For his work against childhood obesity, the TED Prize awarded him $100,000 towards his “One Wish to Save the World”. “I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.” Sign Jamie’s petition to show how…

  • It’s Time to Start Your Patio Garden

    Robert
    5 Mar 2010 | 12:44 am
    Easier than going to Home Depot on the weekends, Patio Garden sets from Los Angeles-based design studio, Scout Regalia, will get your backyard garden set up quickly.  The kits are available in a fully assembled version ($185) or a DIY Patio Garden kit ($95) that includes all the brackets, drainage pad, and fasteners where you only need to provide the lumber. For us, there’s no better teaching activity than growing an outdoor family garden with your kids, so with spring around the corner, it’s time to get started. Visit our sponsors: Orbit Baby – a modern baby transportation…

  • Miller Goodman’s Playshapes

    Robert
    2 Mar 2010 | 6:18 pm
    Unleash the creativity in your child with the unlimited possibilities with the 74 shapes included in Miller Goodman’s Playshapes set.  See just some of the creative possibilities of these wooden blocks at their Flickr page. Playshapes |  £75 at Miller Goodman

  • Animal Painting Puzzle Toys from Barcelona

    Robert
    24 Feb 2010 | 1:38 pm
    Zoomaderita Animal Puzzles are cut from Finnish birch, and their clean wooden shapes are designed to invite kids to paint and decorate to their heart’s content.  A quick search found only the Snakes puzzle available online via Kinuma – and be ready to pay in Euros.  Otherwise, inquiries can be made to MedioDesign, the creators of Zoomaderita. via KidsModern 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 –…
 
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    Brand New

  • One Element too Many?

    Brand New
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:41 am
    [Ed.'s Note: This redesign is from early 2009, so I realize I am breaking one of our rules, but I thought this was a very intriguing solution that deserves discussion. — Armin] Aarhus University (AU), established in 1928, is Denmark's second largest educational institution and ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide. AU is a lively, modern university, which collaborates with the business community, cultural centres and other universities throughout the world. At the end of 2008, AU underwent a visual identity change in response to a consolidation of the Danish higher education…

  • Circle Gets the Square

    Sam Becker
    15 Mar 2010 | 4:11 am
    It's been fifty years since Chermayeff & Geismar unleashed their modern Chase logo on the stodgy, unsuspecting world of bank branding. They were unique to suggest an institution like Chase use an austere, geometric and non-literal symbol as their mark. To help celebrate this momentous anniversary Chermayeff is launching their newest creation, the redesign of the Bank of Taipei brand—half a century later—with another four-sided trademark, this time with softer shapes and a softer shade of blue. In their own words: On the heels of a new international agreement that will allow…

  • Brother, can you Spare a Square?

    Armin
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:47 am
    The process of asking for a loan from a bank sucks. Simple as that. Short of a cavity search, they want to know everything about you and then they will hit you with an interest rate higher than your cholesterol level. Add to that the economic slump of the last two years and getting a loan was harder than spotting a yeti. These circumstances might help explain the burgeoning practice of peer-to-peer lending and at the forefront is Lending Club, which has funded $93,634,075 in loans and $6,487,621 in paid interest to investors since its inception in 2007. The premise is simple, Lending Club…

  • McCain, Lesson Learned

    Armin
    11 Mar 2010 | 5:22 am
    If there is anyone that learned the branding lesson imparted by the Obama ’08 Campaign, it was John McCain. During the Presidential race there was simply nothing the McCain identity could do to help his chances, especially not Optima, not even at its boldest. Not long after the loss, McCain announced in November of 2008 that he would be running for re-election to his Senate seat in 2010 for the state of Arizona. Earlier this year, McCain presented a new identity for this particular campaign, created by Phoenix-based OVO. What a difference one lost Presidential race makes. "We crafted…

  • Ubuntu's Circle of Friends Gets Smaller

    Armin
    10 Mar 2010 | 3:52 am
    According to our Google Analytics, 58% of your are using a Macintosh Operating System, 39% are on Windows, 1.5% are logged as using the iPhone OS, and, finally, as the subject of today's post, 0.65% of you are reading this from a Linux Operating System. (Wow, 0.01% use Playstation 3!). The Linux platform, in contrast to that of Apple's and Microsoft's, is free and open source and has major street cred among hardcore developers and people that simply want a tinkerable alternative to the Mac vs. PC battle. Also, unlike its commercial brethren, various operating systems can operate in a Linux…
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    FlowingData

  • Statistical Atlas from the ninth Census in 1870

    Nathan
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:06 am
    In 1870, Francis Walker oversaw publication of the United States' first Statistical Atlas, based on data from the ninth Census. It was a big moment for statistics in the United States as the atlas provided a way to compare data on a national level using maps and statistical graphics. What continues to amaze me about these old illustrations is the detail - all done by hand. That's ridiculous. The kicker is that a lot of this stuff looks way better than a lot of what we see nowadays. Here are some selections from the 1870 atlas. First, there's this lovely map of rainfall. Then there's…

  • Tim Berners-Lee with an update on open data

    Nathan
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:45 am
    If people put data on the Web - government data, scientific data, community data - whatever it is, it will be used by other people to do wonderful things in ways they never could have imagined. Tim Berners-Lee, TED, February 2010 Tim Berners-Lee, credited with inventing the World Wide Web, comes back to TED a year after his call for open, structured data with a quick update. Spoiler alert: things are looking good - and they're only going to get a lot better. But you already knew that, right? [via infosthetics] --------- World Progress Report - 4 days left to order

  • Data Underload #13 – Corned Beef Recipe

    Nathan
    15 Mar 2010 | 12:15 am
    For as far back as I can remember, I've always had corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day, or at least on the week of. There isn't a speck of Irish in my family, but for some reason my mom always made it, and now I make it myself. I don't know the origins nor care enough to look it up on Wikipedia. All I know is that there will be three straight days of corned beef-related food, and that's good enough for me. Mmm, salty, beefy goodness. Reuben or corned beef hash anyone? --------- World Progress Report - 4 days left to order

  • Weekend Fodder

    Nathan
    14 Mar 2010 | 12:41 am
    How to split up the US - Geographic clusters based on social network connections on Facebook. [thx, przemek] Rise of the Infogeeks - Lots of graphic designers have taken a liking to information graphics. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) gives augmented reality a go - Point your iPhone at the station and get info on when the next train is coming. Google Public Data Explorer - Trying to get more mileage out of the Trendalyzer acquisition. [thx, eric] --------- World Progress Report - 4 days left to order

  • World Progress Report is available – plus free College High

    Nathan
    12 Mar 2010 | 8:57 am
    In case you missed your chance last time, I've got some good news for you. I have a handful of World Progress Reports left, so ordering is open again. I'll keep it open until I run out or until the end of next week - whichever comes first. All orders will also get a free print of Rob's beautifully illustrated College High. I don't think the handful will last very long, so if you really want the WPR, plus College High, you should probably order now. Don't say I didn't warn you. What it is For those unfamiliar, FlowingPrints is a project to put data in print. I take openly available data and…
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    Design Observer: Main Posts

  • The Lines That Divide

    Design Observer
    15 Mar 2010 | 4:46 pm
    The debate continues over who will be the new Head of Department for the Communication Art & Design course at London's Royal College of Art.

  • Words and Pictures

    Design Observer
    15 Mar 2010 | 11:27 am
    On Places, architect Robert Taylor reviews Fumihiko Maki's collected essays and Shigeru Ban's latest monograph.

  • Today, 03.13.10

    Design Observer
    13 Mar 2010 | 7:36 am
    Each morning, before starting work, I spend 30 minutes looking for images that are beautiful, funny, absurd and inspiring. Here's TODAY.

  • Designed Landscapes

    Design Observer
    11 Mar 2010 | 9:06 am
    A portfolio of photographs of designed structures and landscapes — from La Jolla to Marfa, from Hadrian's Villa to Storm King — by landscape architecture professor Ken McCown.

  • Thomas Schumacher Symposium

    Design Observer
    10 Mar 2010 | 5:10 pm
    The University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation is hosting the Schumacher Symposium: A Celebration of Life and Career. This two-day event is to memorialize Tom Schumacher's ideas, influence and unique and profound insights.
 
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    GUERRILLA INNOVATION

  • Nano Supermarket: Call for Speculative Products

    4 Mar 2010 | 12:30 pm
    The Next Nature foundation calls upon designers, technologists and artists to submit speculative nanotech products for the upcoming NANO SUPERMARKET in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The supermarket will be feature debate–provoking visions on possible products expected to hit the shelves between today and 2020. Submission deadline: May 12, 2010. • www.nextnature.net/events/nano-supermarket

  • Fuck Google - Build your own Google Street View car

    28 Feb 2010 | 12:26 pm
    For Transmediale 2010 members of the R&D network F.A.T. met in Berlin and produced a series of projects dedicated to the topic of the week: FUCK GOOGLE. In addition to on-site workshops, F.A.T. Lab built a fake Google Street View car and took it out for a ride in the city of Berlin. Watch the hilarious video, in which the fake Google car gets lost (the driver has to ask for directions), jams the traffic and in other ways attracts negative attention. For information on how to make your own Google Street View car go to: fffff.at/google-street-view-car • Video on Vimeo via PopUp City

  • ShadyUrl

    28 Feb 2010 | 10:51 am
    Shady URL is an online tool, that can turn an innocent looking URL into a suspicious and frightening one. For instance, the ShadyUrl engine turns www.twitter.com into http://5z8.info/illegal-guns-for-sale_f5v7f_launchexe and CNN.com into http://5z8.info/guns_u1t5v_murdervids. You can also opt for shorter URL's, albeit making them a little less shady. • www.shadyurl.com

  • Reconfigured Typewriter

    28 Feb 2010 | 10:36 am
    Ambo Dextro is a typewriter in which the keys have been rearranged so there is no correspondence between what you think you type and what you get on the paper. Characters, words and sentences are simply turned into abstract visual text as you type. Ambo Dextro is on display in Copenhagen at the new gallery IMO projects until March 20. The piece is made by New York based artist Tauba Auerbach. Visit her website for other fabulous pieces - her website is basically a piece in itself. • Ambo Dextro

  • 'Sent Things'. An exhibition of objects sent to Paul Smith

    28 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am
    For the past 10-15 years, an anonymous admirer have been sending different items to fashion designer Paul Smith by post. Items include a a surfboard, a coffee-pot, a skateboard and lots of other things. These objects were never send in a box, they simply had post stamps on them. Quite amazingly, they still arrived at Paul Smith's store in Covent Garden, London. The objects were recently exhibited at Stockholm Furniture Fair and Designboom has put together a great post with pictures from the exhibition, including some comments from Sir Paul himself. • www.designboom.com
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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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    Matter/Anti-Matter

  • Crowdsourcing the creative

    Tim Leberecht
    6 Mar 2010 | 10:47 am
    For Wired UK's "Work Smarter" issue (just released), I had the pleasure to speak with John Winsor, co-founder and CEO of Victors & Spoils (V&S), the world's first creative (ad) agency built on crowdsourcing principles.

  • Penguin book innovates in publishing...again

    Adam Richardson
    5 Mar 2010 | 11:12 am
    Penguin's new foray into iPad "books" is not the first time in its 75 year history where it has embraced radical innovation. In fact the company was founded on it.

  • It's time to rethink the C-suite

    Adam Richardson
    3 Mar 2010 | 10:38 pm
    Today's complex world has made the traditional set of C-level roles out-moded. We need to embrace a new set of roles that better match to the challenges companies are facing.

  • The Pitfalls of Customer-Led Innovation

    Adam Richardson
    18 Feb 2010 | 6:21 pm
    Relying on customer input to guide innovation is not all it's cracked up to be.

  • The hardware hogs all the glory

    Adam Richardson
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:27 pm
    Why do we get so attracted to shiny new hardware, when it's actually the software and services that make the hardware worthwhile?
 
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    O Danny Boy

  • Thoughts on my 40 Before 40 List

    Dan
    17 Feb 2010 | 4:19 pm
    A year ago, on my 39th birthday, I published a list of 40 things I wanted to do before I turned 40. By the end of yesterday, I had finished 25.5 of them. Am I disappointed I didn't finish all 40? A little, but the list was always aspirational, and in the last year, I've done at least 40 great things that weren't on the list, some of them silly (jumping naked into the icy Baltic Sea), some of them life-changing. To say this last year was challenging is an understatement; my marriage and my business almost both dissolved, and I've been on the brink of financial and emotional ruin several times.

  • Designing Devices

    Dan
    9 Jan 2010 | 1:27 pm
    <p>I've started a new blog for long articles about the design of products called <a href="http://www.designingdevices.com">Designing Devices. I'd like to turn them into a book one day, but for now they're just a free blog for your enjoyment, so happy reading!

  • Albums of the Year 2009

    Dan
    20 Dec 2009 | 4:16 pm
    10. Passion Pit, Manners 9. Rhett Miller, Rhett Miller 8. Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson, Break Up 7. Metric, Fantasies 6. Eels, Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire 5. Bishop Allen, Grrr... 4. Harlem Shakes, Technicolor Health 3. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Pains of Being Pure at Heart 2. XX, XX 1. The Thermals, Now We Can See Songs of the Year: Phoenix, "1901," Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Zero," The Sounds, "No One Sleeps When I'm Awake," Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard, "One Fast Move or I'm Gone," Cracker, "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out with Me," Lady GaGa, "Pokerface." Previous years' lists: 2008,…

  • Top 25 Albums of The Decade 2000-2009

    Dan
    20 Dec 2009 | 3:05 pm
    Some of the best lists are idiosyncratic, as is this one. My two pieces of criteria were: 1. Are most, if not all, of the songs on the album very good (non-skippable); and 2. how often I went back to listen to the album, months or years after I first heard it. In all of these cases, these albums met those criteria. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. 25. Blind Pilot, 3 Rounds and a Sound (2008) 24. The Ting Tings, We Started Nothing (2008) 23. Shout Out Louds, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (2005) 22. Bishop Allen, Charm School (2003) 21. Ben Folds, Rockin' the Suburbs (2001) 20. Vampire Weekend,…

  • Designing for Interaction 2

    Dan
    14 Oct 2009 | 10:19 am
    I realized I neglected to post here that the second edition of my book Designing for Interaction came out in August! It's available now from Amazon and other fine booksellers. Some excerpts you might enjoy:Table of Contents and Chapter 1: What is Interaction Design? (2.6mb pdf)Chapter 4: Design Research (on the New Riders site) Chapter 6: Ideation and Design Principles (on Johnny Holland) New chapter! Other new chapters include Design Strategy (Chapter 3); Design Research Analysis (Chapter 5); and Prototyping and Development (Chapter 8). Most of the rest of the book has been substantially…
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    Orange Cone

  • "Smart Things" references

    11 Mar 2010 | 12:39 pm
    "Smart Things," my book on ubiquitous computing user experience design is approaching completion. The final draft is done, we're working on the interior design and cover and it's available for pre-order from Amazon now. If everything goes well, it will ship in August. The outline of the book remains largely the same as it was last year. Starting in April I plan to serialize one chapter draft per month in blog-sized portions until the book is released. In preparation for it, I decided to emulate Adam's release of the bibliography for "The City is Here for You to Use," his upcoming book, and…

  • Ubiquitous Computing Bridges Devices and Services

    16 Dec 2009 | 1:19 pm
    I was honored to have been invited to present at XD Forum, Intuit's internal user experience design conference, last week. My half-hour talk focused on the relationship between ubicomp devices and services, a topic I've been evolving for much of the past year. The presentation's argument is as follows: Moore's Law makes computation cheap. This makes incorporating information processing into devices a cost-effective way to create a competitive advantage by creating user experiences that would be otherwise impossible, or prohibitively expensive. This, in turn, has contributed to a proliferation…

  • 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…
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    PSFK

  • Heineken Dupes And Saves Football Fans In Italy

    Paloma Vazquez
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:07 pm
    Heineken has successfully pulled off an experiential marketing stunt in Italy, in which it lured over 1,000 unsuspecting AC Milan football fans to instead watch a classical music/poetry mash-up on the same evening that AC Milan was to play Real Madrid on the biggest match of the season.

  • Gallery Guide Goes Mobile

    Lisa Baldini
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:48 pm
    New York and Tokyo Artbeat have introduced a useful iPhone gallery guide.

  • Wired’s Chris Anderson On Publishing For The iPad

    Piers Fawkes
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:28 pm
    At the recent AAAA Transformer conference in San Francisco, Wired's Editor In Chief, Chris Anderson explained his publication's attempt to leverage the iPad and other tablet computing platforms.

  • Device Enables Blind People To “See” With Their Tongue

    Naresh Kumar
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:27 pm
    Brainport is an experimental device that allows a blind person to "see" through their tongue.

  • The Hello Wall: Twitter Controlled Public Art

    Lisa Baldini
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:59 am
    Wasted Spaces offers a public art installation that moves beyond the physical domain to the virtual one.
 
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    The Serif

  • Middleweight/Senior Designer

    suev
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:18 pm
    Based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Hemisphere is a design and marketing consultancy with over 21 years experience in creating what we call ‘useful beauty’ – great design that delivers results. We’re nationally recognised for our expertise in destination and large-scale branding projects, where our high level of strategic analysis and creative track record has delivered highly impactful and effective place brands. We’re currently looking to add to our creative team with a middleweight/senior designer who ideally has the versatility to work across both traditional and digital…

  • Digital designer

    timnotjim
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:58 pm
    Who are we looking for? A versatile digital designer, who will work under our creatives to execute designs based on their art direction; Not to say you will be pushing pixels, we run a small collaborative creative team and you will have the opportunity to get stuck in creatively across all our shit hot digital campaigns. You will have a great personal style but also have the ability to create versatile & beautiful artwork for a wide range of digital applications such as Web, campaign, mobile. Working in our digital production team you will be exposed to progressive global brands through…

  • Alexa Meade

    Jack
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:39 am
    On the face of it this scene looks like a nice, if unremarkable acrylic painting. You’d be half right. This is the work of Washington-based artist Alexa Meade. Her canvas are people. She paints directly onto her subjects, making them appear to be part of her art installations. To find out for about Alexa and her work, visit here.

  • Creative Web Designer wanted

    Evolutia
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:35 am
    Evolutia are an expanding web design agency based in central Manchester. With a growing client base and some exciting projects in the pipeline, we’re looking to expand our team with an enthusiastic, talented full-time web designer. We don’t micro-manage our staff: our work is interesting and rewarding; our office is relaxed and friendly; most of all, we believe that any prospective candidates should be as obsessed with good design as we are. Do you have: - A passion for design, including typography for the web, grid systems and interactive experiences/usability? - A per-pixel sense of…

  • Freelance Packaging Artworker(s) wanted

    tdomf_79bcd
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:09 am
    Truth are looking for freelance artworkers with packaging experience. Please send CV and work samples via email to darren@truth-design.co.uk.
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    The Dieline

  • Mortlach 70: World's Oldest Bottled Single Malt Whisky

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:52 am
        "Gordon & MacPhail has been laying down casks of single malt whisky...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Wicked Energy Drink

    Rachel Dunagan Wiles
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:49 am
    War Design and Kian Forreal teamed up to create this packaging for Australia's Wicked...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Kotik: Jewelry Made From Packaging

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:13 am
      Kotik Design launches their online store or unique packaging based jewelry:"A good...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Student Spotlight: Coppola Wine Redesign

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:02 am
      Henry Lannan  is a recent graduate from the Academy of Art in San...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Klein Constantia Gappa

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    New work from Cape Town South Africa based At Pace:"Klein Constantia didn’t know what to do with...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)
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    trendwatching.com

  • March 2010 | 6 TREND VIDEOS

    28 Feb 2010 | 5:01 pm
    This month, we bring you a light-hearted yet insight-heavy video edition, featuring consumers from all over the world, speaking their mind on a variety of trend topics. Read 6 TREND VIDEOS »

  • February 2010 | FUNCTIONALL

    24 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm
    FUNCTIONALL highlights a new breed of products that are simple / small / cheap (with a dash of sustainability), giving them global appeal, from India to Sweden. Now, if that doesn't warrant a brainstorming session... Read FUNCTIONALL »

  • 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 »
 
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    visualcomplexity.com

  • Sync Lost

    The popularization of electronic instruments and computers, allied to the broad and easy reachable information through the internet, enabled the appearance of countless rhythmic structures, giving rise to new styles and sub styles within contemporary electronic music.Created in Processing, SyncLost is a multi-user immersive installation on the history of electronic music. The project's objective is to create an interface where users can view all the connections between the main styles of electronic music through visual and audible feedback.When you click on a particular node, all connections…

  • SolidSX

    Software Explorer (SolidSX) is a standalone Windows application that provides insight into large software systems. SolidSX creates visualizations that simultaneously show the structure, dependencies, metrics on all types of source code elements (files, classes, methods, fields, etc.). By using hardware-accelerated graphics, SolidSX is able to display large amounts of information in a concise manner, providing easy exploration through large source codes.SolidSX comes as a generic structure/dependencies/metrics visualization tool, and can be adapted to any given programing language via importer…

  • Plasma

    Comissioned by ArtAids, for the exhibition FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, Plasma is an interactive network of links and tags that belongs to a ongoing research on the topic of AIDS, from an integral and holistic point of view. Created by Santiago Ortiz and L�a Legrand, the project is still under way and welcoming further collaboration.

  • NetFlix Similarity Map

    This visualization depicts the similarities between 5,000 movies as found by an algorithm used for the Netflix Prize. Movies are represented by dots with adjacent titles. Similar movies, as determined by customer rating patterns, are connected by a line. Colors closer to red indicate a weaker similarity, and colors closer to yellow indicate a stronger similarity. Many similarly-rated movies tend to cluster around topics, themes, directors, or actors. You can see a previous version of the project here.

  • PostModernNews

    PostModernNews deconstructs a collection of Twitter messages into a bag-of-words, replacing syntax with a graphic re-arrangement of terms that the reader must re-associate to assert meaning. Users can either enter particular search terms or select one of the expandable categories, e.g., Trends, Celebrities, Editorial, to get started. The interaction with the generated territory allows different behaviors. While some relationships are drawn, others are implied with boundaries, solid or porous, and others only appear when queried with the cursor.
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    wrongdistance.com

  • Rose Wylie

    wrongdistance
    21 Feb 2010 | 8:15 pm
    76 year old Rose Wylie outta London… Link

  • Aaron Bagley

    wrongdistance
    21 Feb 2010 | 7:48 pm
    Link (via another bouncing ball)

  • Sabine Finkenauer

    wrongdistance
    21 Feb 2010 | 7:42 pm
    Great work by Barcelona based Sabine Finkenauer who I found via the wonderful Stopping Off Place run by no less than michael dumontier. not surprisingly it’s great.

  • Christopher lg hill

    wrongdistance
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:21 pm
    found here.

  • Ansen Seale

    wrongdistance
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:17 pm
    This work, while a bit gimmicky, is well executed. I wonder if it would hold up well in a gallery / in first person. Link (via hysysk)
 
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    Innovationlab.dk -

  • Jobopslag: Projektchefer søges i Århus og København

    Innovation Lab
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:53 am
    Hos andre er der ”højt til loftet”, hos Innovation Lab arbejder vi i det fri. Det kræver stærke personligheder med mere passion end ambition, mere nysgerrighed end ærgerrighed, og hvor sidegevinsten er løbepas til et unikt, internationalt netværk og en særindsigt i morgendagens produkter og løsninger. Desuden tilbyder vi et enestående arbejdsmiljø, hvor der er få timer mellem idé og virkelighed, og hvor verden endnu er ny, hver dag.  læs mere

  • Afskaf tværfaglige innovationsteams

    Morten Hejlesen
    10 Mar 2010 | 12:23 am
    Når nye vækstmuligheder skal identificeres, er det sund fornuft at sige farvel til tværfaglige teams og velkommen til fremtidens multidisciplinære medarbejdere. Et tværfagligt team kan være som at køre bil med én der trykker på speederen, mens en anden drejer på rattet. En ubehagelige og ubehjælpsom affære. Sats hellere på multidisciplinære medarbejdere, der forener modsætninger og krydser perspektiver. læs mere

  • To fyraftensmøder om Kina og MidtEXPO-netværket

    Innovation Lab
    9 Mar 2010 | 7:29 am
    Innovation Lab og Dansk Innovationscenter i Shanghai inviterer til 2 fyraftensmøder med fokus på Kina, det kinesiske marked, Shanghai og Expo. Signalet er klart: Kina vil i fremtiden ikke være verdens fabrik - men snarere verdens innovationsmaskine, der både løser egne og andres fremtidige problemer. Region Midtjylland, Innovation Lab og Innovation Center Denmark søger derfor aktører, der kan præsentere midtjysk viden inden for sundhedssektoren, bæredygtig energi og miljøteknologi – og med et fokus på mennesket,…

  • Nye billeder fra laboratoriet

    Jonas Juhler Hansen
    25 Feb 2010 | 5:50 am
    Vi har opdateret vores billedsamling, så der nu er friske billeder fra Innovation Labs halvårlige fællesdag, CareWare-udstillingen i Ridehuset, samt en for nyligt afholdt Demolab-rundvisning. Se mange flere billeder fra Innovation Lab på flickr eller Facebook. Innovation Labs fællesdag. læs mere

  • Mangler du en industriel designer til en praktikplads?

    Peder Burgaard
    24 Feb 2010 | 1:50 am
    Innovation Lab søger virksomheder, der ønsker at modtage en Belgisk erhvervspraktikant med baggrund indenfor industriel design / produktudvikling. Praktikperioden er 6 måneder og skal finde sted mellem 01.09.10 – 31.05.11. Modtagervirksomheden skal kunne tilbyde opgaver indenfor ”Sustainable Design” eller noget tilsvarende. Det ligger en virksomhed frit for at lønne erhvervspraktikanten. Erhvervspraktikanterne der bliver udsendt har mellem 0-2 års erfaring. Deadline 12. marts 2010. Praktikanterne har enten en Kandidat eller Bachelorgrad i…
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    the johnson banks thought for the week

  • 27 bleak hours in Berlin

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:12 pm
    At the end of last week we made a flying visit to Berlin. An evening and a morning was spent in good company discussing human rights (and the branding thereof), a few brief hours were snatched in the afternoon seeing ‘the sights’.Truth is, looking back at the photos, you can see why one sage once quipped that Berlin was in danger of becoming the ‘remorse capital’.Trying to keep costs down, we stayed in the Easyhotel, whose rooms are only inches wider than the bed. (Don’t turn over too quick else you’ll smack your head on the wall). The corridor lights are…

  • RCA re-blogged

    10 Mar 2010 | 12:34 pm
    In case you haven’t seen, our recent piece on the RCA’s leadership debate has been re-blogged here on the Creative Review blog. There’s some interesting stuff in the comment string.

  • Decision time

    7 Mar 2010 | 10:49 am
    This week is a pretty important one for the future of graphic design in the UK. This is the week that the Royal College of Art, the world’s only post graduate art and design school, interviews a shortlist of candidates to run its Communication Art and Design course. This course emerged over a decade ago when its now retiring head, Dan Fern, combined the illustration and graphics courses. On the surface, Fern’s legacy is a series of world-famous alumni who have pushed the boundaries of their chosen specialisms, and there’s no denying that every 2 or 3 years the course…

  • More whisky please

    3 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am
    Quiet music, comfort eating and plentiful Nurofen are the order of the day at johnson banks today, after last night’s Design Week awards. Whilst our new logo for the Pew Center was shortlisted and sadly got no further... ...our unusual scheme of barrel art for single malt whisky Glenfiddich won the temporary exhibitions category. We’ll admit to being a little surprised, since the five typographic wood and steel pieces certainly stretch the definition of what an ‘exhibition’ is, but we’re happy with that.Our congratulations to the only double winners of the…

  • Thanks Vynsie

    25 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am
    We find ourselves strangely inundated with fresh enquiries about our tree poster.It seems that it’s featured on the achingly hip home and product website*, Design Sponge, featured in the apartment of a Ms Vynsie Law. Her rather nice pad in Hollywood Heights, East Dallas, features the poster as you can see. What great taste, Vynsie. Here’s a few more snaps. Never realised East Dallas was so groovy. Go here for more interiors. Go here to find out more about the poster.Want to buy one? Email lizzie [at] johnsonbanks [dot] co [dot] uk *Not a sentence we anticipated writing
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    Sireh Dan Cengkeh Terpilih.

  • Chow Hon Lam aka Flying Mouse. Designer.

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:54 am
    Our featured designer this week is the brilliantly talented Chow Hon Lam aka Flying Mouse. Q. How’s life? Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? A. I’m doing good. My name is Chow Hon Lam aka Flying Mouse, from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Currently working in tee-shirt design industry. Q. I was informed that you originated from Malaysia, how did you end up in the US? How long have you been living there? A. Yes, I from Malaysia. Actually I’m now living in Kuala Lumpur :) Most of the people who know my designs are from US, maybe this make you thinking I’m…

  • 5 video paling popular di Ideabuzz.net

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    3 Mar 2010 | 9:27 pm
    Ideabuzz.net ialah web TV yang bertemakan IT dan teknologi terkini, kini kembali dengan format baru yang lebih interaktif dan segar. Kandungannya meliputi tutorial, ulasan dan liputan acara. 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. You Call the Shots oleh Cameron Johnson. Nuraina A. Samad. Penulis. FPX.

  • 20 most popular Malaysians on Facebook

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    1 Mar 2010 | 3:25 pm
    Here is the list of 20 most popular Malaysians on Facebook. Data was compiled on 2nd March 2010 and there may be some changes by the time you are reading this. Mahathir bin Mohamad | 292,272 fans Scha Alyahya | 169,065 fans Fahrin Ahmad | 133,434 fans Yuna | 132,818 fans Najib Razak | 114,591 fans Fara Fauzana | 110,864 fans Aznil Hj. Nawawi | 98,355 fans Afdlin Shauki | 91,077 fans Faizal Tahir | 90,913 fans Nabil Raja Lawak | 85,184 fans Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat | 84,460 fans Siti Nurhaliza | 70,366 fans Anwar Ibrahim | 59,015 fans Diana Danielle | 54,347 fans Nora Danish | 49,980 fans Rozita…

  • Masaki. Member of lagendary Japanese punk band Power Of Idea, activist and film maker.

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    23 Feb 2010 | 10:01 am
    (This interview was originally published on Dec 8, 2008) Masaki, or better known as Mike among his friends is a fun loving movie buff, activist and film maker from Japan. But that’s not all. When he is not too busy cleaning and taking care of graveyards in his hometown (yes, that’s his day job), he also plays in a lagendary Japanese band, Power Of Idea and runs Tribal War Asia records. Masaki was in town last month with some friends to perform in Singapore and Johor Bahru as part of his ABC Partisan gig series that have been around for a long time. While here, he managed to…

  • Andreas Krapf. Illustrator & graphic designer.

    Syed Syahrul Zarizi
    16 Feb 2010 | 7:25 pm
    Our featured designer for this week is Andreas Krapf, Illustrator and graphic designer from Germany. Q. Tell us a little bit about your background and formal education. A. My name is Andreas Krapf, I’m 28 years old and live in a small town in Germany. I graduated from a German design-university in 2009. Since then i work as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. my focus has always been on illustration, nevertheless i enjoyed the education in typography and graphic design. Q. How do you describe your style? A. I love to draw and sculpt characters, monsters and stuff because…
 
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    Tcritic by Karl Long - The Daily T-Shirt Blog Covering Indie Fashion and Design

  • Let’s Trololo together!

    rangga
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:50 pm
    This Internet Meme may get noticed from you lately. A parody performance, usually known as “Trololololololo” of Eduard Anatolyevich Khil — simply known as Eduard Khil or Edward Hill — hit the YouTube with laugh. Bear in mind that the original video was shoot in the 1970s, so you don’t need to be in shock when the original person is currently enjoying his 70s years of age. Again, don’t be surprised if Khil is actually just knowing about his fame in the Internet just few days back. He’s never used with the Internet technology anyway. Thank God somebody…

  • Pixel art by iamnotadoll

    rangga
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:47 am
    Talking about pixel art always remind of the joyful era in the 1980s. Nintendo and Mario Bros are among iconic items that will never be forgotten. Pixel art is about 8-bit image created with fun and passionate heart. This time, the nostalgic moment resurfaces in the hand of iamnotadoll from redbubble. Take a look at some of her (or his? I am only guessing) creations. Ninjas, pirates, japanese manga characters, and Elvis are among characters she masters in this area. She crafts the design patiently and gradually from light to dark, from piece by piece and pixel by pixel, block by block. Who…

  • Polyamory Is Wrong

    karl
    9 Mar 2010 | 3:16 pm
    Very funny T-Shirt that I found via Unreasonablefaith’s awesome blog about religion, science and skepticism – good combo. Advertisement: Busted Tees: Funniest T-Shirts AnywhereMore Cowbell, Jesus Hates the Yankees, Great Gifts!

