Good Design

[innerSpaceman]

I wasn't sure where to put this, but here goes. My two lego-crazed pals, Remi and Alyse, built this (with the help of two others) for BrickCon in Seattle this weekend.

Needless to say, I think it's geektacular!




http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2992/lastmarchoftheents.jpg

[JWBear]

Coolness.

[Alex]

It's a good thing that millennia old tradition dictates that all Middle Earth battles leave room for giant feet.

[innerSpaceman]

If anyone's interested in the finer details (of which there are hysterically many), many photos are here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onelug/with/6191541210/).


:cheers:

[JWBear]

I WANT I WANT I WANT!!!! (http://www.midcenturia.com/2011/09/walker-residence.html)

[€uroMeinke]

Accurate Watch

http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/upload/2011/10/accurate_clock_by_mr_jones/accurate_clock_mr_jones_3b-thumb-468x702-32919.jpg

[€uroMeinke]

Escher Lego

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02016/escher-lego_2016111i.jpg

[Morrigoon]

Escher Lego


WIN.

[Kevy Baby]

Accurate Watch

http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/upload/2011/10/accurate_clock_by_mr_jones/accurate_clock_mr_jones_3b-thumb-468x702-32919.jpgDid you buy it?

[€uroMeinke]

Cloudship (http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/17/passing-cloud-by-tiago-barros/)

http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Passing-Cloud-by-Tiago-Barros-1.jpg

http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Passing-Cloud-by-Tiago-Barros-2.jpg

[€uroMeinke]

Pancakes (http://design-fetish.blogspot.com/2011/09/pancake-floor-pillows.html)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qq0VaabIkfg/Tn8nZ2qyV5I/AAAAAAAAIvo/_rWZ6ne2fOk/s1600/design-fetish-pancake-floor-pillows-1.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mHuIhenURg0/Tn8nb47pqbI/AAAAAAAAIv4/jGgI7RXvehw/s1600/design-fetish-pancake-floor-pillows-5.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

I like pancakes

[JWBear]

I like pancakes

Someone had to say it!

[Kevy Baby]

Someone had to say it!Yeah, it was just too easy.

Though I am sure there are those that are wondering what the fück we are talking about.

[Not Afraid]

Children's story posters by Christian Jackson. (http://www.squareinchdesign.com/category/childrens-story-posters/)

http://www.squareinchdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Red_Riding_Hood_textured1.jpg

http://www.squareinchdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Three_Little_Pigs1.jpg

http://www.squareinchdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/alice.png

[JWBear]

Keen gear!

[Ghoulish Delight]

"Huh? That looks like...oh it IS! That's not right."

http://www.squareinchdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Oz.jpg

[Gn2Dlnd]

That's purty funny!

[alphabassettgrrl]

I like the posters! It took me a minute, and I kind of needed the caption/titles, but yeah!

[JWBear]

Here's something for the straight guys (and a not-so-straight lady or two) on LoT. (http://www.geekologie.com/2010/05/yow-yow-disney-ladies-in-sexy.php)

May be NSFW.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Hey, cool! I like the comic-style Disney art!

[Capt Jack]

bless you for those

*r-click...save as*

[Moonliner]

Somehow mixing Disney with sexpots just doesn't work for me. It feels creepy.

Although I might be able to make an exception for sleeping beauty.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So the one who's passed out and not able to resist ISN'T creepy.

Remind me not to accept a drink in a dark bar from you.

[Moonliner]

So the one who's passed out and not able to resist ISN'T creepy.

Remind me not to accept a drink in a dark bar from you.

Oh come on. Just one little drink. What harm could that do?

[€uroMeinke]

urban birdhouse (http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/17791/christian-bermudez-the-birdhouse-project.html)
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/bora/99thebirdhouseproject/bird02.jpg

[Morrigoon]

At first glance I thought it was a red light camera, heheh.

[lashbear]

I just ordered one of these ! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uddwiG_vFdA) (but from amazon for literally 1/4 of the price...)

[RStar]

urban birdhouse (http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/17791/christian-bermudez-the-birdhouse-project.html)
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/bora/99thebirdhouseproject/bird02.jpg

Pinnocho's feet!!!

[Kevy Baby]

Digging on this potential product: Glass multitouch keyboard and mouse (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1116966310/multi-touch-keyboard-and-mouse)

http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2011/11/Keyboard-500x386.jpg

(I didn't include the image of the mouse as it was too big - the picture; not the mouse.)

[Alex]

Hmmm....that keyboard only seems useful to me if you don't know how to type without looking at the keyboard. Without any tactile feedback on my fingers I think I'd end up slowed way down.

As for the mouse we already have trackpads and I hate them, the first thing I do with laptops is seek out a regular mouse to plug in.

But I agree that they'd look cool as part of an Ikea office display, I just doubt that I'd want to actually use them.

[Not Afraid]

Just think of the typos I'd make!

[lashbear]

Jubt thnik of the tyres I'd bake!

Fixed it for you.

[Moonliner]

http://cdn.freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Hollow-Chair-4.jpg

[alphabassettgrrl]

A chair that holds my books: brilliant!

