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Currently enjoying the Icebreaker performance of Philip...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:00 -0500

Currently enjoying the Icebreaker performance of Philip Glass’ Music with Changing Parts. ~~Does anyone know the story behind the excellent cover design?~~

Huge thanks to Mareen Fischinger and the Icebreaker camp’s own Teresa Binder for identifying the cover designer as Tony Pritchard, a principal lecturer at the London College of Communication. Pritchard has acted as Icebreaker’s graphic designer for over twenty years. Once again, crowdsourcing succeeds in record time!

From Pritchard’s notes on the project: The design is based on the musical structure (76 vertical divisions) over which 8 (horizontal) groups of musicians play the themes randomly.

A veiled woman was out and about in Amman, Jordan, Monday. One...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:22 -0500

A veiled woman was out and about in Amman, Jordan, Monday. One of the WSJ Pictures of the Day, September 28th, by Mohammad abu Ghosh/Associated Press.

(via Monoscope)

Mesmerizing geometric collages by Sarah Gee, Canadian artist...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:19:42 -0500

Mesmerizing geometric collages by Sarah Gee, Canadian artist and half of the most excellent Ouno Design. Materials consist of paper, acrylics, and archival ink.

Her work can be seen at Vancouver’s East Side Culture Crawl 2009 this weekend.

(via ouno)

Aaand I just licked the screen. Flickr user insect54 has set up...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:42:00 -0500

Aaand I just licked the screen. Flickr user insect54 has set up Autografik, a pool dedicated to graphic design applied to motor vehicles. With a focus on modernist corporate identities of the 60’s and 70’s. It’s all so gorgeous.

(via We Made This)

Icebergs Series by Vancouver photographer David Burdeny. During...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:04:25 -0500

Icebergs Series by Vancouver photographer David Burdeny.

During 2007 and into the spring of 2008, I made several long journeys to the upper and lower extremes of our planet to photograph the shorelines, monolithic ice forms and landscapes of Greenland, Iceland and Antarctica. Most of these places are arduous to reach, beyond the borders of domestic transportation routes, accessible only by small aircraft or boat. All are endangered to some extent – threatened by tourism, climate change, industry and the hunt for oil.

The photo pictured at top, Iceberg 01, Greenland, 2007, helped win Burdeny the title of IPA Nature Photographer of the Year, 2008. Scroll to the second half of the Young Gallery page to see his equally surreal Shorelines Series, made along the shorelines of Japan, Northern France, and the Pacific Northwest.

(via Mareen Fischinger)

Silicone Switches, a 2006 reimagining of the common wall switch...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:51:09 -0500

Silicone Switches, a 2006 reimagining of the common wall switch by industrial designer Ross McBride.

According to the project page, their availability has been limited to Japan through Max Ray Co., Ltd.

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Fantastic retro International Year of Astronomy 2009 Posters by...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Fantastic retro International Year of Astronomy 2009 Posters by Simon Page.

Apparently, what started as Page’s personal project got the attention of the IYA2009 and ended up becoming official promotional work for the organization. Well played!

(via ISO50)

TimeTuner is the sharp and savvy alarm clock radio iPhone app by...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:58:00 -0500

TimeTuner is the sharp and savvy alarm clock radio iPhone app by Ammunition Group and DreamSurface. Wake up to classy alarm tones, iPod tracks, or one of 14,000 international streaming radio stations; all within an elegant Dieter Ramsesque interface.

Certainly, the most fleshed out and beautiful app I’ve seen in this category. Love it.

Digging this photo by Octavian Dogariu.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:38:16 -0500

Digging this photo by Octavian Dogariu.

Frozen In Time, Switzerland is an absolutely gorgeous project by...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:30:00 -0400

Frozen In Time, Switzerland is an absolutely gorgeous project by roving photographer Nathalie Daoust. These surreal, dreamlike images began as black and white photographs, taken with a pinhole camera, then hand-colored.

In this altered state of reality, stillness and silence permeate each image, each is a moment frozen in time. Here memory and introspection create a labyrinth of illusion, mystery and fantasy. Although the images are part of a series, each is unique and non-sequential. The narrative that evolves throughout the works is a personal one, a journey, steeped in self-scrutiny, towards coming to terms with one’s identity through life experiences, loss and sorrow as well as pleasure.

The series won grand prize in the 2009 Banff Mountain Photography Competition. Serko photographer Matthieu Paley was another participant.

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While Deerhoof was owning my ears today, I realized that I had...

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:19:00 -0400

While Deerhoof was owning my ears today, I realized that I had bookmarked some videos from their appearance on Pitchfork.tv earlier this year. I would post one here for you, but as they are all so wrought full of badassery, I will instead link to each excellent one below:

Tears and Music of Love / Fresh Born / Dummy Discards A Heart / Rainbow Silhouette of the Milky Rain / Snoopy Waves / Milk Man

Also, check out their complete set from the Great American Music Hall, August 9th, 2009.

Ipung Kurniawan of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, does such elaborately...

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:30:00 -0400

Ipung Kurniawan of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, does such elaborately detailed work. I love his wayang-inspired pieces, I’m Gods, The Bagong, The Petruk, and The Gereng.

The Gyrofocus fireplace has been voted the World’s Most...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0400

The Gyrofocus fireplace has been voted the World’s Most Beautiful Object 2008–2009 in the Pulchra design competition, which considers itself the first ‘beauty contest’ exclusively reserved for objects.

Gyrofocus is by fireplace maker Focus, a French company. It can pivot 360° and has been exhibited in several contemporary museums, including the Guggenheim.

(via Boing Boing)

Let Yourself Feel. Wonderfully serene motion work by...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:47:46 -0400

Let Yourself Feel. Wonderfully serene motion work by Argentina’s Esteban Diácono. The project was inspired by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds, who eventually requested that this be the official music video for Ljósið, the song featured in the work.

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Love these custom Alphabet Pillows that Hilary Cosgrove makes...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:48:50 -0400

Love these custom Alphabet Pillows that Hilary Cosgrove makes from recycled suit-jackets. As she says, some will have buttons, some will have a pocket, all retro awesome tweeds, herringbones and checks.

Also check out her sweet owl pillow.

(via notcot)

Colorful display typography by Brooklyn designer Dylan Mulvaney....

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:19:45 -0400

Colorful display typography by Brooklyn designer Dylan Mulvaney. As seen in Manhattan Magazine’s The A to Z of NYC Design.

(via FFFFOUND!)

For anyone interested, I set up a Flickr set of title art from...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:19:37 -0400

For anyone interested, I set up a Flickr set of title art from Miyazaki’s Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Obviously, it’s just not the same as seeing it in motion, but I love the color and the form. ハム!

Tellart intern Mike Clare has created a recipe and tutorial...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:47:00 -0400

Tellart intern Mike Clare has created a recipe and tutorial for augmented reality cookies.

(via monogocoro)

If you were here, I’d be home now. Part of the A Love...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:12:05 -0400

If you were here, I’d be home now. Part of the A Love Letter For You public art project by Steve Powers and the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.

Check out the list of all completed murals. The one above is found at 5101 Market St.

(via Neusblog)

With so much sophistication in so few lines, the work of...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:29:00 -0400

With so much sophistication in so few lines, the work of designer Noma Bar is sublime.

Bar’s work is also available in a new book, Negative Space, from Mark Batty Publisher. The book contains many full-page illustrations from Bar’s portfolio, as well as spreads from his sketchbook.

(via We Made This)