  • Mario Bros series from SplitReason

    rangga
    1 Mar 2010 | 4:10 pm
    Mario Bros, who don’t recognize these series? Ups, maybe there’s a chance for you not recognizing him if you weren’t grown up in the 90s. Mario and Luigi the plumbers are the team who should save the princess from the Dragon castle, and so on and so on. Mario once (and still) one of the most famous character in video games. Well, Mario Kart is still hype in Nintendo Wii until now. Hail to Nintendo and the gangs! SplitReason, specialized in gears for geeks and gamers, brings you the nostalgic moment with Mario (not with Luigi this time), by presenting The Plumbers Wardrobe…

  • Here’s Dr. Sheldon friendship flowchart, what is yours?

    rangga
    23 Feb 2010 | 5:11 pm
    I gotta be honest that I don’t watch The Big Bang Theory religiously, maybe one or two episodes of season 1. Yet, I can figure out that the series is telling about nerds (not only geeks) and their daily social life. One character that catch my attention is Sheldon Cooper, PhD, a theoretical physicist. For him, everything can be theorized, even can be drawn as a flowchart. Take this one as an example. Who would guess the idea of becoming friends can be drawn as principal in a flowchart? This friendship flowchart may describe the exact method used by Sheldon from meeting new person until…
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    Ponoko - Blog

  • Lift Hold & Roll

    Duann
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:11 pm
    Get your design shown at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in NYC with Future Perfect The Future Perfect will be curating an ICFF show called Lift Hold Roll. The concept is based around three mechanical products that are essential to the process. These three objects are a pulley, a clamp, and a caster. The idea is to utilize any one of these objects in a finished project. You can use as many of the one object that you have chosen. The Future Perfect will provide you with one object of your choosing. Criteria for submission: -Short description describing your product and how you…

  • Twitterpated

    Kristen Turner
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:43 am
    in love with the birds The explosive popularity of Twitter just goes to show — we live in an Audubon society. So for all you ornithophiliacs, here’s a curated collection of beautiful bird inspired designs. This is just soooo cute: the Bird Box Alarm Clock designed by lucky bits. Together with the free BirdBox app, this birdhouse shaped box turns your iPhone into a charming, chirping alarm clock. There are four different color houses, each one about $12. Watch this video on youtube of the clock in birdsong action. This sweet tweeter is a signature design from Naomi Murrell. She makes…

  • Design for Sustainability: Manufacture and material selection seminar

    Duann
    14 Mar 2010 | 6:04 pm
    Tuesday 23 March 2010 from 8:30am to 12:30pm at East Melbourne Library and Community Centre, 122 George Street, East Melbourne Over the next three months Design Victoria will present a Design for Sustainability seminar series. The three workshops will present design strategies to assist in the reduction of environmental stressors during each phase of the design cycle with first session focuing on manufacture and material selection. The Manufacture and Material Selection workshop will present strategies aimed at reducing the ecological impact on the manufacturing and material selection phase…

  • Copyright Clinic in Canberra

    Duann
    14 Mar 2010 | 2:49 pm
    For information about sponsorships, partnerships and donations to the arts. The Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) is holding a free half day mentoring clinic in Canberra that will provide practical advice and tips on copyright to be held 2 June 2010 from 9:30am to 12:00pm. Topics include: - Overview of legislation for visual artists on moral rights and duration. - Tips on protecting your copyright if working in Australia or overseas. - Artists’ rights and responsibilities in relation to creative commons. - Tips for dealing with possible infringements - Protecting your artwork on…

  • From Blight Comes Beauty

    Kristen Turner
    13 Mar 2010 | 8:29 pm
    Ponoko made project by Anna von Hartitzsch Fragmentation, decay, deterioration: these are the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, the conceptual basis of an incredible fashion collection from Anna von Hartitzsch. Fashion design student Anna von Hartitzsch spent her 2006 summer break at home. Her grandmother, whom she called Nana, was afflicted with Alzeheimer’s. Anna witnessed her Nana lose touch with her surroundings as well as her own self. “Her history was swept away by this disease,” Anna laments. That anguishing summer would, years later, become the inspiration for…
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  • New Designers and The Moral Imperative

    Eric Karjaluoto
    8 Mar 2010 | 9:10 am
    The following is in response to an interview with Paula Scher on the blog Pr*tty Sh*tty. In it Josh Berta asked Paula questions about her work and design in general. A few of her remarks, surrounding socially-concentrated design, felt troublesome. Read the interview here and (if you’re so inclined) look over my response: I am [...]

  • Go World?

    Eric Karjaluoto
    3 Mar 2010 | 1:49 pm
    I begin this post with some misgivings. In writing it, I stand to alienate some, and potentially paint myself as short-sighted, unpatriotic, and even curmudgeonly. What I can’t quite shake is the sense that it needs to be said, even if many (perhaps even my mom) think less of me. “We all squeezed the stick…” I watched [...]

  • My Year of Failure

    Eric Karjaluoto
    21 Jan 2010 | 9:05 am
    That’s right… I’m going to fail this year. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t really want to fail. Truth be told, it’s the kind of thing that completely messes with my head. Even contemplating doing so makes my uneasy, but I worry about the consequences of doing otherwise. Wait a second… I’m getting ahead of myself. [...]

  • Random Observations – Part 9

    Eric Karjaluoto
    14 Jan 2010 | 4:11 pm
    I probably haven’t ever noted this, but these Random Observations are a running project for me. In ways, they prove a respite of sorts from my otherwise lengthy posts. As I observe some kind of a rule or occurrence, I make note of it as succinctly as I can. (Some I admit, are contradictory—as is [...]

  • The Licensed Designer

    Eric Karjaluoto
    2 Jan 2010 | 10:01 am
    Engineers need to complete a certain amount of schooling, coupled with applied practice, before earning their “ticket.” After doing so, they gain increased responsibility as they’ve worked through a structured and rigorous training process. I want to make the case for similar training and accreditation for designers. Professionals Many professionals run through a comparable set of steps [...]
 
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  • Homage to Albers

    Topsy Turvy
    14 Mar 2010 | 5:06 am
    Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square, oil on blotting paper, 1976A very astute reader commented that the SoHo loft kitchen in my last post reminded him of the work of Josef Albers. Would you agree?The solid color blocks in Alber's paintings have a translucent quality, that relates to the way the color of the kitchen cabinets seems to glow from behind the frosted glass panels. Kind of like painted glass.Interestingly, these lovely nesting tables designed by Albers, feature glass tops that have been underpainted.Image from Bonluxat.

  • Kitchen As Art

    Topsy Turvy
    12 Mar 2010 | 6:48 am
    Befitting its owner, performance artist Marina Abramovic, this SoHo loft kitchen is the picture of drama and beauty.Designed by architect Dennis Wedlick. Photos by Bruce Buck for the New York Times.

  • Elle Decor Sneak Preview

    Topsy Turvy
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:28 am
    Start checking your mailbox now for your next issue of Elle Decor. Friend of Topsy Turvy, the trés charmant Belgian count, interior designer and furniture designer Bruno de Caumont was kind enough to give us a little heads-up ... his Brussels loft will be featured in the April magazine, which should hit newstands any day.You may remember my previous interview with Bruno here. Well, he has just sent over some behind-the-scenes photos of the making of the Elle Decor photoshoot – shot by his assistant and top-notch photographer in his own right, Benjamin Juveneton.The photographer for Elle…

  • Great Art for $20

    Topsy Turvy
    4 Mar 2010 | 5:02 am
    Click to enlarge image.Every Tuesday and Wednesday there is new art up for sale, in limited quantities, over at Jen Bekman's 20x200 website. There is always a $20 size available, and word on the street is that everything is selling like hotcakes.Tuesday's offering is this William Powhida print.(I have to say, his #17 reason to buy art might be my own #1.)Participating artists have included William Wegman and the Starn Twins.Check it out!

  • Magalog or Catazine?

    Topsy Turvy
    3 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am
    Anthropologie has always produced wonderful catalogs with exceptional photography, art direction and styling – in exotic locales. The most recent find in my mailbox, I think, brings catalog design to a new level.In the "Soft White Light" section, a model wears all white on every page, and her wispy tousled hairstyle is interwoven with a wildly luxurious crown of white flowers.The Art + Life section shows floral patterns and hot colors in front of painted backdrops of gorgeous wall-sized tropical leaves and blooms."Carried Away" features cut-out paper flora and fauna ingeniously arranged…
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  • The Real Value of Social Networks is You

    Thomas Baekdal
    15 Mar 2010 | 11:41 pm
    Today, in the Wall Street Journal, there is an article call "Entrepreneurs Question Value of Social Media." In it you can read how small business is starting to question the real value of Twitter - pointing to a survey that found that 22% made a profit, 53% broke even, and 19% lost money after engaging with social media. And it is certainly not the first time we have seen articles or surveys like these. But, this kind of generalization completely misses the point. To put it simply. Twitter, in itself is worth nothing to you. Nothing! It is what you do on Twitter that makes a difference. It's…

  • It's Always About The Story

    Thomas Baekdal
    10 Mar 2010 | 6:25 am
    Companies are constantly trying to come up with something new and exciting, but most of the time they to tend to focus on the wrong thing. Instead of creating a story, they make a book. Instead of creating interesting articles, they created a printed magazine. Instead of making remarkable products, they design a new website.The focus on a specific outcome as an object is never a very effective way to get ahead. Instead, you need to focus on the story, the emotion, the feeling and the experience. Let me illustrate that in a very simple way...Most people cannot draw comics. Or rather, most…

  • The Aliens Have Landed - in a Projector

    Thomas Baekdal
    10 Mar 2010 | 5:43 am
    David Riesenberg has designed this WiFi enabled 1080p projector concept, and it looks absolutely stunning. So far this is only a concept, but apart from it's stunning look. It is supposedly be using SSD storage, be WiFi enabled, and can run on batteries for up to 3 hours. Sweet! It also features a touch based remote (but I would rather I could simply control it via the iPhone or Android). - Read Comments

  • Penguin Offers a Glimpse of The Future of Ebooks

    Thomas Baekdal
    3 Mar 2010 | 7:30 pm
    Earlier this week Penguin presented their vision for how they could translate their book into the ebook format. Or rather, how they can really make us of digital publishing to create much better books.Here is the video:It's really fascinating stuff. Great ideas and great innovation. Some people are of course, questioning if this is really a book or just some fancy doohickey. But, people who asked that question need to rethink how they see the world. You are not selling books; you are selling stories. You don't define your product by the packaging it's in. It's the other way around. You define…

  • Microsoft Mobile Surface

    Thomas Baekdal
    1 Mar 2010 | 3:30 pm
    Remember Microsoft Surface? You know, the big multi-touch coffee table? Now Microsoft is working on a much smaller version with Mobile Surface.Mobile Surface is a research project from Microsoft that attempt to combine the power of smart phones and flexibility of a huge coffee table interaction into on. And the trick right now is to use a small projector to display the image from the phone unto any surface. But it gets better, because you can then interact with you phone interface directly via the projected image. Not just in a 2D flat way that we are used to, but in 3D. notice: Update -…
 
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  • Tron Legacy Tralier

    Kellis Landrum
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:33 pm
    We posted some early tests for the new Tron movie a few months ago and we just caught a glimpse of the new trailer. There’s a very “Ghost in The Shell” quality to seeing Jeff Bridges represented as a CGI thirty something that never ages. This looks as though it’s a fitting update to a Syd Mead classic and we highly recommend choosing the 1080p option  at full screen (at the bottom of the video player click 380p and scroll up to 1080p, then click the icon with four outward facing arrows).

  • State of the Design Blogosphere- KanyeWest.com

    Neu Black
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:44 pm
    Just to get this out of the way- Yes we know, Kanye West is crazy. That said, we have a lot of respect for Kanye for taking chances chances with millions of people watching. While the results usually fall towards either utterly amazing or disastrous, they are almost always worth watching. Hence we wanted to take a moment to talk about Kanye’s newly redesigned site. While Kanye west is obviously a musician frost and foremost, he decided to make KanyeWest.com a forum for art and design, with no mention of records, tour dates, or any other self promotional information. This is a very bold…

  • Decode: Digital Design Sensations @ The Porter Gallery

    Neu Black
    11 Mar 2010 | 12:43 pm
    Decode: Digital Design Sensations showcases the latest developments in digital and interactive design, from small, screen-based, graphics to large-scale interactive installations. The exhibition includes works by established international artists and designers such as Daniel Brown, Golan Levin, Daniel Rozin, Troika and Karsten Schmidt. The exhibition features both existing works and new commissions created especially for the exhibition. The exhibition explores three themes: Code presents pieces that use computer code to create new works and looks at how code can be programmed to create…

  • One Bit Increment- Paper Cut Site/Game

    Kellis Landrum
    10 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    While flash games are a dime a dozen this is truly something different, creative and amazing. “One Bit Increment is two designers (Leon Hong and Camile Orillaneda) who find some enjoyment in coding interactive experiences. We spend our work days in front of our laptops, sketching, debugging, and eating (roasted) potatoes. One Bit Wonder is where we document our thoughts and projects.” We’re all about creating interactive experience websites and look forward to seeing more work from these two in the future.

  • Mociun

    Toshi Jones
    9 Mar 2010 | 10:35 am
    Inspired by her travels Caitlin Mociun’s line, aptly self titled, is an eclectic bricolage of pattern and concept. The collection named in astrological terminology, revives a cut from the 1980’s and splashes in contemporary patterns to reveal a relaxed and modish look. Available online here.
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  • CSS in Depth: Floats and Positions

    16 Mar 2010 | 2:17 pm
    Both floats and positions deal with the relationship of elements between each other. Without these, padding and margins would be ineffectual.5 Vote(s)

  • 25 Awesome Natural Brushes & Textures for Photoshop

    16 Mar 2010 | 1:08 pm
    25 Awesome Natural Brushes & Textures for Photoshop 5 Vote(s)

  • FREE open source Flash CMS released!

    16 Mar 2010 | 11:41 am
    We are glad to announce the release of our FancyCMS 0.8.3 Beta free open source core for free and commercial use! Main features of our free flash cms are: seo friendly, flash blog, dynamic content, flash e-commerce, easy to change website themes.9 Vote(s)

  • 20 beautiful heart inspirations

    16 Mar 2010 | 11:16 am
    Amazing collection of photoshoped hearts.6 Vote(s)

  • 10 Amazing iPhone PSD Resources

    16 Mar 2010 | 10:41 am
    .psd source files are truly amazing and unique. Not only talented artists, but also offer the opportunity to dig deeper and discover how they were created. It will give you the opportunity to learn, as opposed to tutorials, step by step. With the PSD extension. , can your sleeves and plunge your hands dirty in the internal life.4 Vote(s)
 
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  • Mateus Kolek

    zeutcher
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:10 pm
    Mateus Kolek est un illustrateur et graphiste de talent, qui vient de Pologne. J’aime beaucoup son habileté et son univers coloré. A découvrir dans la suite sur www.zeutch.com Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • Daily Inspiration #63

    Hizoku
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:17 pm
    Support Art|Spread Creativity|Get Inspired A Creative Universe’s Daily Inspiration READ MORE Source: ACreativeUnvierse.com Powered By Hizoku Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • Photography by David Woolley

    phogph
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:33 pm
    Creative pinup and makeup photography by David Woolley, talented fashion and commercial photographer, based in Perth, Western Australia. David Woolley specialises in retro glamour style from the 20s to the 50s Photography by David Woolley Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • How to Create a Cool Sweet Style Text Effect

    fewer
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:41 pm
    A nice tutorial, on how to create sweet shiny 3D text effect. It’s rather for people who are just starting their journey with Photoshop. Check it out! Create a Cute Sweet Style Text Effect Create a Cute Sweet Style Text Effect Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

  • Must Read Inspirational Blogs & Websites for Creatives #5

    catalin zorzini
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:37 pm
    Here we are again, showcasing some 10 cool new blogs & websites we come across lately aka Inspired Websites. Feel free to leave a comment and suggest other interesting stuff for the creative community. Our Sponsors: 2wowu - Buy or Sell PSD's & Get Free $5.00 With Code: FREEFIVE Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook
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  • Showcase of Creative and Inspiring Text Art

    ronald
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:37 pm
    Text Art is a graphic design technique that uses a group of words or text to form an artistic masterpiece. Text in various sizes and shapes are artistically merged together to create one astounding image. Enjoy this Showcase of Creative and Inspiring Text Art. Also, this may serve as an inspiration to those who plans on venturing to a different design technique.. So be inspired and have fun browsing through this post! Enjoy! Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source Visit Source…

  • Web Promotion Tips from Brand Identity Designer David Airey

    Sam Nam
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:04 pm
    If you haven’t gotten around to creating yourself a website or online portfolio, you’re missing out on a great opportunity. In today’s YTD post we discuss the importance of web promotion for graphic designers with David Airey, the famous brand identity designer, blogger and internet marketer extraordinaire. His self-titled website, www.davidairey.com, draws thousands of readers a day and made headlines when the international online community rallied to support his stand against an unscrupulous domain thief. He recently published an amazing book entitled Logo Design Love and works as a…

  • 45 Free High Quality Apple Wallpapers

    ronald
    11 Mar 2010 | 5:51 am
    One of the most well-known multinational companies in the world is Apple inc. It is a corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics, computer software, and commercial servers. Among its best-known hardware products are the Macintosh computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Because of its technologically advance products and high-quality software, Apple has undeniably left a good mark on many consumers. And no wonder, there simple and elegant product design is inspiring designers to even create custom wallpapers with Apple themes. For those who love customizing their desktop, this…

  • 29 Sexy iPhone App Designs

    Chad
    10 Mar 2010 | 4:25 am
    The iPhone is the most popular product of the past two years. By now everyone knows what the iPhone is, and most of you have one or have come in close contact with one. The iPhone has changed the mobile industry and slated itself as a trend setter. The phone itself isn’t the biggest selling feature – it’s the apps. Allowing consumers to purchase apps really sets apart the iPhone from anything else. The App store has exploded with amazing clever little tools. Developers are pushing the boundaries with creative ideas and beautiful looking interfaces. A beautiful app…

  • 30+ Corporate WordPress Themes

    Jennifer
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    We’ve compiled 30+ excellent corporate WordPress themes from ThemeForest for your next corporate client. Either download the themes and customize them to your client’s needs or use these designs as inspiration to create a unique WordPress template from scratch. Corporate WordPress Themes Dark n’ Clean Agivee idea Business Shop Creative.Biz Universal Business Spacio WP WPA Parade Theme Vanilla Business Theme Business Planet Vision Business Gold Design Agency Twicet Business Portfolio Advantage RT-Theme 7 Loarse Good Start Whiteyclean BOSSPRESS Teknium Innova Ambition Picco…
 
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    Abduzeedo | Graphic Design Inspiration and Photoshop Tutorials

  • CSS 3 Tips by Nick and Jim from Doctype

    abduzeedo
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:53 am
    Doctype is the show for people who make websites. Every episode, Nick and Jim, break down the latest topics and trends in web design and web development, from CSS3 and iconography to jQuery and web security. Whether you're a designer that wants to learn some coding or a developer that thinks everything they make looks like crap, Doctype is the show for you! They have some very useful episodes with tips for those, like me, are trying to improve their CSS 3 skill, using rounded corners, text-shadows and columns. That's why we're sharing these episodes with the Abduzeedo community. For more…

  • Kickass Illustrations by Mr. Dave Johnson

    PauloGabriel
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:49 am
    Oh my God. I actually thought I had already posted about this guy. Ok, not just some guy, but Dave Johnson. Dave who? Dave Johnson! If you don't know him, you should really google him just to know how great this artist is. He's one of the greatest illustrators out there. <!--break--> When I was younger, one of my all time favorite Superman comics mini-series was the Red Son. I loved those books... and later I found out that Dave Johnson had done the covers for them. I instantly faved that guy forever. He's done some great works for both Marvel and DC, and many great indie works... anyways,…

  • Tuesday Total Textures #10

    paul0v2
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:35 am
    Tuesday Total Textures is post series that will bring a new life to your Tuesdays. Every week I'll be posting some free hi resolution textures that you can use in your projects. Check out this week's textures, download the ones you like and start making your texture collection. <!--break--> Planet Texture Art Nouveau Pattern Texture Colour Creation Grungy Texture Peeling Rainbow Water Presswood Salmon Bokeh Wooden Texture Texture About the authorHi! I'm Paulo Canabarro and I'm here to post some really cool stuff for you, if you have any ideas or any requests please get @ me -…

  • Breathtaking 3D Pieces from Olivier Ponsonnet

    GisMullr
    16 Mar 2010 | 4:40 am
    If you are like me - someone that loves 3d artworks - you will probably love this selection! Olivier Ponsonnet, aka reiv at CGSOCIETY, is a very talented artist who works with 3D Max and creates breath taking pieces to amaze us. I believe you are already familiar with some of his work... and that is exactly why I decided to put this selection together, to make sure you get to know more of Olivier's work. Olivier Ponsonnet's pieces are a mix of realism and imagination, something intriguing and mysterious, full of details and personality. His pieces are really beautiful and eye catching, so…

  • Architect Day: Bruno Erpicum

    MarceloSeferin
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:15 am
    Belgian architect Bruno Erpicum is a great inspiration. His designs are very elegant and well resolved, both in their created areas and in their functionality in relation to integration of landscape. <!--break--> Photos from site erpicum.org. Bruno studied at Erpicum ISASLB - Institute of Architecture Saint Luc Brussels in Belgium between 1978 and 1983. In 1986, along with François de Montivault and Marc Timmermans, he created the office Bureau d'Estudes GMT. After 10 years the office was divided into 2 areas: All Projects led by Montivault and Concept by Erpicum GMT. In 2001, it was…
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  • Episode 22 - Updating Your Portfolio

    Danny Outlaw
    12 Mar 2010 | 8:15 am
    I like to think I become a better designer everyday. While this is great from a skill level point of view, it is also a little bothersome. How could becoming a better designer be a drawback you ask? Well, mostly because it makes me look at my older work like it is a piece of crap. I constantly look back at work I did even a month ago and feel like it is subpar compared to whatever I am currently working on. Sometimes it even makes me feel bad for the client. I think to myself; “How on earth did they OK that design?!” It is this feeling that makes me question if I should not show…

  • Episode 21 - The Importance of Interface Design

    Danny Outlaw
    3 Mar 2010 | 6:44 am
    We all know that slick interface designs are pretty to look at. Personally, I ogle over them like the centerfold in a mens magazine. Is that weird? The more sleek and intuitive the design, the more I am drawn to it. Obviously, one of the results of good interface design is usability. Give me an app that looks pretty and works the way I expect it to and I am sold. Where do I pay? I’m sure none of you will argue with the general statements above. Well, maybe the one about the mens magazines, but you know what I mean. So we all enjoy applications that work intuitively and and look pretty,…

  • Episode 20 - Staying Organized as a Freelancer

    Danny Outlaw
    24 Feb 2010 | 7:12 am
    I try so hard to stay organized on a daily basis. Keeping all my ducks in a row is what allows me to juggle way more projects than the typical freelancer. Despite all my efforts to keep my inbox clean, schedule calls ahead of time, run everything through my project management app, and other organizational methods; it seems like it can go to shit in a heart beat. For me, this is usually the result of a client who refuses to use Basecamp once the project has been started. What happens next is like a monsoon in my inbox. Emails containing comments, feedback, files, copy, and other related…

  • A Preview of Things to Come

    Danny Outlaw
    17 Feb 2010 | 6:58 am
    As many of you may have noticed, I haven’t had a chance to update Outlaw Design Blog in some time and it has really been bothering me. I would like to apologize for this lack of work on my part. As some of you regulars may know, I recently got married, am buying a house, and having a baby soon. On top of all that, my Wordpress Designers business has been really taking off. Not that any of this is an excuse to leave you guys high and dry, but it is a reason. Apologize aside, I have been trying to find a new way to bring Outlaw Design Blog back to life. It seems that there are 1,001…

  • What I Have Learned About the 80/20 Rule

    Danny Outlaw
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:03 am
    Any good freelancer has surely hear the saying that 80% of your work will come from 20% of your clients. As a young freelancer, I found this saying to be far from true. In the beginning, it was more like 80% of my work came low paying clients I found on job boards and 20% of the time I wanted to shoot them in the face. At the time, I couldn’t understand how this saying could be true. I rarely ever had repeat clients, let alone ones who would come back time and time again. Looking back, I’m sure it to do with two things: 1. The quality of my work. 2. The quality of my clients.
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  • Create a Candy Inspired Vector Snowboard Design

    Chris Spooner
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am
    Learn how to put together a sweet candy inspired design in Illustrator by cutting, splitting and joining vector paths to produce an intricate weave of shapes. We’ll then add some finishing touches with subtle shading and a cool striped overlay to add depth to the design. The final concept will them be ready for being mocked up as a custom snowboard design. One of the wonders of working with Illustrator is how a great looking design can be created from just playing around with the basic shapes. This particular design is created mostly through manipulating and joining vector paths to form…

  • Win a Copy of the Billings3 Invoicing App for Mac

    Chris Spooner
    12 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    The cool team from Marketcircle have kindly offered two licenses of their Billings application for Mac. Billings 3 is a time tracking and invoicing application that makes running your business a breeze. Fancy winning a copy? Access All Areas members can log in and enter the prize draw! Billings is a ... Log in to your Access All Areas account to read the rest of this post. Not a member? Becoming an Access All Areas member gives you the ability to view exclusive members-only content just like this. The premium category is already packed full of discount codes and useful design resources, and…

  • Create a Fun Print-Ready Doodled Business Card Design

    Chris Spooner
    8 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    There’s nothing more unique to your creative talent than a series of your own doodles and sketches. Let’s use the good old doodle to represent our design services by combining quick and fun doodles with a print ready business card design. We’ll be drawing our doodles directly in Illustrator, and using the application’s print abilities to set up our business card document with the correct margins and bleed to build a complete print-ready PDF document. The design we’ll be building calls upon some random ideas for the topic of your doodles. How about a stick-man…

  • This Week’s Favourites – March 5th 2010

    Chris Spooner
    5 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    In this week’s roundup of creative goodness, we have a unique Illustrator tutorial covering the creation of watercolor effects; a CSS tutorial on the popular sprites technique; a fantastic introduction and overview of CSS attribute selectors; another brilliant Illustrator tutorial, this time creating a bright and crisp illustration; and a well presented bunch of typography tips. Design Instruct This unique tutorial from the freshly launched Design Instruct covers some great tips on how to recreate a great looking watercolour and hand-drawn marker effect from a base photo. Definitely worth…

  • How To Build a Vector Clock Graphic in Illustrator

    Chris Spooner
    1 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    If you’re looking to develop your Illustrator skills, here’s a tutorial for you! Follow this walkthrough to see the how adding layer after layer of vector shapes, along with a range of gradients and a spot of texture can quickly create a great looking icon-style clock graphic. The main ingredient we’ll be adding to this design, other than a bunch of circles to build up the overall shape, is a range of gradient fills. These gradients are what really adds that extra touch of depth, and combined with an extra shadow or two, results in a fairly realistic looking graphic. Open up…
 
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  • Color Isn’t Always Better

    Jennifer Moline
    10 Mar 2010 | 9:22 pm
    Do designers dream in Pantone with visions of rainbows in their heads? Color is a vital part of any graphic designer’s life – after all, they’re the ones paid to come up with pleasing color combinations that will sell a product. That’s why you often see a bold use of color for logos (think Pepsi’s use of primary-color red and blue) as well as websites (such as Graphic Design Blog’s paint-spattered header). While color definitely garners attention, there are times that black and white or a sepia tone will generate a different feeling. Think of how The Wall Street Journal, with its…

  • Inspiration Smorgasbord

    Chad Engle
    8 Mar 2010 | 9:50 pm
    Ok Go – This Too Shall Pass And Then There Was Salsa Saul Bass: On Making Money vs Quality Work Kaleidoscope Made from Typography by Katerina Orlikova avantgarde by Max Quolin Larent Nivalle Photography Crush+Lovely Hipstamatic iPhone App Haäfe & Haph Simon Collison Sponsored by Advertise on Fuel Brand Network. Fuel Brand Network 2010 cc (creative commons license) Inspiration Smorgasbord

  • Tales of an Ex-designer

    marshallrake
    2 Mar 2010 | 10:54 pm
    Tired of clients? Sick of toeing the line between artist and “mad man” (without the added bonus of the martini lunches)? Want to get paid? Want to get paid on time? Me too. photo by yushimoto I was sitting on the plane from New York to Los Angeles racing to finish a project for a client. My battery life was rapidly dwindling and the pressures of design and technology restrictions put me over the edge. I closed my laptop in frustration and took a look at my surroundings. Why haven’t I noticed this before?  The plane.  The passengers. The many small problems that were being solved by…

  • Stellar Branding Across Various Mediums

    Chad Engle
    28 Feb 2010 | 9:43 pm
    Branding & Identity can make or break a company. If you have worked on large scale client with billboards, brochures, letterhead, envelopes, TV, web etc. you know how many details there are to work out over a various amount of mediums. You also know how consistency plays a big role in how well a campaign or branding is executed on those multiple platforms. We as consumers are flooded with many of these daily. Brands like Pepsi, Coke, Budweiser, BMW, Nike, Apple are just a select few that you see ads from or branding in your life. Here is a set of stellar designs that are carried out…

  • 36 Minutes of Creative Genius

    Chad Engle
    24 Feb 2010 | 9:28 pm
    We all need a small spark to get going sometimes… What makes it easier to get going than some creative videography, editing & animation? Not much. Here are some creative videos some with mind blowing CG landscapes or an amazing look at what goes into a Macworld cover and some just have a great soundtrack to bop your head to. Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. from Chris Cairns Kingdom of the unreal but also a higher state of being, ultimately free of the limitations of the material world through the agency of science, technology, and imagination. HP – invent from Tom and Matt…
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  • Middleweight/Senior Designer

    suev
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:18 pm
    Based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Hemisphere is a design and marketing consultancy with over 21 years experience in creating what we call ‘useful beauty’ – great design that delivers results. We’re nationally recognised for our expertise in destination and large-scale branding projects, where our high level of strategic analysis and creative track record has delivered highly impactful and effective place brands. We’re currently looking to add to our creative team with a middleweight/senior designer who ideally has the versatility to work across both traditional and digital…

  • Digital designer

    timnotjim
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:58 pm
    Who are we looking for? A versatile digital designer, who will work under our creatives to execute designs based on their art direction; Not to say you will be pushing pixels, we run a small collaborative creative team and you will have the opportunity to get stuck in creatively across all our shit hot digital campaigns. You will have a great personal style but also have the ability to create versatile & beautiful artwork for a wide range of digital applications such as Web, campaign, mobile. Working in our digital production team you will be exposed to progressive global brands through…

  • Alexa Meade

    Jack
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:39 am
    On the face of it this scene looks like a nice, if unremarkable acrylic painting. You’d be half right. This is the work of Washington-based artist Alexa Meade. Her canvas are people. She paints directly onto her subjects, making them appear to be part of her art installations. To find out for about Alexa and her work, visit here.

  • Creative Web Designer wanted

    Evolutia
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:35 am
    Evolutia are an expanding web design agency based in central Manchester. With a growing client base and some exciting projects in the pipeline, we’re looking to expand our team with an enthusiastic, talented full-time web designer. We don’t micro-manage our staff: our work is interesting and rewarding; our office is relaxed and friendly; most of all, we believe that any prospective candidates should be as obsessed with good design as we are. Do you have: - A passion for design, including typography for the web, grid systems and interactive experiences/usability? - A per-pixel sense of…

  • Freelance Packaging Artworker(s) wanted

    tdomf_79bcd
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:09 am
    Truth are looking for freelance artworkers with packaging experience. Please send CV and work samples via email to darren@truth-design.co.uk.
 
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  • Mash Creative 2010 Calendar

    Antonio Carusone
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:37 am
    Last week I received this gorgeous Limited Edition A1 calendar designed by Mash Creative. The posters are printed 2 colour litho on 170gsm cyclus offset with a 60% cyan shiner to achieve an extra rich black. Each poster is hand numbered and signed by the designer. Only 100 were printed and you can purchase one exclusively from Counter Objects.

  • Naoto Fukasawa

    Antonio Carusone
    12 Mar 2010 | 8:28 am
    I’ve been obsessed with furniture design, specifically chair design, for some time now. My all-time favorite chair designer is none other than the brilliant Hans Wegner. If you’ve never heard of the name, you’ve probably seen one of his classic chairs. Recently though, I’ve become obsessed with the chair designs of Naoto Fukasawa. Fukasawa is best known for his MUJI CD player, Plus Minus Zero Humidifier, and au/KDDI INFOBAR and Neon phones, all of which are part of MoMA’s permanent collection. Since 2008, Fukasawa has designed a furniture series for Japanese company Maruni…

  • Colosseo Letterpress Print

    Antonio Carusone
    10 Mar 2010 | 7:45 am
    An extraordinary poster by the ridiculously talented Cameron Moll, that took a year to make. An image of the Coliseum in Rome, Italy is formed using handcrafted characters from the Goudy Trajan and Bembo Pro typefaces. Each poster is printed on Somerset Velvet Black or Crane Lettra Pearl and letterpressed by Bjørn Press of Provo, Utah. I’m simply amazed but the level of detail and the quality of the piece, but what I’m truly impressed by is the dedication and commitment by Cameron to stick with it for an entire year. It was totally worth it.

  • Dan Reisinger

    Antonio Carusone
    8 Mar 2010 | 11:39 am
    Dan Reisinger is an Israeli graphic designer who’s work includes posters, calendars, logos, corporate and environmental day. He’s probably most known for his work for EL AL Airlines, which includes a beautiful series of destination posters that were designed from 1968–72. I love his style and his work is probably the only example I’ve ever seen of good design that uses Hebrew letters. Reisinger also designed this lovely perpetual calendar for MoMA in 1987.

  • Shepley Bulfinch Poster by Experimental Jetset

    Antonio Carusone
    5 Mar 2010 | 6:51 am
    I’ve been meaning to post about this for a month now and finally got around to doing it. Experimental Jetset recently designed this lovely poster, for architecture firm Shepley Bulfinch, announcing their 2010 fellowship. The design is based on the Roman numerals ‘MMX’ represented with geometric forms that relate back architecture. A brilliant piece. You can read more about the design process on Shepley Bulfinch’s blog and get a peak at an early sketch EJ did for the poster. It’s always interesting to see how a design evolves from a sketch to the final piece.
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  • Architizer Los Angeles Launch Party

    Sylvia
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am
    If you are in the Southern California area we heartily encore you to attend to the Architizer Los Angeles Launch Party next Thursday. It’s going to be amazing!

  • Backyard House

    Sylvia
    15 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am
    SHED designed this modern, efficient and livable house overlooking downtown Seattle and Elliot Bay. A blend of inspiring spaces and unique modern finishes with strategically placed glass walls that bring the outdoors in while maintaining a sense of privacy and seclusion. Unobstructed views of downtown and Elliott Bay make a great backdrop for the rooftop deck. The house is Built Green certified with the environment and a sense of community in mind. Special thanks to Cindy from SHED for sharing.

