design
the art of window displays
03/01/2010
"Redefining everything we ever thought about window shopping, these creative window displays will stop anyone in their tracks. As a mix of art, fashion, design and marketing, they not only have to quickly grab our attention they must compel us to enter a store. By giving people an experience, these displays also have the important duty of helping define a brand's image. As window displays have started becoming more like amazing art installations or fantastic scenes from a movie, we can only imagine the time spent beforehand - conceptualizing, planning and installing. How wonderful is it, though, when your art comes to life...like this?"
(read on at mymodernmet)
mimijumi - very hungry baby bottle
28/11/2009
This baby bottle, named “Very Hungry,” is designed to look like a breast so babies have an experience as close to the real deal as possible. The packaging is shaped like a milk carton to represent what is held within the product. The graphics on the package of the “happy” milk drops are designed to evoke the pleasure that babies get from being fed. The window on the front panel exposes and creates appeal for the bottle inside the carton - more infos here
colourless coke can
28/11/2009
Designed by Ryan Yoon & Harc Lee | Country: United States
"A conceptual package design, which at this time is unaffiliated with Coca Cola, created to drastically reduce the cost of both initial manufacturing and recycling."
(via lovelypackage)
leo burnett office by ministry of design
24/10/2009
"Singapore designers Ministry of Design have completed an office interior for an advertising agency that features a drawing of the company’s founder spread across the walls and floor, wielding a scaled-up model of a pencil. Designed for advertising agency Leo Burnett and located in Singapore, the project is divided into three parts."
(via dezeen)
absolut naked
24/10/2009
“For the first time we dare to face the world completely naked. We launch a bottle with no label and no logo, to manifest the idea, that no matter what’s on the outside, it’s the inside that really matters. The bottle visually manifests our belief in diversity and our standpoint when it comes to sexual identities. Off course it is also a wonderful piece of delicate and minimalist design, a true collectors item” says Kristina Hagbard, Global PR Manager at The Absolut Company."
(via lovelypackage)
frog queen in austria by splitterwerk
24/10/2009
"Frog Queen, or the Prisma Engineering Headquarters (a machine and motor technology company) is located in Graz, Styria, Austria. Its facade was designed by SPLITTERWERK and looks like one giant pixelized box. Even the facade itself is practically a square. However, if you look very closely, you will see that each one of the pixels has circular patterns screenprinted on its face. Overall, the exterior features 10 shades of gray, and the square windows seem to blend into the rest of the pattern."
(via designmilk)
video: beamvertising guerilla projections
08/10/2009
Dynamic projection in movement by Lumina Motion.
Santiago de Chile, 2009
valentin apartment
08/10/2009
video: hirzberger events - digital wallpaper by strukt
01/10/2009
"Check out this digital wallpaper, which was created by Austrian design firm Strukt using multiple projectors and a black and white striped room, and some clever software to map the projectors to the shape of the room."
(via geeky-gadgets.com)
wanted snacks
25/09/2009
Designed by Peter Gregson | Country: Serbia
“PG developed concept and visual identity for new nut packaging called WANTED (pistachios, cashew nuts and peanuts). The aim of this project was to create an eye catching and funny package for the most desired (wanted) products. Each product has a warrant for a wanted person - ingredient on the front. For instance cashew nut is an Indian. In a Serbian cashew nut is translated as Indian nut, which explains the turban.”
(via lovelypackage)
nomiya restaurant by pascal grasso
14/09/2009
"Parisian architect Pascal Grasso has installed a temporary, transportable restaurant on the roof of Le Palais de Tokyo museum in Paris."
Architect : Pascal Grasso
Artist associated : Laurent Grasso
Structure / facade engineer : ARCORA
Client: Palais de Tokyo / Electrolux
(via dezeen)
555 kubik - facade projection in hamburg
02/09/2009
555 KUBIK
"How it would be, if a house was dreaming"
The conception of this project consistently derives from its underlying architecture - the theoretic conception and visual pattern of the Hamburg Kunsthalle. The Basic idea of narration was to dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O. M. Ungers "Galerie der Gegenwart". Resultant permeabilty of the solid facade uncovers different interpretations of conception, geometry and aesthetics expressed through graphics and movement. A situation of reflexivity evolves - describing the constitution and spacious perception of this location by means of the building itself.
Production: urbanscreen.com
Art Direction: Daniel Rossa - rossarossa.de
Technical Director: Thorsten Bauer
3D Operator: David Starmann shineundsein.de
Sound Design : Jonas Wiese
Realized with mxwendler.net mediaserver
ink calendar by oscar diaz
02/09/2009
"Ink Calendar make use of the timed pace of the ink spreading on the paper to indicate time. The ink is absorbed slowly, and the numbers in the calendar are ‘printed ‘ daily. One a day, they are filled with ink until the end of the month. The calendar enhances the perception of time passing and not only signaling it. The aim of the project is to address our senses, rather than the logical and conscious brain."
