Posts By Colleen Davidson

Teet
October 1st, 2009

Ashley Linnenbank designed this bold concept for milk packaging that would surely get noticed on the shelves at the grocery stores. At a time when people are interested in getting more in touch with where their food comes from - it’s a very fun idea - almost looks like it came from Ikea.

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Help Remedies
September 30th, 2009

“Help Remedies was created to make solving simple health issues simple.” By focusing on the solution rather than the brand name, this company brings a fresh new approach to marketing basic health care products. The packaging is also compostable. Help was developed by Richard Fine and Nathan Frank, two young advertising executives from NY.

via: Trendhunter magazine

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Cooka - “placemat stove” by Maurizio Maiorana
September 29th, 2009

I wish I had one of these when I was in university, what a wonderful idea - to be able to have a lightweight, portable stove for whenever you need it.  Or imagine having an oven in your kitchen, with no permanent stovetop - just coveted counterspace everywhere - you just plop out your placemat stovetop whenever/wherever you need it. The Cooka placemat stove is created of non-toxic LSR (Liquid Silicon Rubber) that you can roll up and stow away easily. The cooking plates heat up/cool down rapidly with silver thermal conduction.

via: Trendhunter magazine

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DIY LED t-shirt by Leah Buechley
September 17th, 2009

Fun fun, learn how to make your own LED t-shirt - click here fo full instructions. If you make one, please take a photo and post a link to it below. Leah Buechley is an Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Director, High-Low Tech Group, MIT Media Lab. Buechley has a PhD degree in computer science and a BA in physics.

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“Oogst 1000 Wonderland” by Tjep, a Dutch design firm
September 9th, 2009

Kind of like a factory farm for humans, I’ve seen similar things in video games, however imagine if this actually worked? This is a concept design for “a combination farm-restaurant-hotel-amusement park, designed to accommodate 1,000 visitors a day”. Thanks to Fast Company for the link.

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Heath Ledger’s Video For Modest Mouse’s “King Rat”
August 13th, 2009

Beautiful, striking, shocking Heath Ledger-directed video for Modest Mouse’s “King Rat” premiered earlier this month, over 18 months after the Academy Award-winning actor passed away tragically at the age of 28. “King Rat” was co-directed and illustrated by Daniel Auber with lead animation by Norris Houk, animation by Jade Taglioli and produced by Sara Cline. Read more about it’s creation on the Rolling Stone website.

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TED.com love
August 4th, 2009

Looking for some design inspiration? Check out some of these video’s on the TED.com website (some new, some old, worth watching more than once). There are dozen’s more than this, of course, these are just a few that I’ve been watching lately:

Faux nostalgia, by Illustrator and humorist Bruce McCall

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Jim Denevan
July 30th, 2009

“Jim Denevan draws inspiration from the earth to create sensual works of fleeting beauty—culinary installations in sunny farmlands across America and large-scale art pieces on the wave-swept sands of coastal beaches.”  You can make a reservation on his website.

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Liu Bolin - the invisible man
July 23rd, 2009

Chinese artist Liu Bolin has made an art of becoming the invisible man. He claims his photos make a statement about his place in society. He sees himself as an outsider whose artistic efforts are not always valued, especially in his native country (thanks to my artist/designer friend Paola in Mexico City for this link).

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kermit jacket
July 23rd, 2009

This is one of the most horribly wonderful things I’ve ever seen. It’s kitch at it’s most brilliant. This is what happens when you let artists design your clothes. Apparently Lady Gaga has a team of artists that help design her wardrobe. She wore this wonderful thing for an interview in Germany recently, she walked into the interview as if she is wearing a mink jacket. Remember those mink jackets from the 1930’s-40’s era - that actually had mink heads on them? Made me wonder what Ms. Piggy would have thought about this - yikers. Imagine the possibilities though,Lady Gaga could start a spoof of Hermes, and call it “Kermes”.

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