The Runners

The runners brought a smile to my face this morning. Created for NIKE by Sticky Monster Lab  it tells the tale of the birth of the waffle shoe. Sticky Monster Lab also makes some friendly, monster vinyl figures as well. Check it out.


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The Smart Vinyl Laboratory

Hu2 Design are created some pretty clever and oh so cute stickers. I love them and they make some for every room!
 

Nomadic Wonderland

Can transformative textiles be one solution to aid sustainable design? Well Eunsuk Hur a recent graduate from central Saint Martins School of Art and Design is asking and answering that question with her new line, Nomadic Wonderland.

Nomadic Wonderland is an interchangeable modular system of textile pieces that can be transformed by the user to create a new pieces of clothing or interior accessories which promote sustainable design. Each piece can be put together in a variety of ways allowing the user freedom of design with playful experimentation, different outfits that are emotionally durable and multifunctional.

Using laser cutting and various printing processes: such as sublimation printing on wood, acid printing on wool felt, etching onto leather as well as handcraft techniques. The user has the choice of colour, shape and textiles that can be altered over and over again, thus creating a sustainable product.

The results are striking, intricate and arresting. The neutral color palette combined with black and dark grey illustrations really evoke a graphic yet ostentatious result.

Bridgeman's Blank Canvas Competition

The folks at Bridgman: Art Culture History are putting together a sort of mash up competition. This is an opportunity to take inspiration from masters of the past and combine their art with your own glorious talent creating a modern version of what that work means to you.

The deadline is December 1, 2009

Check it out. 

'Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.'
- Salvador Dali

MTV Nitro Circus: By Amauta Lab

I love this animated series Nitro Circus: ‘Mountain’, ‘Snow’, ‘Desert’, ‘Canyon’, and ‘Lake, created by Amauta Lab for MTV. Although a little morbid, they made me laugh.

Produced by the creators of ‘Jackass‘ and features daring stunts performed by Travis Pastrana. According to the Amauta Lab, the plasticine material was a perfect match to reflect the resilient nature of stunt performers: ‘even while suffering these kinds of painful blows, he gets up and continues as if nothing had happened‘.


Tokyo Now is another favorite of mine that they created.

David Brownings

Came across Mr. Browning's work today. A illustrator and student based in Bristol. Of course his paper crafts lured me in, but I'm loving his illustrations too.But whats really cool is that he can make you a pair of custom paper shoes! Check him out.

NYC Spaghetti

Alex Creamer, a student at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK, has designed a package for NYC Spaghetti that recreates the Chrysler Building in hard pasta form. The spaghetti sits on a 3D replica of the building, modeled on CAD and molded out of high density foam. While not the most sustainable packaging design perhaps, it does succeed in bringing a bit of architectural inspiration to the dinner table. via psfk

Sponge Bob Square Pants!

So I work for a strange little place in Portland, Oregon called the Curiosity Group. We are content developers, a creative marketing agency that helps companies build relationships with customers through play, learning, and creativity. We get to work with lots of great brands and create lots of fun stuff. Just launched today, the Sponge Bob Square Pants paper craft for Nick.com ...his pants even pull down!

Get yours here!

 Oh, we made a little stop motion just for fun too!