(via dezeen)
the new audi logo
27/08/2009
„Now likely to become part of the Auto Union brand - which will also include Volkswagen, Porsche, Skoda, Seat – Audi has mildly revised its famous four-ring logo. Ironically, the four-ring logo once applied only to Auto Union well before Audi was swallowed up by the Volkswagen Group. The new logo is ever so slightly different from its predecessors, benefiting from a more three-dimensional, chrome-like appearance, and Audi has officially revised its font to a more standardized sans-sarif style placed either below or adjacent to the four rings.“
(via leftlanenews)
absolut vodka rock edition by natalia brilli
18/08/2009
“Absolut worked with designer Natalia Brilli, who is known for wrapping things in leather. This time she of course wrapped the iconic Absolut bottle in leather and added studs to it as well, giving it a real rock vibe.”
(via highsnobiety)
video: cover creation
11/08/2009
„After working on the latest cover for Macworld Magazine I wanted to show what is involved in making a cover. I focused on the three main areas: the photography, photoshop and design. I chose a time lapse format to convey lots of information in a small amount of time. The only drawback of time lapse is that since half a day goes by in 30 seconds, the whole process seam so easy! Lots of details were left out of the design process (like the cover meetings and rounds of layout options). I began to photograph the design process after the layouts had already been narrowed down to just three cover designs.
On the technical side, for the time lapse video, I used the Canon 5D Mark II with a 24mm-70mm zoom. I chose the 5D because of its great image quality with high ISO's. Canon's sRAW1 gave me the flexibility of a RAW file with the file size of a jpeg. The actual Macworld cover was taken with a Phase One P65+ digital back attached to a 4x5 Sinar X camera with a 65mm lens.
Many thanks to Rob Schultz for allowing me to invade his office and literally shoot over his shoulder.
The music was used with permission by The Brokenmusicbox.“
(website peterbelanger.com)
i'm not a security camera
11/08/2009
„Security cameras are main object of the modern cities. It may not suitable for the privacy but the privacy is not important for some security issues in areas that may need monitoring such as banks, airports, military zones, and big stores etc.
We love it due to the design like a robot and it is base of our new light concept. Name is "Spoticam", created by Antrepo Design Industry. It comes with adjustable arm, you can use it on your table or wall. It has two color options, pure white or raw aluminium.“
(via a2591.com)
rustad spring water packaging
07/08/2009
„Norwegian design agency Strømme Throndsen Design created these beautifully simple designs for Rustad Spring Water. Available in both still and sparkling as well as cans, cartons and bottles, this packaging screams clean Norwegian design. Although, I can’t help but see the Rawlings logo (as different as it is) when I look at this packaging.“
(via lovelypackage)
amsterdam pomegranate wheat beer
11/05/2009
“Fresh work from under-the-radar boutique Brand & Tonic Inc., puts a seasonal crown on Amsterdam Brewery’s award-winning Pomegranate Wheat Beer.”
1000 acres vodka packaging by arnell
08/04/2009
"Elegant packaging for 1000 Acres premium Vodka. Glass vessels designed for display beyond the liquor cabinet. 1000 Acres Vodka, by Manufacturer"
web trend map 4
08/04/2009
„The Web Trend Map is a yearly publication by iA Inc. It maps the 333 most influential Web domains and the 111 most infuential Internet people onto the Tokyo Metro map.“
my sweets - customized chocolate
02/04/2009
“I buy Twix extra because it’s only 10p more expensive than regular one. I finish it in one go, and feel guilty for the rest of the day.
Bargain food persuades people by playing with the value of money, which has brought a lot of problems to society: over nutrition, eating disorders, obesity, illness, guilt, wasting food, wasting resources, over production, etc.
Can design make people buy food that offers LESS?
*Winner, Pyramid awards, Deutsche Bank 2007
*Finalist, Design for our Future Selves Awards 2007, Helen Hamlyn Centre”
(via lovelypackage)
kaws - fake warm regards bar
02/04/2009
“Originally, Warm Regards was a mural created for the Beautiful Losers exhibition at the Orange County Museum in Newport Beach, CA. Since then it has been used as a pattern on apparel and accessories. As a special item the Warm Regards Bar is the first toy from Original Fake this year.”
