Sometimes even the silliest ideas turn out to be brilliant in execution. Take Hair Portraits, for example. For starters, while the term clearly conveys its subject matter, you're undoubtedly wondering exactly what would a portrait of someone's hair look like.…
Continue Reading →Our U.K. based buddy Tom Judd (who is a very talented designer/animator/illustrator in his own right) has just launched a new version of 5oup, an online collective of art and design students from around the world. While the previous version…
Continue Reading →Ketchup, Mustard, Relish, BBQ Sauce, Soy Sauce, Mayo, and Honey-- just a few types of condiments inside The [online] Original Condiment Package Museum. There are currently over 924 unique packets for your viewing pleasure. The curator says he obtains these…
Continue Reading →Kicks Online has a fascinating article about a shoes 'fingerprint', or the 1 x 1 square you can find under the tongue of just about any pair of Nike shoes. I've glanced at this tag a thousand times but never…
Continue Reading →Time Magazine has a nice article about the bubbling sneaker culture around the world-- a culture that has helped propel the slow-growth athletic-shoe biz' to more than a $15 billion industry today. If you're still trying to grasp the whole…
Continue Reading →NPR has a nice article and audio story about the way companies archive their old products in order to learn from past mistakes. The story highlights Nike, who even has a corporate archivist who spends her time organizing and collecting…
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