James over at the MoMA pointed the Soft Screen from Lumi Quest out to me! Will definitely give it a try! Thank you James!
kite aerial photography
Interesting site about Kite Aerial Photography.
turn gmail into a portable harddrive
XmailHardDrive directly connects with your Gmail account to then turn it into a portable virtual hard drive that you can access from anywhere in the world. You simply enter your Gmail username and password, just like the other third party software, and then using the username and password combination it authenticates with the Gmail servers and connects you to your personal account. Therefore allowing the user to be able to upload files to their Gmail account.
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strange planter
“I turn the corner, and I see a strange planter on the side of the road. Why is it there? I get closer to see that it is an overturned 17″ CRT computer monitor. Someone had recently discovered the sleek thinness of an LCD computer monitor and unceremoniously ditched his or her CRT. Poor CRT.”
I agree with John Maeda, I always feel for those poor CRT’s that are just beeing tossed outside. I believe that even a CRT monitor has a soul. Respect people, respect!
old nyc subway map designs
A huge collection of old NYC subwaymaps. The one you’re seeing above is from 1972. Where did the “KK” Train go? I wonder!
groovetube
This groovetube might actually make me ‘watch’ TV more often.
cambridge in colour
Cambridge in Colour – Digital Photography Tutorials
faster than a zebra
Back in the days a car ad would use the tagline “faster than a zebra’. How times have changed!
musee de la pub (the site stinks but there are some great old posters and ads)
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anticipation galore
V, B, M, S, S. .. I *can’t* wait to see you girls all up on the mountain top in Europe next week! Are we fabulous or what?
what’s your favorite word?
Send the people of myfavoriteword.com your favorite word and it might make it into the the “My Favorite Word Book”, which is to be published next year. Check out the words already submitted…
warm whiskers neck wrap
Uhm.. does the world really need a “warm whiskers neck wrap“.
very small objects
A wonderfully scientific collection of “very small objects”. Learn how to classify your very own small objects.
baby plane
The Baby Plane is designed by Nicolas Trub for Stilic Force. It’s a spoon with an actual (toy) plane attached. For $14 you can finally give some meaning to that plane jingle, and maybe even cram a little more apple puree into baby.
I *LOVE* the BabyPlane!
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990000 | Red deLeon
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colour of the day (7 t-shirts)
Does each day of the week have its own colour? This question has long intrigued the designer Johanna Balušíková, culminating in the Colour Of The Day project: an investigation into colour associations and their relationships to specific days of the week. A survey was conducted where the following question was posed to 75 creative field workers from 20 different countries: what colour do you associate with each day of the week? The result is a series of t-shirts, one for each day of the week, the colour of each having been selected by majority vote. The shirts could either be worn according to the calendar days, or more intuitively, according to the actual mood of the wearer.
This project was commissioned and produced for the Biennale Design 2004 in Saint-Etienne, France.
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“from life comes art”
DNA11 creates unique DNA portraits through an extraordinary combination of science and art. The process begins with the DNA being collected using a patented, non-invasive technique: depositing your saliva into a tube. This sample is then sent to our highly secure, certified laboratory, where the DNA is extracted to create a unique genetic fingerprint, using a technique that takes advantage of the variation that occurs among the DNA sequence of every individual.
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water balloon in space
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to pop a water balloon in space? Watch it here!
what the font?!
Ever tried to find a name of a font? Try “What the font!?”
rense.com
Julian Beever gives his drawings an anamorphosis view, his images are drawn in such a way which gives them three dimensionality when viewing from the correct angle.
tricks of the trade
“Secretary: Just saying “we’re not interested” won’t stop a telemarketer from calling you again a month later. Instead, say “We don’t use [whatever] here”. Not only will this ensure that they remove you from their list, but the caller’s befuddled silence can be quite hilarious if they are are hawking something common and you reply with, say, “sorry, but we have a strict policy against chairs in this office.”
Tricks of the Trade / Professional secrets from those in the know
