Advertising from the Mad Men Era

Advertising from the Mad Men Era ($59.99) is a two volume collection of fascinating advertisements from the 50s and 60s. It's a collection of thousands of images; this companion set of books...
Monday, December 26, 2011 1

The Fundamental Elements of Design in Less Than 3 Minutes

“The Fundamental Elements of Design” by Erica Gorochow is an interesting and short animated video explaining design fundamentals and how they are used to build an iconic brand....
Friday, December 23, 2011 0

Protéigon: A Stop Motion Animation by Steven Briand

Steven Briand created this fantastic stop-motion video called Protéigon, which took him two months to complete. The short involves a man, sitting in front of a desk, and...
Thursday, December 22, 2011 0

The Micropod

I have found another garden office called, The Micropod ($14,209) a small garden studio.  It measures only 2.5 x 2.0m and looks pretty sweet. It was specifically designed as the...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2

Japanese Graphic Design of the 1920s-30s

I stumbled upon some interesting Japanese graphic design posters from the 1920s-30s over on Pinktentacle. In these posters a new form of design looks to be emerging. The new...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 1

The Collective Loop - Top Songs of 2011

Here it is, the top songs of 2011. I wanted to put together some of my own personal favorite tracks of 2011. They're in no special order; I...
Monday, December 19, 2011 0

Newspaper Sculptures

Nick Georgiou makes these crazy looking three-dimensional sculptures out of recycled newspapers, magazines and books. These are definitely some unique creations that look like animals, humans and sci-fi fictional characters....
Friday, December 16, 2011 1

The Minimal Bike Rack

What a work of design style and class with this minimalistic Shadow Bike Rack ($350) made by Quarterre Products. It was crafted from a single, folded, steel sheet and...
Thursday, December 15, 2011 1

The Malbaie V Home

The Malbaie V residence is located in Quebec, Canada and was designed by Mu Architecture. It was designed with a rectangular concept in mind, where other connecting rectangular structures come...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1