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Benjamin Keck made some posters with different themes about shoes:

"I made my own font out of laces, I interviewed tilt, a french streetartist and high-heel-fetish. I did a poster about nikes air max, one about the ugly crocs, one poster about two sneaker-nerds with over 200 pairs of shoes etc. etc.

See more here

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The precept of Order requiring that every part of my business should have its allotted time, one page in my little book contained the following scheme of employment for the twenty-four hours of a natural day.

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published in a 1966 issue of Print Design and Production

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IRON NUT CRACKER
Cast Iron
Painted Black
Height: 15cm
Ref: MOK198
Price: £28.00

--> Labour and Wait {If you are into retro design you must visit this shop posthaste}

(Photos by Swiss-miss.)

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Designed by John F. Cavanagh in 1933, the P-1 was described as a "pocket fastener-applying implement."

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Designed by Tom Dixon, the Beat Shade series are made of hand-beaten brass with a black patinated exterior. We admire the unique and daring mix of modern forms matched to ancient materials. The Beat Shades are ecologically sound and have a "reclaimed feeling". The Beat Shades come in four distinctive shapes including Wide, Stout, Fat and Tall (see bottom page). The Beat Lights look amazing hung individually or in a group as shown in the Shoreditch House, London. Parts are UL listed, so it is perfect for both residential- and commercial projects.

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A decent 17 x 11 a binder is very hard to come by and at $15 a pop, these should fit the bill quite nicely

Their binders are strong, and eco-friendly- no more vinyl and no printing. They're made of 100% recycled board, 97% PCW, and is 100% recyclable. I love that they also offer the "architect" binder- which will fit 11x17 paper- perfect for larger presentations, print outs- and could be great for documenting projects or to organize clippings.

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Check out the store

Nicest product demo I've seen in a while

Hine Mizushima sells adorable felt camera cases on Etsy and this is the video she created to advertise them. Here's a gallery of Hine's Camera camera cases.

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This is such an awesome idea

The work of pablo picasso, vincent van gogh, charles eames, cindy sherman and andy warhol may be commonplace in a gallery, but definitely not on the subway, until now. from february 10 to march 15, brooklyn’s atlantic avenue/pacific street subway station, is being filled with reproductions of over 50 works of art thanks to the MoMA. for 24 hours a day seven days a week, images of work from the MoMA collection will be on display inside the subway station. the special promotion hopes to raise awareness of the new york museum’s collection of artwork and design.

http://atlanticpacific.moma.org

photogprahy by jeff baxter

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baqueratta is the tokyo based architecture practise of yoshiyuki moriyama. the studio specializes in residential architecture, creating experimental homes for japan’s, tiny lot sizes. one of the firm’s buildings is the ‘OK house’ located in tokyo. unlike other works by the firm and other japanese firms in the field, the home is dark and heavy looking from the exterior. a large black volume balances atop a smaller one below. no door is in sight, just a set of stairs which can be lowered or raised to close off the home completely. once inside the home is a light and primarily white space. the main living space features a full wall of glass doors, opening onto a small garden space. meanwhile the bedroom sits below, opening onto its own garden that draws light from above.

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The is is one of the more beautiful web sites I've seen. They've captured a 50's/60's print aesthetic perfectly in html.

--> Computerlove

My next pair of frames will be from them, maybe…

From the philosophy page on their site.

It is past due time that our conception of eyewear be revalued. The current trend of eyewear mocks our creativity and ability to shape the way in which we look in and look through our spectacles. Creating eyewear from scratch allows one to be an active participant in the customization of the frames which will rest on their nose. The frame's design is only limited by one's imagination. The stunning appearance and texture of the chosen material are varied as there are trees. The uniqueness of hand made specs goes without saying. Whereas eyewear mass produced by means of machines and computers results in the exact same pair of frames every time, two human hands, even if they wanted to, would not be able to make exact duplicates of anything. This is very true of the spectacles I create. Every pair stands alone as an absolute original, born from my hands, to live on the bridge of your nose.

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Iron, T-shirts, ink
Iron (approx. H 7"x W 4" x D 5") is displayed with T-shirts or other burned cloth. Installation dimensions vary.
February 2005

The steam holes of a working iron were re machined to mirror the iconic aura of the Virgin of Guadalupe. When cloth is scorched by the iron an image of the Virgin appears in the burn. The text on the T-shirts (everything is coming up roses) accompanies the burns and refers to the Virgin of Guadelupe's first appearance when she caused roses to grown on a barren hillside for the lone peasant Juan Diego.

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It is true. We take for granted the miracles we get from technology, and complain when the miracles aren't perfect. This comedian's routine on the Conan O'Brien show is funny, mocking our ingratitude.

