Monday 30 November 2009

Artist of the Day: Pete Harrison


As we haven't really been giving much credit to the digital designers here I thought it was worth choosing a strictly digital Artist of the Day today. Pete Harrison, UK based artist, knew he wanted to be a graphic designer since the age of 10. His work is quite indicative of the larger "mash-up culture" at hand and he describes his work in this most recent collection "Aeiko" is a crash between artists and designers and computer programmers. The outcome: well, judge for yourself. To me it seems sort of more like a collision between centerfolds and Tron-fans... but hey, I like the look.



Check out Pete's portfolio.

Friday 27 November 2009

Mood Chair - Aether and Hemera

As we get closer to the holidays, I must admit that I have been feeling a bit guilty about my excessive consumerism over the past few years... I suppose working on a "low carbon" project/product development for three months will do that to you.

However, that said... I thought it was worth starting an unrealistic holiday wish list by way of the interweb.

In addition to a solution to global warming, world peace, universal healthcare for the states and a winning lottery ticket... I will start with my first item on the list.

Behold:

Introducing the mood chair by Aether and Hemera of Newcastle upon Tyne. So far there is no indication of cost or availability (probably a good sign that it will either not be made for production, or follow the age old rule: "if you have to ask you can't afford it").

However, the LED powered chair is designed to help you relax after a long day at the office by setting the mood. It seems a bit like a mood ring made for geeks, but that said... I can't help but think that this would put me in a better mood if it greeted me on my way into the house every evening.

I suppose a child, dog, cat, or even goldfish would probably have the same effect... but we all know that I'm not ready to take care of any of those things. Come to think of it-- I'm just not sure I have enough time to take care of a chair right now anyways.
Via: Unplggd

Reasons why I love working for a design agency...



#1 - Because I get emails including the following link: Designer vs. Businessman
#2 - Because I am certain that everyone in my office has thought about sending out a similarly snarky email at least once.
#3- Because I am confident that at least one of them has sent or will send out such an email at some point.

The above picture is from the linked site and the link absolutely warrants a full read to appreciate the humor of said pie-chart.

Thursday 26 November 2009

New Lupe Mixtape...

is absolutely fire. 22mins of pure pleasure, this Thanksgiving he truly gives us something to be thankful for. Cannot wait for the new album to drop in the new year. He is rumored to be dropping another mixtape on Christmas day called "Friend of the People".



This tape utilizes beats from Timbaland, Radiohead, Weezy and some others... really pretty incredible. Read more about it and find the link to download at: LUPEND Blog

Wednesday 25 November 2009

Forget a Lock, Get a Clock!


Bike-chain clock. A cool $2,000+ but pretty rad nonetheless.

Green Tech of the Day: BenQ V2400



This bad boy comes with a 1920 x 1080 LED backlit screen, slim design (with 28% recycled plastic), and is energy efficient. What's not to like?

Mac Mailbox


You've got mail! Gotta love the reuse here of an old Mac tower. Seriously cool.

Artist of the Day: Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven Can Wait from Charlotte Gainsbourg on Vimeo.

Ok, I like the music... but this video is bananas.

NASA


Could NASA make cooler videos? Answer: Unlikely.
Via: Kanye

Friday 20 November 2009

Low Carbon Artist of the Day



Now that is a nice way to recycle... cardboard sculpture by Chris Gilmour.


Hop over to his website (linked above) for more details.
Via: Kanye

Tuesday 17 November 2009

Friday 13 November 2009


First street legal e-motorbike... can go over 45 KMH for over 40 k on a single charge... ill.

Wednesday 11 November 2009

DIY Bar


As we furnish our new Camden abode I have been actively checking out some "green" options for furnishing the crib. I thought I'd share one of my favorite finds from this search for a do-it-yourself bar from a vintage trunk. It looks nice and the steps are quite easy.

Pop over to "Ready Made" for the 11-step instructions... if you've got an old trunk, great! If not... use your brain and see what else you've got lying around that you can turn into a stash point for your adult beverages.

Tuesday 10 November 2009

My New Favorite Website...


As a result of spending far too much time looking over the shoulders of my coworkers at the studio I have been finding websites that I like left, right and center. My new favorite for now -- and it's a darn good thing I don't have the money to be investing in fonts right now -- is Hype for Type.

My favorite scripts on there at the moment (look out Crockstar makeover) come from "FOUNDRY" (ironically, a great bar in Shoreditch) with the prize in a tight race going to Celebrity (pictured above). Pop over to Hype for Type for some mouth-watering fonts.

Monday 9 November 2009

The Hood Internet Vol. 4


As promised... the Hood launched their fourth installment of the mixtape as a self-proclaimed "soundtrack to your next house-party" and I think it very much qualifies as such.

Definitely a fine piece of work so far-- most of the tracks have already been released previously as free downloads on The Hood Internet but the beauty of what they do on these mixtapes is take their best tracks of the past year or so and put them together seamlessly. The way they manage to connect tracks that seemingly have no business next to one another is baffling and for those who have heard these tracks as singles over the year it definitely helps you to appreciate how these guys are best appreciated live or in full flow... as the mixtapes take their already prolific productions to a whole new level.

Pop over to their website (link above) and get started. If you don't already have the previous versions make sure you get volumes 1-4 for free... should keep you busy at work or studying or working-out or whatever else you've got to do today (only about three tracks in so far, but definitely feelin' it).

Thank you Hood.

*Note-- I recommend the continuous track version (for obvious reasons).

Today's the Day... Music Monday

Anxiously awaiting the release of The Hood Internet Mixtape Vol. 4 will be sure to throw up a link to the free download as soon as it is available.

In the meantime I'm rocking out to U2 x Justice remix of Get Your Boots On and Pance Party's Shakira remix both streaming from the provided links.

Enjoy!

Friday 6 November 2009

Artist of the Day: Stephen Wiltshire


Stephen Wiltshire, an artist with autism born in London drew this picture of the New York skyline (18 ft) entirely from memory from a 20 MINUTE helicopter ride. Absolutely unbelievable.

For full story on Stephen and this incredible drawing check out the Daily Mail

Jay-Z x U2 live in Berlin... AMAZING.


Via: Kanye

Wednesday 4 November 2009

Sneaker/Trainer Tourism


I'm not sure whether to be excited or disappointed by the news I've just read: SoleSearch (a sneaker search directory) has just made available for the Iphone. Designed to be used all over the globe, this handy little tool can help you find boutiques all over the globe.

Pros: quite helpful on trips to other cities and far off lands for must-have kicks.

Cons: takes away a lot of the need for research and being "in the know" to find the latest Nike release. Surely anyone in L.A. who catches wind of the fact that you only have to camp out for 24 hours for a pair of Yeezy's will book a flight and save the headache/luda asking price on ebay.
Also, not all of us have iphones... wahh wahhhh.

Wally World

If you can deal with a whole lot of these people:


You can get an xbox360 effectively for $100 ($200 plus $100 gift card), this Saturday (November 7th) only.

Absolutely redurka. For more details pop over to Gizmodo.

Boo Maine... you fail.


Monday 2 November 2009

Caligrafitti


Pretty cool vid from FatCap. Niels Shoe Meulman busts out some "caligrafitti".
Thanks Pops!

Music to my... neck?


New neckties made out of old cassette tapes. And if you have more time on your hands than is reasonable (or socially accessible) you can actually play the music contained within these ties. WICKED. Available now from Supermarket for $90. Forget the piano key necktie... this thing is way more BA.

Quoddy New Mocs


Who'da thunk that a brand of Mocs from MAINE would be blowing up on: Highsnobiety?