Banksy set up a life-size sculpture of a Guantanamo Bay inmate at Disneyland which remained in place for an hour and a half before it was spotted.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
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Banksy has doctored copies of Paris Hilton’s album in stores all through the UK. Personally, I think it is an improvement. Read about it at frederiksamuel.com
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
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$420 reward for the stoner who ruined the Weeds billboard in Auckland.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
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kindnessandhumility.com has possibly the smoothest and simplest navigation around, and not to mention, some great work!
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, August 17th, 2006
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There is a great thread going on right now over at Yay Hooray: Redesign famous logos in web 2.0 format. UPDATE: Create your own 2.0 logo here.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
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“Recognizing the importance of design is a corporation’s first step to creating great design. The second step is talking to good designers immediately.”
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
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What is it about paintings of celebrities that are so funny? Maybe Christopher Walken really likes to build robots…
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, August 4th, 2006
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Check out the animations over at Iconfactory while they are preparing to launch their new website tomorrow. Also, definitely check back tomorrow for some new icons and a matching theme from David Lanham.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, July 31st, 2006
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Perry Farrell Interviews Shepard Fairey on Banksy, street art, and how Andre the Giant came about. Part One + Part Two
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Categories: Art, Pop Culture, We love | 1 Comment »
John Stossell gives you 43 seconds on graphic design.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
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The Biomedical Image Awards 2006 is a striking display of shapes and patterns, and illustrates the microscopic structures of living organisms in a spectacular variety of ways.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
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Interesting concept for a billboard by McDonalds (the taint).
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
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He is incredible.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
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Italian designer + illustrator Tokidoki (aka Simone Legno) has teamed up with LeSportsac for a collection of spring bags in his super cute + sexy style.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, July 11th, 2006
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Check out the new selection of mixtapes at Designer Mixtapes, including one by me.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, July 10th, 2006
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Cool iMac concept based on current Apple design trends, as well as the previous iMac incarnation.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
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Watch Discovery on the first ever Independence Day shuttle launch.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
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After a decade of reading online that he collects meteorites Douglas Coupland, thought about it and realized, ‘that’s not actually a bad idea.’ So now he really does collect meteorites, going so far as to include them in a [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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I wish I knew where these statues are located.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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FontShop has a few tips for creating a web graphic in which type is the main subject. And in other typographic news: The Elements of Typographic Style applied to the web for a practical guide to web typography.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Volkswagen brought back the Rabbit, and now Steve from Colorado (who has never driven in New York) has to convince 100 people to let him drive them around in it.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 23rd, 2006
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This is Yamroll. He is the Happy Kingdom’s most excellent cab driver and is friends with just about everyone due to his good nature and sweet, root-vegetable flavour. Series in prodution by Jon Izen.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 23rd, 2006
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Time Breakdown of Modern Web Design.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 23rd, 2006
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iTunes Signature Maker analyzes your music collection and creates a short audio signature to represent who you are and what you listen to. Check out mine here and send us yours.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, June 19th, 2006
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NSFW (unless you work where I work) This was shown in MAC stores! David LaChappelle is bizarre.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 16th, 2006
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Saturday June 17, American Apparel will open the doors to their newest retail location, on their own private island. They are entering into the virtual world of Second Life and will be selling 20 of their most popular styles for $1 USD per [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 16th, 2006
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For a long time Partick O’Brien (aka Transfatty) has been one of my favorite makers of weird films and other strange things. If you don’t know who he is check out some of his work here + here. Patrick was diagnosed with ALS on M [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
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9 days left to apply for 55DSL’s Junior Lucky Bastard position. My vote is for Lain.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
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65 artists from all corners will gather to present the things they find curious in this world, each with their own visual maneuverings. The works vary stylistically with artists of all walks, including animators, tattoo artists, illustrator [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 2nd, 2006
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Our buddy Kris from Bryght is visiting China right now. Check out some of his travel photos.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, June 1st, 2006
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The TypeDesign Directory is a steadily growing directory and ‘linkfarm’ of European typography and type design related sites.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
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UNIQLO is a teaser site for the japanese casual fashion brand and also the newest work from Yugop.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
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Beautiful Illustration and design work from Matthieu Appriou.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
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“Jamie Hewlett has not only created a personal mythology with the virtual band Gorillaz, he has also created designs for the direction in which technology and culture are going, the shape of things to come.” Jamie Hewlett is thi [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
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Got some old oil paintings your grandmother painted in the 70′s? Turn them into art that doubles as a convenient Wi-fi password reminder.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
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Volkswagens storage facility in Wolfsburg, Germany looks like something from iRobot. It is much faster than a lot boy and saves a lot of space. This stacking technique reminds me of the newly rebuilt Irving K Barber Learning Centre at UBC. [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, May 11th, 2006
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I was at Chapters the other day checking out some magazines when I came across a fashion magazine that had a piece of paper attached to the cover. It read: The confessions of a generic magazine: “We loaded this issue with more adverti [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
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NASA conducted space colony studies in the 1970s. Here are the concepts of housing for about 10,000 people in space.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
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Check out these amazing promo spots Psyop created for MTV HD.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, May 8th, 2006
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It is May 1st again and that means time for another reboot. Check out the freshly rebooted (or redesigned) sites and vote for your favorite until May 8th.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, May 1st, 2006
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Renourish is a resource for the graphic design industry. Specifically, renourish offers definitions, tips, links, information and inspiration to aid in the development of a sustainable and more environmentally conscious graphic design craft [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, April 21st, 2006
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Check out the new Volkswagen Jetta ads. They are pretty much a higher budget version of the ICBC Counterattack ads with much better acting. Watch Jetta Like + Jetta Movie.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, April 20th, 2006
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I would have thought Douglas Coupland to be a Mac user… Check out the website for his new book jPod, to be released May 15th. Also, If you are in Vancouver check out The Futura Bold Collective’s exhibit The Vancouver Show at 810 [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
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If anyone is going to be in or around Seattle tomorrow go and check out Derrick Hodgson (aka Madreal) + Parskid’s show Mildew Clouds and Skull Spores at OKOK at 709 Broadway E.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, April 13th, 2006
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Stereogum has a great review of the live Gorillaz show in NYC last Wednesday. The show featured a fourteen-piece string orchestra and the plexi-glass encased silhouettes of Cass Browne, Morgan Nicholls, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, and of cours [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, April 10th, 2006
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This has been posted on pretty much every blog and website I go to on a regular basis.. but it is pretty incredible. Apple releases Boot Camp, an app for dual booting Windows on Intel based Macs… And it will be built into OS X 10.5.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
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Check out the robot wrestling from Robo-One 2006. Does anyone know if this is real?
