Little Red Riding Infographic

Posted on March 27, 2009 Under Design

Over the past few centuries, the classic folk tale of Little Red Riding Hood has been told many different ways. Tomas Nilsson, a graphic design student from Sweden's Linköping University has put an exciting new spin on the time-honored tale.…

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The Periodic Table of Video Games

Posted on March 26, 2009 Under Design

We have to give serious props to the guy behind the I Heart Chaos site for creating this. Not only is it an entertaining way to see if your friends really are as knowledgeable about games as they claim, but…

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Jonathan Rodriguez x Pixel Cannibal

Posted on March 25, 2009 Under Design

Costa Rican illustrator Jonathan Rodriguez has been futzing around with typography, hellbent on giving characters character through his site Pixel Cannibal. In the case of his Salomon Octopus snowboard, he makes optopus words. This year, in one of his editorial…

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Devo x Lance Armstrong Bike

Posted on March 23, 2009 Under Design

The Kaws bike just got some unlikely company by way of the original spud boys, DEVO. Created and donated by Michael Hammond of Trek Bicycles, this fixed gear bike is a piece of rolling artwork, complete with DEVO lyrics integrated…

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Alice Wang x Chairs with Personality

Posted on March 23, 2009 Under Design

All chairs are not created equal. Especially not if you're short. So we give props to Alice Wang. The brilliant mind that thought of a friend-calling alarm clock brings us her ingenious line of conceptual chairs for the dysfunctional. Beyond…

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Sound Advice Project

Posted on March 20, 2009 Under Design

As much as they might want to, parents can't keep their children at home all the time. Eventually, they grow up and start experiencing the world as adults -- a state in which they're likely to forget their 'rents words…

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Tara McPherson x Kidrobot Mini Series

Posted on March 20, 2009 Under Design

Gig poster artist, painter, illustrator and musician Tara McPherson is finally getting a mini-figure series for the characters who inhabit her world. The Gamma Mutant Space Friends series includes 10 figures and 2 chases and will be blind"“boxed for $7.95…

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Firewinder Giveaway

Posted on March 19, 2009 Under Design

We posted about the Firewinder last year -- a decorative outdoor light powered by the wind. Well, these breezy Brits just won the 2008 Green Dot Award for creating an invention that aims to show people just how breathtaking clean…

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BlackOink

Posted on March 19, 2009 Under Design

BlackOink was the recent resin diversion from Singapore's Simon Kang. His company BlackOinkDesign has a pig mascot that Simon brought to life with an incredibly slick, ultra-limited-edition set of 12 BlackOink figures. The figures came in four colorways, with handmade…

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Artoyz Elements Alpha Series

Posted on March 18, 2009 Under Design

Artoyz Elements Alpha Series was released throughout France this past weekend and is heading for U.S. shores next. The series is the inspiration of French artist Easy Hey from the Delkographik collective and proposes that all matter in the world…

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