[CoasterMatt]

I want one of these - Kinekt Gear Ring (http://www.kinektdesign.com/product-gear-ring.php)
http://i.imgur.com/TsQLa.jpg

[Morrigoon]

Recycling liter bottles into skylights for poor people (http://uk.reuters.com/video/2011/07/11/bringing-light-to-the-poor-one-liter-at?videoId=216968892)

[lashbear]

Recycling liter bottles into skylights for poor people (http://uk.reuters.com/video/2011/07/11/bringing-light-to-the-poor-one-liter-at?videoId=216968892)

I remember seeing that some years ago - the story's recycling itself ! :D

...oh, and the guy who folds up the corrugated metal to accommodate the bottles is known as "The Manila Folder"

[blueerica]

As related to the International Year of Chemistry (http://excites.co.uk/#953618/International-Year-of-Chemistry-2011)

[Kevy Baby]

Some really cool stuff on Wirecutter (http://thewirecutter.com/2011/12/wirecutter-2011-gift-guide/) (courtesy of Woot) including

Dieter Rams SK5 Phonosuper Record Player, $875. By master designer Dieter Rams and sold in the late '50s and early '60s. It's not really a record player as much as it is fancy nerd furniture.
http://thewirecutter.com/wp-content/uploads/t1_product_1309626052.jpeg

Balloon Speaker, $45. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
http://thewirecutter.com/wp-content/uploads/balloon_speaker488_image2.jpeg

Secret Passageway Book Switch, $50. Secret passageway book switch!
http://thewirecutter.com/wp-content/uploads/secret-passageway-switch-xl-590x393.jpg

There's more: I'll let you discover

[Cadaverous Pallor]

As related to the International Year of Chemistry (http://excites.co.uk/#953618/International-Year-of-Chemistry-2011)<3

Now THAT is some good design.

[€uroMeinke]

Pizza Box
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvc8c8UuMs1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg

[Gn2Dlnd]

Olga?

[Kevy Baby]

With locations in DC, MD, VA, and Sparks, Nevada

[CoasterMatt]

Um, give me $50 and I'll MAKE you a "secret passage" book switch.

[Frikitiki]

The Word Clock (http://hipplayground.com/the-numberless-word-clock-that-tells-time/)

[JWBear]

WANT!!! (http://www.geekologie.com/2011/12/james-bond-y-tranforming-patio-conceals.php#more)

[Alex]

It all started backstage at O: "How do we monetize this stage design," asked the sad clown of the 12-year-old Chinese contortionist.

[Morrigoon]

Okay, pretty brilliant ad design. (Note the escalators)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/399984_3058113778671_1438181170_33234726_123159850 2_n.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

Probably not the most practical and more than likely overpriced, but I like it none-the-less: VW Microbus Camper Tent (http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2011/05/17/vw-camper-van-tent/)
http://www.geekalerts.com/u/vw-van-tent.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

These look like interesting inventions that I will see if I can find more info on later:
http://imgur.com/gallery/m3g6p

[Kevy Baby]

I found a clock for €uroMeinke:

http://www.widelec.org/stuff/nowatorskie-wynalazki3/nowatorskie-wynalazki-65.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

Water bowl for Thurston (is it Thurston in the picture?)

http://www.widelec.org/stuff/nowatorskie-wynalazki3/nowatorskie-wynalazki-83.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

An interactive video pool system - make sure to watch the video (http://www.obscuradigital.com/products/detail/cuelight/).

http://www.obscuradigital.com/images/sized/images/uploads/1-650x420.JPG

[Moonliner]

Me Want! (http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8538)

The new Exotic Driving Experience at the Walt Disney World Speedway

[Ghoulish Delight]

There are fare more efficient ways to buy a flash drive.

[JWBear]

Art Deco Bathrooms (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lhoracek/sets/72157627666689617/with/6199616334/)

[Moonliner]

How to drive a Disneyland Monorail circa 1966 (http://gizmodo.com/5877493/learn-to-drive-disneylands-monorails-with-its-1966-operator-guide)

[Not Afraid]

Art Deco Bathrooms (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lhoracek/sets/72157627666689617/with/6199616334/)

A bit more elaborate than mine.

[JWBear]

A bit more elaborate than mine.

Yes, but your bathroom could comfortably house a family of four.

[lashbear]

Yes, but your bathroom could comfortably house a family of four.

More, if it's cats....

[Moonliner]

Functional and comfy. How rare do those two commingle.

Dress Pant Sweatpants (http://gizmodo.com/5879654/goodbye-sliced-bread-dress-pant-sweatpants-officially-the-greatest-thing-now)


Letting you easily go from the gym (or bed) to work without changing, Betabrand's drab gray dress pants are actually made from comfortable terry cloth. So you can relive your college days when it was ok to leave the dorm wearing pajamas.


http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2012/01/647652c412a7d42c08c85da332baf3e7.jpg

[Alex]

I really don't understand that. First I don't actually find sweatpants to be any more comfortable unless I'm not expecting to be more mobile than watching football from the couch. But the comfort comes from being baggy and loose, not that they're made out of cheap fabric. So if they still fit like regular pants is not that advantage gone?