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, March 31st, 2006
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Jason Gaylor is a very kind graphic designer. He makes beautiful Photoshop brushes, and gives them away for free! Why? Jason says: “he does not mind people using them as it’s a contribution to the community and spreads his work. [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
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Font for fences developed by Autobahn. [via wooster]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, March 27th, 2006
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I love teenage crime shows as much as the next person, and maybe I just expect any Focus Features film to be amazing, but this film, Brick, about a So-Cal loser and his girlffriend who vanshes looks really cool.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
Categories: Film | 2 Comments »
This would have come in handy a while ago when we had our cute rodent visitor … and the exterminator thought I was crazy for wanting him to come to my place and catch the little critter without killing it, he obviously doesnt read Mak [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
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Craigslist redesigned by The Design Fab Five Seven for SXSW 2006.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, March 16th, 2006
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As I walked out of the Vancouver Art Gallery yesterday (after checking out the Brian Jungen exhibit), I noticed a sign pointing down towards UBC Robson square saying “Swell – Future Friendly Design Exhibition”. I went and [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, March 13th, 2006
Categories: Events, Vancouver | 3 Comments »
With one day until prime blossom viewing begins, gather up a picnic and some friends and head to one of the twelve dedicated viewing spots for a Hanami (Cherry blossom viewing) party in Vancouver.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, March 9th, 2006
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Watch the first video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album Show Your Bones, Gold Lion.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
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Atari 2600 cartridges contained executable code also commingled with data. Ben Fry took this code and rendered it as art.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, February 16th, 2006
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90 Degrees is an amazing student film by Jules Janaud and Francois Roisin created while they were attending the Supinfocom college in France. They have since been hired by The Mill. View the Flash or Quicktime version.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
Categories: Film | 1 Comment »
Take a break from the usual spray paint and try LED Throwies. Using LED’s, magnets, lithium batteries and tape you can make your mark last up to 2 weeks (depending on weather). Check out this video of them in action. [via Make:blog]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
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Here is a Valentines Day treat. Enjoy. Off their new album, Show your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Let me Know.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
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I have been on a sort-of cupcake bender lately, trying to create the perfect cupcake recipe to add to our kitchen blog. Along my search I came across Johnny Cupcakes, one of the coolest brands I have never heard of. The mysterious Johnny Cu [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, February 13th, 2006
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A revival of espadrilles with a little help from twelve of the greatest international graphic artists. The String Republic
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, February 13th, 2006
Categories: Art, Design, We love | 1 Comment »
I work in detox! Take care of me and live forever! Visit I Heart Guts for more information about me and my friends.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, February 10th, 2006
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This little movie tells you why sharing is good, and not sharing can make people gang-up against you… Watch the rest of these cute and funny ad’s for Skype here.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
Categories: Film, Fun, Marketing, Technology | 1 Comment »
Unfortunately in Canada we don’t get the priviledge of seeing all the super bowl ads, but luckily AOL is hosting them all if you missed any. Tell us what your favorite super bowl ad’s were.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, February 6th, 2006
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“What’s remarkable is the total lack of ‘attitude’. They may scowl or make a face for the camera, but it’s just acting. When you’re done they’ll smile and bow and thank you so sweetly for photograph [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, February 6th, 2006
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“It’s always a delight to see a grown man yell at an infant until, frightened and confused, it bursts into tears. At this traditional ‘konaki’ (crying) sumo festival pairs of babies under one year old are pitted agai [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, February 3rd, 2006
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I think friendly monsters would be a great addition to Los Angeles’ population. Who knows, maybe they could be the new tiny-dog + celebrity phenomenon. Inspired by Jeff Soto’s work, who wouldn’t want to be friends with hap [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
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A NASA satellite captured this view of the aurora australis (southern lights) on September 11, 2005, four days after a record-setting solar flare sent plasma-an ionized gas of protons and electrons-flying towards the Earth. This is pretty a [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 30th, 2006
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I don’t know much about this artist other than they are slightly twisted and I love them. Beautiful art made with knitting. [via yumlum]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 27th, 2006
Categories: Art, Fun | 1 Comment »
Our friends over at PSFK are hosting the Future Marketing Summit in New York February 23rd. The summit has been developed by people in the brand communication business for people in the brand communication business to address the key issues [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 20th, 2006
Categories: Marketing, Websites | 1 Comment »
This guy tapped into a small market, a VERY small market, selling ad space by the pixel. He eventually filled the whole site up pixel by pixel and made a million dollars. Million Dollar Homepage
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 20th, 2006
Categories: Advertising | 1 Comment »
Readymechs are free flatpack toys created by Fwis and are designed to fit on an 8.5″x11″ and to be printed on any printer. You can choose from eight toys from all different artists that are rated from Easy to Hard. I’m abo [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
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In addition to the Matcha addiction we all have seem to acquired, you can now eat your green tea, thanks to Green Tea Kit Kat. There is only one drawback to this, they are only available in Japan. So if we have any Japanese readers, feel fr [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 13th, 2006
Categories: Food | 1 Comment »
Wrap your headphones up in the cutest new iPod accessory, TETRAN. Just wind your cable around TETRAN’s body and use TETRAN’s cute mouth as a holder for your earbuds. They cost about $13 and the pink one would go so perfectly wit [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, January 12th, 2006
Categories: We love | 1 Comment »
SkinBag is a synthetic material designed to look and feel like skin, including all the good stuff like scars, wrinkles and imperfections. It looks more like human skin turned inside-out than real skin though. Enjoy the benefits of a waterpr [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
