Archives for April, 2008
Will cheap clothes be a thing of the past?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Interesting article about the rise in the price of cotton and production costs which will mean the end of cheap clothes… oh no! what will H&M do?
but what an impact will this have a that 300 euro white prada tshirt?? Me thinks not a lot…
BBC article
Brain food – What about me by 1 giant leap
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
nice music with a message. Yes I know music always has a message be it “oh I like pink flowers” or “Rrrrr die I am the spawn of Satttaaaaan!” but I would say 1 giant leap has something of a bit more relevance to say…
Check out a video teaser and the first chapter of a [...]
3 videos – two for weepies and one for boggies
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
so the first two have people crying them…
buh uh uh! Yes I know the music does not fit current weather…
and no I am NOT fucking depressed. Still me like them!
Here is one with a cute blond girlie crying Duffy – Warwick Ave
and one with a while bunch of peeps crying Blond redhead – the [...]
Great list of PDF online mags
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
As designers we just love suck in as much eye candy, infos, images as possible…
And well real mags are nice but can get expensive… especially that hand made fashion magazine that we have to order for Tokyo… ta hah hha
Therefore what better way to get “inspired” the cheap way than by looking these free PDF [...]
Salone del mobile 2008 – snapshots
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
well if you love furniture and were not able to get down to Milano for the il salone del mobile this year.
Here is a whole bunch of snapshots of the stands, furniture etc.
a lot of nice stuff… drool!
salone del mobile 2008 snapshots
CareerBuilder.com – spots
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
ok ok so if you cant go out and frolic in the sun!
And you have stay in the office because of an absurd deadline set by an inept PM come up with while flossing his/her teeth (here I would like to say I have nothing against PMs. PMs are people too! PMs we love ya! [...]
Motion – Get out and play! Now!
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
come on folks!
the sun is shining! summer is hopefully here! YES!!
so get up now! and go out! now!!! Away for ze evil computer! Away! Run Run!
Here is a great stop motion piece to get ya in the mood!
get out and play vid (quicktime)
thanks DJ
idiomag – online music mag
Monday, April 21st, 2008
no no its not idiot mag… but idiomag.
and yes I know flash page flipping scripts suck ass… why try to reproduce the tactile experience of a real mag online… but as always I digress. So nice mashup of lastFm and online mag. The cool thing is that this [...]
Tenori-on a nice music gizmo
Monday, April 21st, 2008
Tenori-on sounds like… thunderbirds go!
but this thing is pretty nifty. An interactive midi device which looks pretty sweet!
This is actually being produced by Yamaha! I saw the vids and thought “I don’t have a clue how to make music but I am sure with this thing I could compose some kick ass sheet”
but alas my [...]
The magic wheel
Monday, April 21st, 2008
the magic wheel eel eeeel scratch…
ok so the soundtrack ck ck made my ears bleed…
still this looks interesting or totally idiotic not sure yet..
as the video says its trendy oh yes it is…
cooler than a skateboard it is not…
check out the youtube promo of the magic ic ic wheel el el and dance to da [...]
Tech – Captcha’s demise
Monday, April 21st, 2008
well folks is looks like quite a few of the Captcha’s we have grown to love have been cracked.
mind you not all but quite a few…
interesting read again from Wired
Story telling alla web
Monday, April 21st, 2008
Interesting premise.
How to tell a story in way that is only possible on the web.
How does this change the narrative style, the structure of a story, the relationship between the narrator and the audience. Often enough I ask myself how to deal with story telling online. Since I think everything we do as designers has [...]
ABC 3D – pop up book
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Well we all love pop up books.
I do anyways.
So check out this fun alphabet pop up book.
Nice to see something just dealing with type.
Here is a youtube preview video
One can preorder the book on amazon since the book is coming out on 01.09.2008
Architecture – the new Oslo opera house
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
I like the slanted surfaces leading to the water.
The combination of the white stone, metal panels and the glass facade also works well… but hey what do I know I aint no dang architect.
Here is the official website of the opera house which is a tad lame
For better images check out the website of the [...]
nice article on architecture that never was
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
I do love these kind of things.
Architectural projects which due to one reason or on other never get built.
They say so much about the times in which they were planned. Possibly more so than the stuff that actually gets built.
check out this wired article