Author: Andrea La Valleur
Andrea is a European transplant now living in Seattle | USA. She is a Freelance Graphic Designer and entrepreneur, loves Beamers, dogs and Americanos with extra cream. Find her tweets @divinefusion.
Laugh it up
I love to laugh. I laugh at myself often, or with my office mate & bitrebel's co-writer, Rob MacKay. It breaks up our day, and creates a fun environment for us to work through our sometimes tough days. So why do we laugh? How does it become "the best medicine"?
The What: Its an audible expres ...
Top 5 iPhone Gadgets for Autumn
For all of us who love their iphones, and will admit - publicly, that you spend more accessorizing your iphone, than buying toys for your pet, check out these fun geek gadgets for Autumn.
Now you can zoom in when you are taking photos with your iPhone. The mobile phone telescope comes with it ...
Its Big Mac time
McDonald's Marketing has been relentless and, looking back, hilarious over time, cross-marketing not only in all media, but all countries and all ages. I can't imagine anyone being oblivious to McDonald's existence. With over 30,000 restaurants (mostly franchises) in more than 119 countries, servin ...
Creative Stop motion films
I am always fascinated by stop motion films. They are usually loaded with creativity, energy and sooooo much work! I've selected a handful of creative films made by artists, photographers and designers alike. It took many producers several weeks to several months to create and edit these fantastic ...
Designer gone Street Artist
I found it interesting that Dave Kinsey, a young artist from Southern California, was trained as a designer, designed to be able to afford to paint and now shows his work internationally in gallery s and city streets alike. His hands-on training as a graphic designer, allows him to know how to work ...
Hotel des Arts
Located in the french quarter of San Francisco, Hotel des Arts offers a unique experience of 'living in art'. Highlighting contemporary local artists such as Sam Flores, Vinyl Killer, Jeremyville and more, the hotel offers a variety of painted rooms as well as all the traditional services. Each of ...
Color me pretty | Les Paul Guitars
With the passing of Les Paul, Rock 'n Roll's legend and creator of the Les Paul brand of Gibson guitars, I want to share the colorful side of Paul's famous guitars. We have a well kept secret here in Seattle, a Gibson studio, tucked away in the Pioneer Square neighborhood, south of downtown. The stu ...
Stressed? Trick-or-Sweet
For all of us who sit all day (and night), staring at our 28's, without much exercise, I have a treat for you! Big Box has launched its brand of squeezable Stress Relievers that double up as comfy wrist supports and look like yummie donuts and breads. Inspired by the traditional breads of Europe, th ...
Fashion or green? Concept phones
Designing for our future lives can get pretty creative and strange (at times). While some focus on using recyclable materials, power-saving energy and ergonomic use, others focus on the slim and sleek sexiness of design, and the next 'cool'. I've collected some fantastic concept pieces, here are a h ...
Closer to Heaven in High Heels
I just LOVE Carlos N Molina's paper art. He is incredibly talented, creative and inspiring. Many of his collections, focus on shoes which are his absolute favorite subject matter. Born in Puerto Rico, Molina now lives in New York, shows his work internationally and uses his influce to be a voice in ...
Edible Sculptures
A few years ago I sent my dad a book called "Play with your food." I love the creativity behind all of the funny creatures and characters that are revealed in this book, and since then, have evolved into collections of 'food sculptures.' They remind me of Michealangelo's comment about the sculpture ...
Modern Architecture on an unexpected street.
Modern architecture has always fascinated me. I love the use of materials, textures and shapes, which I also consider in my own artwork as a designer and sculptor. A new 2300 sqft residence in Bangalore (India) recently caught my attention. The architects (Cadence) cast the street-facing walls in co ...
How to kill time at the office.
If you ever find yourself bored at the office, I challenge you: Create something! Check out this entertaining vid from EepyBird, who's creative team spent many hours coordinating this experiment with sticky notes.
The guys at Eepy Bird (pronounced eeeeeeeeeeepy bird) have made their name by creat ...
Do you spark?
Image Spark is an online tool that helps you collect, discover, share, tag and converge images that inspire you and your work as a creative. Each user creates their own library of images, that are inspiring in your line of creative work. Images can be set to private or public, once tagged they will ...
Phenomenal Tire Carvings
I recently ran across this phenomenal Mexican artist, Betsabeé Romero. She creates sculptures, carving imagery in old car and truck tires, and often use these pieces to make prints as well. Not only are these carvings beautiful, but they also take a bite out of a growing problem in Mexico City: Lac ...