Japanese Advancements in Telecommuting
The Super Gorone Desk adapts to wherever you want to set up shop… like in bed or on the couch. Anywhere!
Crushing Budgets Consistently
Aaron Draplin does logo design in 15 minutes
Friends
‘Companion’ is a playful chair designed Phillip Grass.
A Unique Drip
For those who like to add levels to their coffee experience, the Pour-Over Stand by Solid Manufacturing Co.. Handmade in ice-cold Minnesota.
Consistent Brushstrokes
The WaterColorBot is a specialized pen plotter that paints with watercolors, turning your digital art into physical art.
R & D Must Have Been Interesting…
KOHLER’s new Purefresh toilet seat has a built-in air freshener, plus two unique LED light settings to guarantee that nothing goes stink in the night ever again.
Little Green Pills
Conceptualized by Tsung Chih-Hsien, Mini Power is an environmentally friendly solution to portable energy that uses paper battery technology to temporarily fuel your phone.
Roll Control
Sushi Spray allows you to mist the perfect amount of soy sauce onto your sumeshi.
Sans Francisco
Apple recently released their first in-house designed font in close to 20 years. Named ‘San Francisco,’ the sans-serif font comes in 23 variations that you can download here
Paul Rand: The Complete Designer
Steve Jobs praises the legendary creative problem solver in this 1993 interview.
The Astronaut’s Lightbulb
When you’re circling the globe every 90 minutes, a spaceship can be a tough place to sleep. To help astronauts catch some quality zzz’s while in orbit, NASA used a special lightbulb that diffused irritable short wave blue light, and aided in melatonin production. Now, back on earth, this sleep promoting lightbulb can be yours to help maintain that natural circadian rhythm.
Portrait of a Drone
Richard Mosse (of infrared photography fame) directed this short “Death Is Elsewhere” on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Featuring the X-47B drone in maneuvers on the aircraft carrier, it’s an up close look at the beautiful design of one of the pilotless killers.
Keeping Busy Creating
“Cody Hudson & The Art of the Side Hustle” a 2-part documentary by Jared Eberhard for Vans.
Cody Hudson has a day job as a graphic designer and is also a creative collaborator with several independent brands. He discusses a need to create art even if no one sees it. Cody tours his studio and the city of Chicago, highlighting examples of his favorite work.
Only 36 Years Away…
Japanese construction giant Obayashi announced earlier this week that they will have an elevator to space constructed by 2050. Reaching almost 60,000 miles off the earth’s surface, transport time for humans and cargo up the space elevator will be roughly 7 days, which is really nothing at all in light years. According to the company, it is because of the development of carbon nanotechnology that “fantasy can now become a reality.” Bring down the mothership.
Here’s a Camera That Will Be Difficult to Buy
Strictly limited to 600 units worldwide, the Audi-designed special 60th anniversary Leica M Edition 60 camera focuses solely the primary functions needed for digital photography – “shutter speed, aperture, focusing and ISO sensitivity.”
Outside The Garden of Deadly Plants
Tucked away on the grounds of north England’s Alnwick Castle, the Poison Garden is a space conceived by the Duchess of Northumberland that focuses on 100 species of killer plants. It also features one of the coolest gates we’ve ever seen.