Two, if I'm going to have to wear a belt to keep them up, that eliminates most of what comfort advantage (when not moving) sweatpants have.

Three, when was the last time you saw dress pants with kneepads built in?

Four, KNEE PADS. Apparently these are designed for male hookers.

[Moonliner]

A coffee table. (http://gizmodo.com/5879969/uss-enterprise-coffee-table-is-furnitures-final-frontier/gallery/1)

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2012/01/xlarge_25de8c3c23022b4607a50234cfc5b413.jpg

[Capt Jack]

wouldnt really go in my place, but I like it none the less. :snap:

[€uroMeinke]

Anamorphism (http://www.whudat.de/anamorphic-illusions-by-felice-varini-34-pictures/)

http://whudat.de/images/anamorphic_illus_03.jpg

http://whudat.de/images/anamorphic_illus_04.jpg

[JWBear]

I love it! But, can you imagine coming home drunk at night...

[SzczerbiakManiac]

That is so freakin' cool! I want.

[Moonliner]

Pool side climbing wall. (http://gizmodo.com/5887607/youll-splash-instead-of-crash-when-you-fall-off-this-climbing-wall)


http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17edu4nwjh0ijjpg/original.jpg

[alphabassettgrrl]

i like the climbing wall!

[Alex]

Anamorphism (http://www.whudat.de/anamorphic-illusions-by-felice-varini-34-pictures/)

http://whudat.de/images/anamorphic_illus_03.jpg


Cool, but I suspect somewhat hard to live with. At least for me things like that are almost headache inducing when viewed from angles that are close, but not quite spot on. It's like my brain is short-circuited trying to make things line up.

Maybe it would be good in a stairway where there really isn't a "close but not quite" angle.

[Kevy Baby]

See, I like starting with it being off and then enjoying watching things come into alignment

[Alex]

I like that too, but if I were to stop right before things get into alignment and stay there, that would tend to give me a headache.

[Kevy Baby]

Well then, don't stop!

[mousepod]

I agree with Alex. A good trompe l'oeil might be great at someone else's house, but can be maddening at home if it doesn't always work perfectly.

Since this is the first house we've ever owned, I got excited when we first bought it and asked Heather if we could get an Imagineer to design the living room. She shot me down. She is a wise woman.

[Alex]

True, but if it were in my house it is quite possible that there'd be reason to stop in places not good.

(I was thinking that stairwell was in a residential home, but thinking about it more it is probably a gallery.)

[Kevy Baby]

Maybe installing a trap door right at the sweet spot to get rid of undesirables...

[Morrigoon]

Chromatic typewriter (http://hifructose.com/the-blog/2050-tyree-callahans-chromatic-typewriter.html)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zTFrhvA35Lc/TxjSrCZS7mI/AAAAAAAAcUE/Z486nCg2GM8/s400/7145_6693148987_9ec3bdbed0_o.jpg

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Japanese company makes levitating house to prevent structural damage during an earthquake (http://inhabitat.com/japanese-levitating-house-system-could-protect-homes-from-earthquakes/).

I realize this thread is focused on visual beauty, but I think this idea is brilliant.

[Alex]

Interesting idea. I'd be curious how long it can maintain that levitation. 20-30 seconds is a long time to be compressing and blowing air with not no real warning. And if effective, how quickly would it blow the electrical grid to have half the houses in a town suddenly start drawing that much power at exactly the same time.

The picture doesn't show what happens to all the utility connections from the house to the ground. I imagine they can be built with slack but they'd be torquing on the house while it floated and there's a non-zero chance that the part of the house attached to the ground will have moved when it comes back down.

I assume those are all dealt with and not explained in a 300 word article, but they're the questions that come immediately to mind.

And just proves that Carl from Up was ahead of his time.

[Morrigoon]

Or when the utility itself fails and power cuts off...

[lashbear]

Or when the utility itself fails and power cuts off...

...there's always the manual inflation nozzle that pops out of the wall in case of blackout, next to the emergency whistle and light.



And - Stoat wonders if it would save your house in a Tsunami?

[Capt Jack]

well, you could probably track it as it floated out to sea

[Morrigoon]

Paper artist. (http://calvinnicholls.com/) Amazing stuff.

[Moonliner]

This one is for CP:

Tiny Transmission Towers Tidy Tethered Toys (http://gizmodo.com/5893579/tiny-transmission-towers-tidy-tethered-toys)

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17gitnes2bvp6jpg/original.jpg

[SzczerbiakManiac]

That's terribly terrific!

[JWBear]

Cool, but I see a problem. Wouldn't they have a tendancy to tip over if the cords got pulled on?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

After I stopped my head from exploding I tried to purchase said towers. They exist only as prototypes. :eek:

#firstworldproblems

[Ghoulish Delight]

I want the shipping containers.

[Moonliner]

Cool, but I see a problem. Wouldn't they have a tendancy to tip over if the cords got pulled on?

Not if you nail then to your desk.