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Check out Invader’s latest Paris invasion over at Wooster.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 6th, 2006
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“Jamie Hewlett invented the punk pin-up cartoon Tank Girl before selling out to Hollywood and losing all his credibility. His idiot side project the Gorillaz dumbfounded everyone when they sold 5 million albums worldwide.” Check [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, December 23rd, 2005
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Here are some of the most popular searches this year on Google. Google Zeitgesit 2005.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
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Check out the “Gorillaz: Demon Days Live” from the Manchester International Festival. This video is basically the whole Demon Days album animated by Jamie Hewlett.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
Categories: Music | 1 Comment »
If you are like me and the minute you walk into a record store (or iTunes) you forget every album you liked and wanted to buy, then this is the list for you. Pitchfork has just released their Top 50 Albums of 2005. So quickly print this off [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
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This is for anyone who missed SNL this weekend. The new guy Andy Samberg is hillarious!!! WATCH: Lazy Sunday AKA the Chronicles of Narnia Rap
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, December 19th, 2005
Categories: Fun | 1 Comment »
In commemoration of this, our 500th blog entry, we are doing another batch of our infamous Hamster T-shirt. Get yours now while supplies last.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
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This reminds me of the email paintings up at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Classified Materials exhibit. Web Painting.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
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Designer jokes are funny. Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, New York.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
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Psychologists at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Open University found that professional artists and poets have about twice as many partners as other people. “It could be that very creative types lead a bohemian lifestyl [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, December 6th, 2005
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Camoflauge. A magazine about design, not camoflauge. The current issue, sponsored by Vans, will tour and also be featured at the Vans exhibition in Portugal along side the 10 camoflauge hand-painted white slip-on Vans. Download the book her [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, December 2nd, 2005
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Have no the adult the child that look after with the old man prohibition against the next sea swimming.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
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Who better to promote the Lomo Horizon camera then the panoramic duo Kozyndan. They are the first participants in the Broaden your Horizon project presented by the Lomographic Society International.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
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It’s not too early for holiday posts yet, right? Good Grief. Get your exact replica of Charlie Brown’s pathetic christmas tree over at Urban Outfitters. [via The Skinny]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, November 28th, 2005
Categories: Pop Culture | 2 Comments »
Check out I am mint condition for a great source of visual inspiration.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, November 25th, 2005
Categories: Art, Design, We love | 1 Comment »
A deadly ninja assasin rapper? No. A deadly illustrator with a deadly flash site? Yes. Van Beater
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, November 25th, 2005
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Check out Beck’s newly redesigned site.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, November 24th, 2005
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Tim Kehoe has stained the whites of his eyes deep blue. He’s also stained his face, his car, several bathtubs and a few dozen children. He did this all after toy-company executives called his coloured bubble idea a “holy grail&# [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005
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If you are one of the many unfortunate people who were devastated by the hurricane’s in the South, Kenneth Cole is here to help you sift through the rubble in style. Does anyone know who convinced Kenneth Cole to run this billboard?
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
Categories: Pop Culture | 2 Comments »
After 3 years a relaunch of Scott Hansen’s ISO50 portfolio site is now online. It features over 200 new works not yet seen on the web along with new music from Tycho. The design itself isnt too different from the previous, but it look [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
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Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, November 21st, 2005
Categories: Music | 3 Comments »
Everything’s gone green is the first story from Douglas Coupland written specifically for the screen. Ryan, a good-natured slacker, is tempted into a money laundering scheme while working for a lottery magazine. The film is in post-pr [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, November 18th, 2005
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The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has revealed its mascots. Named the Five Friendlies, the mascots include a panda, a chiru (Tibetan antelope), a swallow, a fish and the Olympic flame. Each corresponds to a natural element: earth, sky, sea, fo [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, November 18th, 2005
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A short film by Spike Jonze about how those miscellaneous shoes end up on the street.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, November 17th, 2005
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Five of the world’s most respected authorities on communication design will be in Vancouver, BC for the launch of Graphex 2006 National Design Competition. Hosted by the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC), Graphex is a bienn [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
Categories: Associations, Design, Events | No Comments »
Check it out.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
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“My heads getting bigger, squarer, more like a cube.” New White Stripes Video “Denial Twist”. Directed by Michel Gondry. Do not watch if you have fear of Funhouse mirrors.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
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I am sick of crappy websites. Here are some good ones. http://www.comcastic.com/ http://www.thibaud.be/ http://arcadefire.com/ http://www.troytcoburn.com/ Recycled from Welvetted
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
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The Thames Estuary Army Forts were constructed in 1942 to a design by Guy Maunsell. Their purpose was to provide anti-aircraft fire within the Thames Estuary area. Two of the forts are still standing and were used as pirate radio stations d [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, November 3rd, 2005
Categories: Travel | No Comments »
I am probably the only person here who is anticipating the November 15th release of Madonna’s new album ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor‘. It is guaranteed to be better than her last attempt ‘American Life’, and I [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, November 1st, 2005
Categories: Music | 2 Comments »
The winners for scariest hallowe’en costumes are… Obsessed Apple Nerds!