  • Weekend Links March 14

    Sylvia
    14 Mar 2010 | 4:08 am
    Modern Pedestrian Bridge crossing above the high-speed railway. Studio Banana TV: Fishermen Departments in Galicia. Sears Tower architect, Bruce J. Graham has died. Winners of the 2010 Skyscraper Competition. The prominent North Caolina architect Herb McKim died. Hadid’s Broad Museum will finally break ground on March 16. 2 (or 3…) questions for Propellor Design. Richard Hutten’s 18 year of playing. Frank O. Gehry talks about his scandalous house. Urban Forest Skyscraper by MAD Architects. The Genetic Stair, a very complicated stainless steel staircase. Architecture Lab video:…

  • Defining a Creative Hub

    Sylvia
    12 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am
    Domus Academy is launching a new competition named Define a Creative Hub with the aim to test the talent and urban vision skills with an experimental contemporary subject. Find more about the competition here.

  • Marta Massada House

    Sylvia
    11 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am
    Portuguese architecture firm spaceworkers transformed a typical house in the city of Oporto, into a new cosmopolitan house preserving its identity. Here is the project description: Intervening in a typical habitation of the Oporto urban tissue it’s by itself a reason for the memory theme run through our thought, as the memory itself begins to delineate like a program, a “tool” capable of function as a moderator element between the “old” and the “new”. This project tries to recreate the habitation spaces (an element per se container and generator of memories),…
 
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  • 11 useful free sandbox WordPress themes

    Mirko
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:51 am
    If you often build WordPress themes on a regular basis, you probably have your own solution to make the process faster and more efficient. Many designers and developers create their own solution for that, and some even share their work with the world. The following blank WordPress themes will help you to create WordPress themes faster, so take a good look at it. 1. Neutica A recent sandbox WordPress theme based on the Helvetica Neue font, it features an option page where you can switch colors. Thumbnails are automatically pulled. 2. WP Framework A WordPress theme to serve as a starting point…

  • Featured Designer: Andrew Hoffmann

    Mirko
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:07 am
    Andrew Hoffmann is a designer and artist from Denver, USA. He has worked for all kind of big companies for a very good reason: he is a great designer, although I like his artistic and illustration work better. Check it out for yourself! Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blogFeatured Designer: Andrew Hoffmann

  • Brand refresh for Chiquita Banana

    Mirko
    14 Mar 2010 | 8:31 am
    Chiquita Banana’s rebrand is so cool that when I first saw it I thought it was some student project, well it seems it’s not. Design Related has a great interview with the creators of this cool campaign for Chiquita. Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blogBrand refresh for Chiquita Banana

  • Logorama wins an Oscar

    Mirko
    9 Mar 2010 | 11:18 pm
    Logorama, a short action-movie taking place in the world of brands, recently won the Oscar of the best short animated film. It is the creation of the french studio H5, often awarded in the past. It took them 5 years to complete this 17 minutes animated movie so this Oscar is probably more than welcome. The movie can be seen at the end of this post or by clicking this link, also check out some images taken from it. Klik hier om het video filmpje te bekijken Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blogLogorama wins an Oscar

  • UPrinting Business cards giveaway

    Mirko
    9 Mar 2010 | 6:58 pm
    Once again, UPrinting is being nice to Designer Daily’s readers, this time they will be offering 3 Sets of 500 Die Cut Business Cards. How to enter the giveaway? To enter the giveaway, just tweet the following sentence: Get a chance to win 500 die cut business cards http://bit.ly/d9VUqm (via @mirkohumbert) Make sure that you don’t change anything to that phrase to be included in the contest. Send it only once, duplicate entries will be removed. How are winners chosen? The winner will be picked randomly on monday March 15, at 12:00 am chinese time, using TweetAways. What can you win?
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  • Prunings LVI

    Alexander Trevi
    13 Mar 2010 | 5:54 pm
    (The winning entry in Spontaneous Architecture's Haiti-themed February competition is Trevor Watson's proposal for a temporary organization infrastructure for post-disasterscapes.)1) Videos of the Foodprint NYC panel discussions are now on iTunes U.2) The Wall Street Journal on Mumbai's skywalks. “To lift the pedestrians that power this city above the fray, Mumbai is building more than 50 elevated walkways. The skywalks will sprout from train stations across the city and snake over the traffic for up to two miles to create a pedestrian express lane.” So many wrongs.3) Mammoth on the…

  • Trestles Beach Access Competition

    Alexander Trevi
    11 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm
    (One true mark of a great competition organizer is providing ample graphics for bloggers to choose from.)Architecture for Humanity must be after our hearts!Access to Trestles, one of North America’s most celebrated waves, is under threat due to safety and environmental concerns. Currently, over 100,000 people each year follow informal trails through wetlands and over active train tracks to gain access to the surf breaks at Trestles. These impromptu manmade paths present a safety hazard with passing trains and threaten the fragile ecosystem of Trestles.In response, a coalition of concerned…

  • Links for 2010-03-11 [del.icio.us]

    Alexander Trevi
    UK develops 'intelligent CCTV' "CCTV cameras that can pick out abandoned luggage, suspicious behaviour and lock onto potential suspects are being developed by UK researchers." [BBC News]

  • Links for 2010-03-09 [del.icio.us]

    Alexander Trevi
    Open Source Ecology "Open Source Ecology is a movement dedicated to the collaborative development of tools for replicable, open source, modern off-grid 'resilient communities.' By using permaculture and digital fabrication together to provide for basic needs and open source methodology to allow low cost replication of the entire operation, we hope to empower anyone who desires to move beyond the struggle for survival and 'evolve to freedom.'" Come Out & Play "Each year the Come Out & Play settles in a different neighborhood and explores the limits of…

  • Site Specific

    Alexander Trevi
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:03 pm
    (A house anxiously awaiting its erasure. Photo by Kane Cunningham.)UK landscape artist Kane Cunningham is planning to rig his new home with cameras not to film the stunning views of the North Yorkshire coast but to document its imminent destruction. Sitting precipitously close to the edge of a cliff, the house could fall off at any moment. Coastal erosion has already eaten away most of the garden.Some nearby houses were similarly threatened but were condemned and demolished in advance of the migrating cliff edge. Cunningham, however, wants the climate-changed sea itself to devour his…
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  • Oops, I Mean Hoops Contest!

    SEI Design Group
    9 Mar 2010 | 11:31 pm
    Have you signed up for our March Madness fun?  Be ready so you can get your brackets done when the announcement of teams is made on Sunday.  Mike is our hoops guru, so contact him if you have any questions.  Time for a Hoops related Contest.  You can win this exciting prize, BASKET CASE.  The winner of this prize can select a friend to wear the basket so others can take their shots.  Looks like fun to us!  A little cash to treat the participants to a snack comes with the game.  Just leave a basketball related comment below to enter.  A random entry will be selected, so no skill…

  • These Kids Are Incredible!

    SEI Design Group
    8 Mar 2010 | 8:50 pm

  • SEI Staff Members Settling In

    SEI Design Group
    8 Mar 2010 | 9:29 am
    Bradley Moreland, Assoc. AIA Sr. Architectural Designer Kurt A. Vater, CSI, CDT, AAIA Sr. Architectural Designer

  • Sustainable Construction Discussion

    SEI Design Group
    7 Mar 2010 | 8:58 am

  • Schuylerville Field Trip

    SEI Design Group
    17 Feb 2010 | 9:42 pm
    Some of the Albany SEI crew took a recent field trip to the Schuylerville CSD site.
 
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  • Tooshie Tuesday

    Pony
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:17 am
    Anyone for some nice round tooshie today?

  • Daily Cool Pics

    Pony
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:15 am
    Thinking outside the box is what makes this country go!

  • Party in Vegas

    Pony
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:13 am
    Want to party in Vegas? Well if so you have to try out Vanity at the Hard Rock Hotel to see what kind of new high end clubs are still popping up on and off the strip.

  • Volleyball needs more cheering

    Pony
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:19 am
    Last year we showed you some hot bikini clad cheerleaders that support volleyball players.  We also had you compare beach volleyball to collegiate volleyball to see which is hotter.  Today we bring you another set of bikini clad cheerleaders that make you want to go spike something.

  • Want your car to sparkle?

    Pony
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:15 am
    My wife has an iPhone case covered in crystals and that stupid thing cost some dollars. So I can imagine how much a legit Swaroski crystal covered Mercedes would go for.  Plus the glare can’t be safe for other drivers.
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  • Less and more by Dieter Rams

    David Carlson
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:45 pm
    The book Less and More about Dieter Rams for the publisher Gestalten has been a nice companion for the last couple of weeks. We are constantly browsing through it, happy to find great products by a great designer in a very nicely, Japanese inspired, designed book. In addition to the complete visual presentation of his designs, new texts by international experts reevaluate his work in a contemporary context. In the more than 40 years that he spent working at Braun, Dieter Rams established himself as one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century. His elegantly clear visual…

  • Why authenticity makes a difference

    David Carlson
    12 Mar 2010 | 8:31 am
    Below follows some monetary proof why authenticity and storytelling matters and makes a difference. They give soul to otherwise ‘dead’ products. The products below were sold at the Bukowskis auction of properties of the late Swedish director Ingemar Bergman held a couple of month ago. Bedside table with sketches and notes from mr Bergman’s dreams. Price when new probably around SEK 1000 (EUR 100). Price at the auction SEK 340.000 (approx. EUR 30.000). Chess pieces which were used in the movie The Seventh Seal in the famous scene were the Knight and the Death plays a…

  • David Report in Luxury Society

    David Carlson
    10 Mar 2010 | 5:55 am
    David Report is featured in Luxury Society, a global community for luxury professionals. We are presenting an outtake from the 2007 Future Luxury report. It is interesting to see that the eight trends that we brought forward back then are as relevant today. The trends we pinpoint are: Timeless Quality, Security and Safety, Emotional Branding, Good Karma, Seize the Day, Supreme Regionalism, Food and Health and finally Individual Editions. Read the complete report about Future Luxury.

  • Zero Stitch by Mattias Ståhlbom

    David Carlson
    8 Mar 2010 | 5:24 am
    Stitch is a new wall and ceiling lamp by Swedish designer Mattias Ståhlbom for Zero. The construction and the appearance of the lamp are inspired by the same principle as an embroidery frame. When attached on the wall or in the ceiling it is possible to adjust the frame in different angles to direct the light and gain the most effect out from the light source and the lamp. Stitch is made of roller milled aluminium with a diffuser of matt acrylic. It exists in two sizes and in various colors.

  • Lush luxury from Lomo

    David Carlson
    3 Mar 2010 | 11:38 pm
    Probably you saw our yesterday update with Lomo and their new analogue system. Today we report about a brand new 24 karat gold plated camera body wrapped in finest leather called Lomo LC-A Gold. It is a crispy collectible with only 130 piece limited edition with engraved serial number and certificate of authenticity. It is a celebration  of25 golden years with Lomo. The camera comes with the legendary Russian Lomo LC-A+ lens for vignetted and super saturated photos. It’s specially designed to keep this bling safe, it holds two Lomography 800 ASA films in gold-coloured anniversary…
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  • Tadeo Table by Eoos for Walter Knoll

    Daily Icon
    15 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm
    The Tadeo table can be extended in no time at all. Just release the locks in the middle, slide open the table top sections, bring out the leaf, then push the surfaces together and lock them again. Choose from variants with and without the extending mechanism, with solid wood legs or an aluminium glass-bead blasted side framework. Tadeo Table, by Eoos, for Walter Knoll

  • Tampa Museum of Art by Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

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    15 Mar 2010 | 3:55 pm
    This museum is a neutral frame for the display of art, an empty canvass to be filled with paintings. It is a beautiful but blank container, a scaffold, to be completed by its contents. We are interested in openness, in unknown possibilities in the future, in Architecture as infrastructure. We have created compelling space in the most discreet way, avoiding the building as an independent sculptural object, and using space and light to produce form. Tampa Museum of Art, by Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects via: Arch Daily

  • Germann House by marte.marte Architekten

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    14 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Approaching the house, it seems monolithic, almost hermetic. Two incisions divide the building, which sits prominently on a relatively level hill, guide guests to a small entrance niche and offer a view of the introverted courtyard to the north. The hard shell opens up towards the valley and the south side, and the extensive glazing reveals the scenery and mountain panorama. The terrace faces the pond and small integrated stream, which blend in with their natural surroundings, lends the courtyard a sense of an open air living room and connects the entrance floor to the grounds via a ramp. The…

  • 竹 Bamboo by Yu Nomura

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    14 Mar 2010 | 3:55 pm
    Japanese designer Yu Nomura has designed a shot glass that takes its structure from bamboo sticks. With an opening on either side, the glass can be filled on both ends. The fused glasses are intentionally made with one side larger in size than the other, convenient for mixing beverages in different proportions. 竹 (Bamboo), by Yu Nomura, Studio Blue-Hour via: designboom

  • L’Ivresse des Bois by Marcel Wanders for Baccarat

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    11 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm
    Marcel Wanders, a self-professed hedonist of great wines, focuses his talent and humor on wine glasses and carafes which often have little character. Working with an oenologist, he added a Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne glass to the traditional blank, featuring elegantly turned stems engraved with his favorite seal. The famous clown’s nose that pops up in his collections has become a motif for the stem and the stopper, produced in Baccarat red or clear crystal. Two magnificently elegant carafes–including one decanter–complete this sophisticated line geared to all design…
 
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  • Typography Tip #4: Learn About Leading

    Christine
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:20 am
    Leading is a key component to good typography. Whether you know what it is or not, you use it every time you set type. If you live in the world of Microsoft Word, you know it as single spacing vs double spacing. In the land of typography beyond that of Microsoft Word, there are significantly more options. The word leading comes from the old school typesetting days when type characters were individually set by hand and those lines of characters were separated by slabs of lead of varying thicknesses. Like font size, leading is measured in points. In Typography Tip #3, I discussed using smaller…

  • Blatant Logo Rip Off

    Christine
    11 Mar 2010 | 8:26 am
    I read this article Yahoo! this morning and simply thought, "Wow, who could be so stupid?" Essentially, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Oregon, Marc Delphine, was using a logo donated by apparently some designer associated with whoever designed his website. Well, that's nice and all except that it's a blatant rip off of the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL team. Oops. (The logo on the right is the Columbus Blue Jackets logo and the one on the left is the Marc Delphine logo.) Essentially the designer just took the logo and flipped it. Really? Did the designer really think that was going to pass…

  • Typography Tip #3: Use A Smaller Point Size

    Christine
    8 Mar 2010 | 9:44 am
    Back when you were typing papers in high school you were told to write in double spaced 12 pt. Times New Roman type. Yuck. Okay, the double spacing make some sense in school since it gives the teacher ample space to write notes, but you never see it in the real world. Luckily, most people leave double spacing when they leave school, but unfortunately the same cannot be said for point size when setting type. 12 point type is not the average type size you see day to day. To be honest, it varies a bit since each font. For example, san serif fonts, like Arial, tend to be larger than serif fonts,…

  • Eat A Chiquita

    Christine
    15 Feb 2010 | 12:51 pm
    Chiquita bananas are playing up their branded and recognizable blue and yellow stickers in a fun new campaign. instead of just blue Chiquita stickers, the new campaign has a whole slew of fun little blue and yellow faces. One their Eat a Chiquita website, you can design your own sitcker face, watch videos and play games—oh and learn about bananas. It's a fun little site and a great campaign, all based off of those blue and yellow banana stickers that hold so much brand equity all by themselves. Brilliant. (via Be Inspired Daily)

  • SuperBowl Ad Controversy

    Christine
    3 Feb 2010 | 3:26 pm
    There's a big controversy brewing over a SuperBowl ad to be aired this Sunday, and no, it's not the latest censored ad from GoDaddy. This ad is controversial not just because of it's controversial subject matter, but because it's breaking a long standing SuperBowl rule. I never knew this before, but apparently CBS had long standing rule that advocacy ads were not accepted as advertising during the SuperBowl. The reason being that the SuperBowl is a fun, family friendly event and let's not spoil it by bringing up sensitive, heated issues. Honestly, I think that's a great stance. I don't want…
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  • Organise For Spring

    lessana
    10 Mar 2010 | 6:16 am
    Spring is on its way and with the change in seasons, changes in the home begin.  You need to grab your feather duster and open up the windows and let the freshness in.  Spring cleaning is a great way to take stock of your home, with regards to the decoration and the furniture. It always seems to be enlivening to bring new ideas into the home at this time of year, creating colour schemes to match the new growth emerging from outside the home and delighting at the new furniture designs which would fit equally well within a gorgeous spring like theme. However, before spring arrives, now is the…

  • Green Furniture Manufacturing

    tbontb
    23 Oct 2009 | 4:20 pm
    Sustainability has become a central strategy for most modern businesses. Today, sustainability more or less means environmentally friendly or “green”.  Solid wood furniture manufacturers have an especially difficult task at achieving sustainability since their business depends on wood resources.  This poses the question, “How does a wood furniture manufacturing business become sustainable?”  The answer is relatively simple, but to implement the sustainable business strategy requires a lot of collaboration and foresightedness. One would assume that a manufacturer that needs to cut…

  • Knoll Chairs for your home office

    abdul
    3 Aug 2009 | 6:29 pm
    Knoll Chairs are stylish, instinctive, supple, ecological and bendable.  Form way Design has invented the Knoll’s life chair.  This chair lends comfort and it is lightweight in nature.  The Life Chair helps in changing the position and you could rotate 360 degrees.   Both the back as well as the seat of the chair is designed in such a way that it supports each and every movement.  It comprises of a 52-65% recycled content which can also be recycled and used later.  Since it is recycled and used, the green color remains. The Knoll chairs are provided with back suspension and they…

  • CD and DVD home storage systems

    lessana
    18 Jun 2009 | 9:58 am
    Vinyl cube CD storage units are used to store CDs and DVDs.    They are modern and contemporary furniture which are used for storage.    They make ideal solutions for DJs, record collectors.   They come in a variety of modern colors and they also provide ideal storage solutions.  You could display and store your favorite collections for an entire life time.  CD storage units are also wall mountable.    These storage units provide strength and durability and they are used in utility areas, offices, utility areas and closets.  They are ideal in dormitories and hostels for storing…

  • How to avoid metals stains from staining your swimming pool

    Anon
    12 Jun 2009 | 6:50 am
    MOST, but unfortunately not all, staining on pool surfaces are preventable. The problem is most people don’t realize they have metals in their water. Even trace amounts of these metals (iron, copper, manganese, cobalt, silver) can cause staining. In fact there’s enough copper in ONE penny to completely stain an average sized swimming pool! Obviously, the conditions have to be right. This is where prevention & good, proper pool care come into play. Here’s what happens: metals come into your pool whenever fresh, make-up water is added. They’re dissolved in the water.
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  • Common Projects Leather Tote

    Meieli Detoni
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:23 pm
    Selectism found a tote bag with a classic shape over at C. Store, but this find has the one-up on most totes: it’s constructed with heavy-duty outer shell that will last and last. Forget canvas and go for a bag that’s just as practical, but that you won’t need to replace quickly– and that won’t spring a hole as easily. Finished in leather and easy to wear with dress shoes or casual kicks of your choice. [via selectism]Related PostsRaf by Raf Simons Fred Perry Weekend Bag (0)Fjällräven Rucksacks (0)Palmer And Sons’ Handmade Suitcases and Bags (0)iDiom 2010…

  • Van Heusen Buys Tommy Hilfiger For $3 Billion

    Jeffrey Hyatt
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:15 pm
    Manhattan, New York-based Phillips-Van Heusen, the apparel company that owns brands such as Calvin Klein, Kenneth Cole and Izod, announced Monday that it would acquire Tommy Hilfiger from private-equity firm Apax Partners in a $3 billion buyout deal. Apax acquired Hilfiger in 2006 for $1.6 billion.The Tommy Hilfiger brand – preppy, lots of color – debuted in 1985 with a clothing line for men, then expanded into shoes, accessories, fragrance and home products for men, women and kids. The Hilfiger brand really shot through the roof in the ’90s, but by the later part of the…

  • How to be measured at the tailor

    Simon Crompton
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:01 pm
    The little extras will come after measuringHaving clothes made by a tailor can be a frustrating business. Truth is, few of us are any good at designing clothes. That’s what makes the retail experience satisfying: browsing designs and being inspired by something that we love but would never have imagined. Other people design for us.However, once you know all the elements of fabric, style and pattern (outlined in previous posts) you’re in a much better position than most. You know how many buttons you want on your jacket and why, which type of wool and in which weight. All that’s left is…

  • Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons x Tricker’s 2010 Brogue

    Meieli Detoni
    15 Mar 2010 | 12:36 pm
    Another collaboration to look forward to this spring. Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons x Tricker’s of England is doing b & w footwear right. Suited for a varied audience of both classic and trendy pieces, these particular shoes are highly detailed in premium leather. Black and white, with amazing gold-stamped, leather interiors. These brogue-style shoes have chunky soles and look particularly good with something with a slight vintage air. [via hypebeast] Related Postsvisvim S/S 2010 KIEFER JO HI (1)Alexander McQueen PUMA Tech Ko Shoes (0)Nike Sportswear 2010 Spring Auto Flight High…

  • visvim S/S 2010 KIEFER JO HI

    Meieli Detoni
    12 Mar 2010 | 2:33 pm
    Summertime kicks? I don’t mind a bright punch of color coming my way when the temperature rises, and you probably won’t either, once you check out what’s here from visvim. These S/S 2010 styles include diluted brights and an unusual tan, complete with a special detail at the heel to bring these together. At first glance, these look like canvas uppers, but they are actually suede trimmed in white rubber. Would you grab another high top for summer? Available soon. [via hypebeast] Related PostsJunya Watanabe Comme des Garçons x Tricker’s 2010 Brogue (0)Alexander McQueen PUMA…
 
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  • Link Love 12 March 2010

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    11 Mar 2010 | 12:30 pm
    Link Love is here once more. Sorry for the recent lack of link love, its been busy here at Design Droplets HQ so it fell by the wayside. Enjoy and Share the Link Love. Various Points of View Explained with the Glass – via Blankanvas. Iddivctive – a blog dedicated to innovative business ideas. The Experience Shack – a blog on design and the human experience. The 99 Percent – It’’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. Idealog – Rich with Ideas. The online hub on New Zeland magazine Idealog. FitBit Blog – Some great posts on…

  • Graduate Showcase: Nicola Macklin

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    11 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm
    Nicola Macklin is a 2009 graduate from the 3D Design (Industrial Design) program at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. Nicola, Welcome to Design Droplets. Thank you for taking the time to talk, could you please give a quick introduction on yourself. I am from Christchurch New Zealand and moved to WA in 2006. In 2007 I knew it was time to formalize my passion for design by earning a degree. I loved the lifestyle that Perth offered so it seemed the perfect place for me to reside while studying towards my degree in 3D design at Curtin University. Before undertaking my studies…

  • Australasian Student Design Awards 2010 – Call for Entries

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    10 Mar 2010 | 11:16 pm
    The DIA invites Australian and New Zealand tertiary design institutes to nominate their top student design projects that reflect design excellence and adopt innovative Sustainable Design principles. Now in its 15th year, the DIA presents the ASDA in conjunction with designEX. Entries will be judged and displayed at this premier interior architecture and design exhibition which attracts over 20,000 Australian and International design professionals. The ASDA prize pool includes cash prizes, travel scholarships, art & design supplies, DIA memberships and ASDA certificates. These Awards are…

  • Problem Solvers Wanted – James Dyson Award 2010

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    10 Mar 2010 | 6:08 pm
    The James Dyson Award is again searching for ingenious student designs and inventions. The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of designers and engineers. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to inspire young people about design engineering. The James Dyson Award aims to support a large number of students by globally promoting great ideas and recognizing good quality entries. BRIEF Design something that solves a problem. PRIZES There will be one…

  • Graduate Showcase: Jay Langdon

    info@designdroplets.com (Design Droplets)
    10 Mar 2010 | 3:11 pm
    Jay Langdon is a 2009 graduate from the 3D Design (Industrial Design) program at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. Jay, Welcome to Design Droplets. Thank you for taking the time to talk, could you please give a quick introduction on yourself. First of all thanks a lot for the opportunity I have been an avid reader of Design Droplets for the last year and it’s great to have such a relevant resource for industrial design for the region, keep up the good work. I am a local West Australian, from one of the tiniest towns you have ever seen, Shackleton, who has spent the last…
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    Stickers and Donuts

  • Zen Rock Garden/Tatooine Playset

    Tricia
    28 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    I’m sorry for the lack of updates.  I’M ALIVE-I MOVED-I DON’T HAVE INTERNET!  Here’s a little something to appease your worried little souls. My coworker, Patrick, gave the above creation to his girlfriend for Christmas.  His official title for it is “Zen Rock Garden/Tatooine Playset.”  I had heard about his plans to make the playset, but last week was the first time I saw it with my own over-sized eyes.  The basin for his playset is a tray (like the type of tray that someone would bring you breakfast in bed with).  Ingeniously, he cut a roll of tape…

  • My Tracy Reese Day

    Tricia
    21 Feb 2010 | 10:21 pm
    Due to various circumstances (like an overpowering desire to discuss aspects of the perfect Johnny Weir party), this post is incredibly delayed.  And for that, I APOLOGIZE.  While I sit here, arrested in my mundane office life, exactly a week ago, I was at Bryant Park enjoying the Tracy Reese Fall 2010 show.  My friend, Tiffany Rogers, Assistant Designer to Tracy Reese, invited me to the show.  Past Tracy Reese collections have proven that Tracy Reese likes cute and feminine.  AND has a certain obsession with florals.  Going into the show, I did not know what to expect.  I knew that…

  • How to Throw a Johnny Weir Party: A Stickers and Donuts Tutorial

    Tricia
    18 Feb 2010 | 12:36 am
    Although he may be ranked sixth after Tuesday’s Olympics men’s short, Johnny Weir is easily the most entertaining competitor in men’s skating.  For those of you unfamiliar with him, Johnny is like the product of what would happen if Lady Gaga and Patrick Wolf had a baby that flew out of the womb with ice skates.  If my visual is unsatisfactory, please watch the video of his short here.  Yes, those are pink tassels. In honor of this innovative luminary with unbridled creativity and glitter (literally), I decided to cover quintessential components to the perfect Johnny Weir…

  • Road Trip!

    Maria
    14 Feb 2010 | 9:35 pm
    This is kind of a currently obsessed post in disguise… but since I’ve got road trips on the brain, I thought I’d unite under a single theme. The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano. I loved this book, and I think it’s the perfect road trip novel for several reasons: it’s long enough to last you, it is told in smaller snippets (diary entries and short-story-like “interviews”) so picking it up and putting it down is not a problem, and it’s about really road-trippy people. (Check out James Wood’s NY Times Review.) Pack This! I love Knock…

  • Cute Things for Valentine’s Day

    Ookah
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Hey everybody ! As you may have seen in shops and tv ads, valentine’s day is coming up. To be honest, I’ve never really celebrated it, even when I have a boyfriend. All this cuty-lovey-dovey aspect is a bit too much for much. And anyway, no-one has ever given me a valentine’s day gift or card (and I survived !). But this year, I thought it could be a nice occasion to be creative,  give to others and  have fun. Whether you are in a relationship, wished you were in one or don’t even want to hear about it, Valentine’s Day 2010 IS going to be fun, with this…
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    BOOOOOOOM!

  • Ohio Gozaimasu!

    jeffhamada
    15 Mar 2010 | 12:41 am
    I’m headin’ out to Ohio! I’ve been invited by SAA College and the Dayton Creative Syndicate to speak a little bit about my work and Booooooom! I just randomly Googled this image, but let’s pretend I am speaking inside that barn! I will be back Wednesday, will try to update you while I’m away.Similar Posts: HELP HAITI / updates – 08.02.10 Bruno 9li – 18.01.10 Organelle Design – 21.09.09 It’s Nice That / Issue #2 – 12.10.09 Ivo Mayr – 04.12.09

  • Yeasayer / ONE

    jeffhamada
    12 Mar 2010 | 4:34 am
    ONE by Yeasayer, teaming up once again with Radical Friend. Watch the video below!

  • Nicholas Lorden

    jeffhamada
    12 Mar 2010 | 4:20 am
    Photos by Nicholas Lorden.

  • Rogier van der Zwaag

    jeffhamada
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:23 am
    A brilliant music video for Grindin’ by Dutch electro group, Nobody Beats the Drum, directed by Rogier van der Zwaag. This ain’t CG, you’re looking at a sequence of 4,085 photos. Watch the video below!

  • Misaki Kawai

    jeffhamada
    12 Mar 2010 | 2:59 am
    Drawings and collages by Misaki Kawai. Brooklyn, New York.
 
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    Pro Blog Design

  • Get to Know the WordPress Hierarchy

    Angie Bowen
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    WordPress’s popularity and usefulness as a multi-purpose content management system, continues to grow, and the more people flock to using this CMS the more an understanding of some of the basics of how it operates becomes necessary. In that vein, I have put together this post that examines the WordPress template hierarchy and the use of conditional statements. Technically you only need two files for a WordPress theme to work, index.php and style.css. However, if you would like to make your theme a bit more unique and have some variance in the way different content is presented, you will…

  • Automatic Amazon s3 Backups on Ubuntu / Debian

    Michael Martin
    11 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting is the next level up from shared hosting. You get a lot more server usage for each of your dollars, but the catch is that you lose all of the easiness of shared hosting. One of the most important things you need to set up with your VPS is automatic backups. If your VPS crashes and your data is lost, your entire blogging history will be wiped out in an instant if you don’t have backups at the ready. This article isn’t going to be for everyone, it assumes two things: You’ve already set up your VPS (If you’re on shared hosting, have a look at this…

  • 40 Extraordinary Photoshop Text Effects

    Narendra.s.v
    8 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    The trouble with Photoshop Tutorials is that there are a lot of them out there, but you only want the very best, most creative ones. In this post, we’ve collected 40 of the very best and most extravagant tutorials for working with type. After working through a few of the most appealing looking ones to you, you should have more than a few ideas for creating your own, unique effects! Tutorials: How to Create a Stereoscopic Image for Crossed Eye Image Viewing This tutorial will teach you how to create a stereoscopic image for cross eye viewing and you will be able to view the final image…

  • Get More From Your Site’s Visual Acreage

    Joseph Alessio
    1 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    One of the most important, and sometimes most difficult, parts of web design is deciding what to do with the space that is given you. Usually, you have around 960 pixels in width and an indefinite height to work with, and it often feels like too much or too little. It’s very valuable when used correctly, but when used incorrectly it can destroy a website’s potential. There are similarities in real estate. Each piece of property has a different value, some high and some low. Using a beautiful piece of property in the wrong way can diminish its value. By comparing page area in a…

  • 7 Essential Elements of Blog Design

    Angie Bowen
    25 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    The blogosphere continues to expand almost on a daily basis, and as a web designer we often inform clients of the numerous benefits of attaching a blog to their site. It is always a great way to continuously update your readers as to what new developments are being made in your business and what to look for as they stick with you on this journey. This in turn, keeps your site well trafficked by the online masses as new content is added on a regular basis. And while there are a plethora of points and elements that are vital when designing a blog, some take precedence over the others. No matter…
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    Inhabitat

  • Los Angeles Proposes Carbon Surcharge on Energy Bills

    Evelyn Lee
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:15 pm
    In a move to make Los Angeles coal-free by 2020, Mayor Antonio Villariagosa just announced a proposal for a monthly carbon surcharge on water and power bills. The funds will be used to transition the city towards renewable energy sources, and although no set amount was announced, it is expected that the smallest increase seen by 55% of the LA Department of Water and Power (DWP) consumers will be an additional $2.00 a month. Read the rest of Los Angeles Proposes Carbon Surcharge on Energy Bills Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: carbon emissions, Carbon Surcharge, Carbon Tarrif,…

  • READER TIP: Salvaged Ash Side Table by Tom Fidgen

    tom
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm
    Author, furniture designer and hand tool enthusiast Tom Fidgen designed and built this side table using salvaged Ash collected from the shores of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. The drawer fronts are made of reclaimed Angelique wood that sat on a barge in Martha’s Vineyard for the better part of 100 years, and the table is finished with a food safe oil blend. It was built using only hand tools – no electricity! For more custom designs and to see inside a ‘hand tool only’ workshop visit the Unplugged Woodshop.READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us |…

  • Lessons in Green Building from Afghanistan 

    Andrew Michler
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm
    While most of the United States’ focus on Afghanistan has been on the ongoing war, other lessons from this land have come to North America in the form of green building techniques. As it turns out, efficiency, affordability, or mobility are often good catalysts to try something new. From sturdy local building materials like adobe bricks to advanced structural insulated panels informed by traditional designs, read on for several great examples. Read the rest of Lessons in Green Building from Afghanistan  Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Adobe…

  • Jean Nouvel Unveils Reflective LEED Certified Skyscraper in NYC

    Brit Liggett
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:15 pm
    French architect Jean Nouvel recently unveiled a shining new LEED Certified skyscraper on 11th avenue in New York City. The building features a stunning facade composed of 1,700 different panes of glass and is described by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect as a “vision machine”. With apartments reaching from $1.6 million to $22 million, one wonders if New York really needs another green luxury building when there’s so much need for affordable housing. But nonetheless, 100 Eleventh Avenue is a stunning portrayal of what modern design can accomplish in a city like the Big…

  • Win an $8,500 Laundry Room Makeover by Method!

