Kite Hill

So happy to see that 20×200 is selling a Paul Octavious print: Kite Hill.

swissmiss=5 StudioBooth Photos

Now, that was an explosion of fun! Thank you all for coming out and partying with me last wednesday. The StudioBooth was most certainly the highlight. Click Click Click! Wheeee! You can see all of the StudioBooth Images here.

A big thank you to MailChimp for making the StudioBooth possible.

swissmiss=5 (photos)

My fabulous friend Sara Wasilausky was one of the talented folks shooting the swissmiss=5 evening. She just sent me the link to all the photos Yay! Check them out here.

Thank you Sara!!

swissmiss=5

swissmiss, the blog, is turning 5! This occasion calls for a proper celebration: Good folks, good food and alphorns! We will celebrate in style, at Galapagos, in DUMBO on May 26th, 2010. Make sure to buy your ticket soon, we’re filling up quickly! Get it here!

What to expect? There will be some food to nibble on (an entire wheel of Appenzeller Cheese), a short talk by Tina, a performance by a real alphorn player and a Studio Booth!

And by the way, the *actual* birthday is may 27th!


Can’t attend? Join us virtually! How?

Take a photo of yourself holding up a sign saying either where you’re from, your url, twitter name or any other type of birthday message that you wouldn’t mind displayed on a huge giant screen. The photos in this Flickr group will be rotating on the screen during the event.

Add your image to the group or if you do not have a Flickr Account, email them to me and I’ll add them on your behalf.

Yay Internet!”


The event is generously sponsored by our main sponsor MailChimp, and our co-sponsors GlennzTees and Appenzeller Cheese. The event will be photographed by a team of ImageSource!

Want to join the co-sponsor team? Email me!

zurich – san francisco

San Francisco will be getting a whole lot closer this summer for people living in Switzerland. SWISS will be flying its Airbus A340 nonstop from Zurich to San Francisco six times a week from 2 June 2010. They’re currently running a video karaoke competition “Sing Francisco” for a chance to win a flight to the west coast.

(thank you Arno)

iPad + Velcro = Love

Two of mankind’s greatest inventions, together at last:

iPad + Velcro from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

(Thank you Jens)

8-Bit hanger

This 8-Bit hanger made me chuckle. Perfect for an interactive studio, no? I am tempted to get one right next to my desk, so I can hang my headphones when not in use!

(thanks sorella)

Hair Conditioner

Hair Conditioner from Jonathan Gurvit on Vimeo.

(thank you jonathan)

Traveling Salesman Tin Toy

Traveling Salesman Tin Toy. Made me smile. Lots of fun stuff over on Casa Ruim.

Icebreaker Tag

At last friday’s CreativeMornings with Jay Parkinson we asked the question: If you could design something that would make your neighborhood healthier, what would it be? Below are some of the answers. See them all here.


TeuxDeux Made Top 25


TeuxDeux, the simple, free To-Do application that my studiomates Cameron, Evan and I created was mentioned as one of the Top 25 Most Useful Websites by PCWorld.in.

Rösti Recipe

Rösti (German pronunciation: [ˈʁøːʃti]; often spelled Röschti in Swiss German) is a Swiss dish consisting mainly of potatoes. It was originally a common breakfast eaten by farmers in the canton of Bern, but today is eaten all over Switzerland and also in many restaurants in the Western World. Many Swiss people consider rösti a national dish. (more over on Wikipedia)

(This is one of my recent posts over on HowdyHeidi, one of my latest blog projects together with Switzerland Tourism!)

daily stack



Daily Stack’ is a visual time management tool created by designers Sebastian Rønde Thielke and Anders Højmose. It allows users to help visually track their work flow by creating physical representations of their tasks. Smart and playful!

(thank you keren)

Koo

I absolutely love the idea behind the Koo. It transforms from Bassinet to Rocker. Unfortunately it doesn’t look all that comfortable. Anyone tried it at ICFF?

(thank you Sven)

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Nothing says “I’m the Birthday Boy” cooler than this retro style number tee with nice funky typography. Go Appaman!

New Webtrend Map

InformationArchitects did it again, here it is, their next Web Trend Map. No Metro lines, no URLS. This time, it’s the 140 most influential people on twitter, sorted by #name #handle #category #influence #activity. Plus: When they started tweeting and what they first said. (Yikes, I am on it and my first tweet wasn’t deep, was it? “Trying to get my ladies to tweet!”)

Cosmic 140, vailable as high quality A0 Poster for $99 or as a free PDF, so you can print it yourself

swissmiss=5 flickr pool contributions

Below are some of the most recent submissions swissmiss blog birthday party flickr pool. Thank you all for contributing! YAY!

What is this all about?

Mailchimp Team

Quentin in San Francisco

Debbie Millman

Jason Santa Maria

Chris Shiflett

Paul Octavious Prints

Thrilled to learn that Paul Octavious is selling Giclée Prints of his Stacked Photo Series.

DIY Days

Why haven’t I heard of DIY Days earlier? Seems like a fantastic conference and overall idea. Can’t believe I just missed it.

DIY Days from Sabi Pictures on Vimeo.

Timber Table

Timber is a beauty of a table that doesn’t need any tools for assembly. (See video below). Designed by Julian Kyhl.

Timber Out of the Box from julian kyhl on Vimeo.

Reminders

Love this Reminders Series by Erin Hanson.


(via theswissgerman
)

Save Bookmark

The Save Bookmark is a brilliant idea, but now if only they would offer a template that allows you to print out a whole bunch on one sheet of paper instead of just ONE. I take that back. You can download an eco-friendly version here, with multiples on one page. YAY!

Multiple Bookmarks Download PDF.

(via stilsucht)

ID Guard Stamp

I fully agree with Alex: What a great idea! Cover up all of your private information before you throw it in the bin/recycling or even to be extra safe before you shred it with the ID Guard Stamp.

The Chalkboard Speech Bubble



Amit Gupta sent me the above photo for the ‘virtual guest flickr pool’ which will be showcased at next week’s swissmiss blog birthday party here in Brooklyn.

Needless to say it put a huge smile on my face. I asked him where he got the fab chalkboard speech bubble from. Duh, PhotoJojo Store, of course!

Thank you Amit!