[Moonliner]

After I stopped my head from exploding I tried to purchase said towers. They exist only as prototypes. :eek:

#firstworldproblems

I have to say, they look like you could make a pretty good approximation using paper clips.

[Betty]

I have to say, they look like you could make a pretty good approximation using paper clips.

Dooooooo it.

[Kevy Baby]

I sometimes wished I knew how to weld - projects like this would be fun.

Alas, the only thing I know how to do is make sawdust

[Not Afraid]

I don't weld, but I solder.

[Kevy Baby]

I don't weld, but I solder.Then you could make those towers. You've got lots of free time on your own hands; go for it!

:D

[Moonliner]

I don't weld, but I solder.

I was thinking a few dabs of super-glue would do the trick.

[Not Afraid]

Then you could make those towers. You've got lots of free time on your own hands; go for it!

:D


How about I teach you to solder?

[lashbear]

The project's in Flux right now....

[Frikitiki]

I wonder if that idea would really hold up and stick together.

[Kevy Baby]

Somebody will get this wired

[€uroMeinke]

Godzilla
http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/godzilla_candelabra.jpg

[Gn2Dlnd]

"Stay close to the candles, the staircase can be...treacherous."

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Interesting... it turns out "Blücher" is not the German word for "glue" (http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/blucher.asp).

[JWBear]

Well... Frau Leim just doesn't sound as funny.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Combination Mixing Bowl and Scale (http://www.cnet.com/8301-13553_1-57402445-32/mixing-bowl-weighs-in-a-contender/)
http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/03/22/digibool.jpg

[Capt Jack]

huh. neat idea. almost a 'why didnt I think of that?'

[Alex]

I'm having trouble deciding if that is good design or just surface clever?

As I think about it, I believe I rarely want to measure all ingredients into a single bowl. With this either you are just constantly adding new stuff to the mix, or you have to weight, empty and clean to weigh another ingredient.

So even if I had this I would probably still want a standalone scale, in which case I don't need this as I accomplish the exact same thing by putting the mixing bowl on my scale.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I see your point Alex, but since it has a tare function, I can see myself adapting to adding ingredients in succession.

[Alex]

Yes, it would be useful for that. But I also frequently (when I cook, which isn't frequently) start by measuring out all of the ingredients for something even if they don't all get mixed together immediately.

I don't think it would be possible for more convert entirely to things that can be mixed together at the start.

Plus, I probably wouldn't have been able to weigh my luggage for our Rome trip in that like I was able to do with our food scale (a two week trip with 14 pounds of luggage involved a lot of weighing and trading). And obviously failure of imagination that it doesn't take into account luggage weighing.

[katiesue]

It's a clever idea but I don't see it as being very practical. We use a kitchen scale a lot, easier to figure out carbs if you measure. That said my fairly cheap kitchen scale has a tare function as well. So we usually measure in whatever she's going to eat it out of. Using this would mean I'd have to wash it and whatever she ate out of.

Plus it says it's European so no ounces - then I'd have to do mental math and that just wouldn't be good.

[Kevy Baby]

However, if it were oven and dishwasher safe, you would have a single vessel for a meal from start to finish

[Gn2Dlnd]

Combination Mixing Bowl and Scale (http://www.cnet.com/8301-13553_1-57402445-32/mixing-bowl-weighs-in-a-contender/)
http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/03/22/digibool.jpg

And hat!

[CoasterMatt]

It's a pterodactyl!

[Morrigoon]

(a two week trip with 14 pounds of luggage involved a lot of weighing and trading).

How in the hell did you do that? I'm pretty sure my little purse weighs more than that! (Okay not really... maybe half that)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

How in the hell did you do that? By being Alex.

I like the bowl since I usually only weigh one ingredient. But I also think it's no big deal to have a separate scale (mine is cheap and fits even in my kitchen) so you can continue to measure after mixing.

[Alex]

Looking it up it was actually 13 pounds. Virgin Atlantic's limit for carry on luggage.

It really wasn't that hard, you just have to be willing to not take everything you might possibly need with you. Rome is a modern place, they have stores and everything. So you don't need to take an umbrella just because it might rain. You don't need to take 4 pairs of shoes.

If you're willing to handwash clothes in your room at night (and by clothes that will dry quickly) you really only need a couple sets. If I recall correctly I packed two shirts, two t-shirts, three pairs of socks, one pairs of shoes, one light jacket, my camera gear (which I believe ended up being about 5 of my 13 pounds), the guide book we were using, some basic toiletries (not many, I'm more than happy with hotel shampoo, soap, and toothpaste, and my Kindle.

Plus the clothes I was wearing when we got on the plane.

And this isn't so much "being Alex" as "being Lani." But traveling with just carry-on isn't really that hard if you put some thought into it and don't bring home with you.

[Snowflake]

I just found my dream-fixer upper in LA (http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/01/1936_fixer_with_original_details_in_midcity_asking _379k.php). I've got a bad case of real estate lust, even though the place needs some real work. Helluva bargain for a short sale.

Here's a place (http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/23/honey_can_we_move_to_oakland.php#4f6cc75185216d712 10e354b) up here that simply screams JWBear.

