B.Light

Posted on August 9, 2007 Under Design

Sometimes (well, a LOT of the time) we can't help but be completely flattered over the kind of people we can count as our readers. Case in point: Ben Light, a New York web developer with a sneaky side job,…

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Timothy Schreiber

Posted on August 8, 2007 Under Design

Before we go any further, you need to watch this YouTube clip -- which I hope to God is tongue-in-cheek -- introducing Timothy Schreiber's E_Volve_Table. You really can't use Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra in the post-2001 universe without either being…

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New Core77 One Hour Design Challenge

Posted on August 7, 2007 Under Design

Core77 just announced their latest One Hour Design Challenge, and this time there's a Nintendo Wii up for grabs. So, what does one have to do to score the system that makes champions of both rockstars and losers alike, you…

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Skaffs: Beguilingly Beautiful

Posted on August 6, 2007 Under Design

Automaker GMC's slogan is "Do one thing. Do it well." It's the kind of empty aphorism that I should hate, but apparently it stuck in my head at least a little because I thought of it when I saw Luke…

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Loducca: Sao Paulo

Posted on August 6, 2007 Under Design

I love working from home for all the obvious reasons, but I still wax nostalgic about the time I used to work in the historical Bradbury Building in L.A., a beautiful brick structure that was the location for many films,…

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trove

Posted on August 6, 2007 Under Design

A reader hoping to help Heather spice up her new digs directed our attention to trove, a New York company specializing in some of the most visually arresting wallpaper I've ever seen. If my lease were any more lenient, I'd…

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Anymails

Posted on August 2, 2007 Under Design

Both Josh and I have written in the past about the open-source image and animation programming language called Processing. In those earlier posts, you'll find links to several neat-looking doodads made with Processing. The real trick with any new technology,…

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Ye Olde Chair

Posted on August 2, 2007 Under Design

Young industrial designer James Rennick's Hedge Chair. It comes standard with a reading light and lamp shade, and an ottoman. It looks sturdy and I suspect it of being comfortable. To further connect it to traditional Irish hedge chairs, it's…

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Live Life by the Grid

Posted on August 1, 2007 Under Design

Whether we admit it or not, grids are an essential part of our life. Without grids, our lives would be messier, uglier, and more confusing places to live in. This is the sentiment that forms the basis for the Grid-it…

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Colletivo

Posted on August 1, 2007 Under Design

Brazilian design studio Colletivo has finally finished putting up their new site, which looks pretty spiffy after a redesign and includes their most recent work. The group has worked with clients across the creative field, dreaming up brand identity, motion…

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