(via lovelypackage)
kew residence by jackson clements burrows architects
30/03/2009
„This house is located on the edge of an escarpment in Kew within a significant landscape environment. The house provides substantial views overlooking the Yarra river and Studley park golf course and the primary living zone is provided on one level suspended above what was previously an existing Tennis court. The project received an RAIA residential Architecture award in 2004.“
(via design-milk.com)
video: urbanized typeface
30/03/2009
„There are many fonts named as the city name inside the machintosh PC. Almost these are made by Apple Co., Ltd. The reason why the city name is just quite image of characters shape or the place where the person lives who made the font. So there is no reality or necessity. Then I made the font that has a reality greatly named "Shibuya2008". Which each characters shape are made according to the figure of the city Shibuya, Tokyo. First, I was running around Shibuya with a GPS data logger by bicycle. The running course was the shape of font characters. The GPS logger recorded global positions once per a second as a data of number. By doing so, I made all of characters (A~Z, numbers and symbols). The characters are no existence but quite huge. Then I was converted to GPS's digital data into vector data(.pdf) by using a programming. Each figure of characters are imported to software of font and finally these are became a useful font completely and also it has a reality.
My main subject of making is researching "graffiti". Also cityfont project is one of a reseach about graffiti. I always aim to catch the essence of graffiti through my own work.“
(via yang02.org)
dharma lounge
28/02/2009
„The Dharma Lounge has come to fruition through the exploration of using text as both structure and decoration.The purpose of this chair is to create a situation where the participant is embraced by the possibilities of creating a relationship with the object based on personal and communal experiences and memories thus substantiating the lifespan of the product. Customizable colors, text and languages are an option Palette Industries offers as well.“
(via behance)
corporate brand logo evolution
28/02/2009
„Have you ever wonder how the first Apple logo looks in 30 years back? Did you know Volkswagen was Hitler’s idea? Or how the IBM logo changes over the time? Or where the Mercedes-Benz Brand And The Three-Pointed Star logo came from?
As we already know that Logo is the identities that are fundamental to building a brand and communicating with the target audience. Many well-known corporate brand changes their logo to archive the perfect identification because identity’s creation is not an occasional activity, but a permanent one.“
(via instantshift)
aquarium phone booth
05/02/2009
“Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino have transformed a regular telephone booth into a functioning aquarium for the Lyon Light Festival in France.”
sharky tea infuser
02/02/2009
„INFUSION means to extract certain properties from an soluble ingredient such as tea leaves , herbs or fruit by soaking in liquid (water) until it gets saturated. So we can say that a infuser is the in charged of make this happen. This is a ludic point of view about the color given off from the phenomenon, wich makes more interesting the waiting of the whole process.“
name of design: sharky
design by: pablo matteoda (argentina)
video: her morning elegance by oren lavie
27/01/2009
Her Morning Elegance
Directed by: Oren Lavie, Yuval & Merav Nathan
Photography: Eyal Landesman
Featuring: Shir Shomron
the drink tray
13/01/2009
„Those who pride themselves in balancing the flat tray above their head have had their head above the clumsy rest of us. This “Drink’Tray” has finger holes for you to grip. You can grip tight and no more spillin’ for you. Use it at home to feel like a pro, or bring it to work for restaurant madness. Like training wheels for those servicing the drunk grabby-types.“
Designer: Martino D’Esposito
(via yankodesign)
wirepod by joris laarman
07/01/2009
„American brand Artecnica has launched WirePod, a multi-point electrical “power pod” designed by Dutch designer Joris Laarman. Made of thermoplastic rubber and with four plug outlets, the 3.8 metre long products is the first in a series of Artecnica products called Wiremore, which will make electrical cables more, rather than less, visible.“
(via dezeen)
3.5 inch poster - remember?
06/01/2009
„This poster set is about our old friends, 3.5 inch floppy disks. Higher density drives are built to read, write and even format lower density media without problems, provided the correct media are used for the density selected. This Posters shows, how many floppies are enough for current softwares.“
Result (Approximate)
46 disk for iTunes 8.02
358 disk for Adobe Photoshop CS4
1760 disk for the Sims 3
12 disk for Firefox 3, 36 disk for Firefox Add-ons
(via antrepo4.com)
monopoly re-packaging concept
19/12/2008
„Great concept design from Graphic Design at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore Maryland student Andy Mangold.“
(via lovelypackage)
spy - urban arts
16/12/2008
„SpY is an artist from Madrid. His first actions appeared in the middle eighties. Shortly after, already a national reference as a graffiti artist, he started to work with other forms of artistic communication in the street: large posters, modified billboards, interventions that were experimental in the first nineties...“
(via dyt)
ninja magnets
13/12/2008
„These throwing star magnets are perfect for any metallic surface. Post notes on your fridge door, or make your mark wherever you feel outnumbered. Each star has 2 powerful magnets for a strong grip. Makes a great gift! 2 magnets are included inside an authentic ninja-styled shuriken box.“
(via bb gadgets)
gleneagles natural mineral water
10/12/2008
„Gleneagles Water already has a distinctive, award winning and elegant glass bottle, so we set out to create quietly understated but complementary branding. And it had to be premium. The result was a beautifully simple lower ‘g’, it’s tail gently reflecting in the water. Wonderfully understated type underscored the new brand mark. The result a beautiful and timelessly elegant classic.”
