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Cookie Crumbles No More! The TAÇA Mug is for those who savor...
Cookie Crumbles No More!
The TAÇA Mug is for those who savor dipped cookies in milk. Till now you probably downsized the jumbo coz the rim of the mug wasn’t big enough. This design adds an ingenious touch to a mug with a rim shaped in such a way that you can dunk in the whole cookie, sideways. Now only if you can master the art of putting the cookie fast enough into your mouth….before the soggy end falls off
(via Yanko Design)
Supernatural Creator 2 A real fun “8bit” video...
Supernatural Creator 2
A real fun “8bit” video created by Mareike Ottrand. It was designed and developed within 3 days for the Face 2 Face International Conference 2009.
Pares
A fun free exhibition at the V&A. “Peter Rabbit: The...
A fun free exhibition at the V&A. “Peter Rabbit: The Tale of The Tale” The collections of both the V&A and Frederick Warne is to trace the story of Peter Rabbit from its beginnings as an illustrated letter in 1893 to its publication by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902, and beyond. Widely considered to be one of the most popular children’s books of all time, The Tale of Peter Rabbit has gone on to sell an astonishing 40 million copies worldwide. For the first time, the complete extant original illustrations from the book is shown in sequence alongside the text of the story.
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Some real nice prints over at The Tree House Press store....
Some real nice prints over at The Tree House Press store. “The Tree House Press - alias of illustrator Marc Aspinall bridges the gap between Japanese culture, graffiti, traditional tattoo flash and mid century animation; creating super fun, stylish and memorable work for a client base worldwide.”
Pares
Daddy Donkey Kick-Ass Mexican Grill I came across Jack Teagle...
Daddy Donkey Kick-Ass Mexican Grill
I came across Jack Teagle blog the other day and saw a mass of illustrations he did for Daddy Donkey Kick-Ass Mexican Grill. I saw an image and thought wow those are some real nice illustrations. I then scrolled down the page to notice he had illustrated an entire food truck.
“Inspired by Mexican culture and folk art, Jack has incorporated his huge love for Lucha Libre, Mexican wrestling, into hand-drawn designs and characters which are now wrestling their way around our truck in Leather Lane.”
Jack describes his inspiration, “I couldn’t wait to get started on creating the designs for Daddy Donkey. After it was finished I was really pleased to have such a strong piece of work. I think I had a moment of clarity after I had just coloured the whole image and had seen how busy and lively the whole thing was.” Pares
Minimal Salt & Pepper shaker design with an industrial touch...
Minimal Salt & Pepper shaker design with an industrial touch by Antrepo. Material used is stainless steel and glass, the power indicators on the sides correlate to the amount of spices left in the shakers, before refill time. The colour options are Red & Turquoise or Black & White.
Pares
A brilliant advert for the ball-pen “Pilot Extra-Fine“ Some...
A brilliant advert for the ball-pen “Pilot Extra-Fine“ Some amazing illustrated Tattoo’s on LEGO Figurines! Created by Grey Agency (Barcelona).
Pares
Brazilian ad agency Moma designed some vintage 1960s-style fake...
Brazilian ad agency Moma designed some vintage 1960s-style fake posters advertising Facebook, YouTube and Skype as part of an ad campaign for Maximidia Seminarscalled “Everything Ages Fast.”
Pares
Giant Maze in Trafalgar SquareThe latest installation to grace...
Giant Maze in Trafalgar Square
The latest installation to grace Trafalgar Square is a maze created by the West End Partnership. The maze, measuring 18m by 25m draws attention to the history of the West End, revealing lesser known facts about the area. Over 20 streets and locations are recreated throughout the maze from Covent Garden to Saville Row and Carnaby Street. For those who make it to the centre there is live entertainment from activities to culinary experiences. But you better hurry if you want to get lost in this little piece of London as the maze is only open till Friday 8pm.
Vita
Olly Moss was asked by the Rolling Roadshow to create a series...
Olly Moss was asked by the Rolling Roadshow to create a series of nine posters for the upcoming 2010 Alamo Drafthouse / Levi’s Rolling Roadshow tour. The tour promotes nine retro films. Sadly this tour is not on the shores of the UK but the USA. The screenings are free and open to the public.
Pares
Have you ever noticed that curly bracket sometimes looks like...
Have you ever noticed that curly bracket sometimes looks like something else other then just a curly bracket? Well today I fell upon Tor’s blog and she has created a poster labelled “Typestaches”. She has taken a series of common fonts and given them a little personality. Its simply brilliant. (see a larger version here)
It is on August 7th the Apple Covent Garden store will be...
It is on August 7th the Apple Covent Garden store will be unrevealed to the public. As it currently stands a huge red velvet “curtain” currently covers the sides of the new store. It will be unrevealed to the public like the stores which opened in Opéra (Paris) and Pudong (Shanghai). The red velvet is a specially printed plastic film laid over by plywood. For you Apple fans out there, its a diary date. Thanks to Richard and Gary for the photos.
Pares
Did you know 85% of the UK is now on-line? Did you also know...
Did you know 85% of the UK is now on-line? Did you also know they spend nearly 6 hours on social media sites every day! 60% of them read blogs and 64% have their own profile on a social network. Pares
These numbers come from Simply Zesty, a UK-based online PR and social media firm, who has put together this video.
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 Jean Nouvel is a French...
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010
Jean Nouvel is a French architect responsible for some of the most modern architecture present today. It’s the Serpentine’s 40th Anniversary this year and Jean was given the chance to re-create the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. It has been made from red steel, glass, mirrors and fabric. The main structure includes a 12m high angled wall leaning inwards.
Under a tiered canopy you have a bar, seating area with chess boards, benches and tables. Nearby the main structure, you have the option to play table tennis or lay back on free standing hammocks or loungers. The photos above have all been taken by the French photographer, Julien Lanoo.
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Apple have just released there latest product, the Magic...
Apple have just released there latest product, the Magic Trackpad. The Magic Trackpad works the same way as it would on the Apple Mac Pro Laptop (scrolling, rotating, pinching, and screen zooming). The Magic Trackpad features the same sculpted aluminium design as the Apple Wireless Keyboard, and side by side the two sit flush at the same angle and height.
Pares
Guess the 80’s drawings by Scott C, some really fun...
Guess the 80’s drawings by Scott C, some really fun doodles.
Pares
Bat(man) on Fire The bat signal is probably one of the...
Bat(man) on Fire
The bat signal is probably one of the most recognised icons in the world. Minamac88 has used a bunch of cheap fireworks and a little extra long exposure trickery to recreate his own bat signal. The photo was taken on a Canon EOS 7D, simply amazing!
Pares
Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours (ED Banger Records 2010) A beautifully...
Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours (ED Banger Records 2010)
A beautifully animated music video comprised of 2000 vibrant watercolour paintings. Hats off to the artist, as this would have taken some time to do.
Conor
For all us fair-skinned sun-averse types - proper English Summer...
For all us fair-skinned sun-averse types - proper English Summer weather!
Some great beautifully crafted paper sculptures. Leanna
Some great beautifully crafted paper sculptures.
Leanna
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