Buy a 12 point diamond for only 20 bucks.

Are a thousand words worth a picture?

I guess it's the thought that counts. Why give fancy jewelry when you can just explain it? Designer Irina Blok creates these little gems.

http://www.iloveblocks.com/wishlist.html

Finally, emoticons for analog communications.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/japanfan/9de0/zoom/


This flexible stamp can be squeezed to create different faces for your pen-and-paper messages. The written word just isn't as entertaining without dozens of little faces decorating each paragraph.

: )

-Em

Only a Little Behind

We celebrated Craig's birthday last week: he turned old.

To compensate for my belated posting, I will forecast Loopy Lynda's last day! Loopy finishes her second term with us today. We will miss you, Lynda; and we wish for the best with the rest of your schooling.

CG

Pop [Art] it Like it's Hot

With all of the preparation for the end-of-year holidays and last minute work deadlines, New Year's Eve is almost never seen as a sober creative opportunity. Inspired by a narrative mobile created in London, Stuart Haygarth has created a chandelier composed of 1000 party poppers [Jamie insert gay joke here] [Chris retort with Jamie "inserting" a gay joke there].

Link: http://www.stuarthaygarth.com/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1079

CG

PuzzlePerser

Katrin Sonnleitner has created a modular floor system of rubber puzzles pieces to create a Persian rug.

Link: http://www.katrin-sonnleitner.com/

CG

A gift idea for those who have everything...

FISH N' FLUSH!!

http://www.fishnflush.com/order.asp#

Does this bring back any bad memories?

Here is a little Christmas cheer! There are some pretty funny ones here:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/holiday/sfl-scaredofsanta-ugc,0,7181908.ugcphotogallery

drumroll...

... It's a boy!! :D

We officially found out today that Gary and I are having a baby boy! His due date is May 11, 2008.

Here are some cute pictures of him yawning, holding his little face, his little foot and waving "hi everyone!"

-Rebecca

Another website for recycled products

I like the Superman belt!

http://www.refinding.com

On a Similar Notebook

Continuing the theme of a green Christmas are journals and notebooks made from former food packaging.

Link: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5114099

CG

A Green Gift

...is both earth-friendly and costing a bundle of green paper money. These purses are made from hardback books.

Link: http://www.rebound-designs.com/

CG

PS

I will beat you to the chase: Chris shopping for purses? How novel!

Green and Hazy Makes You Crazy

The Le Tourment Vert bottles finally made it across the border and into cold, critical design hearts. TDSF celebrated the [secret] launch of the absinthe with an official taste test last week. Is there no better way to start off the holiday season than a little green in our tummies and some red in our cheeks?

CG

PS

Thanks to Terry for the great photos of this event and some of the AIGA images as well.

Paper Hats Off to TD

A bit of a belated congrats to the TD designers that participated in AIGA's annual fall gala, "Afterlife: Paper, Purgatory, and the Great Beyond". Almost 700 people attended the fundraiser to celebrate the "creative unwasting of paper." Fashion and objects of art were displayed and auctioned off at the event to benefit the AIGA. TD showcased two dresses, earrings, a coffee table, numerous framed pieces of art, and a beaded necklace.

Congrats to Sarah, Brittany (who doubled as a model), Marty, Emily, Rebecca, and Loopy Lynda for their hard work!

AIGA link with more photos: http://www.aigasf.org/events/event_gala07.html

CG

Urban Jungle

Vincent Callebaut Architects have proposed a new waterfront for the Central Business District in Hong Kong. The complex seeks to solve the density issue of over 30,000 inhabitants per square km, as well as to renaturalize the urban environment. The new spaces would produce more energy and biodiversity than they consume.

Link: http://worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1594

CG

"Falling Behind"

We celebrated Josh's birthday yesterday, and Lisa's on the 2nd.

I almost forgot to tell everyone: I'm such an ass.

CG

Siggi Eggertsson

Siggi Eggersson is an Icelandic illustrator now living in London. He has a pretty unique style that has been commissioned by larger clients such as H&M and Coca-Cola (check out that transition from yesterday's post). His work is an interesting contrast of pixel-inspired technique with a distinctively non-RGB color palette.

Link: http://www.vanillusaft.com/

CG

Three Tiers! Holiday

I just now realized I should probably blog this instead of sending endless e-mails to the SF studio. Hatch, San Francisco, has designed the '07 holiday packaging for Coke, Diet Coke, and Coke Zero. As an observance of how our work on Coke has rested in other hands, I have also included Hatch's other work on the i.d. for Vanilla Coke and Vanilla Coke Zero: does anyone else see Créme Savers?

Link: www.hatchsf.com

CG