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My love of old and new cameras combined in these retro digital cameras!
I have always loved old film cameras; owning a Coronet Clipper medium format and a Nikon Retinette 35mm as well as my Nikon D50. Until accidentally coming across a Rolleiflex Mini Digital Camera I had no idea that retro digitial cameras were both beautiful and cute due to their small stature.
Read moreBubblegumkitten – Now on Twitter
I have eaten my proverbial hat – I now have a Twitter account…
Read moreClever and simple cardboard cooker design
I spotted this on Designweek – it is a really clever and simple design idea by Jon Bohmer which is well deserving of winning the Forum for the Future’s Climate Change Innovation competition.
Read moreHigh speed explosive photography by Alan Sailer
Alan Sailers amazing high speed photography works really struck me, not only the beautiful and surprising images he has managed to capture but also the time and creativity it takes to sit and experiment with this kind of photography.
Read moreBillboard uses natural scenery to enhance product advertising
Leo Burnett’s billboard design for hair dye utalises the stunning scenery behind via a simple glamorous illustration die cut out of the board itself.
Read moreGooglemaps street view – the new advertising medium?
How long will it be before companies try to capitalise on this potential new advertising medium?
Read moreRed Vs Blue – war of the spoof sites.
The top sponsored link for the phrase ‘Gordon Brown’ on google currently leaded to the spoof apology website www.sorryfromgordon.com. The page is the Conservative response to Gordon’s recent speech to Congress.
Read moreDesign icons – Skullcandy headphones
I have always had a bit of a soft spot for off the wall headphone designers Skullcandy. They have been ahead of the game when it comes to stylish yet ridiculous (but still affordable) headphones.
Read moreFacebook connect – who do you trust with your identity?
Social networking giant Facebook has recently launched a new platform from which to continue it’s ever growing world domination: Facebook Connect. The web 2.0 technology allows the social networking sites user base to authenticate themselves on many other websites via their Facebook log-in.
Read moreAnother gem from the guys at DAG Designlab
I came across this design company not that long go and was really struck by their simple well executed designs. They seem to specialise in finding beautiful solutions which allow for clean and innovative design ideas to become a reality.
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