Designed by 999 Design
(via lovelypackage)
better views by elina aalto
07/12/2008
Material: Paris 120 x 200 cm / Tokyo 140 x 200 cm / Helsinki 160 x 200 cm / Stockholm 180 x 200 cm. Also available in custom made size. Please, contact us. Series of black perforated roller blinds. 100 % black Polyester. Dyed. Matching acrylic backing. White metal pole and metal chain. No flame retardant treatment. Light Fastness: minimum 5-6 according to SS ISO 105-B02. MADE IN FRANCE
Description: Paris. Stockholm. Helsinki. Tokyo. By night. Sun set or dark night. Sun light or street light. The city traces itself onto your windows. A subtle illusion.
Artist: Elina Aalto
(via iukbox)
the oculus helluva yacht
03/12/2008
Designer: E. Kevin Schopfer
„Oculus is the first “design launch” of Schöpfer Yachts LLC. This 250-foot vessel was designed by E. Kevin Schöpfer, founder and owner of his namesake company. Designed to accommodate 12 guests in extraordinary comfort and style, Oculus is a long distance cruising yacht capable of speeds upwards of 25 knots. The exterior styling is representative of the jaw and eye socket bone structure of large oceanic fish and mammals. Featuring a dramatic reverse bow configuration, the yacht’s armature balances an elegant expression of symmetry and structure. In addition to the bow, Oculus also features a “low rider profile”. This slightly lowered surface allows for new side recreational areas, alternate dockage access and light cruising openness.“
(via yankodesign)
pandor absinthe packaging
03/12/2008
“Far from the alchimist clichés, the strange taste and the after effects of yesterday’s absinthe, Pandor distances itself from all this through a subtle and delicious taste. It is becoming the new alcohol of reference, inseparable from the most fashionnable events, it just cannot be ignored in private parties.”
I wasn’t able to dig up who designed these bottles, so If anyone knows we’d love to find out.
Fonts used: FF DIN
(via lovelypackage)
cityscope by marco hemmerling
25/11/2008
„German designer Marco Hemmerling has created a faceted installation in Cologne, Germany, called Cityscope that reflects fragments of surrounding buildings“.
(via dezeen)
luxofor traffic lights design by art.lebedev
25/11/2008
„The shape of traffic lights has barely changed since they were invented—there have always been three round lights: red, yellow and green. Initially, the sections were round simply because this allowed the spherical bulp inside light the glass evenly.
Today traffic lights use superbright light diodes that can be arranged in any way. And the sections are plastic, which also means any shape can be created.
Our idea is to produce square traffic lights. This can make the signals more easily noticeable and recognizable, with larger lit area for the same overall dimensions.“
(via art.lebedev)
video: circular painting
06/11/2008
Courtesy of Discovery Channel made by Fly on the Wall.
Bryan Devlin
Luis Tolosana
Warren Lewis
Ree Treweek
Daniel Ting Chong
Mike Morocco
Toyah Moon Humphreys
Paul Ressel
Josh Ginsburg
flyonthewall.co.za
pepsi rebranding
28/10/2008
„Pepsi Cola investiert in den nächsten Jahren umgerechnet 950 Mio. Euro um die komplette Markeninszenierung umzustellen. Im Mittelpunkt des neuen Designs steht die weltweit bekannte Rot-weiß-blaue Bildmarke, der man nun ein Lächeln geschenkt hat...“
(mehr im designtagebuch)
stone magazine - issue 16
22/10/2008
featured artists:
The Wondermaker (france)
Gate (serbia)
ciah-ciah (poland)
The Deadly Alliance (venezuela)
Jessica Hill (uk)
L. Duponchelle (france)
hisake (brazil)
Cc (usa)
Luis Amaro (venezuela)
SAUL ZANOLARI (switzerland)
(direkter pdf download)
super sense spa
14/09/2008
Super Sense Spa
300 sqm, completed 2007
Shanghai, China
designed by KUU www.kuuworld.com
photography: Jeremy San www.stzernstudio.com
(via dezeen)
greatest works of light graffiti
01/09/2008
„Cast your mind back to childhood celebrations when sparklers lit the night air; people everywhere drawing paths of orange and red light in the night sky, creating jagged lines and swirling patterns with nothing more than a flick of the wrist, mesmerizing anyone who looked on.