[JWBear]

I just found my dream-fixer upper in LA (http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/01/1936_fixer_with_original_details_in_midcity_asking _379k.php). I've got a bad case of real estate lust, even though the place needs some real work. Helluva bargain for a short sale.

Here's a place (http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/23/honey_can_we_move_to_oakland.php#4f6cc75185216d712 10e354b) up here that simply screams JWBear.

I like them both!

[Betty]

If I recall correctly I packed two shirts, two t-shirts, three pairs of socks, one pairs of shoes, one light jacket, my camera gear (which I believe ended up being about 5 of my 13 pounds), the guide book we were using, some basic toiletries (not many, I'm more than happy with hotel shampoo, soap, and toothpaste, and my Kindle.
.

Was it fun going without pants?

[Alex]

I wore pants onto the plane and washed them in the room every couple of nights.

[lashbear]

I think I suffer from "Just in case" syndrome when packing. :rolleyes:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Here's a place (http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/23/honey_can_we_move_to_oakland.php#4f6cc75185216d712 10e354b) up here that simply screams JWBear.I have a friend who lives in this exact Eichler floorplan in the City of Orange.

[CoasterMatt]

WANT!!
http://i.imgur.com/Y9AHo.jpg
Minimoog Sofa (http://www.tonylongmusic.co.uk/keyboards-and-modules/the-minimoog-sofa/)

[JWBear]

Does it make sounds when you sit on it? that would be awsome.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I have a friend who lives in this exact Eichler floorplan in the City of Orange.

I read that as Escher. Was hoping to finagle an invitation.

[Snowflake]

Le sigh, more real estate porn (http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/04/1930s_streamline_moderne_in_whitley_heights.php). Not at all fiscally realistic but what a dream home this is. OMG the kitchen and bathroom, all that delicious tile just sends me. Love the streamlined art deco ocean liner feel to the place.

[katiesue]

Gorgeous!

[JWBear]

Beautiful house! But, yellow rooms make my skin crawl. I couldn't live there with the kitchen and bathrooms.

[€uroMeinke]

Nut Cracker - Potentially NSFW
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/leigha/jen%20lady%20nutcrackers/a6.jpg
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/leigha/jen%20lady%20nutcrackers/a3.jpg

[Ghoulish Delight]

Urban Plant Tags (http://www.carmichaelcollective.com/Urban-Plant-Tags)

http://payload50.cargocollective.com/1/4/146475/3317399/All_Plant_Signs_Bench_w_9_1000.jpg

[lashbear]

Love them!

[Snowflake]

Some cool and fun retro t-shirt designs

1678

website here (http://www.cladrite.com/catalogue1.html)

[JWBear]

Very cool. I might just pick me up one of these (http://www.geekologie.com/2012/05/planets-of-the-solar-sytem-ring-forged-f.php) when I win the lotto.

[Ghoulish Delight]

If Ghibli movies were Penguin books...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/99959666/studio-ghibli-4x6-postcard-set-of-nine

[Frikitiki]

More uses for books! (http://www.oddee.com/item_98149.aspx)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Star Trek inspired home theater (http://www.geekologie.com/2012/06/im-on-a-spaceship-star-trek-themed-home.php)
http://www.geekologie.com/2012/06/18/star-trek-home-theater-1.jpg
http://www.geekologie.com/2012/06/18/star-trek-home-theater-2.jpg

[Ghoulish Delight]

Any one have around $40K to spare (http://fineart.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=5087&lotNo=78139)? I know it's a little late for my birthday, but I'll forgive you for being belated.

Lots more awesome pinup and scifi art in the full auction (http://fineart.ha.com/common/auction/catalog.php?SaleNo=5087&type=5087-tem062212).

[Moonliner]

Any one have around $40K to spare (http://fineart.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=5087&lotNo=78139)? I know it's a little late for my birthday, but I'll forgive you for being belated.

Lots more awesome pinup and scifi art in the full auction (http://fineart.ha.com/common/auction/catalog.php?SaleNo=5087&type=5087-tem062212).

Science Fiction and Pinup art? Now that's a combination that works for me!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Portraits Made From a Single Strand of Unbroken Thread (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/kumi-yama****as-unbelieva_n_1619012.html)http://i.huffpost.com/gen/657846/thumbs/o-MANA-570.jpg?4http://i.huffpost.com/gen/657845/thumbs/o-MANA-570.jpg?4

[Alex]

An amazing technical feat but I don't think they'd be anything I actually want to look at all that often (though in person they may have a three dimensionality that changes that.

However, go to the HuffPo article and click through to items 10 and 11 in the slideshow, showing some shadow art and that is something really good and more visually striking (to me, obviously).

[lashbear]

This ones for Matt.....

iNuke Boom (http://www.chacha.com/gallery/1618/the-craziest-iphone-accessories/10671)

[Moonliner]

From the "Damn, why didn't I ever think of that" file.

We have a recycle bin right next to the mail slots. 90% of the snail mail I get goes right into the bin rather than cluttering up my office for days.

