The James Dyson Awards have a simple brief: “Design something that solves a problem.” The top video is for a conductive body paint (not sure what problem that solves, but still cool), the second is for a kind of fastener technology for consumer electronics that would make post-consumer disassembly much faster and cheaper (looks like […]
These cross-stitch printables are available from Wedding Style Guide but you could use it for any kind of party or crafty event in my book! The templates are for an invitation, monogram letter, drawstring bag pattern, cross-stitch booklet, and booklet cover. [ via iDiY ] I’m always on the lookout for new fonts and love […]
Last week I reviewed a new primer for design, Digital Textile Design, written by Melanie Bowles and Ceri Isaac (Laurence King Publishers). This week we have an excerpt to share: a tutorial on making custom plaid.
Lauren Venell of Sweet Meats fame has just published an epic tutorial on 3D plush. She takes you from idea to finished toy, and this isn’t your childhood pudgy fabric sandwich, we’re talking true 3D with features and draping, seaming and everything. Fantastic work!
I’m really digging this ink calendar by Oscar Diaz: Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has designed a calendar that uses the capillary action of ink spreading across paper to display the date. Each month, a bottle of coloured ink spreads across a sheet of paper embossed with numbers, colouring them in as it goes. (Thanks, Lauren […]
I love landing on various industrial designers’ websites and seeing their creativity and thought processes at work. Freelance designer Shay Shafranek has a number of inspiring designs on his site, everything from electronic rulers to flower vase designs to expandable cardboard breadboxes to inline skate motor-assists. Shay Shafranek
When I was a kid, my neighbor Mr. Benson, was apparently on the receiving end of a bit of mailbox mischief. At some point, he got fed up. He made himself a new mailbox out of pipe, crafted a door, made a neat little platform for the mail to sit on and mounted the whole […]
