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It seems the Design Blogess of Halcyon Days is vying for a spot on MadMen. Be a good sport an go give her a star or five(Listed as KLW)
Whats that Dear?
Mad Men I'm up there on their site but you've got to vote.
Of Course Darling where? Oh where?
Right Here. (click on the word here)
Once a day now until the 10th of August. Come on I need your help. 5 stars please.
xoxo,
K
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It's way more complicated than it looks.
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I'm quite taken with this image, we've all been places where the best image we can capture is quite useless for conveying the essence of the situation. Well done Mr Surtees.
Traditional band-aid its paper wrapping are all disposable and become waste. By redesigning the traditional bad-aid into a roll-type like tapes, we can not only reduce the paper waste but also reduce the volume of the traditional package by two thirds, saving transportation cost.
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3 Minutes is the second publication from non-profit organisation Designers Against Human Rights Abuse (DAHRA) and the second collaboration between DAHRA and Tibet Relief Fund.
The premise of the book is to show the full extent of the Tibetan conflict through 10 diverse and extremely powerful 3-minute interviews, each describing the 3 minutes that changed their lives. This idea is reflected in the covers of each booklet, which separately make beautiful abstract covers but together form to make a ‘3’.
Contributors were asked to translate these 3 minute interviews into 16 printed page booklets using primarily typography. The result is a book made up of 10 beautifully designed booklets from some of the world's best designers showcasing considered and stunning typography.
A proposed design for a train station kiosk for Néojaponisme harking back to the work of early Japanese graphic designers and architects as much as Constructivistists. The kiosk would dispense a highly curated selection of printed ephemera, music, and offer fresh coffee/light banter/scathing criticism to the curious.
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Amidst a landscape of vapid strip malls, unsightly visual clutter and sterile signage, hand-painted lettering retains an aesthetic to be treasured. Unfortunately, like other crafts that have suffered in the digital age, sign painting is an occupation of the past. Today it's easy for any layman with minimal computer knowledge to produce a sign within minutes, but the skill acquired to artfully produce hand lettering usually took years of apprenticeships, dedication and true talent.
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Not being one to gush over Web sites very often, I just found the site of Nessim Higson via Computerlove and I must say I'm quite smitten with the UI and the work. Go see for yourself.
37 Signals wont say much about their new book Rework except "Everything we know about business is in Rework" and that Crown (their publisher) designed the cover. Nice job Designers at Crown.
designed by felissimo for social designer this complete set of 500 colored pencils consists of 20 units, each pencil telling its own story with a unique name. you cannot buy the complete set of pencils all at once, but you can receive them over the course of 20 months. four different display methods let you keep your pencils at hand, while being displayed either as an artwork, or kept aside as a special collection. the cases have been designed especially for the 500 colored pencils and are available in a limited edition.
'orchestra' is a wall-mounted display which allows you to snap and swap pencils, giving you control over how to orchestrate colors on your wall.
single piece of 'color wave'
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If it’s a good idea and it gets you excited, try it, and if it bursts into flames, that’s going to be exciting too. People always ask, ‘What is your greatest failure?’ I always have the same answer—We’re working on it right now, it’s gonna be awesome!
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Image of Charlie George (Arsenal)
For the launch of mirrorfootball.co.uk, which includes an archive of The Mirror's football photography, Delaney Lund Knox Warren has created a series of 48 sheet posters using some classic images of players from ten UK teams...
Frank Swift (Manchester City)
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Looking at yellowBird, the video that records in 360 makes a photo 360 view look pretty one dimensional. With the video demo all a person has to do is press play and move the cursor in the direction that they want to see. There’s six lenses mounted on a tripod that captures an amazing view in motion that I’ve never seen before. While reading about the technology, another impressive aspect of the camera is that it records sound in 360 too.Tons of potential to do great things with the service. Imagine what could be done with this camera and augmented reality…
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Pink slip freedom
The MSR E-Wing Ultralight Shelter is a more sophisticated version of an improvised poncho shelter. Small, lightweight and able to be configured in multiple ways and locations, the E-Wing could save your life some day. Because the E-Wing doubles as a poncho, it could be used for a lot more than just a shelter. See the US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 for more poncho uses and shelter types.
A physical manifestation of my graphic design ideal; reduce to the simplest possible form and yet still be fully functional.
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Until 3D scanners become cheaper and ubiquitous, ID'ers are still going to need that tomahawk-like set of calipers in the drawer.
The Multi-function Messograf Pocket Caliper/Pen is a handy substitute. While the stubby prongs aren't long enough to, say, read the diameter of a bottle, they're enough to determine wall thickness, board thickness, wire gauges, fastener diameters, etc.
If you're going to pick one up, avoid Garrett Wade tool catalog, which sells them for $27.90; Passion for Pens has them for $19.55.
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