    Mike Chino
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:30 pm
    Win an efficient washer & dryer plus a year’s worth of laundry supplies!The Method Laundry Room Sweepstakes is currently in effect, so enter today for a shot at winning a stunning green laundry room renovation worth $8,500! Inhabitat has teamed up with Method to stock your laundry room chock full of a year’s worth of laundry supplies, a new energy efficient washer and dryer, and a set of eco-friendly laundry room furnishings. The competition ends on April 16th, so if you haven’t applied yet it’s time to get cracking!ENTER TO WIN A LAUNDRY ROOM MAKEOVER > Permalink…
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    Motion Works

  • KD Video

    John Dickinson
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:31 pm
    KD Video has a free Cinema 4D file of Euro falling into a glass.

  • The secret to success

    John Dickinson
    15 Mar 2010 | 2:15 pm
    If there was one thing you could do that would make an incredible difference to your success, you’d want to know it – wouldn’t you?  Then don’t miss this episode as John and Robin focus on identifying success secrets and magic bullets. Get the Flash Player to see this player. For free 1-minute business tips with Robin Dickinson, watch BLACK CHAIR Business Mentoring TV

  • Cinema 4D Lighting Kit

    John Dickinson
    10 Mar 2010 | 2:28 pm
    Greyscale Gorilla has released a stunning new lighting kit for Cinema 4D.

  • The Digieffects Challenge

    John Dickinson
    10 Mar 2010 | 1:47 am
    Showcase your skills and win cool tools Are you ready for a new challenge? Well Motionworks is teaming up with Digieffects, and this time your mission is to create an eye-popping animation using Digieffects plug-ins. All entries will be showcased on Motionworks, with the top three entries receiving an entire set of Digieffects plug-ins worth over $1,000. Read below for the details. All entries must use the music track written especially for the challenge by Selcuk Can Guven. Download music All entries must include the Digieffects logo (3D is okay) Download logo All entries must feature at…

  • Cinema 4D: Easy Scripting

    John Dickinson
    9 Mar 2010 | 3:50 pm
    In this handy tip, guest host Tim Clapham demonstrates a must-know and surprisingly simple technique for creating custom scripts in Cinema 4D. The example Tim shows where he zeros all coordinates will save you a bunch of time! Watch Tip
 
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    Artlog

  • Weekly Roundup

    16 Mar 2010 | 7:47 am
    Here is a selection of interesting art world news free from any commentary! Marina Abramovic Includes Nude Pair Standing Still Branding in the New York art world The Works of 10 Abstract Expressionists for Under $5 (pictured above) Barnstormers Group Exhibition A Different Way to Make a Difference   31 Women in Art Photography FBI seeking commuter help in Boston art heist De Niro, Bankrupt Art Gallery Settle Art: Bernanke, Greenspan & The Federal Reserve

  • NBC: Insider's View of the Whitney Biennial

    11 Mar 2010 | 9:26 am
    On this week’s NBC New York segment, Artlog talks with the young superstar curator of the Whitney Biennial, Gary Carrion-Murayari. Gary provides an insider’s look at artists to look out for when visiting the year’s hottest museum show. Also check out our photos and review of the Biennial here. . View more news videos at: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video.

  • Tools For Thought - Haiti Benefit

    11 Mar 2010 | 8:39 am
    In the computer age, tools seem to have lost their romance. You can bang on the keyboard all day at work and feel like you haven’t done a thing, but for artists and craftspeople, tools are personal. Tools For Thought (Benefit March 15) will be offering both signed tools and original works from hundreds of artists like Jeff Koons, Kiki Smith, Ed Ruscha, Michael Stipe and Dan Colen in a silent auction beginning online today to benefit Partners In Health, an NGO, which has been dedicated to providing comprehensive health care to Haiti for the past 20 years. Tools For Thought was created to…

  • Interview with Edina Tokodi (LPR and Wooster Collective)

    11 Mar 2010 | 8:27 am
    The Gallery at LPR has teamed up with The Wooster Collective for an exhibition of Hungarian born, New York artist, Edina Tokodi. Her work can be categorized as Green/Street/Urban. She describes it as: “I work with plants and other living or organic materials such as hand-made paper, sand, etc. I try to bring nature closer to city dwellers both with my street art pieces and with my site-specific indoor installations.” On view through May 19 at The Gallery at LPR @158 Bleecker Street . Where do your ideas come from? Explain your creative process. Since my pieces are site-specific…

  • The Armory Show Arts Week - Favorite Booth Results

    8 Mar 2010 | 11:23 am
    The conversation on Artlog Live was tremendous with thousands of posts across all the fairs of The Armory Show Arts Week. 52 galleries from across the globe were nominated by the community (see the full list). Below find the most popular gallery booths at the fairs selected by you! The Armory Show 1) Jack Shainman Gallery (NYC) 2) Nicole Klagsbrun (NYC) 3-tie) Victoria Miro (London) 3-tie) Kavi Gupta (Chicago) PULSE New York 1) Mark Moore Gallery (Los Angeles) 2) perugi artecontemporanea (Padua) 3) Charlie James Gallery (Los Angeles) IMPULSE People’s Choice Awards Winner: Roberto Mollá…
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    Faint Voice

  • Congestion will worsen

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    14 Mar 2010 | 10:44 pm
    Prepare for more time in the car: Report “The challenge is to recast our vision for Australia’s cities and deliver sustainable, liveable places that service a diverse and growing population,” says Tom Roper. “While the model is still being debated, the principles of the sustainable city of the future are clear: well planned, built and operated places that are sensitive to their environment, meet the diverse needs of existing and future residents, and contribute to a high quality of life.” Cities for the future: Baseline report and key issues, commissioned by the Australian…

  • 3R-C Concept

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    4 Mar 2010 | 2:56 am
    Honda to Unveil the Electric 3R-C Concept in Geneva : TreeHugger Next week ushers in the Geneva auto show, and based on last year’s momentum and the previews thus far, it’s going to be bubbling with alternative vehicles. Honda has released a teaser of its 3R-C, an all-electric single-seater urban mobility concept. With two wheels in the front and one in the back, it conjures images of the Aptera, but even more compact.

  • global maternal mortality campaign

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    24 Jan 2010 | 7:34 pm
    The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood During 2008, significant steps were taken towards reducing maternal mortality and towards achieving the necessary improvements in provision of health services in developing countries. However, overall progress on maternal mortality has lagged severely behind Millennium Development Goal targets. 2009 presents important opportunities and the White Ribbon Alliance is involved in several strategies at different levels – global, national and community – to maintain momentum and maximize delivery. The White Ribbon Alliance’s Global…

  • Maternal Mortality

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    24 Jan 2010 | 7:32 pm
    The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Every minute of every day, a woman dies of pregnancy related complications, totaling more than one half million women each year. MHTF MISSION The Maternal Health Task Force contributes to shaping collective efforts to improve maternal health worldwide. Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the MHTFt serves as a catalyst to address one of the most neglected areas in global health. Million Mums – The White Ribbon Alliance

  • Rudd warns of massive hikes in health costs

    Soumitri Varadarajan
    24 Jan 2010 | 3:43 pm
    Rudd warns of massive hikes in health costs – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) New Treasury figures predict health spending on Australians over 65 will be seven times higher than current levels in 40 years’ time.
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    aNEW designs

  • Random Photo #25 - Tee Time

    15 Mar 2010 | 8:04 pm
    I shot this photo at the golf course by my home. I don't golf but I know how to drive your cart if you like.

  • Random Photo #24 - Child's Play

    14 Mar 2010 | 4:55 pm
    Do you remember the days when this was exciting?

  • Spring Forward - Change Your Batteries

    13 Mar 2010 | 10:14 pm
    Remember tonight when you move your clocks forward for daylight saving time to also change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Your best chance to survive a house fire is to be alerted by your smoke detector. Change your clocks, change your batteries!!

  • Random Photo #23 - Reaching for the Sky

    13 Mar 2010 | 5:04 pm
    Architecture reaching for the sky.

  • Fresh Work - Brian Banton

    11 Mar 2010 | 8:56 pm
    I stumbled upon this fine work from a Canadian design, Brian Banton, that I wanted to pass along. Brian is finishing up his Master's at York University. I particularly like the Milton quote done in cookies and the mix for what composes design posters. Go to this link to see more of Brian's work, it is fresh and graphically very interesting.
 
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    Kyle Steed

  • silent noise

    kylesteed
    3 Mar 2010 | 9:53 am
    I write because I want to. I don’t have to tell you anything. But the term “transparent” is becoming more and more popular these days. Gary Vaynerchuk, Jason Fried and Aaron Irizarry come to mind when I think of being transparent. But what we call the internet is really nothing more than a glorified mask that we wear to hide our true personalities. Meaning I can’t convey to you a certain emotion or feeling without using a stupid emoticon. Sure a picture is worth a thousand words, and I respect the art form of photography. But what I’m saying is that we…

  • Project 365 Week 07

    kylesteed
    22 Feb 2010 | 12:02 pm
    The project continues to be a challenge for me. Some have said congrats on making it this far, and thank you, but I still can’t imagine what it will feel like on something like day 229. I was thinking about this the other night. With my dedication to this project, as well as my 52 Profiles project, plus working full-time and taking 7 hours of school, not to mention having a life outside of all this to spend time with my wife and friends, am I crazy? How can I possibly feel like I’m not accomplishing anything? Where is this leading me? What do I hope to gain from this? In pursuing…

  • Project 365 Week 06

    kylesteed
    15 Feb 2010 | 8:51 am
    I was bored with color this past week. When I first started taking photographs all I shot was black and white film. I think it’s a good way to learn about light and composition, but I think it can also become a crutch. There is always a challenge with color. So I was happy to take a break from color this week and just focus on the composition and lighting. I also did a little more post processing this week. After I saw a friend of mines work where he really pushed the greyscale in his photos I wanted to try the same effect. I’m not sure how to technically describe it, but to me it…

  • Project 365 Week 05

    kylesteed
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:27 am
    I’m working my way backwards this morning. Starting at the end and going back to the beginning. Sometimes that’s the way I feel I’m living my life. We’re already in to the middle of February and it feels like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be but something big is about to happen. I’ve seen so many changes, good changes, happening all around me that I can’t help but remain hopeful for something amazing about to unfold. And some things have already begun to unfold themselves. Only time will tell. Weekly Roundup Here are my 3 favorite photos…

  • social mysteria

    kylesteed
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:33 pm
    I wonder if we really understand the true meaning of social networking or if we are getting lost in the numbers. Inspired by this Friday Vidcast from Aaron Irizarry. Special thanks to Andy Rutledge for his brutally honest opinions.
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    TheDieline.com: Package Design

  • Mortlach 70: World's Oldest Bottled Single Malt Whisky

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:52 am
        "Gordon & MacPhail has been laying down casks of single malt whisky...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Wicked Energy Drink

    Rachel Dunagan Wiles
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:49 am
    War Design and Kian Forreal teamed up to create this packaging for Australia's Wicked...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Kotik: Jewelry Made From Packaging

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:13 am
      Kotik Design launches their online store or unique packaging based jewelry:"A good...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Student Spotlight: Coppola Wine Redesign

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:02 am
      Henry Lannan  is a recent graduate from the Academy of Art in San...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)

  • Klein Constantia Gappa

    The Dieline
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    New work from Cape Town South Africa based At Pace:"Klein Constantia didn’t know what to do with...CLICK HERE to read the rest of the post... »(Want to see more packaging? Visit TheDieline.com!)
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    Yatzer | DesigntoShare

  • Obsessed With Beauty // Michael Zavros talks to Yatzer

    15 Mar 2010 | 8:01 am
    A name that one can not and will not forget.  Michael Zavros is the artist to follow and we had the privilege of sharing an intimate interview, which seeks to delve further into his works.  Here is a doorway into a mind that interprets art in a league of its own.

  • Gitane by Mr. Important in San Francisco

    14 Mar 2010 | 2:38 pm
    There is a new and  unique experience in the heart of San Francisco, Gitane. A diverse narratives from three decades and the culture of the Basque region, Mr. Important delights us with a take on history, art, language and diverse experiences from the gypsy culture.

  • House Taken by art-ants gang

    12 Mar 2010 | 4:10 pm
    
The giant ants strike again and this time they are hungrier than ever to devour everything that comes in their way. First comes the public monuments and then…your house! Get all the horrible details inside this post…

  • Home Sweet *Mobile* Home

    11 Mar 2010 | 4:23 pm
    Mobile homes for wandering travelers who love exploring nature, without willing to sacrifice on the comforts of their own homes.  Offering a truly homely environment with structural aspects designed by Hangar Design Group not for tourists but for residents.

  • What is Vanity...after all?

    11 Mar 2010 | 1:20 pm
    A successful design concept for a night club in Las Vegas consists of artistic colored lighting, finishes that are vibrant and surfaces that are dynamic and themed. All these features are apparent in the much talked about Vanity Club which is hosted in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
 
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    Cool Material

  • To A Tee: Speech Clothing

    BSacco
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:22 am
    "Always believed never doubted" is the theme that runs throughout Speech Clothing's Spring/Summer 2010 collection. The UK based brand is known for creating unique streetwear, that appeals to the music, bmx, biking, skateboarding and graphic [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.

  • Tuesday Link Roundup

    bdahl
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:11 am
    Drunken Girls of St. Patty’s Day 2010 - COED Meet Some Real Women Who Love Porn, With Starlet Bobbi Starr - Asylum Win a brand-new iPad from Thrillist Brazilian Gameshow – [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.

  • The River Cottage Meat Book

    bdahl
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:55 am
    Meat - whether it's beef, lamb, pig, or poultry is something that's close to every man's heart, and hopefully closer to his stomach (even if there are no bjs involved). Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.

  • Ink Thermo Cup

    JC
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:28 am
    Tattoo merch that isn't something Ed Hardy crapped out for TJ Maxx? We're listening. Ink Thermo Cups feature old school tattoo designs with a fresh updated style by Alexander Hasnaoui on handle-less porcelain cups with [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.

  • Secret Contacts iPhone App

    JC
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:22 am
    Look, we're not here to judge. You must have your reasons for wanting your contact list to be private. Even if it's just to keep your friends from drunk dialing everyone on your list while [...]Visit Cool Material for the full post.
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    The Magenta Links

  • Ten Images for Ithaca 2010

    Konstnatinos
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:49 pm
    Ten images for Ithaca 2010 9th international poster competition of the island of Ithaca, Greece. Theme: Labels 1st prize 1000 €, 2nd prize 600 €, 3rd prize 500 € Deadline: 21 May 2009 Size: Height 40cm (15,75″), Width 12cm (4,73″) A label is any kind of tag attached to something so as to identify the object or its content. Labeling means naming. It is human instinct to group things with what they are most similar and name them as a whole. We live in a world filled with labels antagonising each other to win our preference. There are labels associated with consumer products…

  • Body Sculpting – Thomas Mihailos

    Konstnatinos
    14 Mar 2010 | 11:00 pm
    There are countless of methods and philosophies behind training. Each client is unique according to his or her need. From the professional fighter needing an equal combination of strength, speed, agility and endurance, to the fitness model needing the sculpted aesthetic beauty that only she defines. The busy executive that hold countless hours in the stresses of the business world to the humble house wife trying to shed those excess kilos from her recent pregnancy. The dancer that needs flexibility and added power to propel her graceful form onstage to the recreational skier or snowboarder…

  • Die Schanze – Regina Rebele

    Konstnatinos
    10 Mar 2010 | 1:54 am
    Schanze is a district of Hamburg. It used to be a place for workmen, immigrants – later on for students and self-governed people. Induced by rehabilitation rents are increasing – old-established trades and residents capitulate and move away. The town scape is changing completely. The district is currently turning into a destination of new business start-ups, bars and clubs. Residents fear that Schanze is getting characterless and no longer different from other districts. The 3d-modell shows the discords within the district and clarifies the cleft between the old structures and the new…

  • James Kirkup

    Konstnatinos
    10 Mar 2010 | 1:48 am
    James Kirkup is Raised in Brighton but works & lives in London. He also knows very well how to work with clean graphic elements creating very nice posters. James Kirkup Related posts:James Jirat Patradoon James McGregor’s sketchbook James Warfield – Updates White Noise – Kenneth Rothermich Janine Rewell

  • Cesc Grané – Updates

    Konstnatinos
    10 Mar 2010 | 1:26 am
    Ceskills - Cesc Grané Related posts:Cesc Grané Eve Duhamel – Updates Richard Sarson – Updates Bejewelled by Claire Scully – Updates Crush updates
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    Big Head Design

  • Video: How to Install Wordpress

    Justin Moore-Brown
    24 Feb 2010 | 9:17 am
    So you want to get into blogging and you are going to try your hand at this Wordpress that everybody is talking about. Where do you go? How do you begin? Is the installation process difficult? These are just a few of the questions that you may be asking as you begin to go down [...]

  • 25 excellent website designs

    Justin Moore-Brown
    23 Feb 2010 | 1:48 am
    We’ve all seen those websites when trolling the internet. The ones that are so awesome that they practically force us to explore them. They draw us in with well-written copy, clean or dynamic design, and easy navigation. It’s the ones you bookmarked under the folder “inspiration” or “awesome design”. Some of these sites [...]

  • Connect OC setting the bar high!

    Justin Moore-Brown
    21 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm
    The Hilton Costa Mesa was a buzz with the energy of over 400 Orange County business people and social media fans mingling, connecting, sharing, and more for the first Connect OC event held this past Thursday. Organized by some of OC’s busiest Twitterers and savviest business owners such as @Paulttran, @nealschaffer, @smallwerks, @tanyasalcido, @travelcostamesa, [...]

  • LA Street Food Fest 2010

    Justin Moore-Brown
    15 Feb 2010 | 4:20 pm
    Downtown Los Angeles was alive and PACKED with close to 30 street food vendors and (my best guess) over 5000 people from all over SoCal in attendance at the LA Center Studios for the first annual LA Street Food Fest. This event was the first of it’s kind, showcasing some of the most popular street [...]

  • Connect OC is coming to town!

    Justin Moore-Brown
    10 Feb 2010 | 1:35 pm
    Attention all So Cal business owners and tweeps. Clear your schedules on February 18th for the first ConnectOC event being held at the Costa Mesa Hilton. This event is bringing together all of he Orange County professionals to meet, mix, mingle, and more. Founded by a few Orange County Professionals, ConnectOC was devised as a [...]
 
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  • New Site!

    Heather Peters
    1 Mar 2010 | 7:31 am
    I am so pleased to launch my new portfolio site on this first day of March.  It’s definitely been a long work in progress.  Originally, it was my goal to launch the site before the turn of the New Year, but a combination of allergies, holiday happenings, and some long ongoing design and personal projects kept pushing the deadline further back.  It was then I decided that rushing the design process for the site would only result in my being halfheartedly satisfied with what was created.  So I took the time I needed to create a portfolio that I was proud of not only my eyes to view,…

  • SIM Feb/March Issue

    Heather Peters
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:33 pm
    The Feb/March issue of Southern Inspired Magazine. I started the new year designing the spring issue of Southern Inspired. I decided to incorporate sophisticated colors of reds, purples, and creams to play on the lovely Valentine’s Day content and photography.

  • SIM Holiday Issue

    Heather Peters
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:27 pm
    The holiday (Nov-Jan) issue of Southern Inspired Magazine. The staff requested that I design a holiday issue spanning from November until past January in order to incorporate all the practical articles they had ready to share. Holiday decor, recipes, and gift-wrapping were only a small portion of the articles contained in this issue.
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  • Cabin Fever

    Joseph Warren
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:03 am
    With spring only days away after a record snowfall this February, I think cabin fever has set in for many children and adults. As a kid, building a place to play was a seasonal event – forts in the summer, chopped wood cabins in the fall and snow igloos in the winter. Now that warm weather is right around the corner, here are my top 10 cabins I’d rather be in (if I could fit) when spring has sprung.  Related posts:Seven Ways to Shovel Snow Winter is definitely here and so comes the snow.  Shovels... A Celebration of Snow Stevie Famulari, an environmental artist and a…

  • Blooming Book Marks

    Joseph Warren
    15 Mar 2010 | 1:51 pm
    Use this blade of grass page marker to keep tabs in your favorite read. At first glance, I thought this was a cleverly disguised planter, styled as a book. Related posts:Bedside Book Light Mark your page with something other than a bookmark. This... Grand Illusion At first glance, this appears to be an illusion,... Japanese Address Book Some of you may remember my interview with the...

  • The Perfect Drop Box

    Joseph Warren
    12 Mar 2010 | 11:37 am
    If tossing, stashing and piling up used hardware has become a bad habit for you, take a look at this organizer. Cut-out shapes of common parts on the top of the box and a pull-out drawer underneath for each part to drop into.  Crafted by hand, this box can be stylized for many things that you never feel inclined to sort and store, like toys, tools, jewelry or batteries. Related posts:Product Innovation: Clever Drain Solution    This transparent drain system makes seeing the problem beneath... Blunt Design The days of structurally weak, dangerously pointed umbrellas are... creativity as a…

  • Time Ticking Away

    Joseph Warren
    10 Mar 2010 | 8:58 am
    Art Lebedev’s Segmentus Clock is a new spin on keeping track of time. Watch the video demonstrate its mesmerizing spinning feature. The successive digits appear in fluid motion, with the 1 and 7 created using nontraditional designs. Check it out for yourself. Related posts:Cube Radio This cube radio is a button-less radio that takes instruction...

  • Incredible Invention

    Joseph Warren
    9 Mar 2010 | 12:04 pm
    No need for words, just watch this video.    Related posts:In A Zip: New Invention This earphone concept, Y I Sound Invention, features a... Innovative Invention: Bench Cookies     Marketed as a vice-free alternative to keeping your... Bloom Box – The Future of Fuel Cells?   Bloom Box claims to have designed a power generator...
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  • ‘The Daily Shelter’ by Ingred Brandth

    admin
    14 Mar 2010 | 9:33 am
    Feeling safe is not necessarily being safe. ‘The Daily Shelter’ looks like an ordinary table, but the one who knows its secret can transform it into a shelter where one can hide, just like a snail in its house. Norwegian designer Ingred Brandth did not design this as a nuclear fall-out shelter for serious emergencies, but rather as a place where someone could feel emotionally safe and psychologically protected. As an added bonus, this miniature playroom is also a natural secret – kids can choose to show friends or keep it to themselves. The ability to easily and quickly…

  • ‘coathanger.de family’ by Dirk Landauer

    admin
    8 Mar 2010 | 8:34 am
    On designspray designers, artists and creative people, who have something to sell, can register for free and sell their products via the shop. It is also possible to find a manufacturer for thought-through ideas. ‘coathanger.de family’ is a design by Dirk Landauer: ‘More coatrack would be to much! Chose 2 for your Little Black Dress next to your closet or 7 for the hall. If you chose different lengths, you’ll have a sculpture in your vestibule.’ Price: 38,00 EUR Cheaper by five! 160,00 EUR Related posts:‘Concrete Creations: Contemporary Buildings and…

  • LEGO photo iPhone app

    admin
    2 Mar 2010 | 9:16 am
    LEGO has just released their own application for Apple’s iPhone, which allows users to turn their photos into LEGO bricks mosaics. The application is free through itunes and at the click of a button transforms any image into LEGO. The software uses the phone’s built-in camera and once snapped, the photo quickly builds brick by brick into a mosaic made from flat LEGO bricks. The mosaics come in a variety of color combinations and can be saved or shared through the phone. Related posts:‘LEGO Electronics’ featuring real LEGO bricks Life-size LEGO House in Dorking, UK Sonogram…

  • ‘Chain Wine Bottle Holder’

    admin
    25 Feb 2010 | 8:53 am
    ‘The ‘Chain Wine Bottle Holder‘ is a gravity defying eye catcher, and a great way to show off your vino and get people going ‘Ooooh’ and ‘Ahhhh’ and very possibly ‘Huh?’… Made from welded chain links and cleverly designed so as to balance perfectly when you add your wine bottle of choice, it’s like having a piece of installation art on your dining table.’ Features * the perfect way to show off a good bottle in a funky holder * the holder is a simple chunky chain (or so it seems) into which you insert the neck of a…

  • ‘BoA’ – a floating mega arcology for Boston’s Harbor

    admin
    19 Feb 2010 | 8:25 am
    The ‘BoA’, short for Boston Arcology, is a sustainable mega structure designed by Kevin Schopfer, who also designed the amazing New Orleans Arcology Habitat (NOAH). The ‘BoA’ will house 15,000 people in hotels, offices, retail spaces, museums, condominiums, and even a new city hall. Built to LEED standards with golden proportions, this amazing building would serve as an expansion of the city without impacting what is already currently built. Highlights of the ‘Boa’: * It will be capable of housing 15,000 people distributed in hotels, offices, retail,…
 
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    My Modern Metropolis

  • Epic Wipeouts and Incredible Underwater Photography (15 pics)

    alice
    While there's a million glossy shots of surfers gloriously riding a wave, it's not often that you get to see epic wipeouts or how a surfer looks underneath the water, after the wave. Thanks to professional surf photographer Brian Bielmann we now get to experience these moments. Bielmann captures incredible surfing shots most of us have never seen. Shooting in a wide range of styles and adopting nontraditional techniques, Bielmann easily sets himself apart from the pack. Wipeout Underwater Brian Bielmann

  • Incredible Wildlife Shots by Rob Kroenert (13 photos)

    Eugene
    Looking at these breathtaking wildlife shots, it's impossible not to be inspired by San Francisco-based photographer Rob Kroenert. He always seems to capture the perfect angle in his sharp images, and really brings out the personality of the animals in their natural habitat. Rob Kroenert's flickr account

  • Modern Health: Why a Salad Costs More Than a Big Mac

    Annie
    It's no wonder poverty and obesity have such a strong correlation in the U.S. Federal subsidies are government grants that are meant to support an enterprise (in this case--agriculture) that's of public interest. They are offered either through direct payments or indirect means such as price cuts or favorable contracts. Imagine if the government were to subsidize fruits and vegetables instead of meats and dairy? Our waistlines would look much different today. via: HealthSetter

  • Flying Cows (3 pics)

    Juan Weiss
    I want to share with you part of my "Flying cows" series: I'm trying to draw more often... trying to find some time. But is what I really enjoy doing. Hope you like them. More to come http://weisshaus.com.ar

  • Noteworthy

    Yasmine Zalek
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  • EDITOR’S NOTE

    you may remember from the last time i pulled one of these and it's time for me to do it gain... i have to lighten my blogging schedule for the next couple of weeks. no, no tears, please. like before, i have to retire my daily ramblings in order to concentrate ...

  • THE STUFF THAT SURROUNDS US

    i remember this issue! remember?... that's the day my life changed. and i'm neither being facetious nor exaggerating. when in october 1996, i picked the first wallpaper magazine, founded by the always accented tyler brulé, i felt so many parts of what i believed to be my vision of existence ...

  • START COPY

    filmed entirely on a canon copier, memories of a scanner is a cute office story that will, if history serves, probably get its makers signed to a three-picture deal at universal.

  • ME, WANT

    i've been hearing a lot about high/low concepts in meetings lately. clients from brands demand that we, the service providers, understand and deliver to their customers an experience that borrows judiciously from both the world of high luxury and that of diy. well, voila!

  • THE WRITE STUFF

    this omniwriter downloadable concept is a.ma.zing. not sure if i'd be able to write with all those sound effects but all those toolbars sure are a good riddance. so far and long have we strayed from the meaning of our words when we type on computers, vulgarly traded for bells, ...
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    DesignApplause

  • Hooray for green beer.

    PRand
    13 Mar 2010 | 8:21 am
    where to buy green beer. via planet green [RK]

  • 31 why man creates films.

    PRand
    13 Mar 2010 | 8:11 am
    hate advertising? make better ads. [art & copy director david pray] make yourself comfortable on an eames sofa compact and watch these “why man creates” films. Art & Copy Debuting on the official Sundance Film Festival 2009 selection, Art & Copy is about advertising and inspiration, revealing the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time. Documentary audiences will remember Doug Pray from his award-winning stable of films including Hype!, Scratch and Surfwise. (89 minutes) Objectified Directed by Gary Hustwit, Objectified is a…

  • Branding for cities.

    PRand
    11 Mar 2010 | 5:45 pm
    a new website branding for cities comes complete with a brand-territory matrix relating commercial brands with territorial brands. via urbanophile [RK]

  • Max experience on toilet.

    PRand
    11 Mar 2010 | 12:42 pm
    a max coffee experience on the pottie. when you feel the need on the slopes in japan this is what you have to look forward to. [creamglobal] and much more via creative potties.

  • 2010 evolo skyscraper winners.

    PRand
    9 Mar 2010 | 8:24 am
    evolo magazine’s winners of the 2010 skyscraper competition. since 2006, the annual skyscraper competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organization. the award seeks to discover young talents whose ideas will change the way we understand architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments. above: first place. a project for a vertical prison examines the possibility of creating a prison-city in the sky, where the inmates would live in a “free” and…
 
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    DeTnk

  • ‘Subjects’: Work by Niels van Eijk & Miriam van der Lubbe

    Collecting Design
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:35 am
    Ventura LambrateVia Ventura, Milan In April, at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair, acclaimed designers Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe will show a retrospective exhibition of their works from 1998-2010. The show, entitled ‘Subjects’, will offer visitors a unique, behind-the-scenes look into their projects through a series of models, sketches, concept drawings and experiments. read more

  • TALK: Conversation between Alice Rawsthorn and Zoë Ryan

    Collecting Design
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:55 am
    The Art Institute of ChicagoSouth Michigan Ave, Chicago On the 23rd of March the Architecture & Design Society of the Art Institute of Chicago will host a conversation between renowned design critic, Alice Rawsthorn, and the Art Institute’s own Design Curator, Zoë Ryan. read more

  • Sotheby’s Sale of 20th Design

    Collecting Design
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:48 am
    Sotheby’sYork Street, New York On the 17th of March, Sotheby’s in New York will hold its first 20th Century Design sale of 2010. Unlike Christie’s, Sotheby’s is taking a chance on a few contemporary pieces in their initial sale, and it will be interesting to see how they fair against the historically strong mid and early 20th century pieces that make up the rest of the sale. read more

  • The Modern Danish Warehouse

    Collecting Design
    12 Mar 2010 | 8:58 am
    ‘The Garage’North Terrace, London Now installed in the vacant lot known as ‘The Garage’ in London’s Knightsbridge area, is a pop-up shop called ‘The Modern Danish Warehouse’.  Available at the shop is a carefully edited selection of fantastic vintage pieces ranging in price from £100 to £1,500. read more

  • Christie’s Sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design

    Collecting Design
    11 Mar 2010 | 8:53 am
    Christie’sRockefeller New York On the 16th of March, Christie’s in New York will hold its first 20th Century Decorative Art & Design sale of 2010. read more
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    Spot Cool Stuff: Design

  • 9 Cool Home Aquariums

    Spot Cool Stuff
    28 Feb 2010 | 11:53 am
    Why does nearly every home aquarium have a simple round or rectangular design? As with chairs and lamps, aquariums are furnishings that can take on a variety of styles and shapes. Here are nine cool expamples: Silverfish Aquarium Perhaps no freestanding aquarium has as high a head-turning quotient as the Silverfish from the France-based Octopus Studios design company. The Silverfish’s most striking design feature is obvious from the photo to the right—multiple bulbous fish tanks interconnected by water-filled tubes allowing fish to swim freely around the entire system. Taken together…

  • Shopping Cart Furniture

    Spot Cool Stuff
    2 Feb 2010 | 4:20 pm
    If architects can construct entire apartment buildings from used shipping containers and Thai monks can build a temple from discarded beer bottles then why can’t an artist create furniture from old shopping carts? That perhaps is what self-described cross-media visual designer Ramón Coronado asked when he spent 12 weeks at his Los Angeles home creating his Mercado Negro collection. Mercado Negro (Spanish for “black market”) began, as many artistic projects do, as a statement on society. In the words of Coronado: I took it upon myself to take a shopping cart and make a…

  • Cool—and Functional—Kitchenware from Architec

    Spot Cool Stuff
    21 Jan 2010 | 9:50 am
    Durable, environmentally friendly and cool looking. Those are the first three adjectives that come to mind when we think of Architec Housewares, one of Spot Cool Stuff’s favorite designers of cookware. What Architec’s hot pads, cutting boards and mixing bowls are best known for, though, are their non-slip properties. For cooks who have suffered our share of burns, cuts and spills this is no small thing. A look at our three favorite Architec items: Silicone HotGrip Architec’s HotGrips are so flexible and squishy that they provide almost the same tactile experience as grabbing…

  • The Frank Gehry Hotel

    Spot Cool Stuff
    17 Jan 2010 | 8:08 pm
    There’s a scene in The Simpsons in which a cartoon rendering of architect Frank Gehry casually tosses a piece of paper onto the ground, gives it a look and then says to himself “Frank, you genius! You did it again!” That joke is probably funnier seeing it than reading our recounting. And it’s certainly funnier if you are familiar with certain Gehry-designed buildings—like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A., the Experience Music Project in Seattle and, especially, Bilbao Spain’s Guggenheim Museum—which really do bear some resemblance to crinkled paper (if…

  • 7 Downside-Up Houses

    Spot Cool Stuff
    8 Jan 2010 | 1:46 pm
    ˙uʍop ǝpısdn plɹoʍ ǝɥʇ uɹnʇ ʇɐɥʇ—puɐloԀ puɐ ɐıɹʇsn∀ ‘˙∀˙S˙∩ ǝɥʇ ‘ʎuɐɯɹǝפ ‘ɐpɐuɐƆ ‘uıɐdS uı—sǝɹnʇɔnɹʇs uǝʌǝs ǝsǝɥʇ ɟo puoɟ ʎllɐıɔǝdsǝ sı ɟɟnʇS looƆ ʇodS ʎɥʍ sı ɥɔıɥM…
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  • Kim Høltermand

    Carole Guevin
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:16 am
    Ordinary turned extraordinary photography by Kim Høltermand. The colorization gives it an outworldly effect that is very poetic and somewaht surreal.

