AmbientUmbrella

Posted on August 24, 2007 Under Gadgetry

What did high school students, drug dealers, and doctors have in common 10 years ago? They all carried pagers. Now cell phones and text messaging has made those prior status symbols obsolete but thankfully, the networks that carried all that…

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Sneaker Freaker: The Footscaper

Posted on August 24, 2007 Under Fashion

An aficionado I'm not, but for all you sneakerheads out there, this article is well worth a read. The shoe hunters over at Sneaker Freaker caught up with '90's Nike designer extraordinaire, Tory Orzeck, and picked his brain about some…

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NickAD

Posted on August 23, 2007 Under Design

Andrew David Nick is a 27-year old Ohio resident who listens to a lot of Brand New. In his most recent Halo 2 game, he wound up with 9 kills, 1 assist, and 10 deaths. I don't play Halo, so…

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FRONT ROOM Gallery Site Launch

Posted on August 22, 2007 Under Art

The FRONT ROOM Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio has not only become a Midwestern art scene staple, but has emerged as an important gallery nationwide -- showcasing a wealth of young and emerging talent (our favorite kind!) since 2005. To get…

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Showcase [Archive] Spotlight: Visualize Bat

Posted on August 22, 2007 Under Design

It's one of those days, I'm afraid; too late a night, too early a morning and entirely too much to do. I guess you could say I'm a little testy, just like I was the day I added the Visualize…

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Paul Isabella: Portfolio Update

Posted on August 17, 2007 Under Design

Paul Isabella, the furniture design student at SCAD whose ambitious portfolio has impressed us before, has recently updated his site with more of his well-executed homework. Nothing gives us a nastier case of the warm fuzzies than watching a new…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Whatchoo Watchin'?

Posted on August 17, 2007 Under Life

A certain someone just told me he couldn't help me come up with a TSF topic because he's too busy watching Domo-Kun on YouTube. That got me thinking -- there are times that I tell people I'm "too busy right…

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Design Showcase Spotlight: Toyrama

Posted on August 16, 2007 Under Design

Like I needed any more distractions, virtual or otherwise, while I am at "work" -- reader Nina submitted Peter Fowler's collaborative project with HP, Toyrama, to our Design Showcase this afternoon, and it's got me wanting to create some serious…

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Oddica

Posted on August 16, 2007 Under Fashion

In the never ending race for your next oddball t-shirt, Threadless will only get you so far. In steps Oddica to help finish the job -- a collection of tee designs from some really well-known designers and subjects ranging from…

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Adam Cruickshank: New Site!

Posted on August 16, 2007 Under Art

It appears there's been a mistake. Even though designer and artist Adam Cruickshank has t-shirts up for sale at Commune and 2x4, worked on Sketchel, and participated in the ongoing 22 Flavours project for Lifelounge (his flavour is Banana Split),…

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