It’s all work and all play at the London creative agency Pearlfisher. In its forward-thinking installation called Jump In!, the agency filled its gallery space with over 81,000 white plastic balls to “promote the transformative power of play.”…
Categories: Design
Bookniture: Furniture that Collapses to the Size of a Book
In our increasingly mobile world, having furniture that can go with you and adapt to many situations is key. Bookniture, a project launching on Kickstarter fits those needs exceptionally well. Not only can it function as a stool, foot rest, nightstand, standing work desk and more, it also collapses into the size of a large book on your shelf. Handy.…
This Augmented Reality Calendar Jumps to Life on Your Phone
Wall and desk calendars are quickly becoming relics of the past, especially because the calendar app on your phone is way more useful. But here’s a mind blowing design that cleverly combines the physical and digital worlds – the Augmented Reality Calendar from We Are Royale.
The 2015 calendar was created as a Christmas gift for friends and clients of the company and features 12 months of letterpress cards that look fairly normal apart from their slick design.
But… download their AR Cal app on your iPhone, point it at the calendar and everything jumps to life right in your hand. Mustaches jump off the page, characters stand up, and it’s all interactive.…
PSU Patents Invention That Allows Astronauts To Enjoy Coffee In Space
There is more to drinking coffee than just the caffeine rush in your bloodstream. The fragrant aroma combined with the hot liquid dancing across your taste buds is just as addictive as the caffeine. But until now, astronauts were deprived of that luxury. Freeze dried coffee is simply not the same and drinking from a bag removes the coffee drinking rituals that we have become so familiar with here on Earth. …
There’s an “International Car Church” in Nevada
Deep in the middle of Nevada there’s a church. This isn’t your everyday church though. In fact, it’s full of Cadillacs, Buicks and Dodges. Welcome to the International Car Forest of the Last Church, located in the old mining town of Goldfield. Created by Mark Ripple and artist Chad Sorg, the “car forest” boasts more than 40 vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Many are buried nose first in the desert.…
Before Business Cards: Trade Card Designs From the Victorian Era
Between 1870 and 1890, the most common and visible way to spread word about your business was through the form of “trade cards,” the predecessor to the modern business card. America shops would give them out after the sale of a product, and in turn, people would collect them and paste them in their scrapbooks. The most advertised cards in those days included medicine, food, tobacco, clothing, household and sewing items, stoves and farm supplies.…
Retrowave: A Stunning 80s Animation Combines ‘Tron’ with ‘Back to the Future’
It’s part Back to the Future vehicles, part Tron surrealism. German animator Florian Renner has produced a overload of ‘80s goodness with his latest short, called Retrowave. The neon wrapped buildings of his futuristic city are seen through a greased lens. And down on the streets a time-traveling Delorean races through 88 mph and time itself. It’s a fitting vision for this 30th anniversary of the now legendary film.…
Made in One Piece: 3D Printed Guitars With Moving Parts
If you’re looking for a truly unique guitar, look no further than these 3D printed axes from ODD Guitars. The Swedish company has been turning out fully-customizable guitar bodies for the last few years that take advantage of 3D printing tech and its ability to create highly detailed structures difficult or impossible to create with other methods. Take their American Graffiti guitar, above. Hidden inside the guitar’s latticework of flames are miniature tributes to the classic George Lucas film: hot rods, a jukebox, Mel’s Diner and even a set of moving dice.…
If The Moon and Mars Had Oceans, What Would They Look Like?
Humans have long dreamt of living on other planets, but last time we checked they weren’t too keen on setting up permanent residence on the red dusty plains of Mars or even on a Moon mountain. The climate on those two celestial bodies isn’t exactly inviting – but there are plenty of people who dream of changing that. Terraforming is the theoretical process of modifying a planet to make it more Earth-like, and these two fascinating maps from data scientist Seth Kadish show what it could look like on Mars and the Moon.…
3D Calligraphy Jumps Off the Page
Turkish graphic designer Tolga Girgin has a passion for calligraphy, but her lettering has a look that’s all together different. Using an assortment of perspective trickery, she uses pens and pencils to give her old-school lettering a whole new angle – one that would have you believe each letter was pealing off the paper or hovering above it.…