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, October 31st, 2005
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I have never seen pumpkins with so much personality. Nathan Wesling has obviously had alot of practice as a kid carving pumpkins.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, October 31st, 2005
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Check out Vice Records benefit single for UNICEF, Do they know it’s Hallowe’en?, featuring Arcade Fire, Beck, David Cross, Devendra Banhart, Thurston Moore, Karen O and more. Happy Hallowe’en!
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, October 31st, 2005
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Sony has got balls. 250,000 ‘superballs’ shot from cannons flying down a San Francisco street can be quite dangerous, but director Nicolai Fuglsig thought this was a brilliant way to express that the Sony Bravia LCD TV is ‘ [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, October 27th, 2005
Categories: Advertising | No Comments »
There is a new pony in town. Following in the footsteps of the Do it yourself Qee, The Pony Project is inspired by every girls favorite toy. Fourty-two – 18″ My Little Pony figure’s will be customized by some of the best w [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
Categories: Art, Pop Culture | No Comments »
Nadsat lexicon is a combination of Russian-based slang and rhyming slang found in the book by Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange. Grab a moloko, mix in some synthemesc and read on. [via Coudal]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, October 18th, 2005
Categories: Film, Pop Culture | No Comments »
Chris Jordan’s exhibit ‘Intolerable Beauty – Portraits of American Mass Consumption’ is a beatuful presentation of worthless junk. Next time you need a new iPod, think about where your old one will end up. Who knows, [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, October 17th, 2005
Categories: Photography | 1 Comment »
What if more people made the places they ARE the places they WANT TO BE? Akayism shows you how.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, October 13th, 2005
Categories: Pop Culture | No Comments »
Check out Tom Hawes’ project Skateable Furniture over at “We make money not art”.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
Categories: Art | No Comments »
As a recovering member of the ‘first apartment, must furnish with Ikea’ club, i am biased towards the following blog entry. What if the wildest ideas became the wisest solutions. The challenge Ikea set forth: to test new materia [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, October 7th, 2005
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Another Apple unveiling could not happen soon enough (even though the last one was less than a month ago). Apple will be hosting an even next Wednesday titled “One more thing.”. Rumour has it they will be releasing a video iPod [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Categories: Technology | No Comments »
The Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its’ primary role is to make the web designer’s life easier. You can select typefaces for Mac, Windows or from a safe list of fonts for both OS& [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Categories: Websites | No Comments »
Jakob Nielsen brings us the Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005. They are all pretty obvious, but if you are a designer, you should read this.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Categories: Design, Websites | No Comments »
The new Sony AIBO will snap his own photos, blog about his day and instead of bringing you the newspaper he will read it out to you using text to speak software.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Categories: Technology | 1 Comment »
For those of you who like M.I.A., you might be interested to know (I just heard this yesterday) that she was originally into film and directed an Elastica video, which is actually who gave her a Roland 505 and encouraged her to start making [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
Categories: Film, Music | No Comments »
Each gesture beats out seven others, and is beaten by the remaining seven. RPS – 15. Do you dare?
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, September 27th, 2005
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Viennese art group Gelatin has designed a 200-foot-long toy rabbit “knitted by dozens of grannies out of pink wool”. The Rabbit looks like fluffy pink roadkill with its heart, liver and intestines flowing out of it. The toy is e [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, September 23rd, 2005
Categories: Art | 2 Comments »
The first dispatch from our Senior Asia Correspondant – Kevin Broome has just arrived. “There are people wandering along the side of the freeway. This is my first impression upon our arrival in Beijing. It strikes a deep set hor [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, September 22nd, 2005
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“The inspiration for this raw, primative boutique comes from a post-punk, do-it-yourself attitude, akin to the early 90′s Berlin night club scene. the store will move location every 6 to 12 moths, advising clients via email of t [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
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Can you help me discover more music that I’ll like and turn it into a custom radio station just for me? YES.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
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Enter a book you like and the database of real readers’ will recommend something else you will like.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
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Happy 4th (28 in dog years) Birthday Charlie! You are older than me now!
