Less, But Better – an interview with design legend Dieter Rams
(thank you @mikeaurauz)
Stuck!
Goldfish Bathplug. Made me smile.
Personality Socks
Socks for your Chairs by Chris Ruby. Made me chuckle!
Wireframe Magnets DIY Kit
This DIY magnet template is based on the Konigi wireframe stencils and includes 3 sheets of elements that might be useful in whiteboard prototyping. Simply download and print the PDFs onto Printable Magnet Sheets, optionally laminate them so they’re usable with dry-erase markers, and cut. Lamination is recommended for writing on magnets. Konigi uses and recommends the 3M LS950 No-Heat Laminating System.
Business Card for Motion Graphic Designer
Jose Antonio Contreras designed this wonderfully minimal busincess card for a friend of his, a motion graphic designer. Beautiful!
Quote from “Did you know”
It is estimated that a week’s worth of the New York Times contains more information than a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century.
quote from this video
Did You Know?
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Michael Bierut Interview
Thursday, May 21, 2009, AIGA Philly hosted it’s third and final Community Choice Lecture Series with Pentagram partner, Michael Bierut. Prior to his lecture, Michael spoke with Philadelphia AIGA’s Craig Schlanser about what good design means in today’s economy, how he survived previous economic downturns, and design’s cultural impact.
Hello
This Hello Necklace made me smile. Oh, how proudly I would carry this hello around!
The Strapped Big Bag
The Strapped Big Bag. Lovley.
Gisellah Roll-Up Tote
Gisellah Roll Up Tote is designed by textile designer Julie Maclean. All her prints are exclusive to Goodship and are handprinted right here in Brooklyn, NYC. (I love that baguette in the product shot)
USB tulip hub
Turn your desk into a blooming garden with this pretty tulip USB hub!
The Seed
The Seed by Mickey and Johnny is a two-minute animated voyage through nature’s life cycle, following the trials and tribulations of a humble apple seed. Johnny Kelly just recently gave a It’s Nice Talk. Watch it here.
The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.
SIGNS by Pentagram
Pentagram Papers 39 features signs from the personal collection of author and legendary Texas musician Joe Ely, photographed by Randal Ford, and a series of large format portraits of homeless people by Austin photographer Michael O’Brien. Ely wrote the foreword.
Simply moving.
Never Can Say Goodbye
Our little Ella is too little to understand what it means that Michael Jackson died yesterday. I am looking forward to the day when she is starting to get into music and I can share my collection of Michael Jackson songs with her. RIP Michael Jackson.
Light Breakfast
This Light Breakfast by David Sykes made me chuckle. No photoshoppery, all done in one single shot. Wonderful!
(thank you jon)
Swiss Graphic Design: Precision and Presence
This year marks the 20th annual Modernism exhibition presented at Wells Fargo Center in downtown Minneapolis. To commemorate the anniversary, Wells Fargo Minnesota has donated a series of 20 Swiss posters — emblematic of the Swiss International Style dating from 1950 to 1985 — to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Swiss Graphic Design: Precision and Presence, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
(thank you Nate)
Sky Planter
The Sky Planter allows you for the first time to grow plants upside down inside your home or office. Using a ground breaking internal reservoir system to feed water directly to the roots, means no water evaporates or drips. They also lock in the soil so there’s no mess. Made from ceramic.
deskhouse
Gasp-for-air-this-is-so-cool: Deskhouse. Your kids can use the roof as a desk to draw or write upon, and when they need a break, the structure instantly becomes the perfect shelter for playing or reading underneath.
The house that used to be there
Photography by Marcus Buck showing imprints of demolished houses left on other houses.
Don Marquis on Ideas
“ Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.”
— Don Marquis
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