Jessica Nebel has some nice looking product design in her portfolio. Above is the rocking cube, whose seat is cleverly moulded as if it has been punched out of a single shape. Also very cool, is the pixel it poster, which allows you to create your own poster design by opening flaps on the poster itself.
Semapedia’s goal is ‘to connect the virtual and physical world by bringing the right information from the internet to the relevant place in physical space.’ This is an incredible idea, which in theory could provide you with information about where you are, wherever you are, whenever!
This is acheived by using mobile (cell) phone readable barcodes whcih then connect your phone to wikipedia and download the information. Whilst this is a great idea, what I think would be even cooler is if you were able to also get user recommendations for local bars, coffee houses restaurants etc.
The NMCA (National Magazine Cover Archive??) is a great resource for all you magazine design fetishists out there. Featuring Grafik, Tokion, Esquire and many others, it’s great to be able to look back on how cover design has evolved (or devolved) over the years.
Information Aesthetics is a great blog devoted to the art and design of information graphics. There are some excellent posts on some outstanding work and some very inspiring data visualisations. (Featured above is Cities of the World by Richard Sarson).
Joshua Tetreault has a very nice portfolio indeed. The concepts are very well thought out and executed, but be careful, some of the pieces are not safe for work (NSFW).
Brodie Bruce: You know how when someone lays with their back to you and you lay behind them really close and you throw one arm over them?
T.S. Quint: It’s called spooning.
Brodie Bruce: But you gotta put the other arm somewhere. You can either lay on it or just shove it in between your bodies. The only other option is to stretch it above your head. But sometimes my arm pops out of the socket when I’m sleeping like that. So, I was constantly searching for someplace to keep my arm while still laying close to her.
If only Brodie Bruce (of Mallrats) had discovered the Love Mattress. Made up of individual foam strips you’ll never be searching for a place to put your other arm! (Above quote is an excerpt from the movie Mallrats by Kevin Smith)
I came across this interesting project the other day and just had to share it. The basic premise is to take three random things, two text snippets and one image and create a fake CD cover. It’s a great exercise in creative typography and there are some examples that wouldn’t look out of place in your local record store. You can check out the Flickr group here. And here’s a basic run down of the rules:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.
2. www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.
3. www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4. ???
5. Profit
Be careful though, it’s pretty addictive and once you start it’s difficult to stop. Also if you wish please leave a link to your work in the comments of this post.
Little People is an art project of miniature proportions. As the name suggests, little people are left in different spots around London to fend for themselves! The photos are great and if you want you can buy a print from the website.
For all you geeks, hackers, engineers or just general gadget lovers out there, Bug Labs have created (more like assembled the parts of) what could be the ultimate gadget. Featuring a series of connectable ‘electronic modules’ and a programmable Linux core, you can build whatever type of gadget you want. According to their website, digital cameras, telephones and gps systems are well within the capabilities of their devices and with motion sensors and touch screens available who knows what’s possible.
This Giant Flip Clock from Little Clock Shop would look great on my desk. Apparently it’s wall mountable as well.
