Justin Fuller (also known as “Pencil + Paper”) has a really fun body of work over in his portfolio. In a market where so many of us rely on trying to carve out a niche, it’s refreshing to see a designer who can produce quality work in a variety of different styles.
(via Grain Edit)
Two Arms is a small creative agency in Brooklyn with nice work to its name. We like to give credit where credit is due, and the Two Arms team deserves it. Nice work, nice site. Some examples of their stuff after the jump…
I’m in love with this beautiful church renovation in Kyloe, Northumberland. The folks spent about £92,000 ($142,500) to purchase it, £300,000 ($465,000) renovating it but have now built its value up to an estimated £650,000 ($1,007,000) which isn’t a bad investment. I grew up attending a Spanish style Catholic Church in La Porte, Texas that looks a lot like this home, save for the plush couches and stainless steel appliances. Though I enjoyed growing up there, I don’t know that I would ever buy the church, renovate it and then move in it. Nevertheless, I dig this project. Via Desire To Inspire.
I love these bookcases/wardrobes by Ruhe. A great marriage of craftsmanship, design and artistry, each door is made exclusively from reclaimed and recycled doors.
More examples of his work after the break.
Anyone can appreciate good design. Though the hard part is learning about it as there aren’t a lot of centralized depositories of design history for the casual browser. If you’re of the lamen crowd and looking to get a little taste of design history and the big players in its development, Design Is History might be a good starting point. It’s a nicely designed and well written source for a lot of basic design information. There’s even an article about our friends Bryony and Armin‘s role in the digitization of design information.
Japanese creative group Nam are putting in serious work. Originally founded by a graphic designer, Takayuki Nakazawa, and a photographer, Hiroshi Manaka, the collective now features more than ten creatives working across various disciplines. This image is from a series called ‘Kids Alphabet,’ and spells “Bon Voyage.”
Many more images after the break.
I had to throw a shout out to my old college internship with The Butler Bros when I saw this classic letterhead design on Letterheady. It’s a great place for inspiration.
In Alex Varanese’s Alt 1977 reality, the technology of today was transported and given to ourselves in 1977. Rather than being designed by the likes of Johnny Ives, they are given the faux-wood look of so many other consumer products of that era. See what cell phones and laptops would have also looked like if they existed back then after the jump.
Kinetic Sculpture is a moving installation analyzing the process of form finding that designers use in art and design. It is made up of 714 steel spheres that are attaches to steel wire and are lowered and raised mechanically forming shapes and curves in the process. It’s beautiful. Check out the video and more images after the jump.
When I was a kid we built simple things out of legos. Even the Frank Lloyd Wright designs seem difficult by comparison to the old days of lego building. The crazy difficult designs were normally just boats and planes. Apparently people nowadays build things you can actually use, like this Lego Printer. There aren’t a ton of details as to why he did it, but the builder did post a FAQ below the video on YouTube. It’s pretty impressive if you ask me.
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Annals of Americus: essays, reportage, and commentary on life in post-millennial America.
August 2010 Mix by Gorilla Vs Bear!
Everyone do the Ugly Dance!
Check out this sneak peek at the custom Gowalla Pin for tomorrow’s Pep Rally event.
Vegan Yacht is good if you’re a vegetarian. But if you’re like me and like some smoked briquet, Ruby’s on Guadalupe is the place to be. Try the mustard potato salad.
This looks like a job for Shep Ramsey
If you’re in Austin, try the Vegan Yacht. Really good stuff.
Great new work by Oliver Munday. Love this book cover.
Check out this video capturing a community event at Super Yoga Palace, the rad Dallas folks Will branded.
I don’t know where this hail was falling but I don’t think I’ll be traveling there any time soon.
Banksy does it again
Beautiful work from Todd Hido on Tokyo Blues. Thanks for sharing!
Good friends doing big things…keep an eye out for Giftiki
It’s hip to be square. Nice work, Boo.
When to use an apostrophe!