Jabba the Gentleman

Illustrator, Greg Peltz, has begun a series of Victorian style portraits of famous Star War characters. You can see more of his work here:

http://gregpeltz.blogspot.com/

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Scout's Honor

The Mast Brothers from The Scout on Vimeo.

Billykirk from The Scout on Vimeo.

Beautiful brand videos that make me want to buy a bag and eat chocolate.

Walking Across America in Levi's

Check out the behind-the-scenes video here:

Gizmodo via Planet 5D

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On This Day, (Tomorrow) July 24

1978: Caribou Wildlife Range failed to gain protection.

1847: Utah celebrated its first Pioneer Day.

2010: We celebrated Megan's birthday!

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On This Day, July 23

1995: The Hale-Bopp comet was discovered by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.

2003: Serena Williams did something.

2010: We celebrated Butler's birthday!

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On this Day, July 21

1968: Brandi Chastain, U.S. Women's soccer player, was born.

1969: Apollo 11 astronauts blasted off from the moon aboard the lunar module.

2010: We celebrated Chris' birthday!

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On this Day, (Tomorrow) July 17

1955: Disneyland opened.

1994: hulk hogan beat Ric Flair to win the WCW wrestling championship.

2010: We celebrated Intyler's birthday!

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Lunchtime atop a Death Star

Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31812242@N02/4776095745/

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Transformers - apartments in disguise

One tiny apartment. 24 individual rooms.

On This Day, (Tomorrow) July 15

1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu, Puerto Rico, was crowned the 34th Miss Universe.

1992: Bill Clinton secured the Democratic Party's nomination for President.

2010: We celebrated Georgiana's birthday!

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The Parts are Greater than the Whole

Sculptor, James Hopkins, created a series of perspective sculptures that tell different stories from different angles. Some familiar characters were constructed from abstract shapes, but the Itchy and Scratchy sculpture being made from weaponry are especially ace.

Link: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/10855/james-hopkins-perspective-sculptures-works-on-paper.html

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On This Day, (Tomorrow) July 10

1991: Boris Yeltsin began his 5 year term as the first elected President of Russia.

1999: The Backstreet Boys performed an hour-long Disney Channel special.

2010: We celebrated Sarah's birthday!

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On This Day, July 7

1986: It was reported Boy George was was being treated for a heroin addiction.

1991: Nolan Ryan's possible 8th no-hitter ended in the 8th inning.

2010: We celebrated Tall Brian's birthday!

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On This Day, (Saturday) June 26

1975: Cher divorces Sonny Bono.

1994: Donna Andrews wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic.

2010: We celebrated Terry's birthday!

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Off the Roll Tape Sculpture Contest

Another find from DT. Scotch tape recently sponsored a tape sculpture contest to show the endless creative possibilities of a typically unrecognized medium, clear packing tape. The Grand Prize winner was Elizabeth K. from Wisconsin who recreated her pet goldfish at a mammoth scale. She won $5,000 and a case of, what else, Scotch tape!

Link: http://www.offtherollcontest.com/main/home.aspx

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On This Day, June 7

1991: Mt. Pinatubo exploded generating an ash column 4.3mi high.

1993: Prince celebrated his birthday by changing his name to a symbol.

2010: We celebrated Sam's birthday!

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Roman Bridge is Falling Down

To demonstrate the lightweight construction of a new 14 story communal building atop a bridge in Rome, OFL architecture recreated the structure by amending a box of Barilla. Perhaps through molded pulp or lasers or magic we can recreate this technique with one of our designs to create a collapsable piece of packaging.

Yes, the used box of pasta is more interesting than the building.

Link: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/10441/ofl-architecture-instant-bridge-rome.html

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On This Day, June 3

1937: The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson.

2007: The USS Carter Hall engaged pirates off the coast of Somalia.

2010: We celebrated Robert's birthday!

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Imitation is the Ultimate Form of Tatt-ery

Branding doesn't get much better than this. Lars sent David some examples of the Death Magnetic graphics being translated into tattoos. I guess we can finally put to bed the argument about which body part the magnetic coffin looks like: a male calf muscle.

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If I were President...

"If I were President..." is a current article on Amusement that translates game consoles into plausible pieces of architecture. The 3D work on this article is ace!

Link: http://amusement.fr/index.php?/gallery/if-i-were-president/

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Miracle Whip @ Under Consideration

http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/follow-up_miracle_whip_rewhipped.php

Loaf Imitating Art

Japanese designer, Ryohei Yoshiyuki, is aiming to inspire the breakfast table by creating loaves of bread, shaped like painters' palette, which are perfectly suited for an array of different spreads.

Link: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/10235/ryohei-yoshiyuki-bread-palette.html

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On This Day (Yesterday), May 16

1920: Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan of Arc as a saint.

1965: The Campbell Soup Company introduced SpaghettiOs.

2010: We celebrated Rebecca's birthday!

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Raising the Bar

Graphic Designer, Noma Bar, is most well known for his portraits which effortlessly create double meanings through the usage of positive-negative space.

Link:

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