I Hate Perfume

Posted on May 30, 2008 Under Life

Earlier we talked about smelly art, and now we're ready to predict that the art of smell is becoming a trend. The Website I Hate Perfume has confirmed it for us. They sell small capsules of oil scents like "Winter…

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MWM 20/20

Posted on May 29, 2008 Under Art, Life

We can't get enough of the bold, clean work of design master and JoshSpear favorite Matt W. Moore. As the man behind MWM Graphics, we're not entirely sure where he finds the time to get as much done as he…

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Makethetea.com

Posted on May 29, 2008 Under Life

Tea is serious business here in England. Even young hip kids that you would think would be over the whole stereotype of a culture, still swear by a good cup of tea. So it should come as no surprise that…

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Ecopop

Posted on May 27, 2008 Under Life

Good ideas are contagious. At least that's the idea behind Ecopop.com. Chad Rea -- who coined the term "eco pop" in 2006 to describe new companies that have an edgy image -- collects real-life examples of innovative ideas. From design…

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Virtual Fish in a Virtual Tank

Posted on May 23, 2008 Under Life

Love fish? Hate algae? Indifferent about LCD technology? Then you're a little strange ... but that's good, because you'll also be into this blue whale sized "virtual" fish tank in Bejing. Longer than an American football field, we can't help…

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Brand Tags

Posted on May 22, 2008 Under Life

Let's play a little word association. When we say Noah Brier what do you think of? A man? Yes (we think). A blog? Not bad. A man with a blog dedicated to finding out what word connotations people associate with…

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HypTV 2008 Skyscraper Festival

Posted on May 21, 2008 Under Life

Most of us relish when the Internet is reflected in real world applications. But not banner ads. The HypTV people aren't exactly recreating a tangible Internet banner with speciously easy games and questions, but they do have access to a…

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p0pulist

Posted on May 20, 2008 Under Life

Everybody's a critic, and there are plenty of websites dedicated to consumer opinions or musicians selling out ... but often times the act of taking things to task grows a little tired. Sometimes you just want to share some love,…

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Spectra newsreader

Posted on May 19, 2008 Under Life

CNN news crawl, meet your younger, colorful, more animated brother. If you've ever said to yourself, "I hate reading the news. But if it were color coded by topic and then put into a swirling vortex of Flash animation, then…

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Going Postal in the Digital Age

Posted on May 19, 2008 Under Life

The magic of e-mail (aside from instant delivery) is that all of your unwanted spam can be disposed of with the click of a button. If only there was a button to erase the heaps of unwanted paper junk mail…

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