Fortunately we no longer have to wait for frantic festivities; artists have spawned a new movement in light art, or light graffiti, as it’s become known. Through time-lapse photography artists are able to capture the ephemeral, organic qualities of light making it seem somewhat more real, more alive.“
(via environmentalgraffiti)
the holedar earphones for philips
25/08/2008
The Holedar Earphones by Yoonsang Kim is a concept design with a mix of innovation, minimalism and function. Designed for Philips - interesting use of marketing goals, as the form is the shape of the letter 'P'.
(via fubiz)
reverse graffiti
25/08/2008
„Welcome to the world of reverse graffiti, where the artist’s weapons are cleaning materials and where the enemy is the elements: wind, rain, pollution and decay. It’s an art form that removes dust or dirt rather than adding paint. Some find it intriguing, beguiling, beautiful and imaginative, whereas others look upon it in much the same way as traditional graffiti – a complete lack of respect for the law. Reverse graffiti challenges ideals and perceptions while at the same time shapes and changes the environment in which we live, whether people think for the better, or not.“
(via environmentalgraffiti)
stereoscopic parking garage
06/08/2008
„Axel Peemoeller of Australia apparently won several design awards for the three-dimensional directional system he created inside the Eureka Tower Carpark in Melbourne, Australia.“
(via ridelust)
lumina live
03/08/2008
„challenging the perception of conventional events, lumina live! is about injecting energy and verve into our events. from art shows to music showcases, be energised by us“
objectified - documentary about industrial design
29/07/2008
„Objectified is a documentary about industrial design; it’s about the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with, and the people who make them. On an average day, each of us uses hundreds of objects. Who makes all these things, and why do they look and feel the way they do? All of these objects are “designed,” but how can good design make them, and our lives, better?“
Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich)
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris)
Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)
Anthony Dunne (London)
Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo)
IDEO (Palo Alto)
Jonathan Ive (Apple, California)
Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam)
Marc Newson (London/Paris)
Fiona Raby (London)
Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany)
Karim Rashid (New York)
Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune)
Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)
coming in 2009 - more infos www.objectifiedfilm.com
packaging design inspiration part 4
29/07/2008
limes hotel brisbane
17/07/2008
„The Limes Hotel by Argentinian designer Alexander Lotersztain opened at the end of last month in Brisbane, Australia.“
(via dezeen)
firefox browser als eps vektor
25/06/2008
„Ich hab jetzt schon des Öfteren einen Websiteentwuf als Ausdruck abgeben müssen. Und wenn man das ganze dann auch schön brav im Browser darstellen will, dann kommt man doch schnell an den Punkt, an dem einem die Auflösung eines Screenshots nicht mehr reicht. Und darum hab ich mich mal hingesetzt und hab meinen Firefox vektorisiert.“
(via tocki.blog)
new postal store design for dutch tnt
16/06/2008
"Amsterdam-based architects Merkx + Girod have designed new postal stores for Dutch logistics company TNT. "
(via dezeen)
packaging design inspiration
11/05/2008
dvein 2008 - flashsite
09/05/2008
paul cocksedge pole lamp
28/04/2008
POLE for Established & Sons
"This elegant table and floor light challenges the common perception that light travels in a straight line. It provides ambient light as well as a dimmable, focussed, directional beam. Using a minimum of materials and components, it is surprisingly simple but provides a spectacle rarely found in such an everyday domestic lighting product."
(via dezeen)
fooddesign: werbung gegen realität
29/03/2008
"100 produkte im vergleich zu ihren werbefotos. alle produkte wurden eingekauft, die verpackungen fotografiert, die produktfotos vergrößert, die produkte nach verpackungsvorgabe zubereitet und zum vergleich fotografiert. alle produkte befanden sich innerhalb des haltbarkeitsdatums. alle produkte wurden aufgegessen. alle fotografien sind jederzeit wiederholbar.
mit diesem projekt sollen keine produkte und keine marken diskreditiert, verunglimpft oder schlecht gemacht werden. einziger zweck des projektes ist es, sich kritisch mit arten und mitteln von werbung in unserer zeit auseinander zu setzen. einige produkte ähneln ihren werbefotos sehr - andere weniger. eine qualitative bewertung von produkten findet nicht statt."
(via pundo3000)
asics mag gullideckel streetart
27/03/2008
servieren ohne fingerabdrücke - bon appetit
20/03/2008
infinite loop of style table
06/03/2008
"Most of us have only been exposed to the concept of infinite loops while on hold with your credit card or phone company, but infinite loops can also be a beautiful and less frustrating concept not involving a phone. Aesthetically popularized by M.C. Escher, Escher himself would be feverishly sharpening his pencil if got a gander of this infinite loop forming table. Inspired by the “slow and perpetual flow of the Nile River,” the “Endless Nile” table by Karim Rashid, is a fluid form of DuPont Corian molded over a steel structure on a wooden base. As part of the newly formed Design Republic of Egypt brand, Mr. Rashid’s composition for Amr Helmy Designs hopes to showcase Egyptian’s take on international design trends around the globe."
designer: karim rashid
(via yankodesign)
schimmel pegasus grand piano
06/03/2008
"Aside from its out of this world look, the Schimmel Pegasus grand piano features "over 200 strings under a total tension of 176,520 newtons, and a key assembly composed of 10,000 pieces."