[Alex]

90% of my mail doesn't even make it into the house. I just put it in the garbarge can next to the mailboxes. 90% of the remaining 10% only comes inside so I can shred the credit card mailings. 90% of the reamining 1% only comes inside because I figure Lani should be the one to throw it away instead of me.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Dress made out of 50,000 gummy bears (http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/this-dress-was-made-from-50000-gummy-bears)http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/7/3/17/enhanced-buzz-12818-1341350888-2.jpghttp://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/7/3/17/enhanced-buzz-3887-1341350308-7.jpg

[Moonliner]

Dress made out of 50,000 gummy bears (http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/this-dress-was-made-from-50000-gummy-bears)http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/7/3/17/enhanced-buzz-12818-1341350888-2.jpghttp://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/7/3/17/enhanced-buzz-3887-1341350308-7.jpg

If they used the Vodka soaked bears they would have combined three of life's great joys in one project.

[Ghoulish Delight]

If they used the Vodka soaked bears they would have combined three of life's great joys in one project.

Stickiness, smelling like booze, and ???

[SzczerbiakManiac]

300 pound garments?

[Moonliner]

300 pound garments?

Please, like a gummy bear dress was practical evening wear to start with....

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I don't know what you're talking about Moonliner. I wear my gummy bear kilt all the time.

[Gn2Dlnd]

"He kilt him a gummy bear, when he was only three -
Sticky, Hot and Sticky,
Kink of the wild frontieeeeer!"

[Kevy Baby]

If they used the Vodka soaked bears they would have combined three of life's great joys in one project.

Stickiness, smelling like booze, and ???Wearing gobs of makeup of course!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

"He kilt him a gummy bar, when he was only three -
Sticky, Hot and Sticky,
Kink of the wild frontieeeeer!"I fixed it for you

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://www.bisovsky.com/v02/wp-content/uploads/frida_31.jpg

Stunning (http://www.bisovsky.com/v02/?page_id=2634&lang=en)

[Capt Jack]

not so much related to 'good design' beyond rethinking what we know related to fashion/clothing and when things were invented.

600 year old linen bras found in austrian castle (http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/18/600-year-old-linen-bras-found-in-austrian-castle/?ap)

[JWBear]

For the next Swank Camp?

http://www.billinexile.com/wp-content/uploads//2012/07/trailer.jpg

[alphabassettgrrl]

That's the biggest teardrop camper I've ever seen!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yes please.

[Alex]

The drawback is that while you're sleeping you have to leave your booze out where the bears will drink it all.

[lashbear]

Hey!! I would not. I'd ask first.

[Ghoulish Delight]

History of Olympic pictograms (http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/07/the-history-of-the-olympic-pictograms-how-designers-hurdled-the-language-barrier/)

I love what they've done for London

http://www.designboom.com/cms/images/-andy/ol.jpg

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Rainbow Shower head + tiles that change color as they get warmer = I want!
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cshoXCRm1r3ipuqo1_250.jpghttp://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cshoXCRm1r3ipuqo2_250.jpg

[lashbear]

Where do you get it?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002P9ATSC
http://www.movingcolor.net/products_northern.html

[alphabassettgrrl]

Wow! I like it!

[Kevy Baby]

Cookie Coffee Cup (http://theawesomer.com/cookie-coffee-cup/180767/)

Ninjabread Men Cookie Cutters (http://theawesomer.com/ninjabread-men-cookie-cutters/57193/)

Many other fun items to explore.

[Capt Jack]

well, it would be if it werent blocked from work

[katiesue]

I have the nijabread men. Now I should maybe use them for something.

[Kevy Baby]

Might I suggest making Ninjabread Men Cookies?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Coolest hairdo ever (http://failblog.org/2012/07/28/fashion-fail-poorly-dressed-get-it-off-me-get-it-off-me/)! (IMO)
spoilered for the arachnophobichttp://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/fashion-fail-poorly-dressed-get-it-off-me-get-it-off-me.jpg

[Frikitiki]

Wonder how long it will take before it shows up in a movie or tv show as the villan's hairdo

[Kevy Baby]

Did you see this post I put on Facebook (spoilered for the herpetophobic)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6rywwW1UT1rtqsowo1_500.jpg

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I don't do The Bookface, but that hair is way cool!

[Kevy Baby]

I don't do The Bookface...Because of Jim's Mom?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Sorry, not getting the reference.

[Kevy Baby]

Parmesan Jim (Gn2Dlnd) says he won't join FB because his Mom is on there.

[Kevy Baby]

On a different note, these are cool "bookshelves (http://www.agustav.com/)," though they would be very easy for me to make.

[Alex]

I suspect that is one of those things that looks cool in front of a camera and stupid walking down the street.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Timing & location matter a great deal.

[Kevy Baby]

Susan and I were just discussing these book"shelves" as I opened this thread. While I found them interesting, they aren't something I would want for myself.

[JWBear]

Anyone have $2.3 million you can give us? (http://www.trulia.com/property/1060774861-1191-Bryant-Rd-Long-Beach-CA-90815)

[€uroMeinke]

Trompe l'oeil visible from the Space Needle

NSFBTD - Giant Spiders

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/daddy-1.jpg

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/daddy-2.jpg

[lashbear]

I bet that's responsible for a few double-takes.