  • RandomWalk Triangles

    Carole Guevin
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    RandomWalk Triangles experiment made with processing by Guido Corallo. Because we like pretty moving colors. _______ via: joyfi

  • Oh Yeah Studio

    Carole Guevin
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:29 am
    Introducing the beautifully original work from Oh Yeah Studio based in the Norway. Ecclectic typographic treatments mixed with hand-drawn illustrations or photography she has established a very strong portfolio. Definitely someone to watch.

  • Undesign

    Carole Guevin
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:51 am
    Undesign design identities. “Identity is the outward expression of a brand or a company: it includes everything, from the name to the symbol, from the visual aspects to the verbal ones. It is made up of all the elements which combine to create a strong personality and define a characteristic [...]

  • Itty Bitty Trio

    Carole Guevin
    14 Mar 2010 | 8:37 am
    Digging the Itty Bitty Trio hand stamped necklace! Nice to share between friends or lovers. Getting two for JF and I. Will replace ampersand with the crown.. Because our LOVE rules!
 
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  • Transit-Oriented Development Video

    admin
    23 Feb 2010 | 7:31 pm
    Nice video here at treehugger.com about Transit-Oriented Development or TOD. It’s a video borrowed from Fast Company magazine, and details a bit of how Portland has become such a landmark for TOD enthusiasts and planners.For my readers in Kansas City, I think it’s always interesting to think about Portland and compare it to our own city, or other cities in the Midwest of comparable size. In the 1970’s, Portland was a smaller and by all means less-important city than KC. Starting then, they made a conscious series of decisions to embrace walkability, transit, and away from…

  • Rebuilding in Haiti

    admin
    16 Feb 2010 | 6:31 pm
    It shouldn’t be any surprise that many very thoughtful people are already working on ideas for how to rebuild amidst the destruction in Haiti. In fact, it’s an urgent need, as so many people are homeless.This video documents one of what I think is the more interesting approaches being proposed – by Andres Duany of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. There’s obviously much I like about the approach he is suggesting, not the least of which is the careful use of design to solve social, urban design and architectural problems.  Too many people approach situations such as these…

  • Let’s better manage our pavement space – for the fun of it

    admin
    11 Feb 2010 | 2:03 pm
    A recurring theme of this blog is that we miss so many opportunities to better utilize excess pavement space that so many of our cities and towns have.In some cases, that simply means we should reduce or remove travel lanes in favor of more on-street parking, wider sidewalks or better provisions for street trees. These are all simple things that can greatly increase our quality of life, and minimize the destruction that planning for high-speed, high-capacity traffic has done.In other cases, it means getting creative, and using our spaces more efficiently for more hours of the day. When we…

  • An Open Letter to President Obama and Congress

    admin
    4 Feb 2010 | 1:42 pm
    While the country staggers towards economic stability, the design professions are feeling their worst economic times since the Great Depression. Depending on the region of the country, the unemployment and underemployment rate for design professionals is anywhere from 20% to 50%. I feel this daily as President of the Kansas City chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and as an owner of a small architecture / planning firm.What I hope to convey to you in this note is not just the seriousness of our situation, but how you can help at the Federal level while achieving your stated goals…

  • Free Downtown transit

    admin
    22 Jan 2010 | 12:04 pm
    Over on the Switchboard blog written by Kaid Benfield, he writes today about a free downtown circulator that Baltimore has recently put in place. (pasted below) This is a great heads-up to those cities that are cutting back on transit in tough times. I’ve thought for a while that we need an entirely new service model for transit in most American cities, and will write about this more in future posts. The reality is the current system in most cities is so completely unsupported by fares that we might as well have completely free zones in order to encourage denser, walkable development.
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  • Lighting: Standing Edison Light at Haus Interior

    julie
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm
    New at Haus Interior on Elizabeth Street in New York: The Standing Edison Light for $185.

  • Tabletop: Wooden Spoons by Nic Webb

    sarah
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am
    British craftsman Nic Webb sees the spoon "as a humble object that serves us every day." He has, however, managed to turn the humble object into a work of art. Salvaging wood from trimmed trees in London parks, Webb uses traditional tools and methods to carve his elegant spoons. His organic approach means that he looks to the character and grade of the wood to dictate the design, so every piece is a unique work. Prices start at £80 (no small amount); however, think of each spoon as a piece of art that can be used for a lifetime. Go to Nic Webb for more information.

  • Shopper's Diary: Spartan in Austin, Texas

    julie
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:30 am
    Last week's Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin got us thinking about design in Texas; on our wish list of shops to visit is Spartan, which offers a range of not-seen-everywhere essentials (and nonessentials) for the home. N.B. For a tour of owner Currie Person's home, go to Design Sponge. Above: A selection of domestic offerings, including the Raw Clock by Stanley Ruiz of solid maple, aluminum, and hand-cut leather; $230. Above: Oddly appealing Spanish Wine Glasses; $6 each and only 2.25 inches tall (my most stylish friend in San Francisco uses these). Above:…

  • Tabletop: Dibbern Solid-Colored Tableware

    sarah
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:30 am
    Bavaria-based Dibbern was founded in 1965 with a mission to combine "traditional arts and crafts with modern contemporary design." To this day, most of the company's finely detailed bone china tableware is turned by hand. We particularly like Dibbern's Solid Color Collection, which looks to the Bauhaus period for its shape and form. The line is available in a dizzying array of 37 colors (from somber tones to vibrant hues) and can be purchased online at Not Just White in the UK; Plates begin at £12.26, and Cups start at £19.72. N.B. In the US, Dibbern's Solid-Colored…

  • Steal This Look: Instant Kitchen Tool Drawer Organizers

    janet
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:15 am
    Whenever we peruse the sites of high-end European specialist kitchen makers, we find ourselves admiring the built-in drawer storage units (such as the SieMatic drawer, shown below). For the DIYers among us, we've rounded up a selection of modular drawer components that allow you to instantly organize kitchen utensils, knives, and spices. KNIVES AND KITCHEN UTENSIL ORGANIZERS:  Above: J.A Henkels' hardwood 13-Slot In-Drawer Knife Tray is $34.99 at Amazon. Above: Simple Swedish In-Drawer Knife Rest; $36 at the Conran Shop.   Above: The Wusthof 7-Slot In-Drawer Beech Knife…
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  • SXSW Interactive Day 3

    Kristina Loring
    15 Mar 2010 | 11:02 am
    Clay Shirky and Beth Ferguson are the Sunday highlights. Sunday morning, after augmenting realities at the frog opening night party, and having two days of SXSWi under my belt, I realized I still didn’t know quite what to expect from the conference. I do know, however, that an emerging theme for my personal SXSW journey is “nothing is quite what it seems.” Of course, it’s hard to decipher from session titles and even their brief synopsis just how meaningful the presentation will be for you. But more importantly, I was concerned with avoiding the passive consumption of…

  • frog Party Twitter Wrap

    Sam Martin
    14 Mar 2010 | 10:55 am
    A sampling of the chatter about frog's augmented reality party on opening night of the 2010 SXSW Interactive conference. Read on to see many more (or search #frogparty and frog design)

  • Really Augmented Reality: Party Pics!

    Sam Martin
    14 Mar 2010 | 10:35 am
    Party Pics from the frog design Augmented Reality party at SXSWi 2010. The DJ was spinning, crowds were dancing, and people were ... using the porta potties. That's right: Augmented Reality Porta Potties. Get in, have a seat (or not), and do your thing while others watched. Okay, we didn't really watch. But with the help of motion sensors and some exterior augmented projections, people on the outside could see your posture and how long you spend inside. Uncanney valley? Nah. Just a little fun by our tech masters Jared Ficklin, Gregg Wygonik, Michael McDaniel, and others. And les toilets were…

  • Serendipity and Subtlemobs

    Kristina Loring
    14 Mar 2010 | 12:57 am
    Yesterday, at SXSW Interactive, I realized how serendipitous (and potentially harmonious) your encounters could become, even among the chaotic mission to attend tightly scheduled and provocative talks on everything from transmedia to DIY digital higher education — and then document it all. I had originally set out, flipcam-in-hand, Moleskine-in-pocket to ask the SXSW veterans what advice they had for a eager newbie, like myself, who wanted desperately to squeeze every meaningful drop out of the sessions, while simultaneously engaging with attendees (in the spirit of social, of course)…

  • SXSW Interactive Day 2

    Sam Martin
    13 Mar 2010 | 5:49 pm
    Danah Boyd, uncanney valleys, and privacy is not dead. Favorite new term and concept of the month: "uncanny valley." Previous to this it was the phrase, “insofar as” because I love words that have come together over time to make one word; “whosoever” is another. Such evolutions display the flexibility of the language and its ability to change organically to mold to our needs. Will social media adapt to human needs or will we adapt to the rules established by social media? After hearing Danah Boyd give today’s opening keynote at SXSW Interactive, I…
 
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    Product Design Hub - Industrial Design Community & Resources

  • Like-a-bike

    28 Feb 2010 | 4:29 am
    Having not studied design I cannot pretend to understand the significance of all Dieter Rams work, however his principle of good design being ‘as little design as possible’ is something I have witnessed firsthand in the evolution of products created to help youngsters learn to ride bicycles. Whilst going through this boyhood initiation I had stabilizers added to my bike so that I wouldn’t have to worry about balancing straightaway and could instead concentrate on getting to grips with the peddling, steering and braking. It can however be argued that balance is the skill most needed when…

  • Present Time Design Contest

    27 Jan 2010 | 8:01 am
    Do you have a secretly scribbled design, a flash of inspiration or some untapped talent? Then enter the Present Time DESIGN CONTEST 2010, launched to give creativity the platform it deserves. The winning design will be produced as part of one of the brands of Present Time, with YOUR NAME listed on the packaging as the signature designer. Naturally, you will get an official contract and receive a royalty! Present Time is a producer of gifts and home decoration items, based in the Netherlands. Our mission is to use contemporary design to add fun and a personal touch to life. For over 30 years,…

  • Tiffin Box

    18 Jan 2010 | 4:36 am
    Tiffin Box is a lunchbox. Possibly the best expression of a lunchbox I know. It’s made from stainless steel and is made of eighteen components (which seems like it could be less). It has roughly the circumference of a CD and stands about eight inches tall. It has some of the best proportions I’ve seen in a product and as a result it is a delightful thing to both use and look at. So why am I talking about a lunchbox? Why does such a mundane thing occupy my thoughts? And why do I believe it should occupy yours? Well I’ll start by mentioning the fact that the lunchbox is a design problem…

  • Putting Innovation at the heart of your business

    18 Jan 2010 | 3:42 am
    ‘Nothing restricts our ability to innovate more than what we already know, and what we therefore believe not to be possible’(Geoff Mulgan, founder of think tank Demos) What is innovation? Innovation is all about doing things differently, exploiting new ideas and taking risks. It enables businesses to bring new and improved products or services to market, re-energise brands, refine processes and, most importantly, improve profitability. Innovation should be an on-going process that’s embedded in the company culture at all levels. It’s a team process that thrives when passionate people…

  • Automotive Rendering Techniques Video

    14 Jan 2010 | 7:14 am
    cmiVFX | cmiStudios launches a brand new way of delivering videos for its fast growing user base. This new series of training videos is called cmiDirect. Why "direct"?  The videos are DIRECT to the point and focus on one topic at the time. This will enable artists all over the world to have access to the information they need immediately without sorting through longer feature length videos. These videos explain all the information you need in depth and direct to the topic.  Bundled video packages will be available in the near future for continuing education at affordable prices.  When it…
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    OutNext

  • DESIGN UPDATE / MARCH 13, 2010

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    13 Mar 2010 | 8:33 pm
    Always dreamed of being a designer, never had the time or the investment required!? Well stop blaming yourself! Pack your sense of style and just go to Paris, France. Nestled beside an Art Gallery on a typical Parisian street between Bastille and Place des Vosges, there's a creative shop like no other. A place where you become the designer and the artist, tailor-making your very own wardrobe from jackets, to sweaters, to shirts, to sneakers. From N°11 Blue Lagoon and N°22 Paradise Pink to flannel jackets and cashmere scarves, you can have your article hand painted in 180g’s atelier in…

  • WEEKLY UPDATE / FEBRUARY 21, 2010

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    21 Feb 2010 | 11:01 am
    Dior Homme presents a new sneaker by Kris Van Assche for the summer 2010 collection. It simple and white pretty much everything I like. And if you wanna go a little fancier, check out those high top sneaker, pretty cool right!? This one comes in 4 color ways. With all the walking you are going to do with those cool sneakers, you may need some energy. And if you like to be on top of stylish energy drinks too, check out the Berry,En. Aktiv, Berry, Cal+ and Yumi. It's Tea-Fun-Time with this tea servive from freud UK. Wannaa impress your friends at your next tea-party, we have what you need.

  • WEEKLY UPDATE / FEBRUARY 16, 2010

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    16 Feb 2010 | 7:13 pm
    Le Whif "as sweet as chocolate, as light as air" Ok, so it's not really like smoking chocolate but more breathing it ... For those craving chocolate all day long or even once in a while but do not want the guilt of eating it Le Whif may be what you need. David Edwards, a professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard University, came up with the idea of “eating by breathing” A lipstick-size inhaler filled with chocolate particles with (less than a single calorie). I an a big fan of waters, when we lived in Paris I was buying every Evian designer hors-series bottles ... Drink Wataah is not…

  • ECLAIR BRIGITTE BARDOT BY FAUCHON

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    18 Dec 2009 | 3:02 pm
    After launching the famous éclair Mona Lisa, Fauchon introduces its latest gourmandise from its Tribute Collection featuring French actress Brigitte Bardot blending delicately sweet and sensual flavors of almonds and roses. In 2008 Fauchon created a new chocolate printing technique that enable to display images. And this is the first treat of their French classic collection. The "BB" éclair is available in Paris at that Fauchon store located 26 Place de la Madeleine in the 8th arrondissement. Price: 6 euros + BB Eclair by Fauchon

  • CATCH THE WAVE ... IN STYLE

    Aleksandar Tomovic
    18 Dec 2009 | 2:41 pm
    The international design community has spoken and the winner of Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Award (BoYA) in the Outdoor Furniture Category is: Royal Botania’s “WAVE” hammock. Unlike any other piece of its kind, it is neither a hammock, nor a sun chair, nor a parasol. It is an artwork that combines functionality with beauty and elegance. Designed by Erik Nyberg & Gustav Ström, the WAVE consists of electro-polished stainless steel and mesh. The canopy and seat sling are made from batyline. The fabric is semi-transparent while at the same time offering protection by blocking…
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    the girl in the green dress

  • block watch.

    Traci
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:30 am
    block watch from moma.

  • men's white lightning l/s.

    Traci
    16 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    men's white lightning l/s by wildfox couture.

  • we've got a new product, yes we do!

    Traci
    14 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    kelly and i are busy preparing for this year's international contemporary furniture fair (icff) but we're also always thinking of new offerings based on customer requests. we recently launched our newest product - circle floor mat. unlike our other floor mats, this 68" diameter circular mat is die-cut from thick 5mm felt and comes in a new colorway which is reversible.and we're also in the process of doing some website upgrades which should make filzfelt.com more informative and easier to use. we're hoping to go live soon so i'll keep you posted. happy sunday!

  • authentic california collection.

    Traci
    12 Mar 2010 | 7:30 am
    authentic california collection by vans.

  • a series of notebooks.

    Traci
    12 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    a series of notebooks by jeeyun chung.notebooks for left-handed, right-handed and ambidextrous people.
 
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    LogoInn

  • Obama Imposing Islam on America Adding Islamic Iconography into Government Logos

    joey
    11 Mar 2010 | 7:02 am
    Missile Defense Agency’s Logo Too Islamic The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s logo Design is under the heat these days. According to right-wing conservative bloggers the new logo looks similar to the Islamic sign of Crescent and star. Some even matched it with the Iranian Space Agency’s logo. Irani Space Agency Logo Obama’s policies which are often criticized as [...]

  • LogoInn.Net Redesigned

    joey
    3 Mar 2010 | 11:58 pm
    We are in the process of upgrading and updating LogoInn. The plan is to apply a theme that suits our expansion plans. And our expansion plans end at the total world domination.

  • Logo Design Trends in 2009

    joey
    21 Jan 2010 | 6:04 am
    The global economy in general and the US economy in particular started to recover from the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Web and graphic design industries were also affected. But the new start ups and a growing trend of home based small businesses emerging throughout North America and Europe helped many medium sized design [...]

  • Logo Design Review: Xerox Logo Revamped For The Future

    joey
    7 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am
    Xerox, the world’s leading document management enterprise has considered revamping its logo to meet the branding challenges (such as new media & intense competition) in the future. In diversified and dynamic markets, it has become critical to synchronize your brand with your innovations, upcoming products and marketing strategies that you have to introduce to your [...]

  • Book Review: “Marks of Excellence” by Per Mollerup

    joey
    24 Dec 2009 | 3:57 am
    Today, I have picked Per Mollerup’s “Marks of Excellence” for review. If you are a creative designer or a brand marketer, this book definitely deserves to be on your coffee table. With a deep insight into trademarks and its meanings, it has covered each and every aspect that deals with trademark’s history, its evolution and its [...]
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    Living Locurto

  • Free Printable ABC Invitation

    Amy
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am
    This Alphabet Party invitation by Vicky at The City Cradle is so cute! She put alphabet magnets in a bag for the child to unscramble the word party. Download Vicky’s free label here. Other ideas for an Alphabet Party Optional ideas for an invite Cut up paper instead of magnets, make the birthday child’s name in a different color for them to find. Food Make sandwiches from alphabet cookie cutters Serve alphabet pasta ABC Cupcakes would be fun! Like these on Nick Jr. Game Family Fun has a cute DIY Fishing For Letters Game idea. Party Favor Here is an alphabet crayon tutorial by One…

  • I Heart Faces – Bundled Up

    Amy
    14 Mar 2010 | 5:10 pm
    Our theme this week is “Bundled Up” and Tracey Clark is our guest photographer judge. This is Mr. Cool on his way to catch the school bus on a day it was actually snowing here in Texas. He has style doesn’t he?! I hope you’ll visit I Heart Faces and enter a photo this week on Monday – Tuesday! I’m one of the Co-Founders of I Heart Faces and just entering for fun. Click below to view more of my photo entries. Hands •   Texture •   Family •   Kiss •   Jump for Joy Milan Maternity Giveaway Winner Congrats to April from Modern-Mama! You won a…

  • Family Story – Drama

    Amy
    12 Mar 2010 | 6:21 am
    I started this blog a year and a half ago to tell stories about everyday living in my household (hence Living Locurto), but it has since become more of an art blog. I like having a diary of everyday events though, so instead of starting a new family blog I decided on some Fridays to post family stories here. I hope you don’t mind me shifting gears a little. This is a story about my new best friend. Please don’t judge me. I do have a very large cat for which spray bottles are great to use when they try to eat your pet fish. But I also have a VERY dramatic, usually screaming for no…
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    The Office Stylist

  • Office Visitor Chairs NOT from the 80’s!

    The Office Stylist
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:30 am
    Office visitor chairs we are used to seeing, or end up seeing often usually look like they belong in an 80’s movie. Nothing wrong with that, except that your clients and customers probably cringe each time they sit down in your waiting area/lobby before an appointment. These chairs however, do quite the opposite: Office Visitor Chairs-$336 for a set of two These chairs are great for: Reception area/ lobby As visitor chairs in your office Desk chairs at cubicles Chairs in the office kitchen/cafeteria Home office chair If you don’t like the corporate look of most office chairs, take…

  • Cool & Reusable Lunch Bags

    The Office Stylist
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:54 am
    There is nothing eco-friendly or pretty about a brown paper or plastic bag. We bring them into work filled with snacks and toss them out every day, but there IS an alternative. From the same company behind cool toasters, we bring you a cool and reusable lunch bag: These lunch bags are not only colorful, but made from a lightweight, rubber blend that shields whats inside from light exposure. It can stand on its own and has a small pocket, zippered top, and expandable bottom. Can be hand washed and air dried, each measure aprx. 10 X 6 X 7 inches. Great for the on-the-go worker, and anyone who…

  • H2O Office: Your Office on Water

    The Office Stylist
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:27 am
    We got to see what your office could look like in your backyard, but what about a waterfront office? Say hello to the H2O Office… Can you spot the office amongst all the boats? We have seen our fair share of interesting offices and workspaces, but this one is entirely new to us. The H2O office is a brilliant concept designed to give you a customize, unique office right there on the water. Great for those wanting an office that really is “out of the box”, or for anyone that is tired of being in a 20 story office building or their home. Set your H2O Office in almost any…

  • Bluetooth Computer Mouse: In Pink, Blue, White & More!

    The Office Stylist
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:52 am
    Bluetooth Computer Mouse-$29.99 Recently, we were sent a Microsoft Bluetooth Computer Mouse to review and test. Our “mouse” came in white, though the Microsoft Wireless Mouse 4000 comes in an assortment of colors. About this mouse: Microsoft BlueTrack Technology combines the power of optical with the precision of laser for remarkable tracking on virtually any surface Plug-And-Go Nano Transceiver 2.4 GHz Reliable Wireless 10-Month Battery Life Easily switch between open windows with the click of a button with Windows Flip in Windows® 7 4-way Scrolling 4 Customizable Buttons 3 Year…

  • Open Space: Co-Working in Charlottesville

    The Office Stylist
    12 Mar 2010 | 4:38 pm
    Last week we had an inside look at a great co-working space in Los Angeles, this week let’s travel to Charlottesville, VA to Open Space’s coworking hot spot. The Office Stylist’s Notes: Co-working spaces like these make it easy for people who don’t have a set office space or need a day to day change. Like I mentioned last week, I’d rather work in an actual working environment than in a noisy cafe/coffee house. Besides having a quieter, easier place to work in, having a well designed open work area is that much more motivation to work in a place that’s dark…
 
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    Creative Opera

  • Advice from the Real World: The Usman Group

    Manda
    11 Mar 2010 | 6:33 pm
    The Usman Group is a boutique web design firm that balances thoughtful graphic design with effective search engine positioning. They get the science behind the scenes, and design eye-pleasing websites that communicate client goals and vision with complete clarity. By using strategic planning, they build websites that are easy to use AND easy to find. (click here to check out the Usman Group website) The Senior Media Strategist at the Usman Group was generous enough to answer these questions for the Creative Opera readers: 1. What types of design positions do you have in your company? We are a…

  • Web Design Trends: Predictions for 2010

    Manda
    9 Mar 2010 | 7:59 pm
    I recently posted a list of the 2009 design trends, and gave my opinion on whether or not those trends would be sticking around for 2010. But what new trends can we expect in 2010? Here are my predictions: Inventive Interaction Check out any of these sample sites, and you’ll be drawn in right away by the interactive relationship between you (the user) and the site. I think we’ll see more of this as web design becomes more sophisticated and as old browsers (IE6) die out. As time goes on, web design won’t just be about making the page look pretty and a user-friendly…

  • All Ye Apple iPad Naysayers: Shuteth Upeth

    Manda
    8 Mar 2010 | 3:19 pm
    The Apple iPad is yet to be released. In fact, you can’t even preorder it until March 12. But, that hasn’t stopped hundreds of websites, blogs, and news writers from passing judgment. Just search for “iPad” in Google News, and you’ll see plenty of articles, most of them negative. Writers everywhere are feeling the need to create lists expressing their deep disappointment with iPad’s lack of this, or omission of that. Well, I’m just going to come right out and say it, “Shut Up!” How is it that we are so spoiled and pissy that we can just…

  • 2009 Design Salaries: How much money should you be making?

    Manda
    3 Mar 2010 | 7:30 pm
    Last year I posted a short article, Design FAQ: How Much Money Do Graphic Designers Make? and I thought I should follow it up with the updated information for this year. The AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salariesis published every year and includes responses from more than 9,000 design professionals. In it, you’ll find everything from compensation to benefits for all different design professions — even freelancers. There are also some very nice descriptions to break down the different facets of design, and lots of helpful career advice as well. Download a copy of the 2009 Survey Use…

  • 8 MORE Graphic Design Myths

    Manda
    28 Feb 2010 | 7:51 pm
    Almost a year ago, I shared some graphic design myths with you in: “8 Common Graphic Design Myths Revealed.” Since that time, I’ve come across another 8 myths that need to be uncovered. Myth #9: Graphic Designers Fix Computers I’m not sure what it is, but there is a mass confusion about the limitless knowledge of graphic designers. Apparently because I work on a computer all day, I also know how to take one apart and build it from scratch. I know how to set up networks, load memory, rid computers of viruses, and use any and all programs — no matter if they are…
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    OMC Design

  • Ottoman : Puffa

    11 Mar 2010 | 3:29 pm
    Ottoman Puffa OpenPuffa is an ottoman inspired by the rubic cube, it is colorful and fun design, lightweight and child friendly.

  • Floor Standing Display : Keynote

    11 Mar 2010 | 11:40 am
    Floor Standing Display Keynote OpenDifferent from other floor standing displays, the Keynote has less graphic space, but it looks more elegant and indicative.

  • Bench : Sling

    10 Mar 2010 | 1:23 pm
    Bench Sling OpenInspired by hammocks, this bench provides seating for eight people with lateral seating, the seating space is relatively small, but it is enough for people to have a quick rest, the object is most desirable for busy spots.

  • Bench : Twirling

    10 Mar 2010 | 1:15 pm
    Bench Twirling OpenThe twirling bench is a unique twist to seating; normally when you sit at a bench, you look at the same direction but not face to face, I thought this is kind of not desired; so I came up with this design which you can see each other talk, closely while observing different views.

  • Bench : Riverside

    10 Mar 2010 | 1:08 pm
    Bench Riverside OpenRiverside is a configurable bench system that can take several different shapes, the shape is inspired by rivers, which finds a way to flow no matter what the obstacle.
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    PSFK

  • Heineken Dupes And Saves Football Fans In Italy

    Paloma Vazquez
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:07 pm
    Heineken has successfully pulled off an experiential marketing stunt in Italy, in which it lured over 1,000 unsuspecting AC Milan football fans to instead watch a classical music/poetry mash-up on the same evening that AC Milan was to play Real Madrid on the biggest match of the season.

  • Gallery Guide Goes Mobile

    Lisa Baldini
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:48 pm
    New York and Tokyo Artbeat have introduced a useful iPhone gallery guide.

  • Wired’s Chris Anderson On Publishing For The iPad

    Piers Fawkes
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:28 pm
    At the recent AAAA Transformer conference in San Francisco, Wired's Editor In Chief, Chris Anderson explained his publication's attempt to leverage the iPad and other tablet computing platforms.

  • Device Enables Blind People To “See” With Their Tongue

    Naresh Kumar
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:27 pm
    Brainport is an experimental device that allows a blind person to "see" through their tongue.

  • The Hello Wall: Twitter Controlled Public Art

    Lisa Baldini
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:59 am
    Wasted Spaces offers a public art installation that moves beyond the physical domain to the virtual one.
 
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    Neoformix

  • Inline Images for Twitter Clients

    3 Mar 2010 | 10:55 am
    Wouldn't it be cool if your twitter client could directly show tweets with small embedded images? Things like stock charts, graphical weather reports, server status, traffic reports, graphical emoticons expressing emotional state of your friends, mini-graphical movie ratings with thumbs up/down or stars, sports record summaries, or a million others that I haven't though of? Perhaps something like this? This shouldn't be very hard. In fact, I think all that's required is the following: Somebody create a new URL shortener that by convention is only for links to images of dimensions 234x60…

  • Profile in Harvard Business Review

    27 Feb 2010 | 3:45 am
    About ten days ago I was contacted by Scott Berinato, an editor at the Harvard Business Review, who was interested in writing up some of my visualization work for the HBR Research blog. We had a nice chat and he subsequently published Four Ways of Looking at Twitter which profiled my four twitter visualization tools. He did a wonderful job and the article got lots of attention on Twitter. I've been tracking many of the tweets about the article and there have been at least 1500 tweets sent by various people telling their friends to read it. All the extra attention has made this the busiest…

  • Apple Logo from Products

    1 Feb 2010 | 11:10 pm
    I was looking for pictures of the new Apple iPad and stumbled across this image of Apple Form Factor Evolution. It's got lots of images of Apple products on a nice simple white background and was perfect fodder to use with the Image Foam Technique so I made this version of the Apple logo from the product sub-images.

  • SOTU 2010 Word Cloud Map

    28 Jan 2010 | 1:15 am
    Last night President Obama delivered the State of the Union Address. The Shaped Word Cloud below was created from the text.

  • More Visualization Links on Twitter

    23 Jan 2010 | 1:55 am
    In a recent post I showed the Top 20 Individual Data Visualizations Mentioned on Twitter and remarked that many of the most frequently mentioned twitter links were to collections of visualizations. Shown below is a meta list of the top collection-type data visualization or infographic links. Top Collections of Data Visualization Links 50 Great Examples of Data Visualization - Webdesigner Depot Data Visualization and Infographics Resources - Smashing Magazine 15 Stunning Examples of Data Visualization - Web Design Ledger 20 Essential Infographics & Data Visualization Blogs - Inspired…
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    shape+colour

  • caribou + video marsh: odessa.

    shape and colour
    19 Feb 2010 | 9:11 am
    There are very few things I’m as excited about this Spring as Caribou’s upcoming “Swim”, scheduled to drop April 20. Caribou (and now drummer Brad Weber’s amazing, percussion-crazy side project Pick A Piper) is one of my favourite musical entities ever. I hesitate to call them a “band”, because I feel that they’re more than that. An evolution of instrumentation and style that puts them one step ahead. The “Odessa” mp3 was released online a little while ago, but I’ve been waiting for the video before posting. Happy days are…

  • 02.19.10: jump jump dance dance, why?, kid sam, under byen.

    shape and colour
    19 Feb 2010 | 6:53 am
    jump jump dance dance + claire carré: show me the night. why? + agustin carbonere: these hands. kid sam + sherwin akbarzadeh: we’re mostly made of water. Under Byen + Sidste Carsens: Alt Er Tabt.

  • dmitry fyodorov + markus waltå: simcoe.

    shape and colour
    18 Feb 2010 | 1:02 pm
    There’s something unsettlingly intimate yet oddly fascinating about watching strangers eat. Not every bodily function becomes social, and as far as bodily functions go the range of experiences possible within the act of eating are pretty unlimited. There aren’t too many different ways to breathe and blink and heartbeat and cell divide; eating, however, is almost infinite. Infinite in its goodness, but also in its grotesqueness. In his video for Swedish electro-duo Dmitry Fyodorov’s “Simcoe”, the first track off their upcoming album “Shapeless”,…

  • alan poon + zeus: marching through your head.

    shape and colour
    16 Feb 2010 | 8:24 am
    Canadian Alan Poon directed one of my favourite music videos of all time, 2008’s incredible macro-masterpiece for Bowerbirds’ “In Our Talons.” That track was a fiery lament against man’s destruction of the natural world, and Poon created a perfect visual to accompany it: a twisted, contorted microscopic look at our affect on the Earth and everything else that isn’t us. In his latest, for  Zeus’ “Marching Through Your Head”, he continues to examine stop-motion and hyper-realistic nature imagery to create a dreamy, sharp, saturated…

  • barclaycard + the mill: rollercoaster.

    shape and colour
    2 Feb 2010 | 12:43 pm
    In 2008, BBH London created a refreshing and beautifully executed spot for Barclaycard called “Waterslide.” For 2010 they’re back at it, this time with a Nicolai Fuglsig-directed spot called “Rollercoaster.” If you’re wondering what it’s about, the title is pretty self-explanatory. Created by VFXperts (I just made that term up, I’m not sure I like it, but I’ll keep it for now…) The Mill, the spot is sharp, tight, fearless, and seamless. But despite the technical radness, the best part is that it really does capture the joy behind the…
 
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    Naldz Graphics

  • Photography: Fantastic Cosplay Photos

    Ronald Bien
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:16 am
    Costume play or "Cosplay" is a type of performance art wherein the participants wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character which is often drawn from popular fiction in Japan. Artists everywhere delights in the creativeness of the model in portraying their selected character. With several creative props and costumes, a stunning character is made into being... In this next post, we showcase a Fantastic Cosplay Photos of several well-known characters in Japan fiction. The list is composed 33 photos as captured by talented photographers. Feel free to check out this amazing…

  • Flashmint : 5 Winners to Win a Premium WordPress Templates

    Ronald Bien
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:20 am
    Hello everyone. It's time for some cool giveaway. Today, we will be giving away 5 High Quality Premium WordPress Templates courtesy of Flashmint. Each Premium WordPress Theme is worth $55 and 5 lucky readers will be chosen next week. FlashMint is a leading and incomparable Flash Templates provider known to supply web masters with the exclusively sufficient collection of premium web layouts together with the most helpful and supportive service.

