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Controversial Concept For NYTimes.com Gets Reborn On WordPress
Back in July, a designer named Andy Rutledge stirred up a debate online by writing a manifesto about the suckiness of news websites–and by mocking up an unsolicited redesign of the New York Times homepage on his own. Rutledge’s redesign was undeniably easier on the eyes. But as many other designers (including NYTimes.com’s former design…
A Handbook For Flipping The Bird All Over The World
We New Yorkers are accustomed to risking life and limb to cross the street, but sometimes the offense of getting cut off by a wayward taxi is enough to turn even the most mild-mannered among us into bird-flipping maniacs. But given such a scenario, what would be the appropriate gestural response in, say, Paris, Beirut,…
Paper Gadgets
Unique paper sculptures made by French graphic design studio Zim & Zou. Inspired by classic electronic devices, Thibault Zimmermann and Lucie Thomas created paper versions of mobile phone, floppy disk, cassette tape, Game Boy, NES controller, Sony Walkman, and iconic cameras. Also check out: Paper Wigs and Amazing Paper Dresses
UNHATE Campaign
Powerful advertising campaign by Benetton’s UNHATE foundation promotes acceptance, tolerance, and closeness between people. Central theme is the kiss, the most universal symbol of love. Memorable ads show world political and religious leaders kissing one another. Unhate is a message that invites us to consider that hate and love are not as far away from…
Moses Bridge
Creative pedestrian bridge near Fort de Roovere in the Netherlands divides the water like Moses and allows people to safely cross to the other side. Designed by RO&AD architects, this unique trench inspired sunken bridge was constructed out of extremely durable Accoya wood. [via] For more inspirations, check out: 10 Unusual and Creative Bridges
8 Secrets To Creative Thinking (Hint: Steal From Others)
In the Fifties, I, together with just about every designer, was preoccupied with aesthetics and fashion. Design was the latest typeface in a modern layout looking like a Mondrian with lots of white space. That’s what I was taught in art school. I don’t remember when I changed. Whether it happened all at once, or…
A Swank Furniture Set Inspired By Bombed-Out WWII Bunkers
Islands is a furniture collection by the Dutch design studio Kranen|Gille that was influenced, in part, by the look of sea forts ravaged during World War II along the coast of Britain. “We tried to catch this atmosphere” of “gigantic steel bunkers on poles, many stories high, crumbling away in a hostile environment,” the designers…
A New Online Shop Taps Designers To Create Wearable Neck Art
Sight Unseen, the web mag that visits the studios, homes, and personal inspirations of creatives, has launched an online store stocked with handmade and one-of-a-kind statement jewelry by artists and designers. The store grew out of a pop-up shop Sight Unseen founders Jill Singer and Monica Khemsurov put together during the Noho Design District earlier…