Acorn 1.2
Feature and performance upgrade to Flying Meat’s excellent $50 image editor. ★
Designboost 07
Another design blogger publishes a book, this time it's David Carlson of the David Report blog publishing Designboost 07, "the first in a series of books that in words, pictures and moving media describes the work of Designboost. Designboost is a knowledge company that helps companies and organisations to learn more about design in general and sustainable design in particular". Contributors include Beckmans College of design professor Mathilda Tham, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design PhD research associate [...]
Photographer, Jose Picayo's "Mug Shots"
Andy Jacobson Design |
2 hours ago
jose picayo is well known as a commercial photographer working in both fashion and tabletop. This will be his fifth solo exhibit at the robin rice gallery in nyc. mug shots includes portraits and profiles, taken with an old polaroid camera, of new yorkers from all walks of life. the show does an outstanding job of presenting individuals in a timeless context, reinforcing our connection to the past. well worth the visit.
The Nose (via garrettmurray) A shot of my new Rabbit. My first...
The Nose (via garrettmurray) A shot of my new Rabbit. My first Volkswagen.
SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Mother’s Day Tale by Frei Designs
Inhabitat |
3 hours ago
There is a lot to be thankful for this Mothers Day, and we are excited to celebrate a day dedicated to nurturing both the fabric of families as well as the health of the planet. It is also a time for simply being together and remembering those who we think are special in our lives and have helped to shape who we are as thinkers, dreamers, and designers of the future. With this in mind, we wanted to highlight a [...]
A Little Columbarium on the Atlantic
Pruned |
3 hours ago
(The Point No Point Lighthouse is for sale.)It's about that time of year again, a few weeks before the anniversary of this blog when we go searching for something special to treat ourselves with. For the first anniversary, we ordered a few of these architectural notecards by Andrew Zega & Bernd H. Adams. Last year we looked into a weather modification machine, specifically this portable hurricane, before deciding to buy a couple more notecards.This year, we'll probably just order yet more [...]
Caramel
That’s two in two movies I’ve watched this year, both of which have been absolutely supreme. So much so I can claim that this one is also in my top ten of the year (the other being Persopolis). Caramel is basically the Lebanese Amelie. Believe me I don’t say such things unless I actually mean them, but everything about this movie was a joy to watch. The movie is set in Beirut, and considering the times that Lebanon is going [...]
Microsoft to Limit Capabilities of Cheap Laptops
Great idea: arbitrary artificial constraints never piss anyone off. ★
Why Dell Will Not Bounce Back
Fake Steve Jobs on what’s wrong with Dell: Bottom line is this: the only innovations worth making are the ones involving product ideas and product design. I mean, Duh. Right? It’s pretty obvious. What’s amazing to me is how few companies actually seem to realize it. To sustain an edge in any market you must make better products than your competitors, consistently, over and over and over again. Just making the same products as everyone else but taking a little friction [...]
Anna Gerber's forthcoming book to focus on Graphic Design and Sustainability
Anamorphosis |
5 hours ago
Author of All Messed Up, Unpredictable Graphics, Anna Gerber's new book to be published next spring will focus on Sustainability and Graphic Design. Read my commentary here.
SeymourPowell
SeymourPowell is a product design studio based in London. Their website is just as georgeous and shiny as their works and you can literally slide into the company's facts and figures.
Digiguru
Digiguru is the personal brand and playground of designer Craig Jamieson from Johannesburg, South-Africa. It's a clever and quite unique portfolio full of quality and personality.
The Manipulator
The Manipulator is the impressive portfolio of american photographer Jill Greenberg. World-class photography works meet the ultra-slick Flash finish of group94.
White Wedding
SHOWstudio present 'White Wedding' for Agent Provocateur. The blushing bride is Kate Moss - it should be the happiest day of her life, but something inside her is awakened and she revolts; she cuts up her wedding gown, destroys the cake and anarchy ensues...
Time Machine Exposed
Nice guide by Matt Neuburg regarding the aforelinked tms command-line Time Machine tool. ★
tms — Command-Line Interface to Time Machine
Command-line tool by Robert Pointon, “allows basic cvs style operations on Time Machine volumes.” ★
20 Freelance Work
If freelancers could invent our own clichés, one might be: no two jobs are the same. Each gig we take on brings with it new personalities, new challenges and new rewards.
BKLYN DESIGNS: Iglooplay Tea Pod Collection
Inhabitat |
5 hours ago
We love our wholesome kid-friendly furniture here at Inhabitat. A modernist sensibility combined with the fun of living with a versatile, ‘growing system’ of organic pods equals the best in green design and family-friendly solutions. Iglooplay Tea Pods by Lisa Albin are unmatched when it comes to children’s furniture pieces that integrate organically with home décor as well as engage the ever-curious peeps. Sculptural, space saving, and moveable, we love that Iglooplay is all about eco-friendly design via dynamic and [...]
The Future of Business is Social
Notes from the Milken Institute’s Global Conference 2008 “The difference between the optimist and the pessimist is that the pessimist has more facts,” said Jean-Paul Betbèze, Chief Economist and Head of Economic Research Department, Crédit Agricole S.A., in a panel at the Millken Institute’s Global Conference 2008 in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago. True as this may be, his statement stood in sharp contrast to the overall vibe of the event: Yes, we can, was the prevailing sentiment, [...]
Design Matters
All sorts of design will shape the outcome of your business from the moment you present yourself.
Brand Tag Clouds
That's Right |
6 hours ago
What is the first thing that pops into your head when you think of Starbucks?Introducing: Brand Tags. The basic idea of Brand Tags is that a brand exists entirely in people's heads. Therefore, whatever it is they say a brand is, is what it is. So, if you ask a bunch of people what a brand is and make a tag cloud, you should have a pretty accurate look at what the brand represents.Nice.Dig it: Brand Tags.Oh, and don't forget to [...]
Object Obituary: My Flickr Meta-Content
Back in January I posted my sad story about the loss of my Flickr account. The next issue of Ambidextrous Magazine features my Object Obituary (PDF link) for My Flickr Meta-Content.
Happy Belated 10th iMac!
That's Right |
6 hours ago
The iMac turned 10 years yesterday -the original press release says it all:"We designed iMac to deliver the things consumers care about most - the excitement of the Internet and the simplicity of the Mac," said Steve Jobs, Apple's Interim CEO. "iMac is next year's computer for $1299; not last year's computer for $999." Mucho mas from the smart folks over at: ARS Technica.That's Right, HMK
Friendly web addresses
When redesigning boagworld considerable time was spent formatting the sites' web addresses. In this post I explain why so much time was taken and introduce you to the tools I used. Website owners are beginning to realise that the address of each web page is a crucial part of its design. These friendlier website addresses provide three benefits: Memorability Better navigation and improved search engine placement Understanding these benefits provide a small but significant advantage over the competition. Memorability For Boagworld, [...]
Meta MoCo This Week
This week's MoCo picks. The Hanger Prefab Group's Joshua Tree, "a steel skinned prefab with a wooden interior described as a ‘mountain refuge’, presented at the recent Milan Furniture Fair.". Via materialicious via Judit Bellostes. ... and Hangar Prefab above is distributed by Holiday Homes Design which also distributes architect Matteo Astolfi's Sized Projects; S/ M/ L/ and XL holiday home prefabs. ... and via TreeHugger we saw Next House Swedish Flatpack Homes In Large, Medium, Small and XXS, where S/M/L [...]
