January 2009
Apple Warns Resellers of Reduced iMac Availability: New Models On the Way? [Apple]
AppleInsider reports that Apple has begun warning resellers that new orders for the high-end 24-inch iMac may not be filled due to decreasing supplies. Let’s look at what we know about a possible iMac refresh.
We’d heard rumblings before, but if true, this warning is a pretty clear indication of a...
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The price of free
such as rss feed and tumblr?! … .-)
Chris Anderson has an article today in the Wall Street Journal about an economy based on free goods and services online. But as Luca De Biase (chief editor of Nova, the innovation section of the Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore) points out: it is not the gift economy Anderson talks about. It is an economy of services that few...
Good Enough To Eat: A Hamburger Dress
Oh goodness, now that’s a 1/4 pounder I could really sink my teeth into. Seriously — I’m a vampire. I vant to suck your bun. Hit the jump for side and rear views — yow yow! from Geekologie
Evol: Dickes B
via http://www.rebelart.net/diary/?p=578
Lace Fence goes into production
via http://www.dezeen.com/2007/01/30/lace-fence-goes-into-production/
from FFFFOUND! by ysamjo
OBRAHMA
Barack Obrahma Black
Posted by Willian Sanfer for Design Yout Trust,
Shrine Erected For Iraqi Shoe Thrower
Remember the reporter that bared his sole to President Bush during a news conference? Well now Muntadhir al-Zaidi’s famous footwear is immortalized at an orphanage in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, in the form of a giant copper shoe. from Geekologie
Super Bowl XLIII Gatorade Champs Bottles
In honor of Super Bowl XLIII, Gatorade has produced commemorative “Champs” bottles for the winning team. Both “Champs” designs are featured above, but obviously only one will be released on Sunday, a rare look at one design which will never see the light of day
from TheDieline.com by Andrew Gibbs
1981 video about online newspapers
Popout Here’s a report from KRON in San Francisco about The San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle’s forays into online news in 1981. (Thanks, Mark!) from Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder
Christophe Huet - The Master of Retouching
French retoucher Christophe Huet is a true photoshop Master! His work is fascinating. He is the one who creates the famous advertising for Playstation, but also some for Nike, Motorola, Surfrider Foundation…. I spend an hour on his site looking all of his work, and the Best of all is that he has few working progress slideshows where you can see the...
House Call: London Loft | Remodelista
via http://www.remodelista.com/2008/04/22/house-call-london-loft/
from FFFFOUND! / EVERYONE by fua
sharky tea infuser
from Design You Trust. by frullis
Studio Spotlight: Gilberto Sanchez
Gilberto Sanchez is a Mexico City based Senior Designer who previously worked for Landor. Very nice work, I love his clean style.
from TheDieline.com by Andrew Gibbs
YUMMY! Carl Gerhards - Sauce Boss BBQ Pit
Carl Gerhards: “Sauce Boss BBQ Pit is a fictitious Kansas City style barbecue restaurant. The premise for the project was to concept and create a company that could exist in the real world. The idea that sparked this project was the messy fingerprints left behind after eating great barbecue.” from Design You Trust. by grenka666
Photographer Glen E. Friedman - Early Hip Hop, and The Liberty Street Protest
from Boing Boing by Xeni JardinPopout
Pâtadoigts finger snacks created by Julie…
Pâtadoigts finger snacks created by Julie Rothhahn. Insert them in your finger and later dip them in different sauces. There are three different flavours: basil, paprika and cuminseed. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org by Daniel)
TheDieline.com: The #1 Package Design Website, World’s Best Packaging
via http://www.thedieline.com/
Mix it up! Tiny turntable-style speaker allows…
Mix it up! Tiny turntable-style speaker allows you to not only amplify your music, but let’s you scratch ! (Want more? See NOTCOT.org by trendsnow)
urbannature?!
project for my studies… sounds from the speakers (traffic, crowd talking etc.)
from Design You Trust by arsondude
Арт блог Ёжички - Benjaminter
via http://dar-jan.livejournal.com/258088.html from FFFFOUND! / EVERYONE by hyilmaz
my wife, lost in the wild …
Beirut released its third album this week, a double EP split between ‘March of the Zapotech’, which follows the orchestral band’s traditional sound as it mixes with Latin - in particular, Oaxacan - influences.
iSteamPhone - A steam punk exploded view iphone…
iSteamPhone - A steam punk exploded view iphone design, Da Vinci style. By artist Kevin Tong. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org by scbr)
Lomography Pop 9 Camera
Don’t carry nine cameras around. Grab this Lomography Pop 9 camera and embrace the Andy Warhol in you. The Pop 9 instantaneously transforms your environment into miniature explosions of pattern-repeating artistic dynamite. Although fun, funky don’t expect the power and creative control of a digital SLR or anything. Still pretty cool:)
from 2Modern Design Talk by...
