Billy Chasen says “I love exploded diagrams of objects where you see every piece of the thing. I had the idea to try and make a real life version of one, and picked my iPod to be the victim. The catch was, I wanted it to work even in its exploded form. I was a bit unhappy with the result because of the clarity of the resin. There were too many bubbles (and was an error on the last pour). At first I was just going to shelve it, but yesterday decided to at least put the photos online. The most incredible thing about it is it still works perfectly. I encased the internals of the dock too, so it can be controlled, charged, and listened to, by a wire underneath (that sticks out a bit, hence the lego support legs).”
Five years of the iraq war. Reuters
Eric Carl is digging up delicious designs from the seventies. — I’m jumping with joy.
Where was this when I got my iPhone case, oh well! Design by Incase
“With CSS 3 Web Fonts in Safari 3.1, web designers can now go beyond web-safe fonts and use any font they want to create stunning new websites using standards-based technology. Safari Graphics and Fonts.automatically recognizes websites that use custom fonts and downloads them as they’re needed.” – Download New Safari. It will be interesting to see what this font tech actually does over the years, as the web-screen is for sure in need of a Helvetica idealized typeface. Then again, with this new power comes much chaos and fuglyness, look out!
“The ABRACADABRA bookmark aims to make finding where you left off and opening to that page easier. I didn’t know it was an issue but now I hate my ordinary paper bookmark. The ABRACADABRA contains an air-filled chamber, half of which is flattened by the weight of a book. Squeezing the exposed side inflates the concealed side lift the page just enough for your finger to slip in.” – Yanko Design
You may have seen Frank’s ongoing 50 states project before, but did you know he has a book for sale as well? Wait, you haven’t seen the ongoing 50 states project?!
Go get to know Frank…
Ultimately, Heat-Beans is a coffee-grinder, set to operate according to the user’s heart-beats. It is a personal product from quality mahogany, in which a motor is built, controlled by an apparatus to measures the pace of the beating heart (HBM, Heart Beat Monitor); also included are peripheral electronics that bind it all together and allow it to work. This machine gives a physical expression to the emotional state of the user and by its design – induce an experience of intimacy with the process of making coffee. Holding the grinder is similar in pose and essence to holding a baby or a musical instrument, very affectionately. This is to simulate the relationship we have with other things we so care about, so to eventually bring about the same closeness here. And yet, as the grinder adhere the heart-beats, it produces a different taste with each use.
National, a typeface by Kris Sowersby is one of the winners for Type Directors Club TDC2 2008. It combines the strong character of Akzidenz-Grotesk with the production value of Gotham with a hint of DIN. Found at i love typography. Sold at village.
Ah this is great, Do the Test!
Ina Senftleben has some good portraiture work up. My favorite is the gentleman above.
Oh yes, we bring you more great FREEBIE madness. This round, free illustrations of the most eligible candidates for America’s next president: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain and Ralph Nader. Working on some posters for your local party’s next big rodeo and ho-down? Read more…