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, September 16th, 2005
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From the mind of Rust Boy, Brian Taylor launches Candy Killer. A collection of Illustrations, Design ideas, and assorted visual ramblings.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, September 16th, 2005
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The rules of the box doodle project are quite simple: Rearrange a box to make any kind of figure or object. Make the most of least.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, September 16th, 2005
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Made of welded PVC plastic with inflation neck and valve, The Urban Nomad Shelter is designed to re-brand the homeless and re-map urban real estate. Electroland focused on the homeless because of the profound nature of their problem: They s [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, September 8th, 2005
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Gorillaz plan to tour the world… Just not until the technology become available. The cartoon band are set to break new technological ground by appearing on stage in 3D holographic format, although due to financial and creative technic [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, September 8th, 2005
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Designed by Ross Zietz for Threadless. Every T-shirt bought, Threadless will donate $20 to Hurricane Katrina Relief. $27,120 $48,700 raised so far. Keep it coming.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, September 8th, 2005
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Thank you for the eight months of amazing blogging. Unfortunately we have outgrown you and must move on. Don’t take this the wrong way, you definately performed to your maximum potential, but we feel that we just need more flexibility [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, September 8th, 2005
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For all you iProducts out there. iPod Nano.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
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The hype is over… Introducing the Motorola ROKR E1. The first phone with iTunes integration, provided by Cingular (unfortunately not available in Canada). Check out the specs at Cingular’s website.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
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While we wait patiently for the “big announcement” from Steve Jobs today, enjoy the gallery Gizmodo has set up of all previous iSpoof artwork.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
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The Billboard Building in Moto Azabu, Tokyo, was conceived as more a billboard than a building. Klein Dytham Architecture decided that the tiny triangular site lended itself to a strong graphic presence, and so the building’s glass fa [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, September 2nd, 2005
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Cool Hunting is posting a series of 6 Questions with all the upcoming speakers at Semi-Permanent NYC. So far they’ve posted: Skinny Corp., Greg Foley [Visionaire], Charlie White and Joshua Davis.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, September 2nd, 2005
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I love your Visa card. I love you money. I love your sexual powers. I love all your house. I love you every dollar every cent. I love your Porsche. I love TSANG Kin-wah’s way of combining foul language with floral patterns and arrangi [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, September 1st, 2005
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Happy BlogDay2005 everyone. Hug the person next to you and check out Pitchfork.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
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As he and his sons picked through the abandoned studio, they found thousands of dollars hidden away in film plate boxes. The true bonanza, however, was the discovery of more than 3,000 glass plate negatives. Having an interest in photograph [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, August 25th, 2005
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CORPSE BRIDE, website for the newest release from Tim Burton. Try and find the hidden content.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
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Beautiful ad for Mercedes [by Gorgeous]. Reminds me a lot of Kyle Coopers omage to Stan Brakhage in the movie Se7en.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
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“I want to make fantastic, painful images to talk about the real world and the miraculous human body.” -Margot Knight
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
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How did a low-budget film with a convoluted plot about time travel, arson, young love and a giant, imaginary rabbit go from box-office flop to indie film classic? As an outdoor screening becomes one of the summer’s hottest tickets, Ed [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, August 5th, 2005
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Bansky has been on holiday and he’s taken his spray can with him … to the Palestinian side of Israel’s separation wall. A spokeswoman for the artist, Jo Brooks, said: “The Israeli security forces did shoot in the air [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, August 5th, 2005
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It all started with a true story: a farmer had lost his wedding ring in the field and found it a season after with a tomato grown inside it. Hilde De Decker must lose a lot of rings. She fits the ring over the young fruit. Adjusting, interv [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, August 4th, 2005
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Riding on the Canada made robotic arm into space, Steve Robinson, aboard NASA’s Discovery mission described it as “a ride of a century” as he was maneuvered through space to the shuttle’s belly and gently plucked fil [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
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Backing up my theory of Google’s world domination, they have now made their leap to the moon. In honor of the first manned Moon landing that took place on July 20, 1969, they have added some NASA imagery so you can take your own tour [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
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Following the public release of the NIN “Hand that Feeds” Garageband files, Trent Reznor has released his newest video for “Only”, Directed by David Fincher. The video promotes more Apple products than the first rele [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, July 18th, 2005
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Amazing images of Mammatus clouds. Mammatus are pouch-like cloud structures and a rare example of clouds in sinking air.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, July 18th, 2005
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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail-in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, July 14th, 2005
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Watch todays shuttle launch live, 12:51 p.m. PST (3:51 p.m. EST). [Real Player] [Windows Media Player] [UPDATE: A fault in the shuttle's fuel-tank sensor system forces NASA to call off today's launch of Discovery.]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, July 13th, 2005
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IYHY is an attempt to fix the mobile web today instead of one or five years from now. It is a site that takes any website and converts it to a format mobile devices can view. View our site converted here.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
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Wake-up calls are a long-standing tradition of the NASA program. Each day during the mission, flight controllers in the Mission Control Center will greet the crew with an appropriate musical interlude. I wouldnt mind being woken up in space [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
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Motion tracking, computer vision technology and a custom C++ application, record and analyzes a graffiti writer’s pen movement over time. These gestures are processed and used to produce algorithmically generated digital projections w [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, July 11th, 2005
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“The baile is at the top of the hill, where a bend in the street has created a large space between ramshackle homes. There’s a gigantic wall of speakers and, again, more than 1,000 young people dancing, flirting and hanging out& [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, July 8th, 2005
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A fun ping pong remix project by Illustrator Gaston Caba.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, July 5th, 2005
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Fred Perry has released the first of their Blank Canvas series, collaborating with young fashion designers Paul and Vinti Andrews. They have created some beautiful graphics for the original slim-fit Fred Perry pique shirt.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, July 4th, 2005
Categories: Art, Design | 1 Comment »
A friendly reminder… Never strap firearms to your hamster.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, July 4th, 2005
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Artists Christoph Steinbrener & Rainer Dempf convinced the city of Vienna and local shop owners to cover all advertising signs, slogans, company names and logos in a monocrome yellow fabric. View Quicktime VR [via Wooster]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, June 27th, 2005
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Create ransom letters without the hassle of cutting and pasting. Spell with Flickr searches the database for images tagged as letters, then randomly generates the text.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
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The World’s First AIBO Dance Contest… and it is set to Daft Punk. I almost expected one of them to be holding an iPod.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
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Following up the “Secretary even you wife will like” entry a few months back, this is another one of the robots that is circulating the World Expo. Would you know the difference if one of these walked up to you?