(via techeblog)
logo design trends 2008
02/03/2008
"Logos are the ultimate mark of distinction and everyone loves them. We see logos everyday - on the highways, on consumer goods, on the Web and in the institutions and organizations we support. Read about the different types of logo designs here and learn what principles and techniques are used to create them. Discover what the future holds for logo design! "
stefan sagmeister im interview @ art magazin
26/02/2008
"ICH ARBEITE NUR MIT KUNDEN, DIE INTELLIGENTER SIND ALS ICH"
"Der österreichische Grafikdesigner Stefan Sagmeister, 46, lebt und arbeitet seit 15 Jahren in New York. Zu seinen Kunden zählen das Guggenheim Museum, Time Warner und Stars wie Lou Reed oder die Rolling Stones – und für das Design einer Albumbox der Talking Heads gewann er 2005 sogar einen Grammy. Die Galerie Deitch präsentierte seine experimentellen Projekte und Lebensweisheiten in der Ausstellung "Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far": Sagmeister sprengte dort die Grenzen der Typografie – und inszenierte seine Lebensweisheiten mit Bananen, Zwiebelringen oder Buchseiten. art sprach mit Sagmeister über konservative Deutsche, die Selbstzensur im Kopf – und warum Ehrlichkeit das Leben vereinfacht."
// KATHRIN LEIST.art_magazin
(weiterlesen)
entstehung der logos von autoherstellern
19/02/2008
bei neatorama gibts einen schönen bericht zur entstehung von den logos diverser autohersteller. sehr informativ und interessant zu lesen.
dubai arch bridge is coming
16/02/2008
"Dubai is the Tetsuo of cities, expanding so fast it's on the verge of creating of its own universe. And architecture that looks like it's from the 22nd century only adds to the sheer grandeur of its growth—this bridge, envisioned by NY architecture firm Fxfowle, will be the largest and tallest arch bridge in the world, at one mile long and 670 feet tall. Construction starts next month and is due to wrap up in 2012 after running some $817 million dollars. World's first vacuum tube mass transit system will launch in Dubai shortly thereafter."
(via gizmodo)
the rolling bench - nie wieder den hintern nass
05/02/2008
"Don’t you love the days following a rainstorm? The streets seem to gleam, the air is cleaner, and people are generally in a better mood to finally see the sun again. The only thing that sucks are all those wet benches and chairs. Fortunately clever designers (the Korean design gang) came up with a simple solution. The slats on these benches can rotate to the dry side by cranking the handle.
Designer: Sungwoo Park, Yoonha Paick, Jongdeuk Son, Banseok Yoon, Eunbi Cho & Minjung Sim"
(via yanko design)
ipod kopfhörer als lautsprecher
31/01/2008
"Sometimes bigger IS really better, especially when it comes to sound. That’s why we took a puny pair of earbuds, put them in Fred’s highly technical Way Big machine, and created 500XL - it’s 500 times the size of the original! How great will these look on your desktop alongside your mp3 player or PC? 500XL includes a built-in amp and 3-way power - it runs on batteries; you can connect it to your PC’s USB port with the supplied cord; or plug it into the wall with a generic power supply (not included). The stand-up, peggable clamshell packaging really makes a statement."
the new hamburg science center and aquarium design
29/01/2008
"The Office for Metropolitan Art (OMA)
has just revealed their final design for the New Hamburg Science
Center and Aquarium. The structure, which will be 23000 meters
square of space, will house a science centre, aquarium, theatre,
offices, laboratories as well as commercial and retail facilities.
The structural design consists of 10 interconnecting blocks that
will form the shape of a ring. Not only is the design of the
structure trying to encourage new structural forms, but also as
being a leader in adapting new environmental technologies included
in its’ construction."
(via yanko design)
(via yanko design)
vegaone - portfolio site
21/01/2008
country codes of the world
14/01/2008
"Country Codes of the World maps 245 top-level domain country codes encompassing all United Nations countries as well as numerous islands and territories. (At the end of every URL and email address is a top-level domain. Although .com is the world’s most popular top-level domain, it is far from alone. There are more than 260 top-level domains in use around the world, most of which are country code top-level domains.)"
