Everomp: Design Makes the Heart Go Yonder

The Owl by David Ellis. Because any sound can be music. (01/31)

Dutch IKEA campaign. Floating furniture! Yay! (01/30)

We won't discuss the finer details of George's last State of the Union. Too much bullshit to manage. Instead, a response by Obama. Hope this guy means what he preaches. We damn near need a savior at this point. (01/29)

Folks, meet Archer. (01/29)

How do you design a warning sign for future inhabitants of planet Earth? Future... say... 1 million years in the future? (01/29)

More images of the new Disney ad campaign featuring celebrities and actors as famous Disney characters. Rachel Weisz? Mm-hm! Photography by Annie Leibovitz. (01/29)

FaulknerBrowns identity. While I can't say I'm gushing over it (however it is quite lovely), the presentation of the identity research and work is a great read. (01/28)

Advertising movie The Water Horse with water and lights. Have you seen this effect in person? Walt Disney World utilizes it quite a few times throughout their parks. Every time I see it I'm blown away. Really love this effect. (01/28)

Why Bembo Sucks. Well I've always thought the name sucks. Bembo. Sounds like some kind of typographic whore. (01/28)

I spy a truly evil clown at MOBA. [speakup] (01/28)

The Ring Gun. This is about the strangest, coolest, scariest piece of jewelry I've ever seen. (01/25)

Anatomy of a Typeface. Wow, interesting take. (01/25)

Who woulda thunk it: Tony Blair's identity wins Wallpaper award. (01/24)

A new identity for the New York City Ballet. Black and white and beautiful. Thank you Paula! (01/24)

The video to What's a Girl To Do by Bat For Lashes. Wow, most hypnotic I must say. (01/23)

Jorge Oswaldo does amazing things with vinyl stickers. My favorite? Beautiful Chaos. (01/23)

About the most impressive online archive for Penguin books I've ever seen. [acejet] (01/23)

The Extreme Hybrid has nothing to do with extreme sports. Simply breakthru thinking. (01/22)

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." - George Washington (01/22)

My favorite show sometimes, Law & Order, finally isn't smoke and mirrors when it comes to the font. I finally know what it is! (01/22)

Wooden fire extinguishers? Stupid... or brilliant? (01/22)

I'm starting to take serious interest in techniques for shrinking down CSS and Javascript files. Acid Drop seems to have some answers. (01/22)

Library of Congress has created a flickr account. Abundance! (01/21)

Global package gallery. (01/21)

Dove Onslaught and Evolution. Real beauty might not be what we think. (01/21)

Furry happy monsters feeling glad! marc] (01/21)

Steve Jobs talks up the Amazon Kindle, DVDs, phones, and Bill Gates. My, my, quite the opinionated soul. (01/18)

The new HOW Conference 08 poster, by Clifford Stoltze, is pretty darn dandy. (01/18)

Orbitals. (01/18)

They had the right idea in 1960. (01/18)

These toys are beautiful. (01/17)

So whatever happened to Jay Chandrasekhar? [marc] (01/16)

Core Memory project. Photography of old computing insides. Simply breathtaking. (01/15)

Comparing Apple design to Braun of the 60's. Kind of hard to call it plagerism. Much of today's design world is taken directly from the trials and tribulations of modern design of yesterday/ (01/15)

First bank of the United States. Go ahead, learn something new. (01/15)

So in light of all 16 intelligence agencies' findings, ol' Prez George doesn't agree. I forgot he has all the answers. (01/15)

All about laughter. Hah. (01/15)

A list of the world's oldest companies. Go Japan! I can't even fathom a thousand-year-old business. Sucks to be their accountant. (01/11)

The Museum of Shops and Social History. Freaky. [acejet] (01/11)

Alzheimer's symptons cured in minutes? This is the stuff I like reading in the morning. (01/10)

JJ Abrams talks about...packaging?! At TED. Love that guy. (01/10)

The $27,000 Mac, broken down by Kottke. Sweet Jeebus! (01/09)

The original Macintosh User Manual. Priceless. Gotta love the convenient "carrying case". [johanna] (01/09)

50 car pileup in Tampa. This is insane. This occurred about an hour from my office. I can believe there was zero visibility. There have been ocassions driving along I4 when I can barely see 30 feet in front of me. It doesn't make me any happier than Red has to drive I4 every day. (01/09)

The Ladies Tea, a logo. (01/08)

It's all about the type for Letman. Very nice indeed. (01/08)

Vince Vaugn's date speech (Wedding Crashers) set to animated type. "Just the tip?" (01/08)

Condom wrappers from the 30's and 40's. Poncho, ha! [johanna] (01/08)

Now Xerox is at it. This is really fucking stupid. (01/08)

Markus Hartel does some amazing street photography around NYC. [ac] (01/08)

Apache (Tommy Seebach). The drummer is my new hero. (01/08)

Two-Sided Car. Why not? [marc] (01/08)

Patriotism. In type, that is. (01/07)

Drug companies spend twice as much on marketing as they do research. Go figure. (01/07)

I could into deeper philosophical debates about the art of the film versus watching teeny-tiny screens on a telephone, however Mr. Lynch will some it up. He's creepy, but you have to appreciate him. (01/05)

I live in a shack down by the farm. (01/04)

Koren Shadmi. The illustrator's journal has some great process shots. (01/04)

New Museum of Contemporary Art has been rebranded into, well, just New Museum. This looks to be a lot of fun. (01/04)

My Democratic choice, Joe Biden, calls it quits. Can't say I blame him. (01/04)

Cheers! Ack, party foul. (01/03)

Joystick. A class assignment. (01/03)

Ettore Sottsass dies at 90. What a legacy. (01/02)

Eggshell carvings. Wow. [johanna] (01/02)

Some lovely shots of Radiohead's In Rainbows packaging and design. (01/02)

You'll soon be able to order a Starbucks drink from your phone. Even more reason not to talk to 'Bucks employees. I love social interaction at a minimum. Woohoo. (01/02)

5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Child Do. Hilarious, and true. (01/01)

25 Best Rock Posters Ever. Open to interpretation, but at least you know the bar is set high. (01/01)

Reasons to Love New York, the photo shoot. What a fun project. [do] (01/01)

Okay, just about the most disturbing Christmas scene ever. I had to hold off until after the holiday to post this. Just...too...creepy! (01/01)

Camera toss. [johanna] (01/01)

Beautiful animations from British Airways. [jer] (01/01)

"Art is the highest form of hope."

— Gernhard Richter