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, June 21st, 2005
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Executives at Sony BMG and EMI have said they plan to begin rolling out CDs with technology designed to limit copying. The technology allows buyers to burn onto CDs only three full copies of a disc’s songs, and the burned discs cannot [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, June 20th, 2005
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Every day we see design that makes us puke a little bit in our mouths. Now you can do something about it. Join the battle against bad design.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, June 20th, 2005
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The world’s largest restaurant chain is tinkering with various possibilities in technology and design to try to ensure it is a hangout of choice in the future. I’m [not] loving it.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 17th, 2005
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Take a sightseeing tour of the best spots in the world via Google Maps’ satellite imagery. While you are there, check out the giant postage stamp on top of the Vancouver Post office.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 17th, 2005
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CrimeWire is developed as a response to the growing number of illegal music downloads that happens via peer-to-peer software. You will now hit a ‘steal’ button instead of “download”, be asked to “select crime&# [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 17th, 2005
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Google just launced a beta version of a mobile search engine that will deliver search results specifically from websites formatted for mobile phones. That means you will only get results that will be viewable on your phone and not a bunch o [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, June 17th, 2005
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Experience a button-free world. Can you resist to click?
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
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Will somebody please play with this little girl. She is seriously disturbed.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
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The new Subaru Forester website is a fabulous example of less is more. The horizontal linear format creates a very slick site rather than the more common vertical style.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, June 13th, 2005
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Hiding in the Russian Lomo warehouse, It was only a matter of time before someone stumbled upon this. This Soviet-era camera allows you to create a camera, slide projector, photographic enlarger, magnifying glass, and film viewer in one set [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, June 9th, 2005
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Every year Hyper Island pumps out a new talented crew. To finalize their 90 week program the students have, in their quest for internship, launched their own official website to show the world what they have to offer. Each crew’s webs [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
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After much anticipation, Group94 has just launched the new version of WellVetted. Using their flash94 CMS system, it turns the site from a monthly post to a daily dynamic source of inspiration.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
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Check out the newest Anti-McDonalds installations from the Billboard Liberation Front.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
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Recently while travelling on the skytrain to get one of the infamous Kiwi Pies’ I came across an evolved piece of street art. Not until later that evening did I discover that it was one of Invaders custom “invasions”. For [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, May 27th, 2005
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Apple says the next version of iTunes will give people a way to find and subscribe to podcasts. Listeners subscribe to shows for free, the latest of which is sent automatically to digital music players. Free programs have been built to do t [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, May 27th, 2005
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I’d like to thank Blur’s hiatus for this amazing follow up album from the Gorillaz. If you don’t already have their new album, GO GET IT. Produced by DJ Dangermouse, the “Virtual Band” also collaborated with Ne [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, May 25th, 2005
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Temples for four-legged Gods: tailor-made habitats created in the likeness of those of man and designed for their different attitudes and lifestyles. The symbol, Dog is a God, underlines this rediscovered divinity, where man is no longer su [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, May 25th, 2005
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When you are on holidays this summer and are too shy to ask the guy on the beach towel next to you to get busy… Let your sandals do it! [Note: Will only work on a sandy beach vacation. Do not try this on any other terrain.]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, May 20th, 2005
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Large advertising budget… That’s hot.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, May 20th, 2005
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In the four years since its introduction, the iPod has proven to be a versatile little device. Despite a relatively closed architecture, hackers have found their way in. Here are a few dozen things you can do with your iPod besides listen t [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, May 18th, 2005
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Collective Subconscious is an installation that imprints reverberating thoughts on a public space as people move through it. This project involves leaving behind traces of one’s thoughts in the space that one passes through and collag [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, May 11th, 2005
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TouchMe is an interactive installation that allows its users to create and contribute a personal image to the otherwise impersonal public space. Images that are created by interacting with a plate of frosted glass, remain a part of the piec [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, May 5th, 2005
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A new type of fiber-reinforced bendable concrete has been developed at the University of Michigan. The new concrete looks like regular concrete, but is 500 times more resistant to cracking and 40 percent lighter in weight. Tiny fibers that [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, May 5th, 2005
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Beautiful and haunting images of an abandonned amusement park in Japan. Check out the other gallery’s on the site as well, some amazing photography.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, April 25th, 2005
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The original and one-and-only Lomo LC-A camera has been taken out of production. According to the LC-A’s Russian factory, the LC-A has proven too expensive to continue given their existing structure. The beloved LC-A consists of 450 i [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, April 22nd, 2005
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Adobe Systems Incorporated acquires Macromedia. Hopefully this will mean less bugs in the new “Adobe Flash” with better Illustrator integration. Macadoberomedia
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, April 18th, 2005
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Google Local. Enter your search term, as well as the location or postal code that you would like to search near, and receive a nice, mobile-sized Google Map with details listed below and access to driving directions. The service is complete [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, April 12th, 2005
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The Snowsuit Effort isn’t like every trendy photoblog right now. Well it is in the sence that they post nice photographs each day, but instead of shooting clouds or powerlines, they shoot pictures of men and women living on the street [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
