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Go Media + Motionographer Wallpaper Contest

Posted on February 23, 2007 Under Design

Attention all of you designer/animator/filmmaker types out there-- I just ran across a contest that Motionographer and Go Media are putting on. Essentially, you design a 1280x1024 wallpaper using at least one element from a sampling of Go Media's Vector…

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Recharge for Free

Posted on February 22, 2007 Under Travel

I'm sure many (if not all of you) have seen those pay-per-use charging stations at airports recently. Doesn't that make you mad-- or at the very least puzzled-- that airports are trying to charge you to juice up your electronic…

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Carbon Neutral Journal

Posted on February 22, 2007 Under Life

This isn't a post about sneakers, sorry; although Keith Peters did work as a Nike executive for 17 years, where he founded nike.com. Now residing in Jackson Hole, WY, where he runs his own communications company, Keith woke up in…

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Vinyl Radio: A Better Time Coming

Posted on February 22, 2007 Under Music

I've been following San Diego, CA born and bred Vinyl Radio for several years now, and I think these guys are going to make quite a splash with their new album 'A Better Time Coming,' the tracks of which are…

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Eepmon Revamp

Posted on February 22, 2007 Under Design

One of our favorite designers up in the Great White North, Eric Chan, has just revamped his Eepmon site. A couple of months ago, we took a liking to his old site (and its contents)-- but I have to say,…

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Lomography Notebook

Posted on February 22, 2007 Under Books

Lomography is a photography term: it's the casual, snap-shot method of taking photos used to document daily life. The Lomographic Society International has just released a Lomography Notebook that serves as a great companion to your camera. Even if you…

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Trendmill

Posted on February 21, 2007 Under Life

As Josh mentioned in his design:related post, we've seen a huge jump in the introduction of niched social networks recently. It will be interesting to see which ones take off, and which ones end up on the cutting room floor.…

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Marzia Sanfilippo: Design for All Ages

Posted on February 21, 2007 Under Design

Fresh off a 2006 Italian Illustration Award, Marzia Sanfilippo is showing some serious promise, producing some great work for people of all ages. I love how she even has her online portfolio separated into four age ranges-- and her work…

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Sahara Stroll

Posted on February 20, 2007 Under Life

Can I get a 'hip hip hooray' for Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab, and Kevin Lin? The three ultra-endurance athletes just completed an 111 day run across the Sahara Desert. They ran the equivalent of 2 marathons per day to cover…

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Porsche Design and Fearless Yacht Collaboration

Posted on February 20, 2007 Under Design

My guess is that this piece of news is the biggest thing to come out of this year's Miami Boat Show. The Porsche Design Studio has teamed up with Miami-based high-end yacht manufacturer Fearless to develop a range of gorgeous…

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