Stuff I Think Is Cool

My "for fun" blog:
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Rules

Rules
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Inspiration: Make Something Cool Every Day 2009 by Brock Davis

Samurai Vodka

Samurai Vodka packaging by Arther Schreiber. Strong concept design, and I love the shift in the shape of the bottle.

Vincent Perrottet

Gorgeous posters by Vincent Perrottet.

Where the Wild Things Are Fort Contest

Booooooom.com joined forces with Weloveyouso (Spike Jonze & Co.) to bring you a very special Wild Things related project! Introducing the Wild Things’ Forts contest! If you built forts as a kid, this is for you! The contest is over now, but there are pages of amazing forts to inspire you.

VERAMEAT: Unique Handmade Jewelry

"Each piece of VERAMEAT jewelry mirrors a self-sufficient life form with a sculptural presence. Hand-crafted in New York City from such fine materials as ecologically sound recycled silver and pure 14k gold, VERAMEAT designs are artfully refined contemporary heirlooms.

VERAMEAT is Vera Balyura, a teller of winding tales in search of the extraordinary. Born in Ukraine, she recalls woodcarving with her grandfather, horseback riding in Utah & moving to New York to be a high fashion model all before the age of 14. Each design reflects a personal (yet universal) inspiration—from traveling the world, making music, maritime ny sagas, botanical structures of light, futuristic visions of rogue spacemen in beer, and before history."

Three Potato Four

Three Potato Four is a site run by Janet Morales & Stu Eli. Their backgrounds are in the graphic design industry. In 2007, they started Three Potato Four because of their love of collections. I love the home decor section, with this letterpress wood type font set.

What do you think?

Quoted from FFFFOUND

Light of My Life

Valentine's Day crafts! Find this one on Design Sponge

Pretty Random Objects on Etsy.com

Check out the adorable pottery of Joanna Mendicino on Etsy.com

"I like to think of my work as 'crafty modern' – I make simple, clean forms, with a very handmade touch to it.

On most of my work I will make cutouts into the vessel, my signature design element. I will also carve into the piece using a pencil, or knife tool.

The images I work with are often things that I have been drawn to since I was young: like pebbles, cobblestone pathways, and animals. I am also fascinated with taking that image and paring it down to the simplest form possible." - Joanna Mendicino

Student Packaging

“The design is inspired by the colors and designs of Joseph Albers and the Op Art movement. The usage of the rectangular elements reflects Alber’s “Homage to the Square,” a series of paintings begun in 1949.” - Meeta Panesar, Designer
Quoted from Lovely Package

Fabien Barral

I love this packaging, illustrated by Fabien Barral. Check out some of his other branding work, its a beautiful mix of fine art and graphic design.

Precious Metal

These are great! Check out the other bottle cap jewelry from Yoav Kotik's "precious metal" line.

Illustration

Beautiful illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock, and I love this design.

Visionary

This is my favorite project I've done recently. After studying David Carson, I redesigned a Vogue article about interior designer Kelly Wearstler using Carson's process and graphic design theory. His book 2nd Sight had a huge impact on me as a designer, and I love his talk about the importance of the artists' intuition.

Something to Crow About

This hand lettering is beautiful! Fine art or graphic design?