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 […]
Dale Vince has a dream of a zero carbon car, fueled by the electricity generated from a forest of windmills. The Zero Carbonista blog details many of the milestones of the project. Vince is the CEO of Ecotricity, a green energy supplier in the UK.
I can imagine lots of software “sweets” recreated in cupcake form, which would be your favorite? I think I’d go for all Mozilla apps cupcakes. Yum! (Thanks Katie W.!)
A 14th century method for creating vaulted ceilings with tiles getting some modern love.
How-To: Make Your Own Wedding Emblem By Liz Grotyohann Making yourself an emblem for your wedding is a great and simple way to weave a personalized theme through your wedding elements and get a very “pulled together” look for very little money. You can use your mark on your invitations, place cards, programs, favors, and […]
