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.

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.

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

Forget a Lock, Get a Clock!

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

via: Weekly Drop

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?

Via: Re-Nest

Mac Mailbox

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

Via: Unplggd