Typewriters | Vintage Communication
I’ve held onto this picture of William Faulkner’s Underwood portable typewriter for a while- mostly because I just liked the photo, but the machine itself is a beauty too. The typewriter, though a relic of times past, must have been a real beauty to use. You can almost hear the metal hammers smacking against the [...]
Ponoko | Laser-Cut Design Manufacturing
Wooden bank by WoodMarvels Hailed by some as the future of manufacturing, laser-cut manufacturing is being made accessible to the masses by the guys at Ponoko via the convenience of your own computer. Although Ponoko is based in Wellington New Zealand (with an outpost in California), by uploading one’s own product designs to the Ponoko [...]
ACDC vs IRON MAN | Architectural Projection Mapping
First, a little thrill shooting with ACDC. And then something more beautifully cerebral for your day. ACDC Vs Iron Man 2 – Architectural Projection Mapping on Rochester Castle from seeper on Vimeo.
My Top 5 Creative Productivity iPhone Apps
Dropbox By far, one of my absolute favorite applications I’ve come across in years. It is made for both Mac and PC Desktops, as well as iPhone. Dropbox is as the name implies, a central “drop box”, where you can store and exchange files between home and office computers, between colleagues, even as a web-based [...]
Silhouettes
Alfred Hitchcock and Carey Grant The beauty of silhouettes is how your mind fills in the missing elements. The tricky thing about creating effective silhouettes is deciding what to take away and what essential details to leave behind. Or in the case of the above photo of Alfred Hitchcock and Carey Grant, the subject matter [...]
Moo Printing
Every now and then you come across a product-based company that functions like a service business. Moo Inc. knows their customers and loves to take care of them. With creativity, quality, customer service and reasonable prices, MOO Inc. is making some happy customers.
Adobe Photoshop Cook
Have you ever wished you could control the real world with a few clicks of your computer mouse? Get so reliant on “Command-Z” to undo your mistakes that (if only for a moment) you believe you can use it in the everyday world? If so, than this video is for you. Made by a young [...]
The Agile Rabbit
Patterns and Packaging I don’t know where I’d be without my collection of Agile Rabbit/Pepin Press reference books (BTW, this is not an advertisement). I’m in the habit of checking every bookstore for new editions wherever I go. I pick them up no matter what the subject of the volume- I’m sure that I’ll use [...]
Chris Piascik / Quarter Productions
I recently stumbled upon this film while digging through Vimeo.com. Chris Piascik is a Boston-based graphic designer who is a part-owner in the clothing company Print Brigade and works at Alphabet Arm design studio. Check out the below link to his online portfolio, where he posts drawings daily Monday through Friday. A busy boy, to [...]
Birth of a T-Shirt
The End Product The creation of a t-shirt is a simple way to illustrate the design process within a company. The picture above is of the finished product hanging in the shop, ready for the consumer to come in and take home (to cherish forever!).
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