  • 30+ Free High Quality Gadget PSD Files

    Ronald Bien
    13 Mar 2010 | 2:58 am
    Nowadays that most designers uses Photoshop, tons of free PSD files are available all over the web. It's up to you where to find and get the best quality of PSD to download. In related to this, we've decided to compile a collection of Photoshop Documents for your future use. Of course since every designers have different needs and interest, we will categorize it to make things easier to browse and select. For our first ever PSD resource collection, 30+ Free High Quality Handy Gadget PSD Files are showcased below for designers who are looking for PSD files that can be utilized for their…

  • 30 Outstanding T Shirt Design Tutorials and Tips

    Ronald Bien
    9 Mar 2010 | 6:08 am
    As defined, a t-shirt is a garment that is used to cover most of a person's torso. It is considered to be a basic necessity that is vital to survival and everyday living. Notwithstanding it's importance to the society, unique t-shirt designs are widely accepted and acknowledged. Designers everywhere are looking for new techniques and styles to create the perfect and unique design. In this latest post, you will see a collection of 30 Outstanding T Shirt Design Tutorials and Tips for t-shirt designers out there who are finding ways and means to create the perfect t shirt design. Take a look at…

  • 40+ Autodesk 3ds Max Tutorials for Beginners and Advance

    Ronald Bien
    8 Mar 2010 | 5:26 am
    Autodesk 3ds Max, (formerly known as 3D Studio MAX) is a software that models, animates and renders any design to look more realistic. At present, more and more designers are into mastering this software to widen their skills and explore the design possibilities especially nowadays that almost everything is 3D. To aid those designers who are aiming to master 3D designs, we bring you 40+ Autodesk 3ds Max Tutorials for Beginners and Advance . The list is composed of several techniques that you may need to use in creating 3D graphics with the help of other software like Photoshop, Zbrush and…
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    Become an Art Director

  • My Week on Twitter for 2010-03-14

    derfrankie
    14 Mar 2010 | 3:02 am
    SmK (german): Hundemode … Modehund … http://cli.gs/ArUhm # SmK (german): Das Ende einer Industrieruine … die Dritte …! http://cli.gs/3EqrT # I repeat myself shape writer for #android rules # 3 neue Beiträge gibt es in Blog in der letzten Woche jetzt rein http://www.spaghetti-mit-knoedel.com # Another Promotion Code: @Corbis offers 20% discount on #stock images – use code MARCH20 until the end of March #folla #coupon # Todays Coupon is from @GettyImages – 10% off on images and filmes if you use the code 34WPC46N # Easy licensing of Flickr Pictures? Go to GettyImages…

  • My Week on Twitter for 2010-03-07

    derfrankie
    7 Mar 2010 | 2:02 am
    Migrated all my podcasts from Mediamonkey to Google Listen – nearly perfect # Watch Air Traffic – LIVE! http://bit.ly/9y7ArC – really cool, but slow # I like Trendwatching: "6 TREND VIDEOS, featuring consumers speaking their minds on various trends." http://bit.ly/bgPn2y #interviews # Congratulations to @Electrolux AEG – Brand new washing machine installed – turned on – Electronics burned – This is what I call quality # I ask myself if Google has selled enough #NexusOne to make the car docks availlable # Hormonella Primaverilis – very…

  • My Week on Twitter for 2010-02-28

    derfrankie
    28 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am
    German court states: Taking pictures of houses does not infringe the copyright of the owner – german story here http://bit.ly/bs4X3K # In case you missed it last week: Industrial espionage through crowd sourcing – http://bit.ly/dw8KMH | Become an Art Director # SmK (german): Spezialistenproblem http://cli.gs/b83U3 # Haiti Earthquake: Who’s given what? | Information Is Beautiful http://bit.ly/dCLGyM (via @meixger) # RT @richbugger 35 most amazing typography in advertisement and design http://bit.ly/7Xhva0 # Dock your raw harddisks – cool way for your large data collections…

  • My Week on Twitter for 2010-02-21

    derfrankie
    21 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am
    Go green even with your website – CO2 neutral websites http://bit.ly/aBfCRJ #climate #change # BTW: Good Morning and good start into the week dear tweeps, facebookers and other social media addicts # About focus groups: "If I’d asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse." – Henry Ford # What I hate? Co-Worker who have found a spiritual way to come along with their problems and now try to "help" you… # The This Week in Android is a #fail people who don't own an android phone talk about android apps – c'mon guys #…

  • Industrial espionage through crowd sourcing

    derfrankie
    18 Feb 2010 | 1:29 am
    Secrecy is important to any firm who wants to launch a new product. By surprising the competitors with a product the firm can increase its market share, reputation and have generally an advantage. If another firm knows about the new product he can potentially launch a competing product earlier. Especially in the B2B world this can be disrupting. As an Art Director you are often directing also the overall communication of your client – so even this topic is of your business. After the break I talk about how I discovered a secret product line through crowd sourcing and how we can prevent…
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    Rames Studios

  • More artists at Hannah Tan Christmas Charity Concert

    Rames
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:00 am
    Woot! Here are more photos from Hannah Tan Christmas Charity Concert. Artists such as Harith Iskander, Hans Isaac, Pietro Felix, Daphne Iking, Jojo Struys, Reefa, Sasi The Don, Meet Uncle Hussein, Reymee and Sam of Innuendo, The Fabulous Cats, Caprice, Atilia, and Liang, teamed up with her during the charity concert.Before I left the place, I camwhored with some of the familiar faces.. EvOoi, Justin & EwinEE.

  • Hannah Tan. She's Here.

    Rames
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:00 am
    Yo! Finally! Wanna see Hannah Tan in action? Here are some of the shots taken during "Hannah Tan's Christmas Charity Concert". More tomorrow! :)

  • My Belated Birthday Dinner with SiaoGang

    Rames
    14 Mar 2010 | 7:18 am
    Hello all,How's weekend? Hope good! Monday in few hours time! *sigh*.Anyways, celebrated my belated birthday dinner with SiaoGang last night at Garden's Cafe @ The Curve. The theme was BLUE :D! Thanks allll for coming! ehhe. Right after that we went to Craft Brew for yumcha! More photos after pending posts :)

  • She's Coming...

    Rames
    13 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am

  • Faces @ Hannah Tan's Christmas Charity Concert

    Rames
    12 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    New post!Few months ago, I was invited by BryanLim to attend Hannah Tan's Christmas Charity Concert @ The Gardens. Met up with some of the familiar faces there hehe. Wonder who? See their faces! You might seen them lol! :P
 
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    Design Tavern

  • Recycled skateboard sculpture

    Henry
    14 Mar 2010 | 12:19 am
    These contemporary pieces are by art collective Haroshi. Each sculpture is created using the colourful layers of recycled skateboards.. “There are no single USED skateboard that it is bend or scrutched in the same way. As if it is a personality, skateboard has it`s own character. What I am doing is to focusing on each personality and use it`s element to create my work. So I am trying to show the out shoot of the bord beautifully as color of the skatebord looks beautiful when it`s pasted together.” I found these pieces via Grievous Bodily Charm

  • How Creatives can promote themselves online

    Henry
    12 Mar 2010 | 4:48 pm
    Back in the day, if you were a creative type – maybe you were a writer, a painter, a sculptor or perhaps all of the above – the only way to communicate your vision was to struggle through the years and wait for someone else with the purse strings to fund your creative pursuits. Nowadays, thanks to the web, we can skip the middleman and go straight to displaying our own work in the most public of forums mankind has known to date – the art of freelancing online. But if you are looking to start a blog or website based around your creative vision – where do you even begin? There’s…

  • Mark Weaver

    Henry
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:45 pm
    Love this retro-feel set by artist Mark Weaver Be sure to check out his (fucking) amazing portfolio at mrkwvr.com or on Behance – Very inspiring! I originally found Weaver’s work in a post by Alice over at My Modern MET

  • Classic Penguin books have a fresh typographic face-lift

    Henry
    11 Mar 2010 | 1:34 am
    I’m sure you have in your travels come across the classic minimalist Penguin classic covers Well, a number of the classic reads have had a bit of a face-lift thanks to a group of designers and Aids awareness fund (RED) teaming up with the book publisher Penguin books Dracula designed by Non-Format The Secret Agent designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith (Penguin Press art department) Notes From Underground designed by Gray318 (Jon Gray) I found these originally posted at the ever-inspiring creative review

  • Retro Revival – A classic spin on the films of 2009

    Henry
    26 Feb 2010 | 11:37 pm
    Illustrator and designer Tavis Coburn has put together this amazing series for the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards. Up in the Air Avatar Hurt locker An Education Precious I found this via an awesome post by ‘Accordion Guy’
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    TreeHugger

  • Rumble in the Lumberyard: FSC vs SFI

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:47 pm
    SFI certified clear cut; Steve Ringman, Seattle Times There is a major battle going on in the woods, in the courts and in the halls of the US Green Building Council, as the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) tries to get LEED changed to accept their certification. We have covered it before, but Monte Paulsen is doing an extensive five-parter in the Tyee that is a must-read. Part 1 describes how t... Read the full story on TreeHugger

  • Der Scutt, Architect, 1934-2010

    16 Mar 2010 | 11:30 am
    Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times Der Scutt was not a famous name among architects, and his work does not pop out and inspire. Even his son is quoted in the New York Times as saying "My father was absolutely a developer's architect, and he prided himself on respecting the wishes and goals of the owner while injecting his own style and design expertise," and when that client is often Donald Trump, you are going to get a lot of garish gold buildings. But he did have an expertise that more architects are going to need: He was the master of the reclad, the removal of ... Read the full story on…

  • ¿Can Cutting Native Forests for Furniture be OK? Nativas del Sur Shows it Can

    16 Mar 2010 | 8:30 am
    Photos: Courtesy Nativas del Sur. Can you make super sleek furniture with wood from native ancient forests in a sustainable way? This project from Argentina that works with selective logging and super efficient use of wood suggests you can. More details inside.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

  • Your Wall Becomes Storage With Pocket Wall

    16 Mar 2010 | 8:26 am
    PSFK shows us Pocket Wall, a storage system from Polish Designer Maja Ganszyniec. She describes it: Look at the house as if it were a package: the room is like a package and the wallpaper is like wrapping paper. The project turns the purely decorative layer of wallpaper into storage. But it reminds me of Graham Hill and Petz Scholtus' Stuffbump, TreeHugger's one attempt at product design.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

  • Sweet! Sugar Cane Waste and Recycled Cardboard Become Flatpack Freefold Furniture

    16 Mar 2010 | 5:02 am
    Freefold Furniture is, as the above video indicates, a versatile shelving system. But the system can also serves as partition, screen, plinth or bench. Made of Xanita X-board (more below), which is 97% post consumer waste paper, the Freefold system can, at the end of its useful life be recycled alongside normal paper recycling. Yet until that day, the robust design by Melbourne (Australia) architect, Toby Horrocks, should g... Read the full story on TreeHugger
 
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    THE HOBBYSHOP HERO

  • RBMA x MOOVMNT [A View from Inside]

    12 Mar 2010 | 5:21 am
    WORDS FROM THE HEROA few years back I applied for the RBMA (http://redbullmusicacademy.com)I believe it was 2006, Since then Alot of my peers have applied and attended so I think I am going to attempt fit in the 2011 roster... In Light of this I wanted to share some stuff..... Now this entire post below is lifted (copy & Pasted) from one of the best sites on the world wide web www.MOOVMNT.COM so, after you read this post go ahead and visit them!Peace 2 Deluge For being the Force behind this Amazing post! (check him out here - Punchdouble )HsH For over a decade the Red Bull Music Academy…

  • STREET HEADPHONES by Brian Garret Schuur (3D Printed Headphone Designs)

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:34 pm
    Street Headphones by Brian Garret Schuur Click Here!!!! Designed by Brian Garret Schuur, these headphones are called Street Headphones and are made from a laser-sintered nylon shell.Each person who purchases a pair is able to personalize the outer shell of the headset. The 3D graffiti-esque custom font/text is etched in and pops up out of the headphones. A pair of Street Headphones retails for a $1,140USD.The Street Headphones will be manufactured by Freedom of Creation CLICK HERE 2 PURCHASE 837.82 Because they are rapid manufactured, users can customize their headphone headband with their…

  • Reflection Eternal - "In This World" (Video)

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:07 am
    DOWNLOAD: Reflection Eternal – In This World"Revolutions Per Minute" April 6th, 2010.BUY THIS ALBUM| THE DRUMLOVE EP + DOWNLOAD LINK >>>>> http://www.sendspace.com/file/995cds

  • HSH VIDEO BLOCK - WATCH THESE

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:06 am
    WORDS FROM THE HEROYea, Videos.....HsH_____________________________________________J*DaVeY - Get Together_____________________________________________Nottz - Shine So Bright_____________________________________________Jay Electronica - Exhibit A_____________________________________________ Big Sean - A Million Dollars_____________________________________________ eLZhi - Deep_____________________________________________Peter Hadar - Full Time Lover_____________________________________________ Fel Sweetenberg - Save Ya Life (feat. Dave Ghetto and Baby…

  • Laws – 4:57 (DOWN LOAD THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

    16 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Laws – 4:57 (Album) 1. Illumination [prod. Benjamin Plant]2. Number One (ft. Jay Rock) [prod. S-type]3. Murder [prod. TN2 Productions]4. This is Me [prod. L.A. The Craftzman & Feb 9]5. Wall to Wall [prod. Benjamin Plant]6. Vintage Futuristic 2 (ft. Funkghost) [prod. M-Phazes]7. Want It All [prod. Feb 9]8. Flashback [prod. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]9. Shining [prod. 9th Wonder]10. My Chick (ft. Dion Primo) [prod. Benjamin Plant]11. Hold You Down [prod. DJ Khalil]12. Hustle (ft. Mason Caine) [prod. L.A. The Craftzman & Feb 9]13. Colors (I Don’t Care) (ft. Calvin Harris) [prod. Calvin…
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    The Design O'Blog

  • Don’t Forget To Say Hello

    Niki Brown
    12 Mar 2010 | 5:35 am
    As you probably all know I’m an avid Twitter user. I love interacting with other designers and non designers to share and learn. But all to often Twitter turns into a sea of links and re-tweets. This in itself isnt a bad thing, but I think we (myself included) tend to forget that ACTUAL PEOPLE (for the most part) run these twitter accounts. So take a second to say hello to your twitter friends today. Follow me on twitter @NikiBrown or send me an email and lets interact. Lets have a conversation!

  • How To Set Up Files For Printing

    Niki Brown
    8 Mar 2010 | 5:43 am
    One of the most important assets you can have as a designer doing print work, whether you are new or old is an understanding of how to correctly set your files up for printing. There are multiple ways to do this and I am not saying that my is the only way but, mine works and this will teach you fundamentals of how to correctly set up your file so your printer does not send them back to you and waste time in the printing process. There is however, some technical jargon in this article. I have included a glossary at the end that tells you what “the jargon” means. So veterans,…

  • So You Call Yourself A Designer?

    Niki Brown
    4 Mar 2010 | 2:45 pm
    Computer – check. Photoshop – check. Lots of free time – check. It seems that this is all that is necessary to call yourself a ‘designer’ these days. I believe that there is far more to a designer than software, computers and free time. Designers should have critical thinking skills, understanding of design principals, knowledge of grid systems, typography and much more. Read the rest of my guest post over at Design Reviver and join the discussion in progress!

  • How To Change Text To All Caps In Photoshop

    Niki Brown
    25 Feb 2010 | 2:44 pm
    In this quick tip I’ll show you how to change the case of existing text in photoshop. This can be super handy if you are working with lots of text in photoshop as I was today. If you are too lazy to watch the video the magic keyboard shortcut is shift+cmd+k with the text selected and BAM! ALL CAPS TEXT WOOO!!! Big thanks to my twitter friends for showing me this tip! (You should follow me on twitter if you aren’t already!)

  • It All Started With Photoshop…

    Niki Brown
    20 Feb 2010 | 5:36 am
    So it looks like Photoshop just rang in another birthday! Photoshop just turned 20?!?!?!? Holy crap that’s a long time for software. I don’t know about you but Photoshop was my first ‘design’ program starting with version 6. I admit that I cheated a bit and also tinkered with Gimp for a bit. But I mainly have font memories of an online course with my less than legal version on my PC back in the day. I remember being so fascinated and intrigued by Photoshop and what it could do and I was SO EXCITED to learn. This tinkering that I did in high school is what pushed me to…
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    Creative Tempest

  • Kyle Lambert

    creativetempest
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:32 am
    Portrait painting will never die. No matter how simple it has become to snap a photo and with your digital camera and ‘print’ right to the web, an artist like Kyle Lambert proves there is still and will always be a fascination with how a face is rendered painstakingly by the hand of a master, and to make things modern he has taken the form out of oil painting or graphite and made it digital to show that though the tools have changed the talent hasn’t.

  • Seb Lester

    creativetempest
    12 Mar 2010 | 1:30 am
    Seb Lester’s words do not sit still on the page. Watching closely, you can actually see the letters grow and curl off the page. The wandering serifs reach out and wrap around sans fonts like the revered Helvetica, choking it like kudzu on an oak tree. Unlike that destructive Japanese weed, Seb Lester’s creations are full of beauty and life. In a fast paced world full of ultra sleek fonts, Seb Lester dares to make us stop and spend some time to enjoy what we read. Want to see more inspiring artwork? Subscribe Here Follow us on Twitter Become a fan on Facebook

  • Amelia Lyon

    creativetempest
    8 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    Amelia Lyon advertises that you can hire them for event photography, but they are really underwater nature photographers. Their work captures intimate couples up close, driven together by inevitable natural desire, in a world of watery luminescence: tropical kissing fish. The sun flares into their photography like light breaking the surface of a shallow tropical sea lapping a sandy shore, giving you the feeling that you and the people in the photo are completely immersed. This poetry in their work takes their wedding/ couples’ photography to a higher level, beyond the stuff the job…

  • Noel Cruz

    creativetempest
    3 Jul 2009 | 3:32 pm
    (Weekly Story Theme: Horror) Noel Cruz is the host with the most, and there’s an always permanent smile on the faces of his party guests. That’s because they’ve all been slow dipped in molten lucite, cured, and mummified to live forever suspended in animation. You could say, Noel is less the mad scientist and more the mad artist on his quest to make more life-like pieces. Want to see more inspiring artwork? Subscribe Here Follow us on Twitter Become a fan on Facebook

  • * Ben Tour

    creativetempest
    1 Jul 2009 | 7:25 pm
    (Weekly Story Theme: Horror) Ben Tour plucks a single hair from his head and drops it into the ooze he has bubbling on his electric stovetop. A sudden puff of smoke, and the smell of an impending storm in the air signals that his arcane enchantment has taken effect. Across town in Shady Acres cemetery the corpses of the long dead, all but those who have turned to dust arise from the earth, born again, but not living. Ben Tours’s gaunt figure drawings, spattered in cool water colors and the odd dash of blood red, stick out like zombies on his canvas. Want to see more inspiring artwork?
 
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    Designophy RSS | All Entries

  • EcoTopia: New Concepts in Green Product Design - Calendar - Fairs&Event

    Opening Monday, March 15th in Long Beach, CA, EcoTopia is a competition and exhibition highlighting new concepts in green product design. The show will feature a variety of eco-products from designers that are all focused on fostering a healthy ecosystem and more sustainable society. The 20 ...

  • Kia Venga Wins red dot Design Award - Newslog

    Kia Venga has won the coveted red dot design award, marking the second prize the car maker's newest B-segment MPV has won since its launch, earlier this year. A top-class jury picked Venga as the winner in the "product design" category for the compact MPV's departure from the ...

  • DRS Digital Newsletter Volume 15 Number 3 has been Announced - Newslog

    DESIGN RESEARCH NEWS  Volume 15 Number 3 Mar 2010 ISSN 1473-3862 DRS Digital Newsletter  CONTENTS o   Design Studies contents o   Call for book chapters - Design Research o   Calls

  • Sir James Dyson - Designpedia - Designer

    Born in 1947, Norfolk, England . completed a year of studies in 1965 at the Byam Shaw School of Art (now the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design), and then studied furniture and interior design at the Royal College of Art between 1966-1970 before ...

  • The Running Shoe Leading the Race to Sustainability - Newslog

    As a social responsibility professional who enjoys trail running, seeing more athletic companies pick up the pace on sustainability is a welcome trend. One business at the front of the pack is Brooks, whose modest marketing approach has left its efforts less known than peers. It's ...
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    Flavorwire

  • What’s On at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

    Caroline Stanley
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:20 pm
    Today at Flavorpill, we were sad to hear that Der Scutt, Donald Trump’s favorite architect and a lover of the mirrored glass box look, had died at 75. We decided that Nina Maria Kleivan’s baby dictators series is way scarier than any Anne Geddes photo that we’ve ever seen — and her work scares the [...] Related posts:What’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 What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

  • David Simon’s Treme Gets a New Trailer

    Caitlin Brody
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:38 pm
    Everyone is eagerly awaiting the April 11th premiere of HBO’s new David Simon drama, Treme. So what’s up with the toe-taps, vegetable chops (and anything involving Creole food), colorful parades, and trumpets on display like trophies in this new teaser? We get it already. Anyone who was a fan of The Wire knows that Simon [...] Related posts:What We’ve Learned About David Simon’s Treme American Idol Recapped: The One Where Bono Calls Simon About Adam Lambert James Cameron’s Avatar Trailer Is Online Now!

  • Fashion’s 10 Most Dramatic Runway Shows

    Caitlin Brody
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:51 pm
    Sometimes even these threads can get upstaged (theatrically speaking), and fashion shows become more about production than polyester (we mean cashmere). As over-the-top as Justin Dior Combs' Sweet Sixteen, we've rounded up some of the most outrageous fashion show productions that will make you forget the word "recession" ever existed. Related posts:British Fashion Designer Alexander McQueen Commits Suicide Blurred Boundaries: Art Meets Fashion in Two Dynamic Shows 10 Inspirational Fashion Books for Aspiring Designers

  • Daily Dose Pick: Under Great White Northern Lights

    Doug Levy
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:23 pm
    Documenting Jack and Meg White’s ambitious 2007 Canadian tour, Under Great White Northern Lights is both a compelling film and the White Stripes’ first official live album. The duo took director Emmett Malloy on the road for the trip, which included stops in every single province in Canada. Along the way, the pair played a series [...] Related posts:Now Streaming: Under Great White Northern Lights Daily Dose Pick: Nosaj Thing Daily Dose Pick: Florence and the Machine

  • Fed Chiefs Excel in Art, Not Just Math

    Kelsey Keith
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:50 am
    We tend to love reading about how the governmental bodies view art -- depressing when you consider the federal budget, heartwarming when you hear that the Obamas picked Alma Thomas for the White House collection -- but little did we know how opiniated the Federal Reserve chairmen could be on the matter. (Well, let's not forget the Feds were all schooled before Bush's No Child Left Behind policy neglected the arts as core curriculum for K-12 education.) Today, Mary Anne Goley -- former director of the fine arts program for the board of governors -- penned a piece for the Wall Street Journal…
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    The Roxor | Design blog for resources and inspiration

  • 20 Inspirational Typographic Quotes

    Kvn
    15 Mar 2010 | 7:50 am
    Some of the best advice in the world is spread via quotes. For example: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. There's a lot of wisdom in this simple sentence. A lot of designers use these kind of quotes as a source of inspiration. These quotes become even better when you illustrate them in the form of typography. Here are 20 inspirational typographic quotes for your inspiration!

  • Logo Of The Week: Wunderkiddo

    Kvn
    13 Mar 2010 | 2:41 am
    The week's logo of the week is available for purchase on Brandstack. It was designed by Bojan Stefanovic, a 35 year old graphic designer from Serbia. If that name doesn't ring a bell, you might know him as 'Logoholik'. He has over ten years of experience in graphic design and print industry. Bojan created this beautiful logo as a combination of wunderkid and aikido.

  • Online Self Promotion For Creatives: The eBook

    Kvn
    9 Mar 2010 | 9:19 am
    Self promotion is one of the most important daily tasks of creatives. If no-one knows about your existence, how can they hire you? A lot of people think that online self promotion is time-consuming and complicated. But Alex Mathers shows us that this isn't the case. He explains the 10 steps to powerful online self promotion for creatives in his ebook that will be released on March 10th.

  • Beautiful Examples Of Coral Photography

    Kvn
    8 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am
    Underwater-photography comes with its own challenges compared to classical photography. It's a completely different environment with certain limitations that the photographer has to keep in mind. But when the photographer can get everything right he can create beautiful photos. This time I've collected some amazing coral photographs. These photos really show the diversity in forms, colors and textures of coral reefs.

  • Logo Of The Week: Undersea Productions

    Kvn
    6 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am
    It's weekend! After an entire week of hard work it's time to kick back and enjoy this beautiful logo of the week. This beauty was made by Josiah Jost, better known as Siah Design. He created this logo for Undersea Productions, an undersea imaging company from Australia. The company approached Josiah for a re-branding: the goal was to create a clean, creative and memorable logo.
 
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    The Design Files

  • Melbourne Home - Nicola Cerini

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm
    The Richmond studio / city home of textile designer Nicola Cerini (including close-up of one of her fabulous rugs!)Love all the details and textile-based artworks in Nicola's light-filled lounge room / showroom!I was lucky enough recently to visit the city 'pied a terre' / studio of Melbourne textile designer Nicola Cerini! Nicola designs and showcases her gorgeous range of textile-based products from this fantastic light-filled converted Richmond warehouse, and spends half of each week living here too. The rest of the time she lives in the seaside town of Torquay... man, gotta love that…

  • Safari Living / Missoni giveaway winner!

    16 Mar 2010 | 11:30 am
    Oh My... another unprecedented response to the giveaway! Missoni really gets you guys excited! hee hee. I don't blame you! I, too, am now seriously coveting that bathmat!I have drawn a winner at random using randomizer once again... and the winner is -dksy (comment number 8!)dksy please get in touch with me asap!Thanks so so much once again to everyone for all your fabulous and hilarious entries! If it were up to me I would totally do an Oprah and give each and every one of you an amazing prize! Sigh. One day!Thanks once again to the fabulous Safari Living for this brilliant and generous…

  • Safari Living Online Store - and Missoni Giveaway!

    15 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm
    The Ken towel range from Safari Living - bold multi-coloured with black and white stripe reverse and soft woven banding. The bath mat (top) is a super thick pure cotton - made in Italy.So you ALL KNOW how much I love Safari Living... Melbourne's gorgeous little corner store design Mecca in High st, Prahran East? It is truly the most delectable, perfectly edited range of local and internationally sourced homewares and textiles under one roof... well worth a trip over the river if you're a Northsider like me! (I posted some pics of the store back here...) BUT if you aren't close by, don't…

  • Sportsgirl Blog

    14 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm
    Melbourne illustrator Sarah Hankinson will appear in the Sportsgirl Chadstone store in April to customise purchases with mini-artworks on the spot! Not many mainstream retailers seem to get it right when it comes to blogs... but Sportsgirl is putting in a good effort with theirs I have to say. The Sportsgirl blog is kinda sickly sweet, but it is very cute and surprisingly well put-together. They update regularly, they promote and link to lots of other local fashion blogs, and the content seems thoughtful and not entirely focused on getting people through the door... sort of :)LMFF…

  • Interview - Camilla & Olivia Tipler from MOZI!

    11 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am
    Stunning homewares by Melbourne's favourite homewares label MOZI!MOZI's very first retail store in Glenferrie rd, Hawthorn.LOVE the Medina Apron... but... almost too pretty to get messy in!Gorgeous floral teatowels...Camilla and Olivia Tipler are the very inspiring ladies behind Melbourne's own much-admired homewares brand MOZI! MOZI's beautiful designs seem to me to strike the perfect balance - contemporary yet feminine, striking but so pretty... it's no wonder the Tipler sisters have taken the market by storm! In just 5 years this supremely talented pair have won so many accolades both here…
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    Become an Art Director

  • My Week on Twitter for 2010-03-14

    derfrankie
    14 Mar 2010 | 3:02 am
    SmK (german): Hundemode … Modehund … http://cli.gs/ArUhm # SmK (german): Das Ende einer Industrieruine … die Dritte …! http://cli.gs/3EqrT # I repeat myself shape writer for #android rules # 3 neue Beiträge gibt es in Blog in der letzten Woche jetzt rein http://www.spaghetti-mit-knoedel.com # Another Promotion Code: @Corbis offers 20% discount on #stock images – use code MARCH20 until the end of March #folla #coupon # Todays Coupon is from @GettyImages – 10% off on images and filmes if you use the code 34WPC46N # Easy licensing of Flickr Pictures? Go to GettyImages…

  • My Week on Twitter for 2010-03-07

    derfrankie
    7 Mar 2010 | 2:02 am
    Migrated all my podcasts from Mediamonkey to Google Listen – nearly perfect # Watch Air Traffic – LIVE! http://bit.ly/9y7ArC – really cool, but slow # I like Trendwatching: "6 TREND VIDEOS, featuring consumers speaking their minds on various trends." http://bit.ly/bgPn2y #interviews # Congratulations to @Electrolux AEG – Brand new washing machine installed – turned on – Electronics burned – This is what I call quality # I ask myself if Google has selled enough #NexusOne to make the car docks availlable # Hormonella Primaverilis – very…

  • My Week on Twitter for 2010-02-28

    derfrankie
    28 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am
    German court states: Taking pictures of houses does not infringe the copyright of the owner – german story here http://bit.ly/bs4X3K # In case you missed it last week: Industrial espionage through crowd sourcing – http://bit.ly/dw8KMH | Become an Art Director # SmK (german): Spezialistenproblem http://cli.gs/b83U3 # Haiti Earthquake: Who’s given what? | Information Is Beautiful http://bit.ly/dCLGyM (via @meixger) # RT @richbugger 35 most amazing typography in advertisement and design http://bit.ly/7Xhva0 # Dock your raw harddisks – cool way for your large data collections…

  • My Week on Twitter for 2010-02-21

    derfrankie
    21 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am
    Go green even with your website – CO2 neutral websites http://bit.ly/aBfCRJ #climate #change # BTW: Good Morning and good start into the week dear tweeps, facebookers and other social media addicts # About focus groups: "If I’d asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse." – Henry Ford # What I hate? Co-Worker who have found a spiritual way to come along with their problems and now try to "help" you… # The This Week in Android is a #fail people who don't own an android phone talk about android apps – c'mon guys #…

  • Industrial espionage through crowd sourcing

    derfrankie
    18 Feb 2010 | 1:29 am
    Secrecy is important to any firm who wants to launch a new product. By surprising the competitors with a product the firm can increase its market share, reputation and have generally an advantage. If another firm knows about the new product he can potentially launch a competing product earlier. Especially in the B2B world this can be disrupting. As an Art Director you are often directing also the overall communication of your client – so even this topic is of your business. After the break I talk about how I discovered a secret product line through crowd sourcing and how we can prevent…
 
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    Logo Design Love

  • Sports brand logo designs

    David Airey
    14 Mar 2010 | 9:37 am
    A project of mine required a comparison of the world’s most well-known sports brand logos. They’re shown together below in case the quick visual reference might be useful for you. Adidas — the trefoil logo is still used on the heritage product division Asics Champion Diadora Ellesse Fila Head K-Swiss Lacoste Lotto Sport Italia Mitre Mizuno New Balance Nike — 1971 by Carolyn Davidson, modified in 1978 and 1985 by Nike Prince Puma Rbk — designed in 2001 by Arnell Group Russell Corporation Umbro — view the Umbro logo evolution Wilson Should you know the name of the designer…

  • Glasgow 2014 Games logo revealed

    David Airey
    8 Mar 2010 | 6:53 am
    Today saw the launch of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games logo. Glasgow design agency Marque is responsible for the identity design project, said to have cost £95,000. This fee covers such elements as brand guidelines, animated work, visual language, typography, photographic style, and art direction. Developing a specific logo for the event is a requirement made by the the Commonwealth Games Federation as part of the contract for hosting the games. Having a logo allows the organisers the best possible chance to earn additional revenue because they can sell the use of the design to…

  • Logorama the movie

    David Airey
    3 Mar 2010 | 9:37 am
    The Logorama movie is a short animation by H5. It has been nominated won at the 2010 Oscars in the short film category. Full movie below. In a world made up entirely of trademarks and brand names, Michelin Man cops pursue a criminal Ronald McDonald. “Spectacular car chases, an intense hostage crisis, wild animals rampaging through the city… and even more in LOGORAMA!” All 16 minutes (taking an incredible six years to make) are shown in the embedded video panel below. Best viewed full-screen. Contains profanity. Logorama on IMDB. Via @debbiemillman (thanks!). Update: 08 March…

  • What they don’t teach you about identity design in design schools

    David Airey
    2 Mar 2010 | 3:01 pm
    Paula Scher’s Citi logo Paula Scher guest authored on Tony Spaeth’s Identity Forum with a great piece titled: What they don’t teach you about identity design in design schools… …And what you can’t learn from blogs. “I never knew a designer that got hundreds of thousands of dollars to design a logo. Mostly, designers get paid to negotiate the difficult terrain of individual egos, expectations, tastes, and aspirations of various individuals in an organization or corporation, against business needs, and constraints of the marketplace. “The designer…

  • 7×7

    David Airey
    2 Mar 2010 | 5:05 am
    7×7 – Future Focus was the fourth in a series of lectures from the Design Institute of Australia, held during The Melbourne Design Festival in 2009. Luminaries from seven design disciplines presented their top seven future industry trends and predictions to an audience of creatives from all design sectors. The visual identity, created by Landor’s Sydney office, reflected the idea of looking beyond the obvious, to seeing more than is immediately visible, and reading between the lines. Published on Logo Design Love Related posts on Logo Design LoveThe Philadelphia History…
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    swissmiss

  • Chat Roulette Piano Improv #1

    swissmiss
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:53 pm
    This is hilarious: Chat Roulette Piano Improv #1

  • On Combining Fonts

    swissmiss
    16 Mar 2010 | 12:49 pm
    Is there a way to know what fonts will work together? Building a palette is an intuitive process, but expanding a typographic duet to three, four, or even five voices can be daunting. Here are four tips for navigating the typographic ocean, all built around H&FJ’s Highly Scientific First Principle of Combining Fonts: keep one thing consistent, and let one thing vary.

  • Music from a Bonsai

    swissmiss
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am
    G, don’t be suprrised if I am banging on our Bonsai tonight when you get home: Music from a Bonsai by Diego Stocco.

  • HOBBY

    swissmiss
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:23 am
    The guys over at Harvest started a *very* cool monthly event called HOBBY. Every month three fine citizens are invited to talk about their hobbies. Each speaker has 5 minutes to explain their particular recreational pursuit, followed by a 5 minute Q&A with the audience. There will be alcohol, and for one night, the answer to “What do you do?” will not be about your day job. Next event is on Tuesday March 23rd 2010. Check out some videos from last month’s HOBBY soiree.

  • Comparing the 100 Largest Sites on the Internet

    swissmiss
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:22 am
    Infographic of the Day: Comparing the 100 Largest Sites on the Internet. What types of sites get the most traffic?
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    Creative Distraction

  • Google Ad Algo: Still Dumb or Getting a Sense of Humor?

