Author: Misty Belardo
Awesome Viral Ads From Japan
Attended the IMMAP convention today and yesterday. The 2 day session revolved around the internet, mobile, social networking and content. One of the speakers from Dentsu Japan talked about a viral video that Toyota did and he explained that it was really successful because the content produced was ...
Musical Paper
Imagine being able create music by just punching some holes on a specially designed paper kit and viola!
Found this Mechanical Music Box Kit. You got to admit that we've always had a soft spot for these little music boxes, especially the ones that play "Imagine". But this one is truly special. It ...
The Art of Brick
Some artists use paint, others bronze – But for Nathan Sawaya he chooses to build his awe-inspiring art out of toy building blocks. LEGO® bricks to be exact.
With more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his New York studio, Sawaya’s sculptures take many forms.
Sawaya’s art is currently ...
Go Ahead and Just Doodle!
Doodling is one of my favorite past times. It doesn't have to be anything structured just draw anything that you feel like in random topics. Sometimes I create stories but most of the time, I take my favorite pen and doodle. i think its a great way to practice sketching.
A doodle is a type of ...
Paper iPhone?!
You wouldn't believe it, but the iPhone you see here is actually made of paper. Â Yes found an old article from Gizmodo, wherein a subscriber sent in a PDF file on how to build one. Â Here is what the article says.
"A faithful reader by the name of Matt J. made a paper craft iPhone for you to pri ...
“Typography Everywhere”
Until the Digital Age, typography was a specialized occupation. Digitization opened up typography to new generations of visual designers and lay users. Since digitization, typography has spread to a wider ranger of applications, appearing on web pages, LCD mobile phone screens, and hand-held video ...
USB Hub Watch Design
A watch is a fun gadget to design and found a USB Hub that doubles as a clock or a watch if you prefer big faced watches like I do.
This USB 2.0 compliant 4-port hub features an analog style digital clock and a design that resembles a wristwatch. But, as you can see, it’s a bit too big to be us ...
Disposable Gadgets?!
Found some amazing craft art that are truly amazing. Life Size Cardboard Gadgets. By Making things used to be about durability, design was made to last. Now no one expects even their suburban home to be well-built, let alone a phone or camera.
Indeed, in a world of mass-production one could ima ...
Mactini Tiniest Computer!
The video maybe old but its totally hilarious. Here one can see Peter Serafinowicz, British actor, parody presentations pub Apple products with a new computer called the Mactini, a miniature Mac with a single button. Imagine how it would be to create a document with the tiniest computer that one ...
Art Installation by Kumi Yamashita
Installation art describes an artistic genre of site-specific, three-dimensional works designed to transform the perception of a space.
Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however the boundaries between these terms overlap. ...
Bored Out of Your Wits?
There are days when you feel bored or just want to just tinker around the web for something to do. Found these cool interactive activities that will surely take the boredom away.
Guess-the-google is an addictive guessing game based on Google's image search. It turns the mental activity of sear ...
Cool Notebook Sleeve
The best thing about the product is the convenience of having a stand and a sleeve for your computer in one. Two Fold Notebook Stand and Sleeve The idea: The notebook stand that's going places. Now there's a notebook stand that gives you comfort coming and going. The Kensington TwoFold Notebook Stan ...
SteamPunk’d Mac Mini
Found a site dedicated to Steampunk'd theme. The Steampunk'd workshop. The site houses different gadgets and how they were made. What is Steampunk'd? Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded by enthusiasts into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical "steampunk" style. Example objects include c ...
Design Your Own Flip Flops
Havaianas makes a splash with this year's Make Your Own Havaianas (MYOH). With more straps, soles and pins to choose from, there are endless ways to personalize your flip-flops. The only limitation is your imagination.
This year's MYOH goes POP ART with pin designs ranging from lomo cameras, vint ...
How the Apple Logo Came to Be!?
Have you ever wondered how the Apple logo came to be? Found some funny videos on how the Apple logo was "supposedly" developed.
I really find it amazing how people can be so creatively funny. And not only that, creating the videos might have taken them a lot of time to produce considering the ...