Google Maps-based sites are a dime a dozen these days, and for the most part I find them kind of cumbersome and pointless. Unthirsty, however, is something I can totally get behind: a user-populated map that scouts out bars nearest…
Continue Reading →Come August, my household will lose a roommate (to grad school in Austin) and gain a whole extra room which, if I have any say in the matter, will be a sleek new office. The timing is perfect, really, because…
Continue Reading →You'd think the first priority doing business in the interactive design industry would be investing in one's own corporate identity-- after all, that's the first place clients look (whether it's your business cards or website) for a showcase of the…
Continue Reading →Launching an accessory line in an already saturated market must be a fairly daunting experience-- but the guys over at COTO seem to be doing it the right way: a small, functional collection made from sustainable, reclaimed organic sources. A…
Continue Reading →Feel like playing a bit of a prank this afternoon? Spin New Media created this interactive viral video for Lee Jeans Australia that allows you to upload an image of anyone - a friend, your boss, your mother - and…
Continue Reading →As an ex-pat, I always get a giggle out of seeing Australiana pop up elsewhere in the world. Today was no different, when I came across these totally cute "Amigo" leather desk accessories by Vacavaliente over at the MoMA store.…
Continue Reading →I'm not what can be referred to as a "morning person." I no longer own an alarm clock, thanks to my tendency towards hurling them indiscriminately across the room - causing damage to walls, furniture, pets and people alike. The…
Continue Reading →Finding a wine storage solution that combines environmental and pleasing aesthetic values has proven to be somewhat of a challenge for me...so much so that the "storage" situation basically consists of the 8+ bottles of wine we usually have on…
Continue Reading →I have three things to say about all the hype around This Is Why I'm Hot: 1. The mere existance of flowcharts explaining the lyrics I'm Hot 'Coz I'm Fly/You Ain't 'Coz You're Not makes me glad I didn't waste…
Continue Reading →If you're looking for a clean, no-fuss way to post a Flickr-based photo gallery to your website, take Diego Bauducco's PictoBrowser for a spin. After a quick and painless 2-step process, it generates an html script to embed straight into…
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