Good design: I was making sterling cuffs in class a couple of weeks ago. These are way cooler. http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=56953&portfolio_id=2345466 How to make ubiquitous materials interesting. Plywood that bends around a corner. And if I ever had to live in one room again I hope these will be available. http://www.spotd.it/2009/06/flexible-wood.html Some guys are always cool. From one of my …
Yearly Archives: 2009
Morning Linkage (Jul 6)
(Slightly bizarre) images. A carnival in TX. http://flak-photo.my-expressions.com/archives/6333_1646490288/332630 A sculpture(?) whose meaning depends on it’s shadow. http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=7511 Abandoned real estate is an old story but this slide show from the NYT has excellent photos. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/05/magazine/20090705-gilded-slideshow_2.html Local scenes. Cool things happen in Manchester England. I wish I could go and try my luck at convincing the Mad Man. http://www.mif.co.uk/projects/the-difference-enginea-steampunk-adventure/ Support …
Morning Linkage (Jul 3)
Seasonally Appropriate. Forgotten founding fathers. Guys from the Continental Congress that most of us have never heard of. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/27785 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16175 Cool if somewhat creepy technology is used to create an important ad. Special note to Kathy G. The last sentence points to the power of the Internet to multiply the reach of a message exponentially. http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/07/anti-domestic-violence-ad-changes-when-you-look-at-it/ vintage ads …
Morning Linkage (Jul 2)
Design notes: Some clever and some cute. Car design car-toons. http://www.core77.com/blog/cartoons/coretoons_unsolicited_proposals_to_detroit_13929.asp Minimally processed furniture. Even I could build this. http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/quicktake_this_saw_and_build_me_a_chair_13914.asp Warren Ellis has found the ultimate vehicle for snarky authors (and Buck Rodgers fans.) http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=7497 With the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland in the works some older but no less piquant visions of Alice are …
Morning Linagke (Jul 1)
I have class today so this is all you get: http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/06/deco-gundam/ Just becuase it’s so important that this exists.