NOTConcept

Posted on March 7, 2008 Under Design

Attention George Foreman, you're about to be knocked out. At least, it would is the inspired collective that visits NOTCOT had their way. In an attempt to fuse fun, creativity, and design, the site introduced by NOTConcepts and Hero Design…

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Behance Inspiration: Japanese Moleskine

Posted on March 7, 2008 Under Design

The Saint Petersburg, Russia design team Indeepop demonstrates their expertise in character design with their Japanese Moleskine Project. The team presents a unique set of characters, meticulously and continuously illustrated from cover to cover in a traditional Moleskine notebook. Indeepop…

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New Amenity: Spring '08

Posted on March 7, 2008 Under Eco

A while back we told you about the eco-friendly bedding designers at Amenity, who turn bedrooms into green rooms by making bedding from only organic and sustainable materials like hemp and organic cotton. Formed by longtime friends Kristina de Corpo…

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Art for Hoons: Slot Car Wall Sculpture

Posted on March 6, 2008 Under Art

You'll have to pardon our ignorance for a moment. You see, up until now we couldn't even remotely fathom slot cars being used as works of art -- they always just seemed like the perfect recreational tools for NASCAR fans…

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Kitsune Noir: The Desktop Wallpaper Project

Posted on March 6, 2008 Under Design

Many people these days work without walls as boundaries. Instead of toiling away in a cubicle all day, their laptop is the only consistent element of their personal workspace. One of the only negatives about not working in a cubicle…

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Crap Hound #7

Posted on March 6, 2008 Under Design

It's been a long time coming for Crap Hound. Sean Tejaratchi's seminal clip-art zine has lay dormant for nine years since the release of Crap Hound #6. That's okay, he's been busy with other things like this Lightboxing project. While…

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Lots of New Viction:ary!

Posted on March 5, 2008 Under Books

Favorite JS booksmith/art publisher Viction:ary has a few new titles that you won't find at your local Barnes & Noble, which are well worth your cash/credit spendage: Simply Material is a visual compendium of media to use as your canvas.…

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IA's Web Trend Map 3, Now Available in Wall Version

Posted on March 5, 2008 Under Design

As promised, Information Architects just released the poster version of their super-sexy Web Trend Map 3. For $50 plus shipping, you can have your own map of Web 2.0 on your wall; for free, you can visit their site for…

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Crgslst

Posted on March 4, 2008 Under Life

It's amazing to us how Craigslist can be all at once indispensable and cumbersome. Browsing through tons of irrelevant postings takes a lot out of a man who just wants to sell a pink 1956 Philco refrigerator in Chicago, find…

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1.2.3. Furniture by Domestic

Posted on March 4, 2008 Under Design

Unlike most of IKEA's offerings, the French furniture designers at Domestic makes plywood sexy. These functional birch-wood pieces are reminiscent of those balsa wood model kits you used to make dinosaur skeletons out of. Vases, occassional tables, birdcages, hanging planters...there's…

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