    Jonathan C. Hall
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:59 am
    A silly little find from someone who rarely uses the Gmail interface: I was initially surprised to learn that the context-sensitive ads on my Gmail spam box included mostly canned-ham recipes like this one for “Spam Vegetable Strudel”: After all, shouldn’t a smart Google algorithm differentiate uses of spam as canned ham from spam as [...]

  • How Dissonance Creates the Conditions for Innovation

    Jonathan C. Hall
    9 Dec 2009 | 10:06 am
    Following my exploration of “systematic creativity,” I was pleased to take up sociologist David Stark’s new book, The Sense of Dissonance: Accounts of Worth in Economic Life (2009). You might not get it from the title, but this book is about the conditions that lead to creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in organizations. According to Stark, [...]

  • 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.
 
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    Lovely Package® . The leading source for the very best that package design has to offer.

  • Vintage Packaging - Beer Cans

    Lovely Package
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:04 pm
    More vintage packaging for your viewing pleasure, this time in the form of beer cans. There is something about the simple elegance of these cans that we don’t see much of with the brands of today. Someone should also bring back the spout top cans, what’s old is new right? Via Hello Again

  • Léman

    Lovely Package
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:02 am
    Designed by Überknackig Studio | Country: Belgium “The ‘Léman’ beer label design is inspired from the Lac Léman, where Alpine mountains plunge into the lake’s waters, and where the lake’s traditional boats were used to carry the stones for the building of cities and harbours littered along its shores. Traditional label characteristics are employed, though not excessively, in order to merge this brand new brewery’s image with its production of traditional beers (Real Ale), Pale Ale and Wheat Ale.”

  • Student Work - Matthew Smiroldo

    Lovely Package
    16 Mar 2010 | 10:21 am
    Designed by Matthew Smiroldo | Country: United States “All smokers have the problem of forgetting a lighter at the most inconvenient times. Nomad is a brand that I created to solve this problem with a self lighting aspect. The tip of the cigarettes echos the design of a match. When the cigarette is struck against the box it self lights and is ready to smoke. Reinforced by bamboo strips, these non traditional tobacco sticks are strong enough to strike but still have great flavor. The packaging was created to resemble a matchbook, communicating the self lighting aspect. I wanted the…

  • Vintage Packaging - Pharmaceutical

    Lovely Package
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:34 am
    Vintage medicine packaging from the 1960s-1980s, most of which originate from the (out of print) 1984 publication Graphis Packaging 4. If you own this book or happen to know the designers of the first two pieces featured, please let us know in the comments. Unknown Designer Designed by Helmut Schmid Designed by Helmut Schmid via Flickr

  • Courageux

    Lovely Package
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:55 pm
    Designed by Rhinocerosred Design | Country: United States “Courageux was designed as a private label wine for a retailer and ts visual language speaks to the traditional higher cost wines of the Burgundy Region of France utilizing high quality print techniques and materials, yet this bourgogne blanc is at an entry level price point.”
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    The Inspiration Room

  • Guinness Scout for Greatness

    Duncan
    16 Mar 2010 | 2:37 pm
    The Guinness connection with football greatness in Africa is celebrated in “Scout”, a television commercial based around the central idea that there is greatness in every man, everywhere and is a call to action for men to step up and realise their potential today. British actor Danny Webb arrives at an African airport as Mr. Tommy Howe, a football scout. Journeying to Africa in search of the Greatness in one player, he eventually finds its presence everywhere. As Howe’s driver shows him through the city, he passes impromptu football matches taking place all around, on the side…

  • Hummer Toboggan

    Duncan
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:55 am
    Hummer’s 2004 advertising campaign included a television commercial, “Toboggan”, directed by no other than Kathryn Bigelow, the winner of Best Director award at the 2010 Academy Awards. A man and two boys accelerate down a snowy mountainside slope, heading recklessly toward peril, accompanied by a track from the movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. The camera follows the tracks back up the mountain to show us how they got there in the first place. Click on the image below to play the video in YouTube (HD) Credits The Toboggan ad was developed at Modernista! by executive…

  • Surfrider Rise Above Plastics

    Duncan
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:57 pm
    Surfrider Foundation has launched a new PSA television commercial raising awareness of the environmental movement’s Rise Above Plastics program. The digital spot features a whale swimming through a sea of plastic pollution desperate to reach the open surface. The whale soon becomes completely coated with plastic debris as he breaches through a floating bed of plastic bottles, bags, and soda rings, where he remains beached. The camera then widens to an aerial view and we see the extent of the floating island of plastic. Click on the image below to play the video in YouTube (HD) Credits…

  • Conforama for the Neighbors

    Duncan
    15 Mar 2010 | 2:27 pm
    Conforama is known as a more traditional furniture chain in France. But with 48% of furniture buyers in France under age 35, Conforama wanted to shift perceptions and appeal to the sensibilities of this younger consumer. The “Neighbours” campaign, launched in 2009, does just that. “Mon drôle de voisin” (My Dear Neighbors) uses a nude dancing scene to motivate a couple to invest in blinds for their apartment. Two further commercials, “Back to Work”, and “Fiery Breakfast”, play on the discomfort that comes from having one’s life (or the…

  • Act on CO2 Fairy Tales

    Duncan
    15 Mar 2010 | 4:27 am
    Act on CO2, a communication channel of the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), has had two of its print advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ads, “Jack and Jill”, and “Three Men in a Tub” are part of a set of four print ads and two outdoor posters warning people of the dangers of climate change. The ASA has ruled that the claims made in the newspaper adverts were not supported by solid science and must not be published again. The “You end the Story” TV campaign, which also provoked a barrage of…
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    Bit Rebels

  • BeatBox and Sound Montage!

    Misty Belardo
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm
    People appreciate music in different ways. Some, like me, just love appreciating music since I never really learned to play any instrument. Others enjoy music by mixing it, like DJs. Some people would rather compose music and write lyrics for other singers to sing. Others are so talented they not only write music but perform it too. When people tell me that they wish they could draw, it reminds me that I have always wished I could sing. It is very hard for me to carry a tune. I found a video that made me smile, it is truly awesome. I think it was done so artistically that even if you…

  • Fashion Trend | High Heels Every Woman Will Want This Fall

    Richard Darell
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    We’ve featured quite a few cool women’s shoes here on Bit Rebels, and we are not going to stop anytime soon. I just found, or rather stumbled over, something that I think every woman will kill to have. The last time I wrote an article about a pair of high heels, the “When High Heels Goes 911,” it was a huge hit with women. However, to everyone’s defeat, it was just a pair of computer generated high heels with a great deal of science fiction woven into them. This time, I come baring real fruit with something that will be released this coming fall, if you women can…

  • VA – Rebel Music Volume 7

    Fernando Fonseca
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am
    The seventh volume of “Rebel Music” brings us the choices of David Domingo, one of the people behind Netaudio.es, an association that promotes Spanish netlabels. David Domingo has been an engineer, musician, producer, visual artist, activist and event organizer in the last years, always mixing art/music with technology – his two passions. A long career in the demoscene world took him to the netaudio scene and now he is dedicated to the promotion of the local scene with activities and collaborations through the platform netaudio.es, the magazine Phlow.es and the netaudio…

  • Ladies on Latex | Latex Glove Artwork

    Diana Adams
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am
    When you think of latex gloves, what comes to mind? Cleaning the bathroom or scrubbing the floors? When the “Poptarts” look at latex gloves, they see a perfect canvas for creating spunky, colorful pop art. The “Poptarts” consist of two artists from Vancouver, Nicole Steen and Vicki M. This talented duo paints women, in a pop culture context, on latex gloves. Their collection, known as “Dirty Dishes,” is an adorable, fun and very creative assortment of designed gloves. You can view more of their selections on their website at http://www.thetartgallery.com. Each one of these pairs…

  • Need Help In Getting Organized?

    Misty Belardo
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm
    My days at work are very hectic lately. Do you ever have those days when you just say to yourself, “I wish I had more time” or “24 hours just isn’t enough time to accomplish everything.”  Being organized is the only way to survive a very long day when you are so overwhelmed with so many things to do! We often times forget things when we have so much on our minds.  Another problem with having so much to do is that we also tend to loose focus on the details of the work at hand, thus suffering from either poor quality or poor service. We are often faced with a…
 
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    The Cube

  • How to get SEO analytics beyond the stone age: Presentation from Ian Lurie

    Gemma Went
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am
    I stumbled upon this great SEO presentation from Ian Lurie today. Ian looks at why we need to take the focus away from simply keywords in our SEO strategy and how our own analytics data could reveal more useful opportunities. Did you enjoy this post? Then you might like to subscribe by email or RSS [...]

  • Top 10 social media, marketing and pr links from last week

    Gemma Went
    14 Mar 2010 | 4:01 pm
    Here we are again folks. My top 10 social media, marketing and pr links from last week as voted for by my Twitter followers (or rather those 10 that got the most clicks). I hope it’s useful. 7 Insanely Useful Ways to Search Twitter for Marketing 6 Powerful LinkedIn Marketing Tips for Small Businesses The Social Media [...]

  • Tip of the Week: Twitter Search

    Gemma Went
    10 Mar 2010 | 3:18 pm
    Those who use Twitter know that the real power is filtering the noise and listening to the conversations that are relevant to you. One of the best ways of doing this is the relatively unknown tool, Twitter Search. It allows you to filter through a variety of ways, not least by location (something I find [...]

  • Top 10 social media, marketing and pr links from last week

    Gemma Went
    8 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am
    The top social media, marketing and pr links from last week are listed below. I hope you find them useful: The State of the Twittersphere 2010 10 Ways To Generate Business Leads On Twitter The 10 Social Media Metrics Your Company Should Monitor Lists Every Website Owner Should Keep 3 Tips for Social Media Community Management Top 10 social media, marketing [...]

  • Tip of the Week: Hootsuite

    Gemma Went
    5 Mar 2010 | 1:39 am
    So my tip of this week is Hootsuite, a fantastic Twitter client that allows you to manage various profiles (including Facebook, Linked In, WordPress and others). It can be used as your only Twitter client, but as I still favour Tweetdeck for that, I primiarly use it to schedule tweets. The reason I do this [...]
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    Dornob

  • Suburban Nomad: Hybrid Igloo, Yurt, Tent + Tipi Home Idea

    d0rn0b
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm
    [ Filed under Portable or in the Architecture category ] The juxtaposition of such lifestyle  extremes – fixed-space suburban living and nomadic world-travel dwelling – makes for a fascinating conceptual challenge. It was, in fact, similarly neighboring opposites that gave rise to the idea in the mid of design student living on a lovely nature-filled campus but surrounded by suburbia on all sides. John Paananen took it upon himself to discover what would happen if he were to make over one of the most mobile kinds of traditional buildings – the tipi, with inspiration from…

  • Fast Furniture: 8 One-Hour-per-Piece Wood Craft Projects

    d0rn0b
    16 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    [ Filed under Recycled or in the Furniture category ] Furniture design can be a long and laborious process of drawing, measuring, thinking and rethinking. Craftspeople can likewise take up to a lifetime to learn the materials, methods and tools of the trade. A high-end, custom-carved wooden furniture object might take up to years to craft. Or … it can all take place in under an hour, from the designs to the finished product. Joy van Erven (Holland) and Finn Ahlgren (Sweden) struck upon this unconventional approach to merging art, furniture and speed and formed a designer brand around it…

  • Art Imitates Life: Crisp 3D Photo-Realistic Pen Drawings

    d0rn0b
    15 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm
    [ Filed under More or in the Art of Design category ] Life is a strange thing. Who would have thought that an artist who started out as a painter would only make it big (in more ways than one) when he started drawing huge lifelike pen drawings based on photographs of his friends – drawings that now appear at sold-out gallery shows around the world. Juan Francisco Casas manages to make one of the most unforgiving (no erasing!) and potentially boring tools (black on white if about all it can do) into a potent artistic device – perhaps even more powerful than the sword, as the saying…

  • Japanese Home Cubes: 10 Neat Modern Box House Designs

    d0rn0b
    15 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
    [ Filed under Ultramodern or in the Architecture category ] These box buildings may have simple shapes and functional plans but they are anything but boring. Japanese architecture firm Atelier Tekuto has made minimalism the driving concept of their dynamic contemporary designs, from single-family houses to multi-unit homes and mixed-used projects. Take this three-story house for instance – the use of an incredible cantilever, strategic lighting and a slight tilt to the roof line turn a modernist concrete-and-glass box into a lofted luxury space that seems to tower over you despite the…

  • Penthouse Slums: The Rooftop Shanty Towns of Hong Kong

    d0rn0b
    14 Mar 2010 | 1:38 pm
    [ Filed under Urban Design or in the Architecture category ] Shanty towns are nothing new in large cities with little (enforced) regulation, but this is something you have to see to believe: everything from small shacks to multi-story structures, individual buildings to entire villages, all spread out in organic mazes over the rooftops of apartment structures and skyscrapers throughout Hong Kong – a set of smaller communities within the larger surrounding city. In Portraits from Above – Hong Kong’s Informal Rooftop Communities by Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham, a particularly stunning…
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    Vital Design Blog

  • Web Design for Internet & Telephone of MA Helps Build Brand and Credibility

    Brian DeKoning
    1 Mar 2010 | 12:06 pm
    For the past 10 years, the gentlemen at Internet & Telephone, LLC of North Andover, MA have built a strong company on face-to-face business relationships. Based in North Andover, MA, I&T provides corporate IT support and phone, data and Internet service. They serve as an outsourced IT department to keep phones and computer networks working for clients such as hospitals, office buildings and colleges. Customers really like I&T because they provide great customer service. When clients call for help, they know the voice on the other end of the line. I&T has thrived with this…

  • Website Development for NH’s Applecrest Farm

    Brian DeKoning
    27 Jan 2010 | 5:00 am
    We recently finished a new website design for Applecrest Farm, New Hampshire’s oldest and largest apple orchard. It’s an earthy, rustic design, a bit like the smooth scroll website we developed last spring. The new web development showcases the tasty offerings of Applecrest (located in Hampton Falls, NH), such as pick-your-own schedules and festival dates and other info. The site also offers a registration form for private parties, allowing users to reserve dates online. “This website design ties in four generations of the Wagner family. We are really excited about our new web…

  • Vital Mixers: A Marketing Twist on the Client Holiday Gift

    Rachel Swanson
    14 Jan 2010 | 7:57 am
    It can be tough to come up with unique ideas for client holiday gifts. We’ve sent North Face fleece shirts, hosted parties, created custom designed posters, and even hand painted ornaments in years past. To thank our clients this year – and show them we appreciate working on their branding, websites, and other marketing projects – we tried to create a fun, memorable holiday gift. We listen to music every day, so we shared some of our favorite songs with our clients on a mix cd. (Sounds kind of uh, frugal, we know.) But this project gave us a chance to stay within a budget, share our…

  • How to Save an Adobe Acrobat Form Document So Users Can Save Data

    Stephanie Farnham
    8 Dec 2009 | 6:18 am
    There’s nothing more frustrating than filling out an Adobe PDF form then realizing you can’t save it. Recently, one of our clients had this problem on a PDF form we’d created for him. It seems like a hiccup that should have an easy fix. But the link that should explain it on Adobe’s site was broken. (They’ve since fixed it.) But you know when we find a good solution, we try to share it. (See posts like, “Creating a Facebook Page With Custom HTML” or a “How to Rotate Photoshop Brushes.” ) After testing the template several times internally,…

  • How To Create a Fanpage on Facebook With Custom HTML

    Bill Lord
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:32 pm
    As you all know, social media is exploding. Almost everyone has either a Facebook, Twitter (although my wife may think it’s stupid), and/or LinkedIn account, if not all three. YouTube is becoming an everyday resource for tutorials etc. If you still think this social media thing is just a fad, you may be surprised to learn that in January UNH will offer it’s first Social Media course. Facebook is kind of a big deal, and surprisingly enough the fastest growing demographic of Facebook users is those 35 years old and older. What started as a platform for students to communicate, has…
 
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    Web.AppStorm

  • 7 Fantastic Free Online Instant Messengers

    Justin Stravarius
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    Multiplicity. A huge problem when it comes to communication. We all have friends who use either multiple IM accounts or multiple IM services. This problem was tackled by desktop apps that can handle multiple protocols and accounts. But then again, we use multiple computers and mobile devices for work and personal use. Installing these desktop IM apps on a work computer may not be possible thanks to the IT team. Unlike these desktop IM apps, online instant messengers do not require plugins or installers. Hence these web based IM apps have found a huge user base and some services are handling…

  • Become a Social Network Ninja with HootSuite

    Justin Stravarius
    15 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    The twitterverse is getting more massive by the day. Of late, Twitter has become a hot bed of everything real-time on the web. The downside is, there’s too much data, too many conversations and too many people to keep track of from a Twitter account’s home page. Most of us need an app to streamline and present the conversations in a manner that makes sense. There are a number of apps for desktop and otherwise that claim to address this issue. One among them is HootSuite. HootSuite has a ton of strong suits; being a web app that does not need a plugin or Adobe Air to function makes…

  • Pixable Album Giveaway Winners

    Jarel Remick
    12 Mar 2010 | 8:24 am
    Pixable enables you to be more creative with your photos and easily create photo albums, calendars and mosaics in a matter of minutes with ease. Once you’ve finished your creation, order prints or just share via the web to allow your friends or family to order prints. Pixable was kind enough to give away ten free 22 page 8×5.5″ photo albums to our readers and here’s a list of who won! About Pixable Access your photos on Facebook, Photobucket, Picasa, Flickr or your computer to create albums, calendars and mosaics you’ll be able to print and share for memories that…

  • Real-Time Phone GPS Tracking with InstaMapper

    Jarel Remick
    11 Mar 2010 | 8:00 am
    Have you ever taken a trip to see friends or family and during the trip you’re called several times being asked, “Hey, where are you at? Are you close?” Or maybe you’re taking a solo trip and you would like people to know your last recorded location in the event the unthinkable happens. The potential uses for real-time phone GPS tracking is plentiful but the solutions, unfortunately, aren’t. With InstaMapper you can track a GPS enabled device, such as iPhone, Android or BlackBerry in real-time, integrated with Google Maps, for Free. Then share or embed your…

  • Create a Q&A Website in a Snap with Qhub

    Jarel Remick
    10 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am
    When your visitors or customers have questions, they typically contact you directly or ask their question(s) in your site forum—assuming you have one. In most situations, a forum isn’t available either. Qhub provides a fast way to setup a customizable Q&A website in a matter of minutes. With Qhub you can eliminate repetitive questions, save your inbox and make it easier for your visitors or customers to get the answers they’re looking for. Here’s a quick how-to covering this already popular web app. Sign Up Sign up is quick and painless, taking only a few seconds to…
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    Designussion

  • Best CSS Designs – Top 5 CSS designs I have seen in a long time.

    Designussion
    18 Feb 2010 | 10:18 am
    I stumbled upon these over the weekend while trying to find some inspiration for a project I am doing. A lot of them look like they might be from one designer…he/she rocks. Best CSS Design #1 – CandyDirect.com Best CSS Design #2 – ecoVillage.com Best CSS Design #3 – Johns Hopkins Medicine Best Design #4 – Quran Interactive Best CSS Design #5 – iphone Nova Related posts:20 Fantastic Portfolio Designs 45 Inspirational Vcard Designs

  • 5 Best Call To Action Landing Pages

    Designussion
    10 Feb 2010 | 7:32 pm
    One of the toughest things I struggle with is creating the most usable design for a very specific call to action. Whether it is for download, filling out a form, or buying something. A clean call-to-action is by far the most critical part of any website and for whatever reason, it is often overlooked. I came across 5 really good sites today why I was on my hunt…I may add more to this post later. 1. MailChimp.com – the page is clean, simple and the way it stands out really only has 2 options. Sign Up Free is nicely prominent. 2. Twitter, I know, it is a cop out for me to put it in,…

  • Designussion launches marketplace for designers and webmasters

    Designussion
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:29 pm
    We’ve been busy behind the scenes at Designussion getting ready for the launch of our new marketplace. I’m sure most of you regularly build websites, design themes or have a service to offer. You can list all of these in our marketplace for a small fee (to keep away scammers) with no commission to pay. Themes and templates are free to list so you can show off your design talent to the world! With a large readership and followers on Twitter we’re confident the marketplace is going to be a success. It’s still the early stages so we’re looking for your feedback…

  • 14 reasons why you are addicted to web design

    Designussion
    31 Jan 2010 | 9:20 am
    As it’s a Sunday I thought I’d keep today’s post fun. I found most of these browsing around the net – comments welcome with anything I may have missed! You know you’re addicted to web design when… You check the source code of websites you like, and refuse to bookmark sites that use tabled layouts. You refer to your outfits as “skin”. You have those 10 fixes stuck to the side of your computer monitor… just in case! You’ve taken a CSS/XHTML quiz just to be certain. You get genuinely pissed with your mates when they don’t know…

  • Why you should be building more followers on Twitter

    Designussion
    28 Jan 2010 | 1:42 pm
    Building your reputation online as a designer Many of you use Twitter on a daily basis to communicate with friends and family and to keep up with the latest news. I’ve been using Twitter since the start of Designussion and it has been pivotal to its success and growth. I have a strong following on Twitter with nearly 4000 followers! Many of you may have your own blog/website to promote and be stuck for ideas. My number one tip for anyone looking to grow their reputation is through Twitter! More followers = more visitors = more money One of my trade secrets has been using a well known…
 
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  • Feat. Artists : Hajnrich, Bian & Lee

    Joel Delane
    16 Mar 2010 | 3:52 am
    Today we have a three-way battle for featured artist of the day. Three awesome artist’s with something really special to offer. First up is Valp Maciej Hajnrich. Valp hails from Katowice, Poland and is a self-taught and full-time freelance artist with five years of experience in print and webdesign. Valp has established himself as a creative digital artist – after years of experimenting and playing with imagination he has build his own style with high attention to details, colours and textures. Next up is Jacob Bian. Jacob is a digital artist from the beautiful Ontario, Canada.

  • Featured Artist : Sebastian Kruger

    Joel Delane
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:07 am
    Today’s featured artist is german born, Sebastian Krüger. When it comes to caricature illustration there really is no better. Recent works include illustrations of famous music artists and famous faces from the movie world ranging from Mick Jagger to Marilyn Monroe! Just check out this guys awesomeness below!

  • Featured Artist : Christian San Jose

    Joel Delane
    11 Mar 2010 | 1:04 am
    Today’s featured artist is Christian San Jose, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Pasig, Philippines. Christian is a senior web designer for an internet marketing company, he also does some freelance illustrating on the side. With a client list reading from the likes of Nike Phil., The Coca-Cola Company Phil., ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, and OctoArts Films, this artist doesn’t shy from the big and bold! Check out some of my favourite illustrations below. Also see a great interview with him at VectorTuts+.
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  • 88 Tips to Make You a Productive Freelancer

    Shoaib
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:09 am
    This article is not only as a summary of what we have discussed during ‘Productivity Week’ but there are additional pieces of advice for all freelancers and entrepreneur. Following all these points or at least most of them is guaranteed to increase your productivity, income and assist you in managing your time. The ultimate goal of effective time management is to spend time with our loved ones and following these points will definitely give you more time with them. Organise your files/papers into a filing cabinet Organise all files on your computer into relevant folders Have only…

  • 10 Purchases To Save You Time

    Shoaib
    8 Mar 2010 | 11:43 am
    I am not usually a fan for buying gadgets unless they are for a genuine reason. Buying something which will help you to save time is definitely a genuine reason to purchase it. I have discussed ten items which have helped me to save my time. There are probably more purchases you can make but these for me are the main ten. This article is part of ‘Productivity Week’ which will see it’s finale tomorrow. Tomorrow’s article is guaranteed to amaze yoy so be sure not to miss it by subscribing to our RSS. Do take a look at the articles we have been publishing over the week.

  • Delegating and Saving Time as a Freelancer

    Shoaib
    5 Mar 2010 | 11:45 am
    Being successful  does not make you manage your time well, Managing your time well makes you successful R Pausch There are several reasons why a freelancer delegates tasks to a fellow freelancer or to someone else. Whatever the reason for delegating a task there is surely one thing which you should achieve by delegating a task and that is to get more time. This article will illustrate the advantages and occurrences when you should delegate tasks and the manner in which to do so. This is all part of ‘Productivity Week’ where we are aiming to help freelancers make the most of their…

  • The Art of Creating Time in a Time Famine

    Shoaib
    4 Mar 2010 | 1:13 pm
    If you believed that God did not give the ability to mankind to create time, then you need to think again. Often many people see time as something which we are bound by, a dimension which controls us and shapes our universe. You would be perfectly right to believe this, but you are not as bound as you think. There are ways of creating time in your day which leads you to the ultimate goal of time management – spending time with your loved one’s. If I had the ability to create time, I would make myself a few days to spend solely with the most beautiful thing in the world – my…

  • Going Beyond a To-do List

    Shoaib
    3 Mar 2010 | 11:50 am
    I have written previously regarding a time-schedule and a to-do list on FreelanceApple. The posts were rather basic, so I have taken the initiative to go beyond the time schedule or to-do list into showing you how to properly make and follow a to-do list. As part of ‘Productivity Week’ here on FreelanceApple which will continue until 9th March, this article will aim to educate people from all levels of freelancing, in order for them to manage their time in a more professional manner. Will a To-do List actually help manage time? The greatest argument which freelancers have against…
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    World Famous Design Junkies

  • Gaming Skateboards ala REAL

    Chris Burns
    15 Mar 2010 | 12:54 pm
    Oh joy! This skateboard company you may have heard of called “Real Skateboards” has a new set of boards and an entire experience ready to go set up around old classic video games. Real Gaming. They’ve even got their own interactive webpage set up around it. Play all the games! What we’ve got though is [...]

  • A Real Cardboard Chair Replica

    Chris Burns
    15 Mar 2010 | 11:59 am
    That’s right. One to one. A perfect replica of a chair that designer Anna Haenko chopped up and stuck together to show. What could a person do with a chair like this? Probably not sit on it. But like a printmaker who whips up 15 different color combinations for their 2 tone print project, it [...]

  • Matchbooks in Space

    Chris Burns
    15 Mar 2010 | 10:32 am
    Inside these matchbooks is a fantasy. A fantasy in blue and white. Opened, stripped, and penned in by designer Madeleine Stahel from Zürich. In each one of these books you’ll find a new lovely vision of the future, the past, old friends long gone. Yoda’s not present though. Maybe in spirit. Devour their oddity, then [...]

  • The Grand Casino

    Chris Burns
    9 Mar 2010 | 11:39 pm
    Hello all you adventurers in graphic design land! It’s that time again! It’s time for a 100% patented by World Famous Design Junkies best ever of all time way to look at a location in a short number of clicks MINI TOUR! Yay! Today we’ve got a collection of photos taken with the exploration of [...]

  • Mouse Clicker of God

    Chris Burns
    9 Mar 2010 | 9:38 pm
    Behold! From on high comes the clicker of a god. Or of GOD! Designer of unconventional things Michael Wong brings you this single campaign for international shipping company DHL. Can you guess what it’s promoting? It’s 24 hours a day tracking of course! As a direct result of this campaign which was centralized around Beijing’s [...]
 
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  • Start Your Own Blog! – Graphic Design Tip #20

    This graphic design tip comes from our post, "101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success. A Graphic Design Blog Everyone has a blog nowadays, everyone! And you should have one too! An incalculable number of blog sites have sprung up across the virtual landscape that is the internet. Offering up opinions, ...

  • Optimize Your Website! – Graphic Design Tip #19

    This post is an expansion of tip #19 in our post 101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success. The Power of SEO for your Graphic Design Website Once you have a website you need to utilize the power of the search engine. When was the last time you “googled” something? Hairdresser, Plumber, ...

  • A Graphic Designer’s Website

    This post is a continuation of graphic design tip #18 in our article "101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success." Don't have your own website yet? As a Graphic Designer, a website is essential. You need a way to advertise your work and quickly direct potential clients to your portfolio. Most clients ...

  • Make More Money By Referring To Others – Graphic Design Tip #17

    This post, "Make More Money By Referring To Others - Graphic Design Tip #17", is the #17th update in our post, "101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success." Profitable Referral Process Look for opportunities to make more money on each individual project. Don’t try to squeeze more money out of the client ...

  • I’m A Graphic Designer…You Can Refer Me

    This blog post was created in reference to item #16 in our post, "101 Graphic Design Tips for Business Success" Hi, Can you refer me? A casual conversation between two friends can easily turn into professional work for you. Provide your clients and friends with the information, motivation, and reason to refer ...
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    Moneyzeal | Make money online, Blogger Resources & Fun stuff

  • Top 25+ Free Premium Blogger XMLTemplates (March 2010 Roundup)

    15 Mar 2010 | 10:36 pm
    25+ Best Free Premium Blogger XML Templates (March 2010 Roundup).Hundreds of Blogger XML templates are being made everyday with more and more advanced features. This collection of 25+ Free Premium Blogger XML templates includes some hand picked XML templates For March 2010. This Blogger Xml template collection highlighted some Premuim,1, 2 or three columns, Magazine Style, Wordpress converted blogger Xml templates. I hope that you will find this collection of Blogger Xml templates pretty helpful. 1.Rockwell: Free Premium Blogger Xml Template Rockwell is a beautiful yet free two column Blogger…

  • 60 Most Inspirational Handwriting Fonts For Modern Typography

    11 Mar 2010 | 7:55 pm
    60 Amazing Free Handwriting fonts for professional Handwriting and web typography. Fonts are very important elements in modern web and graphic design. Here are some of the most inspirational free handwriting fonts you can use for stylish design in Print or web. This cool Handwriting font collection includes free true type fonts, serif fonts, sans serif, sketch and calligraphic fonts in handwriting version. I hope these will help you in creating some exceptional work. 1.Free Handwriting Font: Eight Fifteen 2.James Fedaro: Free Handwriting Font 3.Jellyka:Free Handwriting Font 4.Hand of…

  • Creative Desktop Wallpaper Calendars For March 2010

    27 Feb 2010 | 9:13 pm
    Amazing HD and High Resolution Desktop Wallpaper Calendars for March 2010.March 2010 Desktop Wallpaper Calendar collection includes 4 awesome desktop Wallpapers and Wallpaper Calendars for March 2010, inspired by Winter Olympic, Vancouver 2010 along with a High Resolution and Widescreen space wallpapers and an amazing Wallpaper from the movie ‘ The Dark Night’ with another HD Fantasy Girl Wallpaper. If you like them, please place a comment here. Thank you for visiting my site. Olympic Mania: Desktop Calendar For March 2010 Download: With Calendar 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x800…

  • Incredible Heart Social Media Icon Set For Valentine’s Day

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:16 pm
    Amazing grunge, hand drawn heart Social Bookmarking Icons For delicious, digg, technorati, facebook, twitter, reddit, mix, and stumbleuopn. All the icons come in PNG format, in three Dimensions - 32x32, 64x64 and 128x128. Share love with Hearts!! Happy Valentines Day. Download: Grunge, Hand Drawn Heart Social Media Icon set

  • Valentines Day HD Desktop Wallpapers, Calendars For February 2010

    6 Feb 2010 | 8:12 pm
    Some HD and shiny Valentines Day Desktop wallpaper for 2010 along with wallpaper calendars for February 2010. You can download each of the wallpapers in 9 resolutions. Hope that everybody will enjoy this Valentines Day Collection Valentines Day Desktop Wallpaper Calendar(February 2010) Download(9 available resolutions): 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x800 1280x960 1280x1024 1400x1050 1600x1200 1920x1200 Valentines Day Desktop Wallpaper Background Download(9 available resolutions): 1024x768 1152x864 1280x720 1280x800 1280x960 1280x1024 1400x1050 1600x1200 1920x1200 Cool Desktop Wallpaper…
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  • Blind Spot

    Aaron
    2 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm
    If you haven’t made plans for next Humpday (10th of March) head down to ma. gallery! If you do have plans, cancel them and we will see you there anyway for Blind Spot, a group show featuring the works of Angela Jones, Laura McClintock, Isobel Philip and Irit Pollak. “… something slips, passes, is transmitted, from stage to stage, and is always to some degree eluded in it- that is what we call the gaze” - Jacques Lacan An exibition of mixed media, photography and painting by Angela Jones, Laura McClintock, Isobel Philip and Irit Pollak that sees the unseen. Here,…

  • R.I.P Society

    Aaron
    10 Feb 2010 | 10:10 pm
    You may know of Nic Warnock if you’ve happened to catch Onani, Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys, Circle Pit, or Family Jewels over the last few years. We’ve also wrote him up a bit in our last issue (”Little Labels, Big Sounds”). On top of being in 9345987234 bands Nic runs R.I.P SOCIETY, a record label which specialises in “Australian music of the NON Fitzroy cafe, late 20’s dinner party, chin-scratchin’-thick-rimmed-glasses-gimme-arts-funding and Nick Cave/Lou Reed worship variety.” Keep an eye out for the following new releases from R.I.P SOCIETY…

  • A world of art. Here. Soon.