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I don’t know about you, but I have always wanted a bacon bracelet. Thwart Design has made this possible. Not only have they invented the bacon bracelet but other amazing things such as the nipple pin, in case you just need an extra ni [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, April 1st, 2005
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The man behind the Obey Giant, Shepard Fairey, has been spotted vacationing in Hong Kong. It doesn’t look like he is spending too much time relaxing at the beach though… [via Wooster]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, March 31st, 2005
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Walmart wants a piece of Vancouver, and they are doing whatever it takes to get it. Vancouver City Hall rejected Wal-Mart’s plans to open a store in Vancouver saying it was not environmentally friendly enough for the city. They went b [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 30th, 2005
Categories: Architecture | 2 Comments »
Sticking with my theme of Japanese culture leading up to the Expo. I present to you, Chindogu. Dogu is Japanese for “tool” and chin is Japanese for “weird” (not to be confused with the Japanese for “penis” [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005
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Fancy something slightly different for your lounge wall, bedroom or dining space? Then why not commission a Protein Profiler DNA artwork which allows you to extract, display and analyse your own genetic code. Take a mouth swab sample and se [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, March 18th, 2005
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Now, up until today, I thought the only way to ‘Shank’ (or as we like to call it at IBC, ‘iPod raping’) someone elses iPod was to connect it to your computer, use iRip, then disconnect and reconnect your iPod and add [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, March 17th, 2005
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Amazetype is a typographic web services visualizer for Amazon. Basically it turns whatever you search for into words spelled out in pictures related to the topic of search. Lets say I typed in ‘No Doubt’, checked off ‘musi [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 16th, 2005
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PC accessory maker Buffallo will be providing wireless internet access to those visiting the World Expo in Japan via a Solar Powered Blimp “SoLan”. Four wireless access points will be installed inside the blimp, and will fly abo [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 16th, 2005
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Imagine a plain old 35mm camera with a 170 degree built-in lens. Then add on the cool effects of a Colorsplash… what do you get? The new Lomo FISHEYE CAMERA! The worlds first 35mm camera with a built-in fisheye lens. Join the Lomo cul [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, March 14th, 2005
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Spike Jonze dreams up an incredible ad for Adidas. I can’t get enough of the song in the background. It was a wise choice putting Karen O. (from the YeahYeahYeahs) on vocals. Pre-order the worlds first intelligent shoe here.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, March 11th, 2005
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The upcoming 2005 World Expo in Aichi (March 25 – September 25) will be a showcase of Japan’s technologies and robotic culture. The Expo will feature Actroid, the naturally spoken robot. It can carry on a conversation with a gue [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 9th, 2005
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Laura, a security guard, has hacked a security camera from the Vancouver Art Gallery and embedded it into her blog. I am not sure if it is real, there is pre-recorded footage you can watch, but it looks choreographed. Control the camera for [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 9th, 2005
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A gallery of anti-alcohol posters from soviet propaganda era.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
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After two and a half years, 105 issues, and some great awards, CBC Radio One is serving up there last call. Their final issue was released on March 4th and will run until March 10th. Make sure you check it out before it is gone for good (Al [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, March 7th, 2005
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Over a three month period 150 strangers were stopped on the streets of New York, Denmark and Copenhagen. They were asked what they were thinking the second before they were stopped. The Thought Project
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
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Overshadowed is one of the most impressive photoblogs I’ve seen. Keith Kin Yan’s photography is incredible, the way that everything is so dark but seems to glow. His current series is ‘Overshadowed HK – series one [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
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I have always been a fan of the VW microbus, so naturally I love the idea of a new model. Check out Verdier’s concept for the new VW Van, and watch the video. It is a bit more hi-tech then it was in the 70′s. [via Wellvetted]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
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In case any of you missed the legacy that Napoleon Dynamite created behind the “Liger”, here is some fascinating information about this animal. Note: It is called a Liger because the father was a lion and the mother was a tiger. [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, February 25th, 2005
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All you need is $30 dollars, high-design PVC tubing, and a caulk gun. via Engadget
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, February 16th, 2005
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Grime is an amalgamation of UK Garage with a bit of drum n bass, a splash of punk and a touch of hip-hop thrown in. It is fast becoming recognized as one of the UKs most musically innovative and creatively cutting-edge subcultures. Grime cl [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, February 16th, 2005
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7500 steel gates with nylon flags, 16 feet tall, 23 miles long, 26 years in the making, $20 million, on view for 16 days. -Christo & Jeanne Claude View full panoramic courtesy of Josh Rubin. More amazing images via Positive Negative.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, February 14th, 2005
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I love this idea – A five meter tall stainless steel pole is standing in the center of a huge warning sign on the gallery floor telling the visitor ‘do not touch’. It’s amusing how many people are tempetd by this and [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, February 11th, 2005
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I am starting to see a trend in music videos lately. Maybe there is something in the water dish? Or maybe cats are slowly taking over the world? Anyways. Enjoy the new Fatboy Slim video.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, February 10th, 2005
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For those of you who watched the superbowl just for the ads, ENJOY.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, February 7th, 2005
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With winds of up to 110 km/h, i don’t even want to know what the temperature is. I am glad i am not in Geneva
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, February 4th, 2005
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In September 2002, A 29-year old Iraqi living in Baghdad and calling himself ‘Salam-Pax’ started posting descriptions of daily life on the internet. Incisive and recklessly irreverent, Salam’s weblog described his passion [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, February 4th, 2005
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Casey Weldon creates some interesting art. It almost reminds me of Mark Ryden a bit. Check out the McNipple piece, it is my favorite.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005
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A QTVR of the Tribute in Light in April 2002, photographed by Jook Leung. Check out some of his other QTVR panoramics. They are amazing!