(via historyshots.com)
fluggesellschaft air berlin im neuen look
04/01/2008
gestern vorgestellt wurde das neue corporate design der deutschen fluggesellschaft air berlin.
mehr dazu gibt es im fontblog und im design tagebuch; das neue logo ist im pressebereich von airberlin zu finden.
the lonely prada marfa store
03/01/2008
"A surreal installation of real Prada store in the middle of the desert outside of the town Valentine in West Texas near Marfa, USA. From the artists:"
"...the combination of a vast, open desert landscape in an un-populated area and a luxury goods store is completely unthinkable. Nature suits fashion as a visual backdrop, as one often sees in advertisement. the minimal, corporate prada design and the desolate surrounding ranch land make a great impression together, but simultaneously the two forces also render each other useless."
Credits: Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset
Released: 2005
(via adsoftheworld)
the pixel house
31/12/2007
"The Pixel House is an interesting project designed by Mass Studies and has an innovative design and a curve like geometry. It just looks like each pixel of stone jelled together to create this astonishing building, which apparently gives you an effect similar to that of a 3-dimensional picture."
(via freshome)
wasser sparen durch effizientes design
31/12/2007
art.lebedev optimus tactus keyboard
31/12/2007
das optimus tactus keyboard aus dem hause art lebedev ist bis dato noch ein konzept - allerdings sehr interessant. die tastatur verfügt über keine richtigen tasten, sondern ist eigentlich ein touchscreen im keyboard format. somit lassen sich viele möglichkeiten der nutzung realisieren, die auf der website beschreiben werden.
art.lebedev camouflage weihnachtskugeln
26/12/2007
das ganze kommt verpackt in einer munitionskiste shar-404 - design by alexander malinovsky.
externe design festplatte mit oled
18/12/2007
diese externe festplatte namens "ivy" zeigt durch ein oled display auf der oberseite grafisch die ausnutzung des datenträgers. erstellt haben dieses konzept irene joris, linda de valk und bram van der vlist aus den niederlanden.
neues markendesign bei swisscom
17/12/2007
"Das Schweizer Telekommunikationsunternehmen wird 2008 sein 1998 eingeführtes Erscheinungsbild ändern. Bereits jetzt wird der neue Markenauftritt und die veränderte Konzernstruktur offen und transparent kommuniziert. Mitarbeiter und Kunden werden auf diese Weise gleichermaßen behutsam auf das neue Gesicht der Marke vorbereitet."
(via designtagebuch)
leonardo glass cube by 3deluxe
12/12/2007
multiplug strom verlängerungskabel
12/12/2007
nette idee für ein neues verlängerungskabel. warum immer nur eine buchse am ende des kabels?
Designer: Wilson Song
(via yankodesign)
visitenkarte mit usb
12/12/2007
"Concept M++CARD is a Business card with added advantage of the memory storage.The rear side of this card is laminated so as to hold memory card (like Sony M2 Card). Two slits on the card facilitates snap fitting of USB adopter, through which this card can be accessed. As per user requirement, related data can be stored on this card.Thus, M++CARD can become truly business card, company info card, website card, product info card, portfolio card and so on."
Designer: Abhinav Dapke
(via coroflot)
sinnerschrader geht web 2.0 radikal
10/12/2007
"Seit heute erstrahlt ganz SinnerSchrader in neuem Glanz. Jeder hat frische Visitenkarten in bunten Farben bekommen, über dem Eingang kleben neue Buchstaben, und sogar die Parkplätze in der Tiefgarage sind neu beschildert. Briefpapier, Dokument- und Präsentationsvorlagen - alles neu." - so dem sinnerschrader blog "fischmarkt" zu entnehmen.
die neue website ist ebenfalls gelaunched. farbenfroher flashhintergrund und dann eine auflistung von links. alle klickbaren texte (bis aufs impressum) verweisen auf externe portale wie picasa, google docs, xing, slidesshare und so weiter. dahinter soll wohl ein radikales konzept stecken und verdeutlichen, wie heutzutage web2.0 funktionieren soll. anders, aber auf jedenfall nicht jedermanns sache. verantwortlich für das konzept ist die hamburger agentur blackbeltmonkey.
eisige umkleidekabine für playground
07/12/2007
"Um die Winterklamotten der Marke Playground in der Umgebung testen zu können, in der diese Wirkung zeigen, wurde eine Eisumkleidekabine in Stockholm installiert."
Agentur/Agency: Äkestam Holst, Sweden
(via bliss)
porsche champagne tower - kühlschrank deluxe
06/12/2007
weltweiter mercedes-benz relaunch
03/12/2007
"Mercedes Benz beginnt nun mit dem Relaunch von mehr als 1.000 Websites. Der deutsche Auftritt machte letzte Woche den Anfang. Noch sind nicht alle Inhalte in das neue Design überführt. Der Konfigurator und der Finanzierungsrechner erscheinen noch im alten Look. Hier treten Bild- und Wortmarke noch vereint auf. Ansonsten “strahlt” der - weiterhin nicht verlinkte - neue Mercedes-Stern im Header, während die Wortmarke auf der vertikalen Achse etwas eingeengt im Footer sitzt."
