March 17th ‘08
A cool Flickr set of nice graphics assembled by Insect 54.
Graphis Collection
Holy BatPhone Batman! It’s a chance to own your very own BatPhone.
Baby
Continuing the theme of Vintage phones, I give you the Hulger DJ adaptor which allows you to plug your HULGER handset into a set of decks to use when DJing.
Hulger DJ
This snazzy Adidas windbreaker incorporates a loud graphic pattern and 3-stripes on one outer and a more subtle black and tonal story on the reverse.
Reversable Jacket
Most eating utensils are about leverage, elegance, and efficiency. These Intimate Utensils’ unique shape brings food much close to the hand, thus closer to the mouth. It’s a modern take on how primitive people ate long long ago
Handy Utensils
Foam City | Teaser of the new commercial from Sony for its line of CyberShot cameras, a tsunami of foam in the city of Miami!
Sony’s Foam City
March 18th ‘08
Just one of the many great T-shirts on sale now over at Threadless. There are loads, but one that did make me smile was this chuffed running fridge, a bargain at $9.
Threadless Sale
A Puffy inflatable bookmark aims to make finding where you left off and opening to that page easier. Nifty.
Inflatable Bookmark
A series of ads paying homage to the classic 1972 Atari Game System.
Atari Ads
Although I’m not familiar with this brand, I wished I’d come across them sooner. You can check out their extensive and excellent selection here.
ProKeds
The new Worth 1000 competition is definitely worth a look: Vintage ads for modern products. My favourite was the Girls Gone Wild, classy.
Vintage Ads
And there was me thinking that they just did colour swatches. Everything and anything Pantone is listed here including paintings, mugs, furniture and even sneakers.
Pantone Overload
March 19th ‘08
Pingmag randomly sent an e-mail to people they’ve interviewed before, to friends and others asking, “Can I see your desk?”. See the fascinating results here.
Can I See Your Desk?
Interesting reading even if some of the blogs featured aren’t in my opinion. I’d never heard of the Huffington Post, is that a bad thing?
50 Most Powerful Blogs
What do you get if you cross a notice board with some sticky tape? Answer here.
Modern Hang Ups
The name says it all. Stunning to look at, unless you’re from Greenpeace.
Chicago at Night
Bomb usb is one serious weapon of mass storage. Designed by Joel Escalona.
USB Bomb
A tasty little number from the hero who brought you this Hamburger Shirt, Joy Kampia.
Hamburger Dress
March 20th ‘08
Only Chuck could make you want to buy catalogue jeans. “They’ll knock you out!”
Chuck Norris Jeans
There’s awful videos and more info over at IGN.com, but despite the cheesiness it looks like it could be a fun addition to the excellent DS. Speaking of the DS, I’ve always loved these bizarre Japanese Theatre Ads.
Guitar Hero DS
These cool stairs lead to a new roof studio addition to a home in Battersea. Designed by Blencowe Levine Associates, they definitely stand out.
Lofted Conversion
Although I’m sure some of these, if not all have been placed together on purpose, they are still fun viewing. See the one above and many more over at Odee.com
Unfortunate Positioning
Where in the world would you ever need a portable fridge? It’s the sort of thing that gets slammed on Dragon’s Den as there’s no need for it, but that doesn’t stop me liking that fact it looks like a jet pack.
Backpack Fridge
When it comes to the work of Tom Cranshaw, it’s a love/hate thing. I love his work and I hate that he’s so young, yet so talented.
Tom Cranshaw
March 24th ‘08
From the Jun 1936 issue of Popular Mechanics, behold the Running Board, a DIY sack that lets your dog ride on your car, not in it!
Doggie Bag
This girl not only disrespected Mariah Carey, but also anybody named Ken Lee.
Bulgarian Idol
More Bulgarian Idol, which is so much better that the UK or US versions. This ‘effort’ brought me to tears.
Michael Jackass
Photographer Kristopher Grunert has an obvious eye for taking the (literally) concrete and making it ethereally beautiful. Never has a motorway looked some peaceful.
Kristopher Grunert
New York-based photographer Vincent Laforet’s site is outstanding. He uses a technique called Tilt-Shift to give the illusion of everything being miniaturized and almost model-like.
Shrunk NYC
MethodIzaz: Subjects are unaware of the exact moment they will be photographed and the subject is photographed completely naturally, living life as normal. The idea’s better than the photos, unless you’re in them.
Get your own Papparazi
