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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 ...
Melt.. Dip.. Share | Design
Melt. Dip. Share. The KSHOCOLAT Dipping Kit is a great gift for sharing. Contains a pot of chocolate for melting, marshmallows and honeycomb for dipping and a set of wooden tongs. An indulgent gift for every occasion even just to celebrate Friday night. I love the concept of the package. Well t ...
Go Green = Poop Bags Design
Those who have pet dogs will love this new product. They are called Olive Super Poop Bags.
It seems strange that conscientious dog owners pick up their dog's poo (which is 100% biodegradable)...only to pop it into a plastic bag that will be with us for 100's of years.
Amazingly, US dogs prod ...
Cassette’s Not Dead
Do you remember the cassette tapes? They were used before to store audio recording messages and music that is when the CDs, the mp3 and ipods were in style. Found some cool designs from ooomydesigns.com that transformed them into works of art with both function and form.
Tribute to cassette tape ...
Most BIZARRE Coke Commercial Ever
So I finally understand it. Why we all love Coca Cola so much. There has been many legends and rumors about the origins of the very addicting beverage. Everything from there being real cocaine in small amounts in the first "Original" Coca Cola to it being used as rust removal from the start. It's ev ...
Fantastic Wall Animation
MUTO is one fantastic wall painting animation. You also got to check out the Blu site. Quiet refreshing and great use of the white space and you will like the way he used a sketchbook to navigate through his work.
Below is a short film by Blu
an ambiguous animation painted on public walls.
M ...
How To Create a Font – Video Tutorial
Many people have written me on my Twitter account asking me if there are any tutorials out there that shows you how to create a TrueType font. Well, there are plenty. However, usually they are very confusing and not so fun to read so I thought I might look in to it a little bit more. And what I fund ...
I. D. Best of Awards
Since 1954, the Annual Design Review has recognized the best in product, furniture, graphic, and environment design, from the iconic to the obscure. Throughout the years, this annual showcase has chronicled the evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our material and visual culture. I've ...
How to Create an Icon – Video Tutorial
So naturally I have to make sure there's a few tutorials for creating Icons as well after posting my article about "Fonts". I looked through some rather "Interesting" video tutorials before I finally settled for these. My hopes are to shed some light in this area as the "Creator" part almost never i ...
Help! I Have a Headache | Design
Found these cool Help products with a very unique packaging. Help Remedies was created to make solving simple health issues simple. We find the best solution there is, and take away everything else. By stripping away some of the complexity and fear mongering of the health industry, we hope to make ...
iKey Wearable Rugged Keyboard
Who would think that even keyboards can be worn now. Why do so? For the serious gamers and for those who need to be mobile this cool gadget can be really handy. iKey's rugged AK-39 keyboard is designed to be worn on the arm, providing a simple, compact data-input solution that does not restrict th ...
Cool Ad Treatments| Inspiration
Clutter is one problem that a brand has to overcome to succeed in getting consumer attention. So many ads are produced and aired everyday. Getting attention is crucial and there are so many ways to go about that. One way is to make your ads come alive with the use of technology available today. ...
Talk of the town
What would you do to attract new business to your restaurant? Kudos to another clever idea by Publicis (for Fisch Franke Restaurant). To create visibility and awareness of their use of fresh fish, the creative team decided to bring the fresh fish tank (usually inside the restaurant) out on the stree ...
shflsm | ipod shuffle skin art
shflsm is a site for you guys out there who believe that iPods should stay naked. Unless the purists are wrong and you're a wild child. Shufflesome stickers are made by 47 artists. The site has different types of stickers made specifically for the ipod shuffle 1st 2nd and 3rd generation. The sit ...
Etched A Sketch | Inspiration
I believe that majority of us have already at one point used or played with an etched a sketch drawing toy. Its definitely not easy to manipulate so much so do an art work. But found an artist George Vlosich III who mastered the art of etch a sketch to a T. He even has an award winning piece, the ...