CMYK pillows: fly or fail?

March 10th, 2010

 This is how this product is being spun:
Graphic Designer Thomas Dabner from Sheffield has created these fun and attractive “low ink” pillow covers. A cotton pillow cover designed specifically for those designers out there who share his frustration with low running ink and you know you have no new cartridges left. via if it’s hip, [...]

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Digital photo backsplash: hit or miss?

March 4th, 2010

So I’m reading my feeds this morning and I’m doing my usual scan for my chic picks and eco-chic picks (which are new categories I just added because I love the label) and I came across this:

After I finished throwing up (because this is a disgustingly gross picture, I mean, the least Okhyo could have [...]

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Pictograms – Olympic sized communication: Video

March 1st, 2010

Being able to direct the masses with a simple pictogram can be so successful that the simplest of images will resonate with the audience and instant comprehension of the image will direct them to events, washrooms, civil order, and to build IKEA furniture. Artists such as Jean Yves Lemoigne (such as pictured above) have taken [...]

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Blown away by Electrolux concept kitchen: video

February 27th, 2010

Look. Really observe closely. This could be the future kitchen… I’m just totally speechless because it’s so amazing. This is, not only how we could cook, but lead our lives in the not so distant future. Wow. Major props to Henrik Otto at Electrolux. More here.

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Kitchen & bath sales in a post-Olympic Vancouver

February 27th, 2010

In the last 7 years, there has been a major increase in renovation and construction in Vancouver, BC and when Wall Street was dealing with the sub-prime mortgage fiasco, Vancouverites generally didn’t blink an eye. Some larger corporations were affected, and they laid off workforce that worked satellite out of Vancouver (some of these people [...]

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Define: “Design”

February 25th, 2010

Image courtesy The Sage Libraries on Flickr
Interesting word, Design. Where did it come from?
Design is two words, actually, and is blended from Latin, Old English, Irish and more. De- comes from a few sources, but mainly it means To. Sign comes from designate or specify. And when you put them together you “create, execute, or [...]

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Game-changer: Truepower U-Socket

February 22nd, 2010

Oh it’s a game changer, alright. Plug in your already included USB cords in addition to a Travel Adapter? WOW! My world is about to change for the better.
Our custom TruePower U-Socket power outlet solution includes two Universal Serial Bus (USB) charge ports in addition to the two standard three prong power outlet ports.
Perfect for [...]

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NYC is a buzz with Brizo

February 21st, 2010

How envious am I of all the designers on the East Coast who headed out to the Brizo show. Their tweets were endless… and only agrivating because I SO wanted to be there. Other than a bunch of kitchen fittings, I’m sure that I don’t have to tell you that the biggest tease was about [...]

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