Fauxgo.com is a blog that archives fictional logos found in movies. Quite amusing!
(Thank you Tymn)
Great Work
“To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious.”
— Samuel Butler
Pluï
Now, here’s a charming new water toy for little ones. Immerse Pluï in water to fill up and then use it to create ‘rain’. The key is how you control the flow of water simply by sealing or opening the top nozzle with the tip of your finger. I can see our little Tilo loving this one. It’s called Pluï and was designed by Swiss Johanna Rickenback and Alex Hochstrasser.
(thank you Ueli)
OLO
OLO is a super minimal touch-screen game that made me look. It is an experiment using latest features of CSS3 and HTML5. OLO has been developed for iPad & iPhone by Sennep, a London based interactive design studio.
You can play the game by visiting ologame.com on your iPad or iPhone (they’re also working on an Android version, soon to be released).
(thank you Tudor)
♥ / Herman Miller
A big thank you to Herman Miller for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed.
You know their furniture designs; they set the tone for mid-century modern and next-century cool. That makes them right for nearly any space. Most recently, Herman Miller has turned its savvy to creating great offices for small businesses. The focus is called the Herman Miller S3 program. Think hybrid sports car. Easy on the wallet because it’s a select group of easy-to-own products. Fun because it’s fast (“from idea to installation in about 20 days”). Worth a test drive. hermanmiller.com/s3
(Interested in sponsoring a week of my RSS feed, learn more here.)
Off Book | Typography | PBS Arts
In episode 2 of Off Book, typeface designers Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones outline the importance of selecting the right font to convey a particular feeling. Graphic designer Paula Scher talks about building identity in messaging, while Eddie Opara uses texture to create reaction. Infographic designers Julia Vakser and Deroy Peraza map complicated data sets into digestible imagery, mixing color, graphics and type.
(So excited to see our friends from Hyperakt featured. Well deserved!)
Google Earth Puzzle
Lovely: A Google Earth puzzle in 25 images by Alan Taylor from TheAtlantic.com. Made me look!
(via @BrainPicker)
Suitcase Eyes
MUJI, the Japanese minimalist retail store, has created OJOKEESUS suitcase eyes that give your luggage a bit of character. Oh, Muji, I love you!
Black Dog
This stylish recyclable black dog made of kapa board. It arrives flat packed and the laser cut pieces easily assemble into a 3D puzzle. Wooff!
Pet Stool
I am not entirely sure why I am so intrigued by the Pet Stool but it sure made me look. It’s the final student project by Israel based Industrial Designer Eyal Hirsh.
Do Lectures
If there’s ONE conference I dream to attend one day, It’s The Do Lectures. Here’s a lovely 3minute trailer about what Do Lectures is all about:
Mapnificient
Mapnificent shows you the area you can reach with public transport from any point in a given time. It is available for major cities in the US and world wide. Hat tip to the Mapnificent creator StefanWehrmeyer.
(via Daniel Howells)
CreativeMornings Video: Maria Popova
Our speaker at the May 2011 CreativeMornings/NewYork was Maria Popova of Brain Pickings. The event was generously hosted by General Assembly. A big thank you to Sy J. Abudu (/) for filming and editing the talk.
UPDATE: Maria wrote a fantastic post about her talk over on BrainPickings.