DIY paper toys by Marshall Alexander and…
DIY paper toys by Marshall Alexander and argentinians Beppie and Her Pals (Want more? See NOTCOT.org by tricky)
blow up by BSC architecture is a finalist to…
blow up by BSC architecture is a finalist to MoMA/P.S.1 competition, their design consisting on inflatable structures representing clouds to shade the courtyard (Want more? See NOTCOT.org by totonko)
This giant sculpture of a polar bear stranded…
This giant sculpture of a polar bear stranded on a block of ice floated 7.5 miles from Greenwich towards London to highlight the melting ice caps. The bear is promoting the launch of a new television channel dedicated to natural history. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org)
operação russa « don´t touch my moleskine
via http://donttouchmymoleskine.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/operacao-russa/
from FFFFOUND! / EVERYONE by lubita77
Not completely new butt … Fish and People
Fish and People (Want more? See NOTCOT.org) by nesnellektuel
Markus & Danny?! Smallest Monkeys Alive
These pigmy marmoset monkeys are fantastic samples of animals rarely seen in the wild. Their bodies are about 5-6 inches tall and they have claws instead of nails.
from Neatorama by Jill Harness
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Hot cup of radness by James Taylor
If you were to throw all things rad in the world into an oversized food processor, what would spew out the other end could quite possibly look like the illustrative ramblings of British artist James Taylor. from Lifelounge.com by author
As part of the Lyon Light Festival in France,…
As part of the Lyon Light Festival in France, artists Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino transformed an phone booth into this amazing aquarium. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org) by woohome
Bad Use of … Swiss Police Used Google Earth to Find Illegal Marijuana Plantations
While using Google Earth, Swiss police discovered that not all green masses on their screen are trees and jungles. In fact, they discovered a huge marijuana plantation hidden inside a corn field! from Neatorama by Queuebot
I am you
I am you is our attempt at the unification theory. Download pdf.
via Design You Trust. from son
Gorkey.psd by ~antz81 on deviantART
via http://antz81.deviantart.com/art/Gorkey-psd-58537222
from FFFFOUND! / EVERYONE by diaf
Small speaker that seems to float
They look like microphones, but they’re actually speakers: The Music Balloon is a USB-chargeable portable speaker that plugs into any headphone jack. We like the minimal form-follows-function factor. And though this playful take on speakers may look like a toy, they’ll run you $76. via Core77
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Hacking The Grid In Austin: “Zombies Ahead”
We’re loving this one - Two city construction road signs near the University of Texas were hacked Monday morning warning the residents of Austin that a zombie attack was imminent. via Wooster Collective
Photos and info nicked from here.
Drunk Again?
via http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5020/ivybd3.gif
von FFFFOUND! / EVERYONE von jpacaud
Sales by Harvey Nichols
Very creative campaign to announce the start of sales at Harvey Nichols. The staging of the dummies who fear the announcement of sales was concocted by the agency DDB London.
Executive Creative Director: Jeremy Craigen Head of Art: Grant Parker Photographer: Giles Revell Art Director: Rob Messeter Copywriter: Mike Crowe
Fresh Stuff From Sir X From Gijon, Spain
You can see more of Sir X’s work here. via Wooster Collective
MOS Architects just won the competition to…
MOS Architects just won the competition to design the summer installation at MoMA´s PS1. Their proposal is called Afterparty, and it´s based on basic materials to address the current state of economy. (Want more? See notcot.org )
Contemporary city photoshopped with war-scenes from history
Sergei Larenkov has photoshopped together modern images of St Petersburg with photos taken during the brutal Siege of Leningrad during WWII. Докторрр ин дер ролле Fima_Psuchopadt (с) (via Warren Ellis) via Boing Boing from Cory Doctorow
Onesize - Showreel 2008
The design studio, Onesize has just delivered his last showreel… With once again With once again the incredible audio and sounddesign by the very talented Jeff Dodson. Enjoy!
via http://viacomit.free.fr/
Collaborative Art
The artwork of FC united, a collaborative project of artist Fredrik Evensen and photographer Carl Kleiner.
via Design You Trust. via Scene 360 Illusion
Phantastic social sponsoring idea: The Playpump, a playground merry-go-round that…
The Playpump, a playground merry-go-round that uses the boundless energy of children to pump water out of the ground. More than 1000 such pumps have been installed in schools in South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia. (Want more? See notcot.org)