How amazing are these? Kudamemo - fruit-shaped sticky notes - by D-BROS. I love them - great concept, great execution, right down to the little foam cozies. They can be bought here individually, or in a fruit "crate" of six.
Via Mocoloco.
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Philippe Boulet's "luminotherapy" bed is supposed to help you sleep. But since when does light shining in someone's face help them sleep?
Loaded with a variety of multicolored LEDs, you can change the hue of the luminotherapy bed with the touch of a remote. The resulting colors, such as pink, blue and green will make your lover glow with all the vibrancy of a Star Trek Original Series alien babe. Well, that, or they'll give you night terrors of being stuck on a Cylon base ship (before they got all lovey hippie on the humans) or a painfully hipster sushi joint. [phillipe boulet via Unplggd]
With this Swiss Cross Flight Bag I am saying au revoir for a few days. This little family is boarding a plane today to the swiss alps. I shall be occasionally broadcasting from the land of fresh air! Sit tight! Happy July 09 everyone!
(via thesisterproject)
The iTunes icon is old and busted. I mean, didn't iPods kill CDs or something? And like, 7 million of the 8 million things iTunes does have nothing to do with tunes. So let's make a new icon!
Send your best design of a new icon that really represents iTunes to me at contests@gizmodo.com with "iTunes icon" in the subject line by next Tuesday morning. Save your entries as JPGs, PNGs or GIFs and use a FirstnameLastname.jpg naming convention using whatever name you want to be credited with. On Tuesday, I'll pick the three best/most awful entries as our winners and post the rest of the best in the Gallery of Champions. Get cracking, in case something comes along and slays the iPod.
American architects Pugh + Scarpa have sent images of their duplex home design for actor Brad Pitt’s Make it Right charity. (more…)
Lecture:Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Part of Avant la lettre: Insights 2009 Design Lecture Series " />
This post is a bit of an experiment for me. It’s also has taken a couple days to complete hence the slow down in posts this week. I started off digging around the podcast U from iTunes checking out what I might have missed while listening to my regular podcasts. I came across what the Walker Arts center had and was impressed. One of the more interesting lectures to me that I saw was from the people at Process Type Foundry. I’d bought Locator back in the days when I was in Canada so I thought that talk was one that I should start off with. So walking back and fourth to work for a couple days I listened to it. I really enjoyed it—actually so much so I watched again at home. The first time around I didn’t get to see any of the visuals which played a significant part in the talk. So the second time around I focused on the visuals and made some notes.
Those notes kind of grew into the second part of this post. I haven’t worked with Locator for quite some time so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to set my notes in type. That’s what I did above. But since I was experimenting already I figured I take a look at the digital relationship between my original paper/pen notes, to laying it out with Locator while treating it like an image, and then to compare that to copy + pasting it in standard html.
So that’s the scoop with the post—I highly recommend watching the talk, I got a lot out of it. In upcoming posts I might talk a bit more about that.
Process Type Foundry, Minneapolis
Eric Olson and Nicole Dotin
Lecture:Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Part of Avant la lettre: Insights 2009 Design Lecture Series
Learn how they name typefaces
Work in parallels
Draw influence from other fields
Gathering ideas
Things that fall to the side
“it hadn’t had its dayâ€
Influence in the pile
Gathering ideas*
Bunch of ideas, they came together
There are other possibilities
Post Script
· 256 characters…
Q. What is the Facebook font?
A. Klavika
Collect jump off points
“I’m not the type police, I’m not trying to write a ticketâ€
Patterns = Shapes repeat
Rhythm = left to right
Range
Slice of culture—draw parallels
Didn’t want to look at a set of solutions that are already solved
Abstract to typeface
“persistence in the continuous face of failureâ€
sponge/weak/timid
page colour/weight = 20 units
“here’s the modern type foundry in the truckâ€
When it comes to great ocean views, spectacular interiors and a prime property that connects you to the heart of one of the world’s most cosmopolitan hangouts, there are probably few homes on the planet that will rival this stunning and simply vivacious luxury home on the coast of Brisbane, Australia. Currently for sale via Judy Goodger, this lavish delight is set on the banks of Redcliffe Peninsula and sports multiple floors which offer unobstructed view of the ocean, floor-to-ceiling glass windows that make it a part of the surroundings, ergonomic and automated interiors, a home theatre and various other accessories designed to pamper your senses. With an inviting pool and the laid back atmosphere, this is one deal that you cannot let slip through your fingers (if you can afford of course)! – via
This is a post from the Freshome Magazine, who bring you the latest news in Interior Design, Decorating, Furniture and Architecture.
A world of luxury and scenic beauty: Hot home in the heart of Brisbane!
Royal College of Art graduate Fabien Cappello has created a collection of furniture from unwanted Christmas trees. (more…)
I keep hearing about SciFi/Syfy's Caprica recently ~ so got curious and checked out the DVD on directv tonight ~ and i love the designy details of this alternate reality. Particularly the tennis court!!! And the architecture of the main house, the bookshelves, and the computer sheets... take a peek at some screenshots on the next page!
p.s.
i must admit i haven't really watched battlestar yet, but it has come up so many times in the last week alone, definitely need to do some catching up?
If you are a bookworm or someone who loves to collect books, magazines and other wisdom-offering treats, then this simple, yet ergonomic home must please you to no end! The owner of this space obviously could not dedicate a whole room to create a personal library, so instead they went the smart way and turned their staircase into a storage space for all those copies. Just leaving enough space to stride up and down the steps comfortable, the wall adjacent to the stairway sports a giant storage space with loads of books. The white walls, the comforting couch, the orange lining and the art work just add more beauty to this smart and savvy approach! – via
This is a post from the Freshome Magazine, who bring you the latest news in Interior Design, Decorating, Furniture and Architecture.
Stepping up to a wealth of knowledge: Shelving your prized possessions in style
When it comes to design, working within the conventions of law in certain situations can throw up some pretty unconventional design and the Edge House falls right into that genre. The challenge that Poland-based Mobius Architects faced was to build a modern home on an excavated limestone hillside in Krakow and they came up with a design that sports a front elevation which is both unique and eye-catching. The design works within the local building norms which do not permit roofs with less than 30 degree slopes and while the construction has already started, it will be a sight to behold when it sees completion in a year’s time… Truly one-of-a-kind! – via
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Edge House: Mobius Architects Creates an Oddity With Its Creativity
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Altrove is a new lighting product that uses "transparent wires" (which we think means fishing line, not fiber optics) to create a geometric yet ethereal mesh of light on your wall or ceiling. [
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Eric Olson and Nicole Dotin
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