Drawing Along the Grain

Here are some pretty cool cutting boards that take advantage of the wood grain to create an illustrated scene.

CG

Global Warming = Sexy Swimwear

Diesel has a current campaign marketing some summertime clothing that takes a stab at global warming. Regardless of how you feel about this, the ads are pretty well done.

CG

Chocolate Bubble-Wrap

If you like playing with bubble-wrap and you don't mind getting goo on your hands, then I recommend checking out De Lessio Bakery in San Francisco and their Bubble-Wrap Chocolate. If we were to ship any of this to London, what would it be wrapped in for protection?

Link: http://www.delessiomarket.com/Chocolates%20Page.htm

CG

Daylight Savings / British Summer Time

Hi All,

A quick reminder about upcoming time changes...

- The U.S. begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 AM this Sunday, 11 March.
- The U.K. begins British Summer Time at 1:00 AM on Sunday, 25 March.

So, for the two weeks from 11 March to 25 March, the time difference between London and San Francisco will be only 7 hours instead of the normal 8 hours.

Peter

One Big Happy Family?

New genetic evidence is emerging that the English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh descended from the same ancestors. Read more here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/science/06brits.html?pagewanted=1&8dpc&_r=1

Given this new information, in the words of the immortal Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?"

Cool Hunting

All the "cool" kids are doing it...

Check out this article I spotted on The Cool Hunter called "The Power of The Box - Powerful Packaging Design."

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/design/The-Power-of-The-Box---Powerful-Packaging-Design/

Happy Friday!
Lisa

Plaster Vector

Büro North is a multidisciplinary studio that has done a series of installations that transcend the digital and real realms.

Link: http://www.buronorth.com/

CG

IIIIIINice ////Art

And here you thought there was nothing more to do with cut paper! I think we should hire Jen Stark to do some comp work for us.

Check out her portfolio here: http://www.jenstark.com/work.html

CG

Fad Energy

I was attempting to properly explain the energy drink craze to the UK studio, but I think these pictures are what really illustrate my point. I epecially like the Jimi Hendrix energy drink that sits in a lava lamp POS display.

CG

beautiful

nice painted buildings. it makes me happy just seeing them. : )


also, these bossoms are lovely! They were up on the Cooper-Hewitt.

rw

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom, an application for professional photographers, was finally released. We did concepts on the logo and packaging. Though we did not see this project through development, it seems the final packaging harkens back to our original concept: a chosen slide on a contact sheet/building facade.

CG

Chris's Last Days in London

The past month has been great for me, and probably even greater for those so fortunate to have me in their company! Once I'm back in the SF studio on Tuesday, I'll have pictures to show everyone. But, as an ode to the past month with the UK studio, I've decided to post a few photos for special viewing:



Reuben and Gavin Tossing Some Ideas Back and Forth



Vicci Going Over a Couple Points with Jamie



Belinda Showing that Australians can be Competent and Sober... Christian Showing His Support in the Background



...and Bruce Showing that it is the Signature Scarf that Makes Him the Bossman


Thanks to everyone in the London studio for such a great month. I wish you all well and hope to see you on this side of the pond soon. If you don't keep in touch, I will post the "other" photos.

Chris

Thank You for the Music, Jonathan

I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud

So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me




Jonathan, you are my dancing queen.


Exiting stage left,

Chris

Mass customization: stamps

The era of mass customization also includes making your own stamps. You no longer need a design contract with the USPS to make the next stamp just 25 to 60 extra.
Brought to you by Stamps.com and USPS

Everything from Andromeda I to Zwicky's Triplet

Anyone who doesn't like space travel, doesn't like puppies.

How about this for a visionary client:

Steve Besos, Amazon.com, has gone public on details of his Blue Origin rocket team. The team launched the first test flight of their passenger-carrying, suborbital rocket. The rocket is not yet ready for heights greater than 285ft, but does still represent a step forward in affordable commercial space flight.

Plus, it looks cool.

CG

Link: http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/070104_bezos_blueorigin_updt.html

MINI Motorby Billboard

Not for the paranoid.

If you own a MINI; and live in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, or Miami; we may all know it soon! The new MINI Motorby Billboards can recognize the identity of MINI drivers by reading their Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID). The billboards can then customize a message to the driver.

Perhaps this is how our president plans to do some creative damage control. He didn't violate our privacy: he just wanted to say, "Motor on, Jim!"

Motoring on,

CG N4095 E7789.2

Coke on Ice.

Hi, my second ever blog (HOW EXCITING!!!)

Just came back from a 'Cool' weekend trip to Oslo, Norway. Thought I'd share some of my findings from my short but busy trip. Activities included, sledging, LOADS of product design gallaries, Fishy food & Keeping warm!
If anybody gets the chance, GO it was 'FANTASTISK'!!!!




6 ft Ice sculpture In Oslo city centre.




Architecture exhibition centre - Futuristic building packed full of Eero Saarinen work, Finnish architect, amonst his works include Jefferson national expansion memorial, General motors tech centre, dulles airport & many more. Definitely web search this gentlemans work.





Vegaland parken - amazing statues scattered all over Oslos largest park - again, web check it ( V.Cool!)




A snap from the last tube stop, 25 mins from the city centre!!!



My Sled! - 15 mins down hill FAST!!!! - No ski lift so just get the tube back up!!



Holmekollen - home of the ski jump, the one from the Absolut Oslo ad.

And then there were... alot more.

Congrats to the new hire, Peter; the new full-time hire, Martypants; and the new transfer hire, Sarah. I dined with Sarah recently, and as you can see from the above photograph, Sarah has alot to bring to the table. I'm looking forward to working with you, Moffat!

CG