Design Happy

"...design as a value adding process, is potently positioned to contribute to delivering positive emotion resulting in happiness and greater well-being."

(Design Happy - The Guidelines, Parmar 2007)

Taking things apart

Thermoelectric Boots!

Voted as one of Time Magazine's Top 50 Inventions of 2010, these rubber boots capture the heat from your feet and turn it into power that can re-charge your phone!


I probably wouldn't want to strap my phone to the outside of my boots in the rain, but at least it'll be charged! (albeit wet)

More information behind the thermoelectric wellies via Ecouterre and Orange.

Interactive Window Display

Interactive Display Window Concept from Gustaf Engström on Vimeo.

Interactive Window Concept made for the module Advanced Interface Design at Hyper Island hosted by North Kingdom.

Made by:
Beatriz Areilza bareilza.com
Gustaf Engström gustafengstrom.se
Juliana Oliveira Silva cargocollective.com/​julianasilva
Lucas Lima luklima.com
Marcus Wallander lorem-ipsum.se

Coach during the project: Thomas Larsson at B-Reel (Stockholm)

Music: Bonobo - Kiara

Shot with a RED ONE camera at 120fps in december 2010.
Camera provided by: Ljud & Bildmedia, ljud-bildmedia.se
Green screen: Pump Station Studio, pumpstation.se

Dan Rossiter

I'm really enjoying Dan Rossiter's retail and exhibition portfolio, especially this Nike/Hurley/Converse booth, and especially that nylon-strapped log plinth.

music and balls

It's Friday...again! Wow, this week flew by.





Make sure you check out the "Making of" video of the Sony, it's bouncy ball goodness!

Listen to the slug.

Smiley Slug wants you to smile

Friday!!!

I can't find my phone

I CAN'T find my PHONE - by Dave Dawson

So simple. So useful.

Trophy Head

I've recently had an infatuation with plastic animal figurines. Shortly after completing the Henrietta album cover concept, I came across Steph Mantis' Pack Rack - so cool! Now that I have a couple dozen white animal figurines on hand from the album photoshoot, this gives me a few ideas as to what to do with them. (Side note: I think Steph should make an animal derriere version of the pack rack! From plastic snout to plastic tail, even animal figurines can be used with minimal waste.)

Catching up

So I'm thinking of starting a new blog. Until I get that one going, here is a bit of catch up from my life, as shown through a roll of film that was sitting in my camera since January and finally finished and developed last month. It's sort of like a montage, as you will.

Montage begin!











Montage over!

Freezelight Magic Forest

It's only February and we probably have at least another two months of Canadian winter left....booooooooooooo. Excuse me while I escape into the magic forest for a bit.

Freezelight Magic Forest from FREEZELIGHT.RU on Vimeo.

x-mas catch-up v1

For Scott's Christmas present this year, I took a sheet of Helvetica letter transfer that I've been saving since my first year of university and scratched, and scratched, and scratched the whole sheet onto a piece of glass, rearranging the alphabet to put S+H together [insert cheesy pick-up line here].

"wing-it"

I try to read. I don't get as much reading in as I would like, but I came across this quote that I really enjoyed and wanted to share.

"I also believe that creativity is life's insurance, because if you instill creativity even in the smallest children, they will have no fear, because they can improvise. ...Creativity is not about a nice interior or a nice wardrobe, or a sense of design. It's about a very subtle way to think and to realize, if this doesn't work, then I can solve things in another way; confidence and flexibility."

- Li Edelkoort
from Home, 50 Tastemakers Describe What It is, Where It Is, What It Means

I'll take "Things You Put on Your Cat's Feet", Alex for $400

stripes

too many?


- Sagmeister, Inc.

Moleskin Snobs

MOLESKIN SNOBS
a new source of inspiration and visual glory

Fantaisie in Bubblewrap {with espanol subtitles)

"Oh, that does not feel right.....
my face was....
not made for this....."

Fantaisie in Bubblewrap, by Jesse Metcalf

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BubbleType, by Canhur Aktuglu

via typographyserved.com

Copenhagen Chic-esque

KEEP CALM

What was once a part of British war propaganda, now a part of interior decor and curry advertisements.

Over-use?
Mis-use?
or Awesome-use?


"ORIGINAL"







Toronto Life Magazine, September 2009 issue


Found on Queen Street


Worst culprit?