Archive for August, 2007

Coffee Drinks Illustrated

August 30th, 2007

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So now you know what you’re drinking or how to make one. And never order a cappuccino after 11 a.m.! Nicely illustrated by Lokesh Dhakar.

Biomimetic Butterflies

August 29th, 2007

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Here’s an other processing project: Biomimetic Butterflies by Robert Hodgin. These butterflies are computer generated! Yeah, it’s just code, some algorithms did all the work. Amazing! Robert explains how it was done here and here.
Who said that coding is for nerds? I just love beautiful code.

Physical Vertex Buffer

August 29th, 2007

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Lennyjpg does processing stuff … a lot. He has over 2600 photos in his flickr account with processing projects. One of these programming projects made it to the physical world, he has build the Physical Vertex Buffer in cardboard.

Boys don’t cry

August 29th, 2007

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‘Boys don’t cry’ sweatshirt by Wood Wood, Denmark’s finest streetwear. Now I want to listen to The Cure.

All systems are down

August 29th, 2007

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All systems are down! I repeat: all systems are down! A very nice photo of an abandoned control room by Haiko Hebig.
found at the renewed Boing Boing

An abstract view

August 28th, 2007

paper.jpgI really like paper, I really like patterns. The combination must be something like this geometrical origami. There are much more in papelartefacto’s flickr set.

GM Design Studio

August 28th, 2007

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What a cool photo, it shows a General Motors design studio from the seventies. You can tell the hierarchy in the team just by their shirts, ties and suits. And clay is still used in car design these days!
Found at New York Times through Core77 Design Blog.

Post-it’s

August 28th, 2007

This commercial for MTN, a mobile communication company, looks great. The details of the production are impressive: “It took 1 million Post-it’s, 96 314 digital photographs using 2.5 terabytes of storage, 4.9 kilometers of 35mm film, 3 weeks of editing, and 83 hours in Flame to produce this 60 second commercial.”
But what the f*ck are they advertising for?

Hyper Hyper

August 27th, 2007

modeselektor.jpgModeselektor is going to release their second album ‘Happy Birthday‘ next month. This track called ‘Hyper Hyper featuring Otto von Schirach’ is going to be a rave hit! Listen to it here.

Everyday Sunday

August 27th, 2007

Everyday Sunday by Niina Aalto

Plastic cup holder
Using disposable cups is common in hotels. Extending their function to a more specified and dignified level is my comment for a more playful way of living. Everyday Sunday is a plastic cup holder, which customizes a plastic cup for different situations by creating an illusion of authenticity.

by Niina Aalto


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