[Capt Jack]

Lab-grown genitals, spray-on skin (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48976348/ns/health-mens_health/)

neat article (admittedly with a well played come-on in the title).

[Kevy Baby]

Lab-grown genitals, spray-on skin (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48976348/ns/health-mens_health/)

neat article (admittedly with a well played come-on in the title).I used to think the idea of a frozen head that could be re-used was ridiculous. Now, not so much.

---

I wonder if I could get them to grow me a larger functional penis?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I'm hesitant to post this here because it's not a real product (http://www.incrediblethings.com/style-and-gear/pew-pew-pew-baby-holster/), but I still think it's a nifty idea.
http://gentlemint.com/media/images/2012/09/06/ab31b4cb.jpg.505x650_q85.jpg

[JWBear]

Yippy-ti-aye-ai, cowboy!

[lashbear]

You just like the hot model....

[SzczerbiakManiac]

No, I also like the hot model. :)

[Capt Jack]

I wonder if I could get them to grow me a larger functional penis?

ok, now youre just being greedy

[Ghoulish Delight]

ALL the colors (http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/09/tauba-auerbachs-rgb-colorspace-atlas-depicts-every-color-imaginable/)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I want a copy of that book!

[lashbear]

Mechanicards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGa52qPVvA&feature=endscreen)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Those are very cool, but not $75 cool.

[Moonliner]

Those are very cool, but not $75 cool.

It's depressing how often the phrase "Those are very cool, but not $x cool." crops up.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

T-Rex Heels (http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/the-fiercest-pair-of-high-heels-ever)
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web04/2012/9/25/10/enhanced-buzz-24328-1348583085-23.jpg

[Snowflake]

Ew, I disagree, not a good design.

[Kevy Baby]

On a similar topic, I've wondered if one can walk in heel-less high heel shoes:

http://shoelala.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/Antonio-Berardis-no-heel-shoes.jpg

[lashbear]

Yes, but it's murder on the balls.


...of your FEET, Kevy.

[Moonliner]

Trompe l'oeil visible from the Space Needle

NSFBTD - Giant Spiders

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/daddy-1.jpg

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/daddy-2.jpg

Wow, that building is even cooler from street level (http://io9.com/5946885/hooray-an-optical-illusion-of-a-building-filled-with-giant-spiders?utm_source=gizmodo.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation).

And yeah, probably still (ok definitely) NSFBTD


(ok, it's not the same building, but still cool)

[Kevy Baby]

Moonies link led me to:

Google launches underwater Street View (http://io9.com/5946618/google-launches-underwater-street-view-blows-everyones-goddamn-mind)




(Actually, the headline is "Google launches underwater Street View, blows everyone’s goddamn mind", but i wouldn't go that far)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Unfortunately just a photoshop contest entry:

http://nocache-nocookies.digitalgott.com/gallery/11/1053_23_05_12_5_26_02.jpeg

[alphabassettgrrl]

I like the fractal silverware.

[Capt Jack]

gotta git me one o' these! (http://www.neimanmarcus.com/christmasbook/fantasy.jsp?cid=CBF12_O5411&cidShots=m,a,b,c,z&r=cat44770736&rdesc=The%20Fantasy%20Gifts&pageName=Best%20Gift,%20Bar%20None&icid=CBF12_O5411)

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/category/christmasbook/NMO5411/NMO5411_mx.jpg

[€uroMeinke]

Abandoned Mid-Century Modern Homes (http://www.flavorwire.com/336928/stunning-photos-of-abandoned-mid-century-modern-homes?all=1)

http://assets.flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/TWITCHELL-600x399.jpg

http://assets.flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/TWITCHELL3-600x396.jpg

http://assets.flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/FRANK2-600x398.jpg

[alphabassettgrrl]

Oh, that's going to take a lot of time to fully explore.

[JWBear]

Depressing.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Abandoned places draw me in. Can't get enough.

[Moonliner]

Abandoned Mid-Century Modern Homes (http://www.flavorwire.com/336928/stunning-photos-of-abandoned-mid-century-modern-homes?all=1)

http://assets.flavorwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/TWITCHELL-600x399.jpg


It's too late for that one, It is being demolished. (http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070719/NEWS/707190385)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Sad.

[cirquelover]

All those books just rotting away, so sad.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I can't believe that there's a Frank Lloyd Wright on there, though the update says it has since been restored.

Also - is that the way to the LoT Commune?

[JWBear]

There is a FLW house currently facing demolition in Pheonix. (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57525774/frank-lloyd-wright-house-under-demolition-threat/)

[Morrigoon]

Some guy makes Haunted Mansion serpent doorknobs (http://www.therpf.com/f13/haunted-mansion-serpent-door-handle-complete-162415/)

[Alex]

Can't access that page without registering.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

There is a FLW house currently facing demolition in Pheonix. (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57525774/frank-lloyd-wright-house-under-demolition-threat/)Wow. As children, they spent summers at the house. Unable to afford the upkeep, they sold the house to a buyer who promised to preserve it, who then promptly put it back on the market.Just like that, the house designed by one of the biggest names in architecture for his own family's use is just another liability to be sold and torn down.

