January 2009
48 posts
December 2008
31 posts
Product Designers Replace Packaging Specialists as... →
“Product designers have taken the top spot from packaging specialists as the UK’s top earners in the annual Design Business Association (DBA) Charge Out Rates and Salary Report 2008…”
More self-parking cars by Ford →
Although “self-parking automobiles” isn’t the top thing on what I would change about cars right now, it’s a nice upgrade.
3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late (Night owls are... →
“Artists, writers, and coders typically fire on all cylinders by crashing near dawn and awakening at the crack of noon. In one study, “evening people” almost universally slam-dunked a standardized…
Winners and all entries of Gizmodo and Lego's Go... →
“Here are the winners and all entries of Gizmodo and Lego’s Go Miniman Go video contest, celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the iconic Lego Minifig” 1st Place: Train to…
Lladró Fairies by designer Bodo Sperlein →
photograph by Coppi Barbieri This made-to-order fiber-optic Niagara Chandelier hangs at around 7 feet wide (213cm), 6.5 feet tall (198cm). It consists of 300 porcelain fairies that…
Polaroid files for bankrupcy →
Instant and digital camera maker, Polaroid, files for bankrupcy for the 2nd time in 7 years. Bloomberg reports that Polaroid is blaming fraud at its parent company for its second bankruptcy. …
Solar-powered Voltaic Generator laptop bag review →
The “Generator solar bag” recharges your laptop using solar panels, making it a great addition to your “Apocalypse Kit”, but is it really worth it?
No Fashion Week for Vera Wang and Betsey... →
Vera Weng, Betsey Johnson, and Carmen Marc Valvo have already decided not to show up at Bryant Park this February thanks to the struggling economy. Who will be next?
Barack Obama Slideshow: The College Years →
Time Magazine presents a 12 image slideshow of Barack Obama circa 1980 as captured by Lisa Jack, a then aspiring photographer.
Watchkarenh:
For all those who’ve been waiting for the second series of Flight of the Conchords, the seaon premiere has been released early on online (for U.S. viewers only) (discoverd link via buzzfeed)
Polaroid SX-70 Film by Charles and Ray Eames →
Charles and Ray Eames put together this lovely documentary on the iconic (and now obsolete) Polaroid SX-70.
The Wonderful World of Typology →
For the 55th Annual Type Directors Club Exhibition, the TDC calls out to designers and students with typographic animals—how fun! Deadline: December 19th, 2008 Design by Werner…
"The Best and Worst of Fashion Magazines"... →
nymag.com’s slideshow highlights 20 interesting, disturbing, wonderful, and disappointing finds in December ‘08 fashion magazines.
Some highlights include the “Most Brooding Spread - ‘Bad Girls,…
My Client is My Worst Enemy: Horror Stories Told... →
December 11, 2008 6–8pm @ The Type Directors Club: Admission is free for members and $15 for non-members to see Gabriele Wilson, Evan Gaffney, and Stephen Doyle speak about their darkest…
Hello Kitty-themed maternity hospital presented by... →
This takes product placement to a whole new level as newborns at the Hau Sheng hospital in Yuanlin (central Taiwan) are born into a world of “Hello Kitty” designs.
The building cost about £2…
Is it time to put an end to construction on... →
Purists, including the director of the Reina Sofia art museum, the president of the Miro Foundation, even Gaudi’s own son have all signed a document calling for the end of the 125 year construction…
Platzhalter (V-shaped) bookshelf by Nina Farsen... →
You take a seemingly ordinary bookshelf and literally let it grow with your book collection with the Platzhalter Bookshelf by Nina Farsen and Isabel Schoellhammer.
Fewer Local Newspapers Next Year?! →
“Fitch believes more newspapers and newspaper groups will default, be shut down and be liquidated in 2009 and several cities could go without a daily print newspaper by 2010,” the Chicago-based…
Book bits: a dark publishing day and some cheer →
“The New York publishing world, which has had its own shivers of layoffs, got seriously rattled by major announcements today by Random House, Simon & Schuster and Thomas Nelson. Publishers Weekly…
Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" Great Depression... →
More than 70 years later, the story behind Lange’s iconic Great Depression photo is accounted for by the daughter (left), Katherine McIntosh.
Japanese Train Advertising Art →
Pokemon, Doraemon, Spiderman, Ultraman, etc. are just a few of the many characters touted on these Japanese trains. I like the Galaxy Express 999 train!
Galaxy Express 999 train,…
Marcel Wanders Mondrian hotel/apartment complex in... →
“‘Sleeping Beauty’s castle’ is the theme of the whimsical interiors of the new Mondrian hotel and apartment complex in Miami.”
The Book Design Review Blog's Favorite Book Covers... →
The Book Design Review Blog lists 27 wonderful cover designs from 2008 (including at least several design:related members). There’s a poll included at the bottom for those who want to vote. …