On this day, (Friday) August 3

1941: Martha Stewart was born.

2012: 4 Arizona inmates were poisoned by homemade alcohol.

2012: We celebrated Tanawat's birthday!

CG

On this Day, (Yesterday) July 30

1963: Chris Mullin, Hall-of-Fame basketball player, is born.

1969: Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas.

2012: We celebrate Amy's birthday!

SB

On this Day, (Yesterday) July 30

1954: Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71

1970: Christopher Nolan, Director ("Batman" movies), is born

2012: We celebrate Danny's birthday!

TB

On this Day, (Sunday) July 29

1949: A gas leak exploded in a Virginia beauty parlor, killing 10 women.

2010: The first 'Tiger Day' was announced.

2012: We celebrated Nicole's birthday!

CG + SB

On this day, July 27

1995 - Col. Eileen Collins is the first woman to captain a space shuttle mission.


Every year - North Korea observes "Victory Day."


2012 - We celebrate Jamie's birthday!


TB + RW + SB

On this day, July 27

1948 - Peggy Fleming, Olympic champion figure skater, is born.

2003 - The BBC reports that the Loch Ness Monster does not exist.

2012 - We celebrate Andy's birthday!

SB

On this day, July 23

1965 - Slash, Guns N' Roses guitarist is born.

1984 - Miss America turns in her crown after it had been discovered that nude photos of her had appeared in "Penthouse" magazine.

2012 - We celebrate Butler's birthday!

TB + SB

On this day, (tomorrow) July 21

1989: Mike Tyson KOs Cark Williams in 1:33 for the heavyweight boxing title.

356 BC: The temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the world, is burned down by a madman.

2012: We celebrate Chris's birthday!

SB

Rose-Colored Glasses

Clever concept for rosé wine by Polish firm Luksemburk.
Use caution when waving the bottle around your face once empty.

http://luksemburk.com/pink-glasses.php#start


MC

On this Day, (Yesterday) July, 17

1955: Disneyland opened.

1958: Peter Shaffer's "Five Finger Exercise" premiered in London.

2012: We celebrated Tyler's birthday!

CG

On this Day (Last Weekend), July 15

1987: Boy George was banned from a British TV show, citing he may be a bad influence.

1991: US troops left Northern Iraq.

2012: We celebrated Georgiana's birthday!

CG

PS: Sorry, there was no way to un-creepify Boy George.

Diet Cuckoo

Jean Paul Gaultier is the latest designer who's designs are shown on limited edition Diet Coke packaging. In addition to cans, bottles, and premium packs; the completely sane designer has done a series of video shorts with puppets that will scare you out of eating so you can look like one of his models.

CG

On this Day, July 10

1956: The US performed nuclear tests on Bikini Island.

1975: Cher filed for divorce from Gregg Allman.

2012: We celebrated Sarah's birthday!

CG

Sweet Tooth

Bill Cahill is a photographer and visualizer, and has worked on several Sprite projects. These delightful images of childhood sweets were found in his portfolio under his personal projects.  


MC

On this Day, (Tomorrow) July 7

1990: Shawn Weatherly, USA, was crowned the 29th Miss Universe.

2011: The World Jumprope Competition was held.

2012: We celebrated Brian's birthday!

CG

On this Day, (Saturday) June 16

1960: "Psycho" premiered in New York.

1983: Sally Ride because the first American woman in space.

2012: We celebrated Jesse's birthday!

CG

Get Lost in a Book

Guy Laramee creates fantastic landscapes out of books.

Link: http://www.guylaramee.com/

CG

Hipster Ipsum

Here's something "you've probably never head of". Hipster Ipsum let's you generate custom scale copy for your designs replace ding Lorem Ipsum with all the esoteric eccentricities of today's counter-culture.

It is recommended to set your type with Helvetica. Here is an example:

Keffiyeh typewriter pinterest, squid viral Austin food truck whatever gastropub irony american apparel street art small batch brooklyn. Artisan selvage keffiyeh dreamcatcher cray, forage odd future. 8-bit pickled gentrify, vinyl yr beard leggings. Banksy truffaut selvage, quinoa umami wes anderson bespoke flexitarian. Raw denim carles swag american apparel shoreditch. Pickled kogi locavore, whatever keffiyeh salvia skateboard yr pop-up master cleanse. Cosby sweater banh mi four loko chambray, bicycle rights cray portland salvia dreamcatcher williamsburg street art fanny pack umami.

Keytar seitan keffiyeh you probably haven't heard of them bespoke pop-up. Echo park squid cray, tofu scenester locavore high life mcsweeney's freegan you probably haven't heard of them street art hoodie gentrify cred. Mustache butcher shoreditch pork belly chillwave. Flexitarian next level cray synth 3 wolf moon put a bird on it, bicycle rights retro chillwave tofu terry richardson. Fanny pack Austin hoodie, twee selvage sriracha DIY bespoke viral portland artisan pork belly. Gastropub VHS DIY, blog 8-bit mlkshk seitan lomo banksy. Readymade irony williamsburg lo-fi brunch, cliche viral craft beer.

Link: http://hipsteripsum.me/

CG

On This Day, June 17

1986: Madonna's "Live to Tell" went #1.

1998: "The Lion King" swept the Tony awards.

2012: We celebrated Sam's birthday!

CG

Bodies of Work

Nomerz, a street artist known for anthropomorphizing urban environments, recently updated his site with some new work.

Link: http://nomerz-art.livejournal.com/

CG

On This Day (Yesterday), June 3

1991: Thomas Hearns captured the WBA light-heavyweight title.

1992: Joan Lunden was ordered to pay her ex-husband $18,000 a month support.

2012: We celebrated Robert's birthday!

CG

Amazon.com Danboard Minis

The iconic status of Amazon's smiley box is taken to a new level in Japan.

Link: http://www.nekomagic.com/?p=1237

CG

We've seen our fair share of QR codes in every possible configuration, but this has got to be the coolest I've seen in a while.  

The Guinness QR Cup reveals itself only when the dark beer is poured into it.  Once there, the entire cup becomes your personal portal to all things social media!

As per the Guiness QR Cup graphic, upon scanning the cup with yourt smart phone, "it tweets about your pint, updates your facebook status, checks you in via 4 square, downloads coupons and promotions, invites your friends to join, and even launches exclusive Guiness content."Talk

JS

On This Day, May 16

1997: Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee was crowned Miss Universe.

2003: Terrorist attacks in Casablanca, Morocco, killed 33 people and injured 100 more.

2012: We celebrated Rebecca's birthday!

CG

Magicians of Package Design

Our work is featured in this month's issue of DESIGN (a Taiwanese design magazine). It's a special issue about California.

It's all written in Chinese, so I've asked my mom to help translate. I won't go over every word, but overall they had great things to say about us, our beautiful studio, distant crits with London, and our simple, iconic design.  

It's all very complimentary, although some phrases get lost in translation. Highlights include:  

"... a secret basement for designers." 

(I think that was their translation for mancave)  

"Little stream that can flow forever." 

(They meant this in a very positive way. We aren't a flash flood that comes and goes. It's a Chinese saying for long-term, referring to both our timeless design and our client partnerships/relationships.)  

"Like a magician's stick, they touch it." 

(Okay, another Chinese saying, but again, a great compliment. In Chinese, they say that when you draw a dragon, the last, but most important part, is to touch it... to bring it to life.)  

The headline of the article reads: Turner Duckworth, Magicians of Package Design.

That's us.

(Rebecca)