Ninja Umbrella

Posted on March 18, 2009 Under Fashion

Here's another umbrella to fight the rain -- literally. It's mostly a defensive battle, though. You will never prevail unless you have the courage stop hiding and attack. The Ninja Umbrella shows those angry clouds that you mean business, and…

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Console Wars Rage On

Posted on March 17, 2009 Under Fashion

As the 16-bit skirmish raged on in the late 80's/early 90's you either remained a tried and true Nintendo devotee or swore by your Sega Genesis. Sure there were precious few TurboGrafix 16 mercenaries, but they eventually had to choose…

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Devin McGrath

Posted on March 9, 2009 Under Art

We love our readers, we really do. But sometimes the things you guys come up with make us wonder who the hell you are. Take for instance Devin McGrath. Devin has an online portfolio for his artwork and asked if…

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Vanilla Ice Apologizes

Posted on March 6, 2009 Under Life

Is Vanilla Ice trying to make his third (or is it fourth?) comeback? From "Ice Ice Baby" to his brief hardcore rocker image, to appearing on the Surreal Life, Robert Van Winkle has made a career out of, well, pretty…

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Urban Camouflage

Posted on March 4, 2009 Under Art

Chameleons, commandos, Transformers, and high school freshmen all blend in with their surroundings for survival. In Germany the idea of Urban Camouflage deals with our relationship to urban space. Inspired by the ghillie suit -- the military camouflage that makes…

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Twitter Backlash

Posted on March 4, 2009 Under Life

Hoards of people are currently using Twitter to say nothing, so it isn't surprising there are more than a few who are anti-tweet. One of my favorite visual Twitter kiss-offs comes from Josh Holland via JoyEngine. Josh "cannot wait until…

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Fail Sticker

Posted on February 24, 2009 Under Life

Here's further evidence that the fabric separating virtual and real life is a fine mesh indeed. The enterprising design firm Go Media, is riffing off the popular "Fail" Internet meme with actual adhesive Fail stickers. Rather than hide behind your…

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TokBox

Posted on February 23, 2009 Under Life

There's no better price than free with the current economic climate, especially when it comes with a laugh. Two recent animated spots for the video chat service TokBox feature relationship phone follies that could use some visual interaction (including one…

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Behance x Ji Lee: Fun and Games

Posted on February 13, 2009 Under Design

Ji Lee's absurd conceptual genius has, at times, confounded, astounded, and even caused us to double over with laughter. The man who whiles away his daytime hours as Creative Director of Google's Creative Lab doesn't really need much on his…

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The Lonely Island: Incredibad

Posted on February 10, 2009 Under Music
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