Face Mug


http://thisiscolossal.com/2011/01/face-mug/

The Devil’s Rope is an experimental type piece by designer Andrew Effendy.

… a series of wires pulled across two wooden posts. They are treated to look like barbed wire, except at the spiny, barbed sections where the wires form letters of the alphabet, A through Z. As a whole, the piece seems like a sinister fence of letters, its menacing script casting peculiar shadows on the walls. The allusion of language as a barricade is unavoidable. Effendy’s piece makes you mull over the role of language and how—especially, in today’s world of information overload—language has the power to encourage progress as well as impede it.

http://thisiscolossal.com/2011/01/barbed-type-the-devils-rope/

JC

Paper Arts

This artist, Isaac Salazar, creates these book sculptures by folding pages with traditional origami techniques.





Artist Mia Liu
This is an amazing, LARGE "painting" made of shredded bits of paper.








Posted by JC

Hot in Minneapolis

Ad agency Colle + McVoy has launched an innovative campaign for Caribou Coffee’s new hot breakfast sandwiches. They have installed bus shelters in Minneapolis that not only look like ovens but are also equipped with real heaters to keep the waiting commuters warm in this cold weather.

http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/bus-shelter-keeps-commuters-warm-while-they-wait-pic.html

AP

Power Breakfast

eCoupled presented new technology at the Consumer Electronics Show this year that can print illuminated messaging onto paperboard packaging. It can also keep track of expiration dates and send you a shopping list to your smartphone.

http://ecoupled.com/ces/packing-serious-technology/

They also created a can of soup that can cook on your kitchen counter, no stove needed.

Check out the video of the cereal box packaging here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0R5LPhLz_U

JR

Constructive Paper

Paper illustration studio from Russia, People Too.

Link: http://peopletoo.ru/

CG

Replenish Bottle Design

A smart take on light-weighting and reuse for spray bottles. In addition they've eliminated the metal springs normally found in pump handles which makes the bottle fully recyclable when you choose to toss it. I like the design but think the company needs to talk more about how well the product cleans. Green might sell a product once, but only once if it doesn't really work. I'm ordering a bottle today and will let you know how it goes.

http://www.myreplenish.com/index.html

mr. greenjeans

Stamps of Approval

A few years back, Pingmag compiled a list of interesting, and often overlooked, European stamps. Themes run the gamut from children activities to public health services. In addition to interesting graphics, the final segment focuses on material options for stamps: woven or wooden stamps = trés cool.

Link: http://pingmag.jp/2006/06/05/overlooked-graphic-design-european-stamps/

CG

The Mathematics of Beauty

Online dating site OKCupid has posted a study of female attractiveness, and the results have me thinking about design.

In a nutshell...



For example...



Ms. Left is, in an absolute sense, considered slightly more attractive. Ms. Right was given the lowest rating (1) 142% more often than Ms. Left. Yet, Ms. Right receives 3 times as many messages.

The article ends with a suggestion for the ladies:

"Take whatever you think some guys don't like–and play it up."

OKCupid via Gizmodo

SB

Illustrative Typographer: Seb Lester

Based in the UK (as always).

Link: http://www.seblester.co.uk/

CG

Evil Read

I was cleaning images off my desktop and found the most amazing compilation of stationery ever designed. Unfortunately, I do not have a source for the image.

CG

Creating Atmosphere

Anzas Dance Studio by Japanese architect, Yohimasa Tstutsumi, uses a gradient of dots to create a deep fog effect.

Link: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/12716/yoshimasa-tsutsumi-anzas-dance-studio.html

CG

iCade

We posted about an April Fool's day joke last year that told of an iPad cradle designed to look like an old-school arcade machine. At CES this week, iCade was announced as a bona fide creation by Ion Studio in association with Atari. Any compatible game will link up to the joystiq and buttons via bluetooth. It will launch in Spring with Asteroids.

Link: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/12752/ces-2011-ipad-arcade-by-ion.html

CG

Keel Idea

A friend of David's has sent along this image depicting a new concept in surfboards by Ekstrom. The board requires no keel (fins on the bottom of the board). As a result, the silhouette of the board had to be amended, so the question of simplification hangs in the air. However, if you can always find them in the back of vans containing giant burritos, it is a win for me!

CG