Sorry, it’s not a fuck up, but just great work from the animator of this retirement planning commercial. Check how smooth and natural he got rid of the logo. Bet the client didn’t even see it! Did you?!
Your own portfolio on the go, as an iPad app. Simple and clean. Very nice work by Supersteil from Rotterdam. And hey, as a bonus they included a well known NewWork friend as example case.
Back by popular demand: the Crackpot Calendar. If you are really into illustrations you will love this calender with artists like Allan Sanders and Jakob Hinrichs. Especially the concept of it being seven-day calendar works great giving your hallway (or toilet) a weekly beautiful and often amusingly illustrated update.
The first physical store to sell typefaces opened up in Copenhagen, Denmark. Beside typefaces they also have nice merchandise in store.
The holidays are upon us and the people that brought you the Pantone® coffee mugs now offer you the wonderful opportunity to dress up your Xmas tree the way any red blooded designer would. Ladies and gentlemen…
Viewers of the Dutch series Holland In Da Hood know what we’re talking about. This is not an understatement.
Tumblr is the new viral, proved once again with a hilarious photo collection. This time it’s a porn site, designed for cats, by cats. I love the internetz!
The new Jaguar concept car is revealed. Word on the street is this one is hardly a concept anymore and really close to the real deal. Personally I think it has the most beautiful derriere I have seen on a car in a long time. Plus those headlights are beautiful designs, almost like camera lenses.
Wacom launched a cool new digital sketch pen for artists called the Inkling which allows you to draw or sketch on any standard piece of paper and automatically have a digital version created. You don’t need a special notebook like Livescribe does – a big advantage. Must be due to the receiver that comes with the package.
Tattly is a temporary tattoo store launched by Tina Roth Eisenberg aka Swiss Miss. The tattoos are created by graphic designers and illustrators like Jason Santa Maria, James Victore, Frank Chimero and Jessica Hische. Each Tattly is $5.
A brand activation campaign for Nike Hyperfuse by UNDOG, fusing sports and streets together with an outdoor campaign and custom store fronts.
Off course, we’ve been reminiscing the analog age a lot in this blogosphere, but this one I really like. London based designer Paul Cocksedge molds old vinyl records into an analog amplifier for your iPhone.
Remember how owning a MacBook would say something about your personal brand? Those times are flown since everybody and his aunty owns an Apple product. But don’t fear, the ‘Gold Key $4′ is here. Custom made for your computer this gold-platted key will add all sorts of value to your persona.
This must be a skaters wet dream: a mashup of a living area and skatepark. Designer Gil Le Bon Delapointe tells the story off this crazy but stunning Etnies House
It’s what we need in these ‘hard’ times: a water jet pack! Introducing the JetLev which uses ocean water to propel the rider into the air as if he or she were flying on a jet pack. If I were rich I would definitely use it to wash my car. Check the video and please do ignore the awful song in it.
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The Royal Netherlands Navy and Air Force are hosting their ‘Open days’ this summer. We developed two apps that also provide a playful way to get to know the armed forces. Incl. a QR game on the days itself.
Remember scrolling and dragging through all those awesome 360 video capture examples? You’ll be able to do it yourself with your iPhone 4 when you attach the Dot. A pocketable 360º lens for your iPhone 4. The quality is (much) lower than Yellowbird, but the examples still look promising.
Cool facebook-campaign by Axe Tunesia. They created a Facebook app that lets guys change their Facebook relationship status to the one they’re all dreaming of.
To celebrate the opening of new museum MAS in Antwerp, they’ve introduced the Phygital Tour. This is a digital ‘live video tour’ offered by a physical guide at the museum that you get to control online. Pretty cool and relevant offline online combo.
To promote its current Wim Crouwel exhibition, the Design Museum in London created the Crouwelclock; an alarm clock for the iPhone featuring graphics of the Dutch graphic designer. If you’ve ever wanted to be woken by designery good wishes, this is the app for you; it features three personal Crouwel messages as alarms.
NoWhereElse.fr made this nice ‘Complete iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup’ document in which all the rumors about the new iPhone are collected and presented in a nice way. I’m still running with iPhone nr. 3 and thinking about buying a new one. Should I wait for the 5?
Hasbro released this übercool device that brings 3D and 360° entertainment to your iPhone or iPod touch. Just snap it into the MY3D device and download specially-formatted MY3D apps from the App Store. I am ordering one now!
If you’re looking for a sophisticated bag for your laptop or a smart weekender and you want to browse a bit further than the boring usual suspects you might want to check out the new webstore UNDSCVRD that our friend and style-conscious human being Matt Tielman just started.
National Geographic Channel and a team of scientists and engineers successfully launched a life size house with 300 coloured helium balloons in Los Angeles, and set a new world record for the largest balloon cluster flight ever attempted. The filming of the event will be part of a new National Geographic Channel series called How Hard Can it Be?, which will premier in fall 2011.
