‘design’ Archives
Biblio: Typographic Bookends Thought Through by Jack »
Are you an avid book collector with overflowing shelves, a love of typography, and need to conquer the clutter? Well then, Jack Curry has a solution for you: Biblio Problem: In the summer of 2010 I found that my bookshelves were getting to the point of needing proper bookends to keep everything in order. Naturally being typographically [...]
Preston Moeller : Rubberband Chair »
Preston Moeller designs playfully upcycled furniture. During his tenure as a industrial design student he created the 'rubberband chair' which earned him the $3,000 first prize in the Appalachian State University’s 6th Annual Chair Design Competition. Constructed from a wire frame on which 65, 000 colorful rubber bands are bound, [...]
Debra Baxter’s Crystal Sculptures Aligns your »
Yesterday I came across Debra Baxter's work on Google+, while checking out Gerrel Saunders. He showed an image of crystal "brass" knuckles from 2009, which were intriguing. Exploring Baxter's site, I found her work from 2011 was just as engaging, if not as provocative. It can be fascinating when an artist's oeuvre is clearly [...]
Top 10 post on mixingreality.com : July 2011 – »
Ranging from the musical and visual wonder of oscillating guitar strings to cameos carved from the creamy center of Oreo cookies, last month's top posts are eclectic, though with one consistent thread, almost all of them are art oriented. Thank you for continuing to surprise us with your enthusiasm and support. This month, we will be [...]
The Mona Lisa 6239 dots and 9 hours later »
Thomas Pavitte couldn't find a record for the most complex dot-to-dot drawing, using the iconic Mona Lisa as his muse, he decided to set one himself. To begin he created an A0 poster with dots numbered from 1 to 6,329, and broke down the image. The result is a visual nod to a classic, and a [...]
Robotic Seagull Attracts an Actual Flock of Seagulls »
Not sure what to make of this video of a robotic seagull which is powered simply by the motion of its wings. The robot attracted an actual flock of seagulls during a test flight at TEDGlobal 2011, the annual five-day technology conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. With obvious applications for policing and spying, the video of this device [...]
Josh Boston : Let the Beat Ride »
Josh Boston describes himself thus : I'm tall, I make stuff, I like words and animal metaphors. He's also good at ideas : Let the Beat Ride was a one-night exhibit in San Diego that explored the relationships between sound, rhythm, human speech and how those are understood from a visual perspective. The results, created in partnership [...]
BirdProject : Restore The Gulf Habitat Bird by Bird »
It's a little daunting sometimes, the sheer volume of things to be conscious of. Global warming, the global economy, the state of the environment, the BP Oil Spill...remember that, the BP Oil Spill of April 20, 2010...and its aftermath? It does seem to have dropped off mainstream media's radar. Nonetheless, designer Tippy Tippens [...]
Jer Thorp : Data Visualization, the Long Tail & »
Even after all this time, I'm still amazed at the long tail, and how likeminds find each other. I was playing around with Google+, and came upon Jer Thorp, who is the data artist in residence at The New York Times. As I clicked around, I came across an award-winning project he did a number of years ago called Petals, which I remembered [...]
Tattly : Tattoos For Those With Design & »
Tina Roth Eisenberg is Swissmiss. We find her blog interesting enough to link to on mixingreality, and write about some of her design ideas. She founded and runs Creative Mornings, a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. The events are free of charge, and include a 20 minute talk, plus coffee. Join in New York, Zurich, [...]