[JWBear]

WANT! (http://www.upper-terrace.com/)

[Alex]

I feel bad that the realtor's staging of the house makes me just assume that the current owners are douches.

[Capt Jack]

no pricing that I saw either. no doubt one of those 'if you have to ask...' things.
pity. I think it could be made comfortable.

[JWBear]

no pricing that I saw either. no doubt one of those 'if you have to ask...' things.
pity. I think it could be made comfortable.

It's on the Description tab:

OFFERED AT: $2,695,000

[Moonliner]

no pricing that I saw either. no doubt one of those 'if you have to ask...' things.
pity. I think it could be made comfortable.

4 Bedrooms
2 full baths, 2 half baths
2 car garage
Approximately 3,400+ sq/ft.*

OFFERED AT: $2,695,000

Using today's low mortgage rates, assuming a $250,000 down payment and good credit your monthly payments on a 30 year loan would be around $14,094.78

[Capt Jack]

almost liked it better when I didnt know the price

[€uroMeinke]

Lazy Boy Crucifix

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md9t9h3Hvk1qf1n5jo1_500.jpg

[Frikitiki]

Steampunk skull (http://www.designtoscano.com/product/indoor+statues/new+indoor+statues/steampunk+skull+containment+vessel+-+cl6067.do)

[alphabassettgrrl]

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-artifacts-that-will-shatter-your-image-middle-ages/

Henry VIII had a helmet that looks a lot like that!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Maybe this will only appeal to geeks like me, but I think these are brilliant!
Bluetooth Handset Gloves (http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f2c9/)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/frontsquare/f2c9_bluetooth_handset_gloves_inuse.jpg

[Alex]

That seems like a horribly uncomfortable way to actually talk on the phone. Though amusing.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Maybe this will only appeal to geeks like me, but I think these are brilliant!
Bluetooth Handset Gloves (http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f2c9/)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/frontsquare/f2c9_bluetooth_handset_gloves_inuse.jpgThis is great. How about Uhura gloves, where the speaker is in the middle finger tip and the mic in lower palm? Or better, actual implants.

[Alex]

I don't want implants for that kind of thing.

I'll accept nanobots that hover around me and move into position when necessary.

[Kevy Baby]

I've always suspected that you were just a large nano-bot cluster.

[JWBear]

I've always suspected that you were just a large nano-bot cluster.

That would explain a lot.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'll accept nanobots that hover around me and move into position when necessary.Who should I make this blank check out to?

[Kevy Baby]

Street Art Utopia - Best of 2012 (http://www.streetartutopia.com/?p=10554)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

VKBM for the awesome pics

[Capt Jack]

VKBM for the awesome pics

I 2nd this. totally inspiring

[€uroMeinke]

In case you were wondering, this is the color of the year for 2013:

http://plentyofcolour.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/plentyofcolour_emeraldpantone.jpg

[Cadaverous Pallor]

LOL. That's my rave name. :D

[Frikitiki]

LOL. That's my rave name. :D

Pantone 17-5641?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Pantone 17-5641?Rave-design-geek name?

[Alex]

That doesn't look particularly emerald to me. I demand they do a recount.

[Capt Jack]

didnt that used to be called sanitarium green?

[Moonliner]

didnt that used to be called sanitarium green?

What? Now that's just crazy talk.

[Stan4dSteph]

The 2012 Google doodles are having a New Year's Eve party.

[Snowflake]

Okay, I love this (http://www.etsy.com/listing/120163840/the-symphony-1-acoustic-iphone-ipad-ipad)!

1783

[Snowflake]

Just got this, I'm so happy!! Wanted one for years! LSPE will love this, too, I suspect.

1784

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Rad, Snowflake!

[Frikitiki]

Cool expandable fletcher captstan table (http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/household/furniture/fletcher-capstan-worlds-coolest-expandable-table.asp)

[RStar]

Magnetic Periodic Table of Herbs & Spices (http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Periodic-Table-of-Herbs-and-Spices/#f)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Cool expandable fletcher captstan table (http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/household/furniture/fletcher-capstan-worlds-coolest-expandable-table.asp)I agree (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=4875)!

(not that anyone should be looking that far back)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

How Do You Say "I Want This House" In Greek (http://www.davidmixner.com/2013/02/real-estate-how-do-you-say-i-want-this-house-in-greek.html)?
http://davidmixner.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c90b153ef017ee8642eeb970d-pi

[Kevy Baby]

Based on a discussion, I was looking for the link from here for the 100 Creative Business Cards (http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/100-really-creative-business-cards/). Alas, the images on the link are all dead now, but it caused me to go looking for some more which led me to:

20 Awesomely Creative Business Cards (http://flavorwire.com/314585/20-awesomely-creative-business-cards)
and
20 Inspiring, Unusual Business Card Designs (http://designfestival.com/20-inspiring-unusual-business-card-designs/)