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Photograph by Abisag Tüllmann


L2 and L01 speakers, 1958, by Dieter Rams for Braun

Back in the early 1980s, Dieter Rams was becoming increasingly concerned by the state of the world around him —"€œan impenetrable confusion of forms, colours and noises."€ Aware that he was a significant contributor to that world, he asked himself an important question: is my design good design?

Here they are.

1. Good design is innovative

It does not copy existing product forms, nor does it produce any kind of novelty for the sake of it. The essence of innovation must be clearly seen in all functions of a product. The possibilities in this respect are by no means exhausted. Technological development keeps offering new chances for innovative solutions.

2. Good design makes a product useful

A product is bought in order to be used. It must serve a defined purpose – in both primary and additional functions. The most important task of design is to optimise the utility of a product.

3. Good design is aesthetic

The aesthetic quality of a product – and the fascination it inspires – is an integral part of the its utility. Without doubt, it is uncomfortable and tiring to have to put up with products that are confusing, that get on your nerves, that you are unable to relate to. However, it has always been a hard task to argue about aesthetic quality, for two reasons.

Firstly, it is difficult to talk about anything visual, since words have a different meaning for different people.

Secondly, aesthetic quality deals with details, subtle shades, harmony and the equilibrium of a whole variety of visual elements. A good eye is required, schooled by years and years of experience, in order to be able to draw the right conclusion.

4. Good design helps a product to be understood

It clarifies the structure of the product. Better still, it can make the product talk. At best, it is self-explanatory and saves you the long, tedious perusal of the operating manual.

5. Good design is unobtrusive

Products that satisfy this criterion are tools. They are neither decorative objects nor works of art. Their design should therefore be both neutral and restrained leaving room for the user’s self-expression.

6. Good design is honest

An honestly-designed product must not claim features it does not have – being more innovative, more efficient, of higher value. It must not influence or manipulate buyers and users.

7. Good design is durable

It is nothing trendy that might be out-of-date tomorrow. This is one of the major differences between well-designed products and trivial objects for a waste-producing society. Waste must no longer be tolerated.

8. Good design is thorough to the last detail

Thoroughness and accuracy of design are synonymous with the product and its functions, as seen through the eyes of the user

9. Good design is concerned with the environment

Design must contribute towards a stable environment and a sensible use of raw materials. This means considering not only actual pollution, but also the visual pollution and destruction of our environment.

10. Good design is as little design as possible

Back to purity, back to simplicity.

Things which are different in order simply to be different are seldom better, but that which is made to be better is almost always different.

Dieter Rams, 1993

My goal is to omit everything superfluous so that the essential is shown to best possible advantage.

Dieter Rams, 1980

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It's so nice when form and function can play well together.

Isn't it annoying how, on widescreen TVs, black bars appear on the sides when you watch 4:3 video? And on regular TVs, widescreen footage goes letterbox? The 16943 TV takes care of both problems.

This concept is obviously completely impractical due to the non-rectangular nature of the glass it would require, but you've got to admire the cleverness of the whole thing. If you're watching 16:9 video, it fills the entire screen horizontally, only leaving the little bottom nub black. 4:3 video fills the entire thing vertically, leaving the hanger on the side black.

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A well-designed computer-animated video clip brings to life the most significant rule changes in the history of Formula One, by way of compelling animations and car dissecting morphings. Last season's F1 car morphs into the current Red Bull Racing car, the RB5, literally showing all the bodywork changes from nose to rear wing in one swooping video. The bodywork is removed to expose the engine and inner parts. A stream of energy makes its way from the back axle through the motor generator and into the battery, and so on.

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Note: Apparently there's much better quality video at the Red Bull site

1952.France.

Bent sheet steel,steel tube and wood

Size : W 1200/D 920/H 750mm

See more of Jean Prouvé's work here

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Strikingly beautiful iApp

Something to be enjoyed at a slow pace: a game where a high score is not the goal. Zen Bound is designed to challenge in a subtle way, it does not attack or force the player.

Zen Bound features an original musical score and sound effects by Ghost Monkey. Original concept and coding by Mikko 'Memon' Mononen, of modest demoscene experience and previously in lead engineer position for Crysis.

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Limitied Edition of the "A Tribute to typography - Helvetica, past, present and future of the typography"€ exhibition 192 pages / 9×14cm / acid-free paper. Special Edition with Moleskine Hard Red Ruled Notebook. Design by GROOVISIONS, with logos debossed on both covers, customised banderole and history of Helvetica printed on the backend page.

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photo: nacasa & partners

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Summer 2006. Durst announces that it will no longer manufacture photographic enlargers. Sales have plummeted from a peak of 107,000 units in 1979 to just a few hundred units in recent years.

I would like to thank all the printers who kindly invited me to photograph their darkrooms

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