(via dt)
kaiser interactive creative studio
09/11/2007
mercedes-benz pro-safe microsite
09/11/2007
fontstars 2007
05/11/2007
"Die FontStars-2007-CD erscheint Mitte dieser Woche, zunächst in Deutschland, mit den zitierten 29 OpenType-Fonts der 14 renommierten Herstellern, sowie 4 Songs aus dem House-Industries-Tonstudio, für 499,– Euro (zzgl. MwSt. und Versand)."
(via fontblog)
thinkscape website
05/11/2007
agenturseite aus malaysia. nach der namenseingabe sieht man im hintergrund andere user auf der website und deren mausspur. schöner effekt, ist aber scheinbar nicht live.
riesige hand als mauszeiger
05/11/2007
monoface website
01/11/2007
“Click the mouth, nose, head, and each eye to create a different monoface.”
65 excellent flash designs
30/10/2007
bei smashing magazine gibts eine schöne collection von exzellenten flash designs.
reinschauen und inspirieren lassen...
animal logic flashsite
26/10/2007
sehr nette flashsite der agentur animal logic mit bekannten, aber feinen effekten.
art.lebedev studio bringt sonicum speaker
25/10/2007
das art.lebedev studio hat mal wieder ein tolles produkt erstellt. sonicum heißen die beiden lautsprecher plus subwoofer, die für 100euro erhältlich sein sollen. der subwoofer bringt es auf 15 watt leistung und einen frequenzgang von 50 – 250 hz, die lautsprecher haben 2 x 5 watt und 200 hz bis 18 khz zu bieten.
silhouette - weinglaeser mit nasenaussparung
18/10/2007
klasse idee für neuartige weingläser mit einer aussparung für die nase um in den vollen genuß zu kommen. stückpreis der gläser beträgt sagenhafte $54.
(via gizmodo)
neues markendesign bei mercedes-benz
18/10/2007
"Nach 18 Jahren hat Mercedes-Benz das Erscheinungsbild der Marke für alle Kommunikationsmittel grundlegend überarbeitet. Entwickelt wurde de Neugestaltung von einem internen Projektteam in Zusammenarbeit mit der Agentur Claus Koch Identity. Das neue Markendesign wird ab dem 1. November 2007 in allen Unternehmensbereichen – von den Personenwagen bis zu den Nutzfahrzeugen – und in allen Märkten der Welt einheitlich eingeführt. Es wurde aus der Geschichte der Marke heraus entwickelt und bildet den Abschluss der im Jahr 2006 begonnenen Schärfung der Markenpositionierung."
weiterlesen im fontblog
illy container mini wohnung
10/10/2007
aus einem alten rostigen container wird eine stylische mini-wohnung von adam kalkin. zu sehen in new york (columbus circle) nov28 bis dez29. besucher bekommen einen espresso für lau.
(via gizmodo)
mtv european music awards 2007
10/10/2007
flashige website des diesjährigen mtv european music awards...
colorware macht sich an neue apple produkte
09/10/2007
colorware hat sich die neuen apple produkte (ipod nano, classic, touch, iphone, imac) gekrallt und farbe ins spiel gebracht. ansehen.
tiltviewer - flickr photo browser
09/10/2007
"TiltViewer allows you to browse Flickr's most interesting images in a 3D space. It's designed to provide a fun, intuitive user experience. Images are pulled from Flickr's Interestingness list."
streetart gullideckel
08/10/2007
top 40 - arabische marken
05/10/2007
bei forbes gibts eine interessante aufstellungen der top40 brands aus den arabischen ländern. bei der online befragung wurden länder wie algeria, bahrain, egypt, iraq, jordan, kuwait, lebanon, libya, mauritania, morocco, oman, the palestinian Territories, qatar, saudi arabia, sudan, syria, tunisia, the united arab emirates und yemen unter die lupe genommen.
graffiti street art
04/10/2007
vorschau auf das neue amazon
03/10/2007
langsam aber sicher kommt das neue amazon design auf uns zu... der inbegriff von benutzerfreundlichkeit wird also fortgeführt. man darf gespannt sein. eine kleine vorschau für das neue interface kann man sich schonmal ansehen.
neue externe lacie festplatte ist gold
01/10/2007
französischer designer styled die neue lacie hdd mit einer goldenen welle.
500gb mit usb 2.0 interface kosten cirka $189.
(via gizmondo)
luftballon als visitenkarte
30/09/2007
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai, India
Creative Directors: Anup Chitnis, Rensil D'silva
Art Director / Copywriter: Bosky Doshi
Published: August 2007
(via adsoftheworld)