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 31st, 2005
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Apple voted most influential brand. Beats Google for its ability to ‘capture the imagination’.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 31st, 2005
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Women’s bags and accessories constructed with recycled skateboards. I want one!
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 28th, 2005
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Brushed-steel rod that delivers 12,000 volts of electric death to anyone who even brushes your iPod. iRule
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 28th, 2005
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Bjork newest video, Triumph of a Heart, the next single from Medulla. The video is directed by Spike Jonze and shot on location in Iceland. It is one of Bjorks stranger videos. MEOW…
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, January 27th, 2005
Categories: Music | 1 Comment »
I have issues waking up in the morning. Every night I set my alarm for a reasonable time to wake up…but it never really works that way. When I hear CBC in the morning I know it is time to get up, but some how the classical music trigg [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005
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The AIGA Design Archives are a record of annual juried selections of design excellence and the work of designers honored by the AIGA. Oh.. and also a good way to spend a few hours on the internet. My favorite so far is the Alice in Wonderla [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005
Categories: Design | 1 Comment »
Do these living spaces look anything like the shipping crates that the older robots lived in in the movie iRobot to anyone else? They do look rather roomy for about 60 square feet though.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, January 25th, 2005
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More than 116,000 people were permanently evacuated from the area surrounding the nuclear power plant, Chernobyl, on April 26, 1986. In May 2001, photographer Robert Polidori was granted access to document what was left behind in this dead [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, January 25th, 2005
Categories: Photography, Travel | 1 Comment »
How do you make a 70′s concrete building modern? Stick 4,340 frosted glass disks backlit with LED’s behind them to the building. Obviously… (via Engadget)
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 24th, 2005
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Tired of being served too-milky tea, Onkar Singh Kular has created a series of china mugs in Pantone colours which correspond to the owner’s ideal brew. So whenever you are making tea for someone you will be able to tell from the colo [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 24th, 2005
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It has been 8 years since Portisheads last album, a long enough wait for any fan… But thankfully a new album is in the works. Founding member Geoff Barrow says “We’ve just had our heads down really, we’ve never actua [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 24th, 2005
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Have you ever been on a bus and overheard someone on their cellphone talking about how drunk they were last night and now they can’t even remember the name of the guy/girl who was in their bed this morning. If this a a regular occuren [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 21st, 2005
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This is a cool video directed by Olivier Gondry (with help from his older brother Michel) for the new French electro-pop artist Laquer. It was shot at one frame per second of driving (one frame per 10 seconds at night) and is Oliviers’ [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, January 20th, 2005
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Not to get all political, but even though I am a Canadian, just thinking of how the next 4 years are going to be makes me puke a little in my mouth. It really is unfortunate. [UPDATE: In case you hadn't heard, he is also man of the year. Bu [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, January 20th, 2005
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“For thirty-six weeks, a sketchbook was sent in random order between four artists: two in Brooklyn, two in Belfast.” BOOK
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, January 20th, 2005
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I wish i had a dog. And if i had one, I wish it had a strut… like Zach Braff’s dog. Speaking of Zach Braff, check out his Garden State Blog. His new year resolutions are great!
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, January 19th, 2005
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When you are as rich as Bill Gates, how can you let pictures like this get out? One & Two [UPDATE: He was actually posing for a Teen Beat magazine photospread in 1983. What were they thinking?]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, January 18th, 2005
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Grafedia: words written anywhere, then linked to images, video or sound files online. Grafedia Artist: one who makes grafedia.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 17th, 2005
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Check this out before it gets banned. The controversial new Volkswagen Ad. Car Bomber [UPDATE: This ad was not a real VW ad. It was the work of Lee and Dan, a British pair who specialize in outrageous ads. They are now being sued by Volkswa [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, January 17th, 2005
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For all of you that have iPods (approximately 5 million of you) out there, Griffin just released a “Smart Deck” Intelligent Cassette Adapter for iPod. It plugs in like a normal tape adapter, but it allows you to control the ipod [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, January 11th, 2005
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Even though he’s an internet chat addict, he can shoot a wicked photo… Check out Aaron Ruell’s photography portfolio (He also plays “Kip Dynamite” in Napoleon Dynamite). He is pretty much better then a liger. H [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, January 7th, 2005
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First Day of snow in Vancouver today! I think 1 inch is enough to call it a snow day.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, January 6th, 2005
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I can’t tell if this is real or not? Apple is supposed to be putting out a phone in collaboration with Motorola, possibly January 10th at the Apple Conference… I hope this isn’t it though!
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, January 5th, 2005
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After 13 months, 6 designers, 25,000 different concepts and one Battle Royale our site has been given a major facelift. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, January 4th, 2005
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This photo blog is one of my favorites. Alot of the images are shot in the pitch black with a long exposure. I am particularly impressed by this image though, it was exposed for 171 seconds. Amazing stuff… No Traces
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, December 30th, 2004
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Diesel always has really great concepts for there stylebooks, but this one is exceptionally cool! DIESEL
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
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In the year 2014, The New York Times has gone offline. The Fourth Estate’s Fortunes have warned. What happened to the news? And what is EPIC?
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, December 8th, 2004
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It’ great to see how other designers use typography in their compositions. There is some really cool stuff out there and some real garbage. Check out this online photo gallery with some interesting photos of typography from around the [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
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