Shi Yuan, a Porstmouth University graduate, has some great concepts in his folio. My favourite is the heat sensitive wallpaper which looks like a wonderful idea. Let’s hope someone puts this into action in the future.
Heat Sensitive Wallpaper
Current TV
I’ve just spent a lazy afternoon watching Current TV and I’ve got to say that I think it’s brilliant. The basic premise of Current TV is that it’s content is user generated. This gives a wide diversity of programming, most shows don’t run for much longer than 10 minutes, that’s basically perfect for my short attention span anyway. Don’t expect anything too polished, but do expect some interesting viewing. (As a side note I’d like to find out the ratio of user-generated:current tv generated content.)
No One Belongs Here More Than You
No One Belongs Here More Than You is a book of short stories written by Miranda July. The website is brilliantly irreverant and reflects the style of the book to a tee.
The Seventh Letter
It feels like I’ve been writing a lot about jewellery recently (well in the last couple of months anyway), but I guess that’s because I keep finding more great stuff! The Seventh Letter is no exception although their subject matter is slightly more hardcore. Shown above is the TSL Kenton Parker charm with TSL armour chain.
Covers
Covers is a nice little blog by the talented folk over at Fwis, which is all about the great book cover design. There’s also a few interesting articles written about the storage of books as well as interviews with the designers themselves.
Paul Octavious
Paul Octavious is a talented photographer from Connecticut. His mix of photography with fantastical elements as in his Puffin Clouds series are inspirational.
The High Line
The High Line is an unused rail line which runs above street level through New York City. Over the years it has been reclaimed by nature with grass and other wildlife growing all along the tracks. The Friends of the High Line are a non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation and re-use of the High Line as a public service. Unfortunately for the time being it is illegal to actually walk along it, hopefully in the future the High Line will be a place for all New Yorkers to go to enjoy the sights and sounds of the city from this unusual vatage point.
UsTogether
UsTogether are a group of British and Irish designers who are producing some wonderfully contemporary bathroom fixture design. The designs themselves have clean lines and an overall minimal feel to them albeit a futuristic one.
Anna Tascha
Anna Tascha is a Swedish designer who makes some pretty crazy jewellery. Featured above is the golden earphones necklace.
A to Zee
A to Zee is a beautifully illustrated childrens book of the alphabet from the infamous Robotface Collective. Featuring some beautiful graphics from the likes of Ray Frenden (also featured here yesterday!), Drout750, Julie West, Chris Bishop and many more this book is a treat for the design savvy child or just the design savvy! (featured above is C for Crab by Drout750 and Y for Yeti by Julie West).