    Ozlem
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:47 pm
    The month of May kinda seems a long way off, but that’s not stopping us getting excited about the launch of the gorgeous (and nicely typography-heavy!) 17th Biennale of Sydney website. Get in on the ground up: hurry and apply for the last of the volunteer positions, or register online for the first week festivities by 28 February. This time, the Biennale is based on the curatorial theme “THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age”, and will once again take over Sydney’s public spaces with a showcase of new and recent works from local and…

  • Gaffa Gallery

    Dittmar
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:34 pm
    Looking for Gaffa Gallery? Don’t worry they weren’t a casualty of the whole financial crisis… You may remember Gaffa as a quaint little artist run gallery tucked away in the streets near Central Station. Well with their Inaugural Relaunch Exhibition taking place this Thursday night, you’ll see just how busy they’ve been over the last few months to come back bigger and better than ever. Expanding into a multi-level gallery with 3 separate floors as well as a cafe and shop thrown into the mix, this is going to be one of Sydney’s finest new art spaces. Gaffa…

  • Blue Moons

    Jenna
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:58 pm
    Whether it be your iPhone calendar, your moleskine diary, or if you prefer the good ol’ fashioned writing on your hand, mark it down: This Wednesday night our friends at MAgallery connect four emerging artists from Sydney and Melbourne at the exhibition opening of BLUE MOONS. Featuring the works of Leon Hawker, William-Guillaume Saussay and Persistently Plastic (Phil Soliman and A. West). MA’s doors will be open from 7pm. A. WEST // ARTIST STATEMENT: My art is a creature. I love it, yet I abuse it and I am cruel. My art is always a rebellion. Although morbid and cynical, I occasionally…
 
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    Engage2Soar

  • House Industries at Eames!

    12 Mar 2010 | 5:05 pm
    What an incredible evening of the most curvacious, sensuous and decadent typography since Alfred Roller’s Art Nouveau exhibition posters of 1903.March 11, 2010 marked the official launch of House Industries Eames Font & Object Collection with an evening of fine wine, delectable fondue, jazz musings from the Mattson 2, screen printing demos from Fresh Pressed, and an installation of “a cornucopia

  • Rainy Day Monday Blues!

    8 Mar 2010 | 2:51 pm
    In spite of what Barry Manilow may say, yes, it does rain in Southern California! In fact, this week, it poured in a few selective locations...including above the Menagerie production table!Even this bleakest of weather can inspire some of the most stunning key art designs. So in honor of the mighty Mayan rain God Chac, and the all-powerful ruler of Mount Olympus Zeus, we share with our viewers

  • Film Industry by the Numbers

    5 Mar 2010 | 10:57 am
    Encouraging news for all us entertainment creatives and a really nice visual representation. Click to view larger. Via: Online MBA

  • Pulp Non-Fiction: 5 Unique Paper Stocks for Exceptional Projects.

    2 Mar 2010 | 3:56 pm
    1) Bier: GmundA unique paper made with shocking Iingredients. Do you like it dark, light, grainy, or hoppy? This paper is made out of the same ingredients as beer! You won’t get fined for holding this “bier” out in the public!2) Reaction: GmundA shinning paper with cool lighting effects. Dark Red? Pink? Blue? or Green? It’s like a chameleon! This paper changes its color depending on the way the

  • The Love Guru is Back!

    11 Feb 2010 | 3:44 pm
    When was the last time you expressed your deepest emotions and inner most thoughts to your loved one? Consult today with the Menagerie Creative Love Guru and send your Valentine’s heart a flutter!
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    Beautiful Life

  • Moments of War by Mariusz Kozik

    Jessica
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    Wars have always existed. So many human civilizations, so much people fight among themselves. No matter how scary it sounds, but the war is not only the horror but also delight, indescribable spectacle balancing on the border of death and beauty. The best visual confirmation of this is a delightful [...]

  • 15 Stylish and Creative Mice

    Jessica
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    Computer mouse – it’s something with what we encounter every day. And it’s very important that we get pleasure from its use. In this collection we’ve tried to gather the most stylish and interesting in our opinion mice and even a bit of creative concepts. We hope this collection will [...]

  • Concept Car Inspired by Venice Carnival

    Jessica
    14 Mar 2010 | 6:00 am
    American designer Jacob McMurry have created extremely beautiful concept car Alfa Romeo FastBack Sedan 2017 Concept. It’s inspired by the design of cars of ’30s and also by the famous Venice Carnival. The Concept is an executive class sedan, with glass ceiling and side panels which can change their degree of [...]

  • Hand-made Lamponi Lamps

    Jessica
    13 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am
    Fans of unusual lamps undoubtedly will delighted with the lamps created by Italian artist Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi. Maurizio involved in advertising photography, until in 2001 he paid attention to creation of desk lamps, because all his life he loved to build and create things by his hands. These hand-made desk [...]

  • Alphabetic Mugs

    Jessica
    12 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am
    Brazilian designers have long earned reputation of creative guys. These porcelain mugs by Baita Design are another confirmation of this. The handle of each mug is made in the form of various letters. It could be the first letter of your name or nickname. In any case your mug will [...]
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    Design Blog :: SPGRA

  • Sushi Time: A Plate Specially Made for Sushi

    16 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    Sushi Time designed by Mint was made specially to enjoy sushi. There is a small dip in the middle to put soy sauce, and chases on the side to rest chopsticks.  GENERATE

  • talking: Talkative Ceramic Seasoning Dispensers

    15 Mar 2010 | 12:30 am
    talking are ceramic seasoning dispensers designed by nendo. There are a sauce dispenser and salt/pepper shakers. They might generate amusing conversation at dinner table.  h-concept  nendo

  • Tokyo Sky Tree Tower : will launch in Spring 2012

    11 Mar 2010 | 11:45 pm
    Tokyo Sky Tree will launch in Spring 2012. It is planned to be 634m tall and lit up by 2000 LED lights. It is under construction and completed up to 311m...  Nikkei Trendy

  • brillo: Stylish Travel Toothbrush by METAPHYS

    10 Mar 2010 | 10:45 pm
    Stylish travel toothbrush by METAPHYS. You can enjoy colorful variations.  METAPHYS

  • Unique Tissue Box Covers from Various Brands

    9 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Unique tissue box covers from various brands for those who have fed up with plain boxes. The above was "munchies" by DI CLASSE. Those goats are munching grass and tissue paper...!? BOOK OF TISSUE With SCALE TISSUE BOX TAOG BUNACO color mini scott  kUkan  mindo  mminteriorspace  cocoa
 
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    Visible Logic: Design Advances Success

  • Consistent to a Fault: Boring and Confusing

    Emily Brackett
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:02 am
    As a branding expert, I find I’m always preaching consistency. Consistency in logo treatment, typography, color palette and design elements are things that can build a cohesive brand identity. When you try to change things up too much you don’t have an easily recognizable look and feel which makes it harder for people to know you and trust you. Also, consistency in layout—such as navigational items on a web site or running heads in a book—helps make something more understandable for the reader. If a viewer moves through your web site and the navigation bar changes, or the way…

  • Will Work For Food: Portland Winter Farmers’ Market Desperately Needs Branding & Marketing

    Emily Brackett
    9 Mar 2010 | 9:38 am
    I’m thrilled there is a new winter Farmer’s Market here in Portland, Maine. The summer markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays allow me to keep fresh, locally-grown, organic food on my table meal after meal. So when I found out there was a new indoor, winter market I couldn’t be happier. Unfortunately, the mistakes that I see the winter market making are common for many small business owners. You need the basics of branding and marketing to survive. You are kidding yourself if you think you can do without them. Some background For those of you who are not local, let me give you…

  • Make it Easy for your Volunteers to Build your Brand

    Emily Brackett
    5 Mar 2010 | 11:02 am
    Today’s post can be read at Volunteer Maine’s blog. If you rely on volunteers to help you run your organization, you need to make it easy for them to build and support your brand. The good news is that if they are donating their time, they are ready to be ambassadors for your organization. However, they may lack the knowledge and understanding of how your group works, and how to keep your brand identity cohesive. Read the entire article here. About Volunteer Maine The members of the VolunteerMaine Partnership are state, non-profit, public and private agencies that have come…

  • Signs and Maps: Brand Yourself as “Helpful”

    Emily Brackett
    4 Mar 2010 | 8:15 am
    I recently attended an event with the Maine Women’s Network group. It was held on a Tuesday night starting at 5:45 pm. As I scrambled to get out of the office to get to the event, I decided to double check the address. Ugh. I realized it was being held Southern Maine Community College. I knew from previous experience that the signage on the campus is terrible and it’s very difficult to figure out where these public events are being held. So, I stopped and went back to the MWN web site to get a specific address. Their web site said: Location: McKernan Hospitality Center Address:…

  • Web Templates: The Good, The Bad, The (Sometimes Very) Ugly

    Emily Brackett
    25 Feb 2010 | 9:23 am
    Templates. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot in the web development process, and it is often misunderstood. At Visible Logic, we develop custom-designed, custom-branded web sites. That means that every web site has a unique look and feel that is designed specifically for the client. In contrast, many do-it-yourself web site tools offer web site templates that you can use. You may be able to insert your logo, and choose a dominant color scheme, but the overall design—graphics, layout, typography, etc. is not branded for your business. This is something I counsel business owners…
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    Freelance Review

  • The Tweek List, 3-12

    12 Mar 2010 | 12:58 pm
    Freelance Review's favorite tweets of the week. 10 Tips for Effective Creative Brainstorming, Design Shack, @designshack Ten tips to consider before you pull your creative team into a brainstorming session. Common Questions About Design Professionalism, Smashing Magazine, @andyrutledge If you’re not careful, the joy of getting paid to pursue your passion can be tainted by the less joyous realities of the professional world. Innovation and brand-building: tips for B2B marketers, BrandLogic, @BrandLogicNY A discussion about meaning and relevance of innovation to B2B buyers and how marketers…

  • 40 Useful Tools for Web Designers

    12 Mar 2010 | 8:17 am
    Hot Gloo Flash Builder 4 Fireworks CS4 Firefox TextMate Google Quick Search Box Coda Evernote Dropbox Fresh COLOURlovers Tweetie Techinline OmniGraffle Google Docs Photoshop Flash Mail TextWrangler xScope Firebug Google Reader CSSEdit LittleSnapper Mockingbird Kuler BBEdit Espresso Perch Business Catalyst Wordpress LightCMS ColorZilla Measureit YSlow Parallels Desktop VMware Fusion MAMP Unfuddle FTP On The Go

  • 10 Logos That Don't Belong on Creattica

    11 Mar 2010 | 6:47 am
    While surfing around the logos section of Creattica yesterday, I saw more than a few logos that didn't seem to belong on this once prestigious source of inspiration. It used to be that 99% of the logos I saw on Creattica seemed to belong because 1.) they were an incredibly clever idea or 2.) they required a crazy amount of artistic talent. From what I saw yesterday, it seems like Creattica's standards have been slipping lately. This is all my own opinion of course, and I'd like to point out that I am not saying the logos and artists behind them aren't good, just that they don't stylistically…

  • Win A Bid Against Moonlighting Freelancers

    10 Mar 2010 | 5:43 am
    Note: I have nothing against part-time freelancers. I am a full-time freelancer and this article was written out of an experience I had. I recently got a call from an old friend saying that he had referred a prospective client to me for a fairly large job which included coming up with a new look for an ad campaign. He told me that the client would most likely be contacting some other designers who worked at local ad agencies to check prices and compare portfolios before outsourcing the work. Being a full time freelancer, I came up with some reasons why I am in a better position to handle this…

  • Clients Are Everything

    9 Mar 2010 | 7:33 am
    Clients are everything. The world of a freelance designer revolves around them. Sure, being a great designer matters, but if you are thinking only of your portfolio, you're missing the bigger picture. You need clients to give you work and to get paid and to build your portfolio. It's part of the freelancers circle of life. If your freelancing business is focused on your clients, your portfolio will be healthy too. Over at C McConnell Design, I recently finished work on a logo for a client who furnished the following testimonial: "I contacted Chris to design a logo for a small start-up dog…
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    The Pro Designer

  • How To Create A Sparkle Trend Advertisement – Photoshop Tutorial

    The Pro Designer
    16 Mar 2010 | 6:26 am
    In this tutorial I explore how to create a stunning ad in the sparkle/glow trend. I am pulling inspiration from one of the coolest ad designers around, Chuck Anderson, a.k.a. NoPattern (URL: nopattern.com). A lot of people are wondering how he creates his light and glow effects in his ads. I’ll show you how to create a light effect similar to NoPattern’s style in this easy to follow tutorial!The first thing is finding a great image to suit what you are advertising, here I just grabbed something off istockphoto of a snowboarder, as I will base this tutorial on a fictional ski brand,…

  • Do’s and Don’ts of Design Business Website Hosting

    The Pro Designer
    14 Mar 2010 | 9:42 pm
    Every owner of a design business knows that they should have a quality web presence so as to maximize the potential of their business. However for the newbie designer who is still starting, choosing a hosting service for a website may be just as confusing.Common web hosting mistakes should be avoided whenever you are looking for a web site host for your design business. This may be able to assist in ensuring the website’s success of your company.Try not to entertain the thought of going to Google and enter “cheap web site hosting”.That is what most of the owners of businesses do,…

  • Book Review: Logo Design Love by David Airey

    The Pro Designer
    11 Mar 2010 | 12:26 pm
    This is not something that I normally do on The Pro Designer blog is a book review, well its my first one infact, but when you find something that you really feel will benefit others then it is certainly worth sharing.I am based in Brisbane, Australia and only last night finally received my new book from Borders ‘Logo Design Love – A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities‘ which I had to wait 4 weeks for delivery, directly from Borders in the US.Well I must say it was well worth the wait and I really found this book to be absolutely awesome. I can’t say enough good…

  • 25+ Ads That Are Just Not Right For Public Eyes

    The Pro Designer
    9 Mar 2010 | 8:47 pm
    Sometimes we see things and really think to ourselves is that right, whether its deliberate, an accident or just simply bad placement. This selection of over 25 ads and designs that we have put together really takes us to this point. But I hope you like this selection and share it for a laugh as well.Please check out this 25+ Ads and designs below that are just not quite right for public viewing.

  • Business Card Bonanza Giveaway! 7 Readers Will WIN 500 Business Cards!

    The Pro Designer
    3 Mar 2010 | 9:19 pm
    Well it’s time for another exciting giveaway @ The Pro Designer,  supported by our friends at 1800PostCards.com who were generous enough to donate 7 Readers 500 Free Business Cards each.How You Can Win?Entering the contest is really easy (follow @theprodesigner). There is only 1 step:Tweet this message “I want to WIN 500 Business Cards with @theprodesigner #businesscardbonanza – click here to enter http://bit.ly/9wABwH” (you can tweet as many times as you would like, just don’t SPAM please)It’s that simple. The winners of the business cards will be announced on 5th…
 
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    logodesignconsultant.com

  • Top 10 TV Channel Logos

    David
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:00 am
    There are a hundreds of TV channels broadcasting news, entertainment, discoveries, music and sports through a cable or satellite but people don’t prefer to watch any TV channel; they prefer those television channels that entertain them, the most. What makes people remember such channels and turn on to them the next day is their logo. It is one of the elements that helps to create a good brand image and that’s what all top TV stations have. Let’s see the top 10 TV channels logos to realize how much a logo means to these channels: Animal Planet Logo Animal Planet Logo: Animal Planet logo…

  • Top 10 Successful Logo Makeovers

    David
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:02 am
    In order to keep up with the fast paced world you need to constantly upgrade yourself. At times a company does so by increasing its current product line, exploring new ventures or by divesting etc. Same goes with a logo design. To just redesign a logo is not an issue but to design it in a way that it incorporates all its aspects i.e. company services, identity, values etc is a difficult task. While collecting all the top companies, that have successfully redesigned their logo, I noticed that they didn’t totally change their logo but modified it in a way that not only created a fresh look…

  • Bid Logo Design – Could cost you a huge amount

    David
    13 Mar 2010 | 6:02 am
    Would you like your logo to be designed by the hands of individual designers who don’t even know how much a logo worth to an organization? Won’t you! Most of the freelance logo designers are inexperienced individuals, who have just completed their diplomas or certificate courses with some random institutions. The most interesting part here to be considered is that you log on to a bidding portal to place a job requirement for a logo design for your business but you are not aware that the designers are just normal certificate or diploma holders with no business or marketing concepts. All…

  • Top 10 Rock Band Logo

    David
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:46 am
    A rock band is incomplete without having a rock & roll logo. Your success would count productive only if you portray a good image to your audience. Therefore, classic logos of bands reflect their music genres and personalities in style. Professionals design band logos in such a manner that the pop band logos impose long-lasting impact over their listeners. What makes us remember a top cool band is its great logo, in general. Are you familiar with the fact that good bands opt for a custom logo? It’s the logo of a rock band that grants a new look to the band. Let’s review the top 10…

  • Top 10 Pizza Company Logos

    admin
    10 Mar 2010 | 5:49 am
    Pizza is a food that most of the people love to eat pizza. You see many pizza franchise stores at almost every corner of your street. What makes you memorize pizza franchises? It’s the logo of Pizza Company that leaves a long-lasting impression on consumer’s mind. An incredible feature of a pizza logo is that it portrays image of the company in style. Let’s have a brief review of the best 10 pizza company logos: Pizza Hut Logo 1. Pizza Hut Logo A subsidiary of Yums! Brands, Inc., the world’s best pizza company Pizza Hut has a graphic design logo that features a red roof. Green color…
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  • Did Google buzz plagiarize Uno's logo?

    12 Mar 2010 | 11:20 pm
    The title of this article surprised you? Well, it is indeed an issue to be surprised. The entire THING about Google and Uno came to my mind all of a sudden when I came back home last night and saw my kids playing Uno. As I was aware of Google buzz services, I got really stunned when my eyes met the logo on one of the cards that were held in my younger kid’s hand, it just looked like the Google buzz logo at the very first sight!!!As a kid, I always loved playing Uno with my friends and siblings but as I grew up I totally forgot its logo, but at this time I had a flash back which made me…

  • General Electric Logo – The Symbol of Innovation

    7 Mar 2010 | 9:31 pm
    Imagination at Work: “We turn your dreams into reality”The great scientist of 19th century Thomas Edison initiated Edison General Electric Light Company in 1890 and brought together his business interests. Later Edison’s General Electric Company merged with Thomson-Houston Electric Company in 1892 and the General Electric Company came into being.The logo of general electric is quite evolutionary. The first logo of General Electric was designed 100 years before. It was the combination of two cursive letters ‘G’ for General from Edison’s Company and ‘E’ for Electric from…

  • Valentine Greetings

    13 Feb 2010 | 12:27 am

  • Google’s Valentine Day Logos

    11 Feb 2010 | 6:43 am
    Google celebrates almost all events with its visitors; we have gathered a collection of past 10 years Valentine’s Day Logo Designs of Google.Let’s have a look how romantic Google has been in past 10 years ;)Google’s Valentine Logo in 2009Google’s Valentine Logo in 2008 Google’s Valentine Logo in 2007Google’s Valentine Logo in 2005Google’s Valentine Logo in 2004Google’s Valentine Logo in 2003Google’s Valentine Logo in 2001Google’s Valentine Logo in 2000

  • Ferrari Logo - A Symbol of Speed

    1 Feb 2010 | 2:23 am
    All racing fans are well aware of the black horse prancing symbol with a yellow background towards it. After seeing the symbol, racing fans can easily recognized that the prancing horse characterizes the famous brand “Ferrari”. Letters ‘S’ and ‘F’ in the logo design refers to the famous sports car “Scuderia Ferrari”.History of logo belongs to Count Francesco Barraca, a fighter pilot of the Italian Air force who died fighting fearlessly during the 1st world war first used the prancing horse symbol at the sides of his plane. On June 17th, 1923 Enzo Ferrari won a race at Savio…
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  • Why A Business Logos Design? I Think I Am Quite O.K Without One

    12 Mar 2010 | 11:49 pm
    “A business logo design! For what?” this is how my childhood buddy responded when I asked him how is he going to get his business logo designed as he was starting a new business. I couldn’t help myself staring at him for a couple of seconds, but didn’t say anything because it could become a massive debate right there and I was getting late for some house hold shopping. Being a friend, I can never see my buddy moving towards a wild ocean without a life jacket; therefore I decided to talk to him later on.Online business world is not less than a wild ocean, in which many dive but very…

  • Stationery Design – Need for a Small Business

    21 Feb 2010 | 11:25 pm
    Stationery design is a key for small business to promote their products and services whether they’re business cards, slips or ordinary papers. Small business should consider the role of the stationery to promote their business and hire professionals to let their stationery design stand out successful in the market.Small businesses today don’t give attention to invest money in order to have an exclusive stationery design made by the professionals rather they just used templates which come up with MS word and MS publisher today or either goes to online printers which provide them readymade…

  • Valentine Greetings

    13 Feb 2010 | 1:14 am

  • Why is Custom Logo Design important to a business?

    10 Feb 2010 | 4:26 am
    Everyone needs to be recognized and no one likes to perish or look small. In order to occupy a distinct place, a creative effort is required. These efforts are first aid to small/medium sized businesses. A logo design serves as helping hand to these businesses. More unique is the business logo-design, more the users attract towards products and services of these small businesses.The importance of creating the corporate image can never be ignored as each and every business is recognized through its logo. For example: When people hear the name Nike, they recognize it easily as it has created…

  • A Matter of Longevity in Logo Design

    24 Jan 2010 | 11:31 pm
    It is by far the most important quality of a corporate logo design that it should be able to portray the real message over an extended period of time. It should have ability to never fadeout with time and cultural changes. It may feel good to have a logo which is trendy, but how would you feel if you have to change it after a few years. No business owner would like to have a logo which would be perceived as either outdated or old. Logos which are designed with a focus on current trends get outdated and old fashioned in a short period of time. Hence, one should take care of the longevity in a…
 
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    Zuno Studios

  • 10 Questions Clients Should Answer Before Starting Their Website Project

    3 Mar 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Working on your company's website is an important project. Websites have become the central hub of most business' marketing efforts and, for many companies, their website is their business. Below are 10 questions that you should answer before your design and development team gets to work. Having the answers to these questions clearly defined will save you a lot of time and money in the long run. It will also ensure that the information architecture, design and development of your website [...]

  • Social Media: Highlights from Gravity Summit

    2 Mar 2010 | 11:00 pm
    This past week I attended Gravity Summit's 1 Year Anniversary conference at UCLA. Gravity Summit is a series of social media conferences that are held across the country. If you follow me on Twitter, you noticed I live-tweeted some of the highlights as the day went on. Below is a recap of the information I found most relevant, interesting, funny, [...]

  • MANKINDdog and Innovative Baby Websites Recognized

    14 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    This post is a little bit overdue, but we wanted to thank Spyre Studios for including two of our sites, MankindDog.com and Innovative Baby in their showcase of 30 Examples of Well Designed eCommerce Websites. Being mentioned alongside websites like Ann Taylor, Under Armour and Sony Style is a huge compliment. Thank you! [...]

  • Google Analytics and ActiveCollab

    15 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm
    At Zuno we use a web based project management system called ActiveCollab to keep all of our projects organized. The beauty of using a system like this is that it allows you to easily manage every aspect of a project in one place. From files to time tracking to tickets the system has you covered.We also do a lot of SEO, aka Search En [...]

  • Schmoozd Social Media Mixer - Los Angeles, January 14th 2010

    12 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm
    A few of us from Zuno Studios will be attending the first annual Schmoozd Social Media Mixer at the Xbar in Century City on January 14th, 2010.It will be a great event to network and mingle with some of Los Angeles' top business and interactive leaders.More information about the event can be found here http://www.schmoozd.c [...]
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  • GuruStorms Branding & Website

    bryanconnor
    13 Mar 2010 | 12:35 pm

  • SXSW Interactive Liveblog

    bryanconnor
    13 Mar 2010 | 12:16 pm
    15.28KEYNOTE: Vallerie Casey – Systems Design and Inspiration Designers Accord – interactive absent from sustainability and create change NARRATIVE – interaction designers are also fixated on narratives and storytelling – kurt voneggut – archetypical narratives - primary archetypical narratives – (politics, science, literature) loose something important from a normal life, regain and overcome becomes happier on finding, sadder by losing and happier to find it again finding narratives in society the story we tell is things are bad and they get worse –…

  • Rams Head Blog

    bryanconnor
    13 Mar 2010 | 12:04 pm

  • Infochimps Blog

    bryanconnor
    13 Mar 2010 | 10:47 am

  • SXSW & This Site

    bryanconnor
    13 Mar 2010 | 9:22 am
    So I’ve arrived at SXSW after a brilliant trip and initial contact which I’ll detail in an article later. Preparing for this conference has been intense. I’ve been working with Infochimps to prepare for a data meetup happening on Sunday (which you should come to if you’re in Austin) by completing the meetup identity, website, and signage for the event. I’ve also been working heavily with GuruStorms, a finalist in the SXSW Business Accelerator Program to get their brand and website up to date. They’ll be presenting Monday in front of a panel of judges who…
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    persistence of pixels - a blog by scott andress

  • Dreamy trip down Apple’s memory lane

    scott
    2 Mar 2010 | 8:25 am
    Anatomy of Apple Design from Transparent House on Vimeo. A beautiful piece by Transparent House. Enjoy. Via Recobu.com

  • Charlie Rose talks iPad

    scott
    7 Feb 2010 | 11:01 am
    Charlie Rose spreads his patented ‘rational discussion field’ during an insightful conversation about iPad, with Walt Mossberg from The Wall Street Journal and David Carr from The New York Times. Also with Michael Arrington.

  • 8 great things about iPad…and some not-so-great

    scott
    27 Jan 2010 | 9:23 pm
    iPad is official. Fantastic? Sure looks like it. Magic? That’s probably a tad over the top. Perfect? What is? Here are a few observations which, since I didn’t get a Golden Ticket, are based strictly on the Apple web site, promo video and other eyewitness reports. 8 great things about iPad Surprising price – Honestly, I was prepared for iPad to be $999. So for it to have an introductory, entry-level price of $499 is awesome. Even the top of the line models are well under $1K. Wireless connectivity options galore – So, WiFi was a given. 3G was a maybe. We got options…

  • lessons learned from emate, the forgotten apple tablet

    scott
    25 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    It looks like this will be the week, after months — years — of speculation and rumors and wishful thinking, that we will finally learn about the next great thing from Apple. Some hope that this new product will be Apple’s answer to the netbook category of computers. But Steve Jobs publicly dismissed the notion of Apple producing a tiny, sub-$500 notebook. Of course, his apparent distain and rejection of netbooks could lead one to believe that Apple is indeed going to enter this product space in some way. How many times has Steve waved off concepts, technologies or products…

  • apple tablet prototype by frog design c.1983

    scott
    22 Jan 2010 | 4:33 pm
    Call me sentimental, but I have a soft spot for Apple product design of this era. And some of the design concepts from this time, like this one from frog design, remind me of props you might see in Blade Runner. The “Bashful” — named after the story-book elf in Snow White — was created alongside the Apple IIe as an extension of the Snow White design language that frog Founder Hartmut Essligner helped create for the company in 1983. via Design Mind
 
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    Cheth studios

  • Contest: Win Customised Twitter T-Shirts!

    10 Mar 2010 | 4:32 am
    Love Twitter? Love tweetups? You will obviously love Customised Twitter T-shirts. We at chethstudios, are excited to bring up this fun and exciting contest and you stand a great chance to win Customised Twitter T-Shirts designed by us directly from Pringoo. To Participate in This Contest you have to check out the pringoo website and tell us which t-shirt you would like to win and why, and Click on the Tweet button. We also require you to mention the hashtag #pringoo and @cheth username so that we can track your participation in this contest. You can paticipate in it, three times on three…

  • 7 Useful Apple iPad PSD GUI Packs for Designers

    2 Mar 2010 | 12:49 am
    The wait is finally Over! The entire world was glued to their screens waiting for the launch and followed by the buzz over the name iPad, iSlate, iSlab etc... While You were going gaga over all that. The Designers community was already working on the User Interface and trying to replicate the stunning tablet design . Here are some Useful Apple iPad PSD GUI source packs for Designers which can come handy in your designs or product packaging.Apple iPad: Fully editable PSD by ~kevinanderssonFully editable Apple iPad in PSD format. Every element you see is editable via vector masks scaleable.iPad…

  • Google Nexus One, Android GUI PSD Packs For Designers

    2 Mar 2010 | 12:46 am
    Google Nexus One is grabbing eyeballs like never before, and the Android market is surely creating ripples in the tech block. And simple reason is usability, technology and ofcourse their design. A lot is being said about Nexus one, and fortunately I got a chance to check it out from a friend of mine. The sleek interface is the one to die for! Well if you're a designer it doesn't end there, you will surely try to replicate the UI in photoshop/ illustrator. To those who cannot design one, we have a neat roundup of Google Nexus One, Android GUI PSD Packs. Can be used in product designs, adverts…

  • Best of the Web: Design Community February 2010

    1 Mar 2010 | 11:23 am
    We are restarting our Monthly Design roundup, and this month we had some fantastic resources contributed towards the designers fraternity. Loads of freebies, tutorials, writeups and what not. In this information overload we decided to share some of our top favorites. To be featured on our Monthly Roundup - you can easily submit your design / web development news to us and we will feature them on our roundups. And as usual we also bookmark them on delicious and Tweet it out so that you can expect maximum exposure to your posts. Its always possible that we miss out some quality posts so make…

  • Twestival Twitter Bird Icon Pack

    24 Feb 2010 | 2:50 pm
    Twestival is Back!! and like last year the Twestival 2010 preparations are on a full swing and organisers, and designers are busy gearing up for the Mega event. To all those who aren't aware of Twestival, its the biggest Twitter Fundraising Event in the history of Social Media. Where the entire twitter family comes together to You can check out the Official Twestival Website and Join your Local City and be a part of it. Twestival leveraged the Twitter audience to raise huge funds in the most ambitious Twitter fund raising event last year so dont miss out a chance to meet great tweeple and…
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    Capital Gee Design Blog

  • Sony Presents a Compact Camera with DSLR Lenses

    admin
    14 Mar 2010 | 9:22 am
    Sony has just announced plans to produce an ultra-compact digital camera with large interchangeable lenses. the new line of cameras aims to combine the small scale portability of standard point and shoots, with image quality and versatility of larger digital SLRs. the new line was just announced at the annual camera show PMA (photo marketing association). the camera uses sony’s own APS-sized exmor HD CMOS sensor and will have the ability to capture HD video. the new camera has a sleek design and will presumably come in a variety of colours. Check them out:

  • Wacom Cintiq 21UX

    admin
    13 Mar 2010 | 10:44 pm
    Wow. Must resist urge to buy this right away. Find it at http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/cintiq-21ux.php

  • Song of the Day – March 10, 2010

    admin
    13 Mar 2010 | 8:13 pm
    All You Need Is Love

  • 2010 BYU Soccer Summer Camp Flyers

    admin
    12 Mar 2010 | 2:24 pm
    Just finished. Check them out: BYU SOCCER CAMP 2010

  • SXSW – An Event So Great…

    admin
    12 Mar 2010 | 6:29 am
    Never in my life did I think I would say this: If I could be any where in the world today, it would be Austin, Texas. SXSW Interactive is an annual event put on by Southwest which features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. Join us March 2010 for the panels, the parties, the 13th Annual Web Awards, the ScreenBurn at SXSW® Arcade, the Film and…
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  • 40 Astonishing Pieces of 3D Graphics

    Sean Geng
    16 Mar 2010 | 1:24 pm
    Showcases 3D (three dimensional) graphics include the use of modeling, rendering and excellent lighting effects. When everything goes right, a work of art is created. So, we've rounded up 40 astonishing pieces of 3D graphics for your viewing pleasure. 1. Nest 2. Hydro 3. 4. Rebuild 5. Heat V2 6. Chaos Theory 7. 8. Begin Again 9. C4D 10. Sphericity 11. Redheart 12. Mangled 13. Freezorios 14. 15. Great Flavour 16. 17. 18. Tech Command 19. Medication 20. Shizen 21. Collision 22. 23. 24. Muscle Memory 25. Sublimation 26. Glitch 27. Hero of Colors 28. Mors Petalum II 29. Lovestruck 30. 3D Graffiti…

  • 12 Inspiring Animated Short Films in 51 Minutes

    Sean Geng
    12 Mar 2010 | 3:53 pm
    Showcases I've always admired film makers. So, we've rounded up 12 awesome animated short films from Vimeo and Youtube. Hopefully, you can draw some inspiration from these awesome animators and short films. 1. ARK An unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the only remaining survivors escape to the sea. In great ships, they set off in search of uninhabited land. So begins the exodus, led by one man ... 2. Second Wind A awesome story about a old man and his cat. 3. Out Of A Forest "It is shot in the forests surrounding…

  • Review of Intuition HQ - Get a Free Test

    Sean Geng
    8 Mar 2010 | 6:38 pm
    Tools The folks over at Intuition HQ, a usability testing service, asked us to review their application, and were kind of enough to offer some free tests to readers of Designmess. What is Intuition HQ? Intuition HQ is a online usability testing service for your website or application. Basically, you sign up, set up a "test" for your site, and pay $9 to publish the test and get results. But getting feedback on your results, you can improve your current design. Basically, your test is a question for the user taking the usability test. A question like "Where do you click to find more…

  • 55 Ridiculously Vintage Ads You Won't Believe

    Sean Geng
    7 Mar 2010 | 5:26 pm
    Showcases Times have changed. Advertising isn't how it use to be. It's sometimes amazing what advertisers got away with back in the day. In this article, we rounded up 55 ridiculous, unbelievable, and creepy ads from back in the day. I'm sure some of these will shock you. 1. Right. It massages your...gums... 2. That's just messed up. 3. "A Blitzkreig!" 4. I love chocolate. 5. For realz? 6. Well in that case, everything is okay. 7. Rug people are awesome. 8. That's a creepy smile... 9. I like the monocle. Really adds character. 10. Silly rabbit, scandals are for politicians! 11. Its...illegal?

  • Illustrations in Web Design: 50 Wonderful Examples

    Sean Geng
    3 Mar 2010 | 7:03 pm
    Showcases Illustrations can add a nice friendly touch to your website. Used correctly, they can enhance your site's look and feel as well as set you apart. In this article, we look at illustrations in web design, as well as 50 excellent examples of sites which incorporate illustrations into their design. The Effect of Using Illustrations The use of illustrations has been a long held trend in web design. Illustrations can express a friendly tone and welcome your visitors. Illustrations can put a smile on your visitor's face, and has a happy tone about it. So let's see how it's used in web…
 
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