'Zero Dark Thirty' Isn't the First to Play Politics
In reaction to the controversy surrounding Zero Dark Thirty, FotA Keith Phipps writes in the Atlantic about how the film isn't the first to play politics in the holy land. "For example: the '80s."
View ArticleLeis Kitchen Utensils
Leis have produced a line of kitchen utensils that honor the Slovenian trade of woodcraft, or suha roba, which dates back to the 14th century. Carved from a single piece of locally sourced beech and...
View ArticleWorking Backwards from Digital
Is it time for agencies to rewrite their manufacturing processes around the most responsive and data-rich medium? Designing an identity around a logo is as strange a notion as building your house...
View ArticleKilian Eng
"I was six years old when my parents told me that there was a small, dark jewel inside my skull, learning to be me...
View ArticleHarbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2013
Great photos of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2013.
View ArticleSuccess
“Success is not counted by how high you have climbed but by how many people you brought with you.” - Wil Rose (via)
View ArticleWoodum Tote Shou
Woodum Tote Shou is a bag made in Japan from thin slices of wood strengthened by a special resin technique.
View ArticleWhat if?
This was to be my first contribution to The Pastry Box Project, before I was then dis-invited and banned for my divergent, non-liberal views. Yay, “diversity”…
View ArticleChris Rushing
Mr. Chris Rushing is a designer/illustrator/art director working in NYC, at Time Warner. He has a great number of interesting projects and a nice site with which to neatly house them. It looks as...
View ArticleMechanical Dish Rack
This Mechanical Dish Rack seems to be a brilliant solution to a small kitchen. Congrats to Sally Rumble, the designer. UPDATE: The designer, Sally, reached out to me via email and mentioned that she...
View ArticleNivea Gets Rid of its Own Wrinkles
First produced in 1882 in Germany by pharmacist Carl Paul Beiersdorf, Nivea is today one of the leading skincare products in the world owned by Beiersdorf AG (which also owns Elastoplast, Eucerin,...
View ArticleFallingwater Rising
Kosmograd on the story of Fallingwater and Franklin Toker's 'biography' of the house, Fallingwater Rising.
View ArticleStaircases to Nowhere
I am always fascinated by staircases that lead nowhere. There’s something quite poetic about them. Gizmodo found 22 of them.
View ArticleLego Classics
Gee, I wonder where German agency Jung von Matt got the idea for this series of print ads for Lego. Hmm, I can't quite put my finger on it, I know I saw it somewhere.
View ArticleBad Lip Reading of the NFL
"Sting ray double-sided Scooby snack!" Yes I know this is everywhere but there's a good reason for it. Try not to smile, A Bad Lip Reading of the NFL.
View ArticleOliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers is my personal children’s books author hero, and I am lucky enough to know him as a friend. He just made this incredibly charming author video public. Well done, Mac Premo! I wish I...
View ArticlePivot Power Mini
The Pivot Power Mini looks like one smart little device: It transforms a single socket into two grounded outlets, and two USB ports.
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