Found this gem over at kottke.org: Novak Djokovic, the clown prince of tennis, did his impression of John McEnroe after a victory at the US Open the other day and McEnroe came down from the booth to do his best Djokovic impression.
Heroine
A promotional trailer for the typeface Heroine. Due to be released on Sept 15, 2009.
Heroine is inspired by the typeface Windsor, designed by Eleisha Pechey in 1905. Windsor is the typeface used in the titles of many Woody Allen movies. A modern interpretation of this rusty pearl is something that always have been missing in the major type libraries. But Heroine is not only an interpretation, it goes beyond that. With the addition of swashes and alternate letters in several styles it becomes very addicitve.
OEUF Guitar
Now how awesome is this OEUF Guitar Pillow?
OEUF Mask and Tail Set
How sweet is this Mask and Tail Set by Oeuf?
Blueprint Magazine ‘Classifieds’
The above Typofiles page is from the now shuttered Blueprint Magazine. In every issue they did a themed spread in a classifieds section style. Scanned Flickr Set by Nubbytwiglet.
Newspaper Laptop Sleeve
Send your Macbook Pro on a top secret, undercover mission with this clever newspaper sleeve.
(via incrediblethings)
99%
Congrats to Scott Belsky and his team, the99percent.com just launched and it is already a promising resource for any design professional.
And by the way, last year’s 99% Conference was hands-down the most inspiring conference I have yet attended. These guys are *good*!
The Freelancer’s Toolbox
What a fantastic compilation of tools for any independent designer: The freelancer’s toolbox: 33 useful apps & websites for the freelance designer.
I think I finally need to give Quicksilver a try. It is bascially an application launcher for Mac. Here’s a video:
Craigslist for Creatives
Caravan is a free house swap and sublet resource for Creative Folk Only. It’s been dubbed as the Craigslist for Creatives.
Caravan is free to use though you need to register to get in touch with other listers. This is to stop real estate agents and erectile dysfunction drug pushers from getting onto the site. If you want to register to get in touch with a lister, click ‘list for free’ and skip straight to registration.
Fantastic!
(via booooom)
SAAB Commercial
(via ericalba)
The Old Robots
The Old Robots is a site dedicated to educational, toy and personal robots from around the world.
(via unplggd)
Hierarchy of Digital Distractions
David McCandless noticed these days that he can spend hours at his computer, in a cloud. A swampy blur of digital activity, smeared across various activities and media and software. Emailing, writing, tweeting, designing, browsing, taking calls, Skyping, Facebooking, RSS Feeding – all blurred into a single technological trance.
What better thing to do then to visualize it all? Here it is, the Hierarchy of Digital Distractions by David McCandless.
Made me smile.
Livie & Luca London Boots
How incredibly cool are these little Boots by Livie & Luca London?
Work Hard
Work Hard & Be Nice to People by Anthony Burrill
maezm
Maezm’s Sofa-Dress transforms an existing chair into an arm chair, while still revealing the original form below. The Table Dish Cover is like a portable picnic blanket – you can spread it out anywhere, fill up each dish with food, and wash it when you’re done. Made me smile.
How Should We Define “Design”?
How Should We Define “Design”? by Gardi Amit
1. Is there truly a “new design” phenomenon?
2. Is any idea, whether it’s an initiative for social progress or a clever way to market movies, enough to be declared a work of design?
3. Can a construct such as a “process,” “business plan” or a “system” be work of design?
4. Lastly, are these metaphysical constructs always design or is there a threshold of beauty, a rigorous process, or another quality standard that must be met for something to be considered a design? In other words, is a ‘business plan’ always a form of “new design” or does it have to involve some level of good, “old fashioned” design to be considered more than an ordinary business plan? And, if the latter, what are the requisite elements that would distinguish one from the other?
Website Finger Hold
Jason’s Website Finger Hold Flickr post made me laugh. This is the de facto way designers present posters. Luckily, it looks just as silly to do it with a website: Website Finger Hold by Jason Santa Maria.
Helvetwitter
If you like Jon Hicks’ Helvetireader and Ad Taylor’s Helvetical you should have a look at Helvetwitter. Josef Richter stripped Twitter down to its basics and created Helvetwitter.
About to travel through Switzerland?
MySwitzerland.com is planning a TV shoot for Chuck Henry’s “Travel Cafe” (NBC4) and is looking for a US family with kids under 16, traveling in Switzerland anytime between September 19-24, who are willing to be interviewed. Reward: Swiss Passes 1st Class for the whole family for the time of their stay. Swiss Passes are the coolest thing ever when traveling in Switzerland. Really. Email me if you’re interested in this and I’ll put you in touch with lovely Michelle of MySwitzerland.
