I’ve said for some time that I’m impatient for the day when alternative fuel vehicles that haul ass are commonplace (I’ve been holding out for a hybrid Subaru WRX, but I doubt it). I hate the idea of driving a tiny, slow, electric car the rest of my life. I have to admit though, that I hate breathing poison and destroying natural resources much, much more. So, I eventually resigned to someday make the inevitable transition to a glorified golf cart. Then I saw this video and I found my hope for the future renewed.
Etsy’s Twitter Artist Series
Every month, Etsy’s Twitter Artist Series features a new designer who gets to takeover their Twitter background (@etsy) with an original design. Then they do a Q&A with the artist and make the design available as a free desktop and mobile download.
This is a pretty cool way to do one part of social media. Check out all the interviews and d’load some cool wallpapers at Etsy.
- Posted on 04/3/12
by: Ricky Salsberry - 1 Comment
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Music Monday – SBTRKT – Pharaohs ft. Roses Gabor
Start your week off right with some SBTRKT. If you happen to live in/around Northeast Ohio, he’s playing at the House of Blues on April 6.
- Posted on 04/2/12
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Story Book Posters
Brandt Brinkerhoff & Katherine Walker teamed up to create some gorgeous posters based on original texts of some classic stories.
Each large poster has the entire text of a classic book beautifully typeset on one sheet, complete with etchings, finished off with a giant quote from the story overprinted over the story.
The posters are really awesome to look at up close (which I did at Typeforce), and work as beautiful type posters from afar. Head to their shop and buy one, (or the entire collection!) before they’re sold out.
- Posted on 04/2/12
by: Ricky Salsberry - Comments Off
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Breakfast NYC
I was inspired by Jason Richburg’s post titled “Technology Design and How We’re Going to Die” and decided to counter it with some of my own, less lethal finds.
Introducing Breakfast, a physical-digital firm out of New York City who believe they are living in the future and have the projects to support that notion. Their efforts are chock full of experimentation and wonderment, often blurring the lines between passion projects and actual work. In every project there’s a unique focus on the interaction between humans and how technology can impact an experience. The folks at Breakfast manage to find design opportunities in every aspect of life, disassembling digital experiences and manifesting them into concrete objects. Their work serves as a reminder that design opportunities exist everywhere, we as designers just have to be tuned in.
- Posted on 03/30/12
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Tattoo Infographic
Elevating the art of infographics to a whole new level, Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź design student, Paul Marcinkowski created this great infographic on tattoos. Taking after Stefan Sagmeister, Marcinkowski transferred the information to his skin (opting for computer-rendered over actual ink). Although less dramatic, the work is just as effective, teaching me the surprising reality about tattooed Americans and remaining an inspirational collection of data.
- Posted on 03/29/12
by: Todd Wendorff - Comments Off
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The Most Astounding Fact
We are part of this universe. We are in this universe. But, perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked in an interview with TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?”
This is his answer.
Take some time away from work to watch this video. It’s one of the most inspiring videos I’ve ever seen. It’s easy to forget what we’re doing here.
- Posted on 03/28/12
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Kathryn Clark’s Foreclosure Quilts
I saw these Foreclosure Quilts circling the web recently and found them to be an interesting—and harrowing—portrayal of the ongoing housing crisis. Kathryn Clark is a fiber artist and former urban planner, and she shows the actual locations of a city’s foreclosures (this quilt is actually called “Cleveland”) as holes in the quilt. Parks and other landscape areas are also shown with other fabric. It’s amazing how totally random information forms an interesting design on all of her quilts. The medium also carried the message—quilts have a historical and emotional connection to hard times, when every bit of fabric had to be saved, and all clothes mended. Head over here to read a bit more about her process and see the quilts of more cities.
- Posted on 03/27/12
by: Rachael Novak - Comments Off
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