Showing results 1–8 of 26 for the month of July, 2010
This Pre Fab bean-like beauty known as the “FabLab” actually produces more energy than it consumes. Designed to be setup almost any where in the world this award winning energy producing home combines aesthetics with eco-friendly. The house is constructed mainly of laser cut plywood and is meant to live outside the power grid. Learn…
This past weekend I have the delightful experience of going to Orange Beautiful’s new studio/shop in Chicago (located on Damen Ave, right off the Brown line). I’ve been following Emily (the wonder mind behind Orange Beautiful) via The Scoop for several months now, and couldn’t wait to see her shop with my own eyes. I…
For those of you who haven’t had their taste of summer vacation yet take this moment to travel from New York to San Francisco with this viral video from Levis. The catchy tune you are hearing is titled “Home” by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros coming from their 2009 album “Up From Below” (a…
If you’re looking for a gift for me, I’ll take one of these sweet Chicago L-Shirts. If you know Chicago, you know the ‘L’. And now you can wear it. The current CTA ‘L’ signage is a modification of the original 1969 design, known as the “Kennedy-Dan Ryan” signage, set in Helvetica and color-coded to…
Everyone is somewhat familiar with Twitter. We all see various updates and statuses from our friends, family and co-workers. Many times there is a link posted in a tweet too. This is happening more and more with companies jumping on the social media bandwagon. In most cases, we have to go to each link individually,…
Join the School of Visual Communication Design in a celebration of the life and creative spirit of Eric May in an exhibition of his work from Type High Press. August 4–21, 2010 Location: The show is to be held at the Downtown Gallery located at: 141 East Main Street in the heart of Kent, Ohio.…
This is not the A-frame you stayed in during that summer at church camp. The Allendale House known as “A Cabin of Curiosities” is the combination of three sections of A-frame linked together. “The house aims to undermine the seeming limitations of a triangular section by augmenting and revealing the extreme proportion in the vertical…
If there was ever a Lite-Brite for adults this is it. Beck’s, DJ Cheeba and Outside Line studios collaborate to create an interactive music and light experience. As Cheeba pulls the pump a sample and custom flash application are triggered to change the sound and display. Where can I get one of these? Via cpluv
