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Americans’ growing interest in genealogy and family history has spawned a demand for historical information. And while many may have treated the most recent U.S. census with a bit of a yawn, there’s been great excitement for something that’s taken 72 years to go public–the results of the 1940 U.S. Census. It’s not …
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In a (hunger-induced?) concept for Kraft’s Homestyle Sharp Cheddar and Bacon Mac & Cheese, Crispin Porter + Bogusky (or should we be calling them Crispy Porter…) sets out to prove that everything really is better with bacon. Even websites. The result: a banner ad on the sports site BleacherReport.com that smokes, sizzles and transforms …
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Advertisers and agencies should always strive to be a catalyst for change and find those beautiful intersections of creativity and strategy – like this Kickstarter project that seeks to transform an underground train terminal into the world’s first underground park. New Yorkers have heard of it as “the Low Line,” the below-ground equivalent …
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As any fan of Sky Mall can attest, there’s a market somewhere for upbeat affirmations of the “Dream” and Excellence” kind. They may be kitschy and trite–but there’s something to be said for looking on the bright side. Which is what inspired a collection of editors at the design group Cooper Carry …
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Drawing Apparatus from Robert Howsare on Vimeo.
Back in elementary school, your music teacher may have played something for you and told you to draw the image that comes to your mind or the “feelings” the music is suggesting. That at least was the lesson on classical music appreciation. Now here’s a slightly more literal approach, a spellbinding mix of turntable culture, …
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Do you know your N dash from your M dash? Are you fluent in jittles and picas? If not, graphic designer, Jim Williams, can help with his instructional (yet beautiful) new manual Type Matters! In the pre-Macintosh days, fonts used to be the exclusive domain of typesetters and designers. With …
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Ever wonder what would happen if you held a focus group for your new soda product around a middle school cafeteria table? Here’s the result: a line of Totally Gross Sodas from artisanal bubble-water maker Avery’s Beverages. The kid-inspired line includes flavors like the bright yellow Kitty Piddle (actually orange pineapple) …
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Google Earth is a rabbit hole of amazing images. Zoom in on your childhood home, check out that apartment for rent and get of street view of, well, practically anywhere. And now you can tower above those images…or make believe you’re flying…thanks to German artist and designer David Hanauer, who has created a …
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I love this idea for the American Heritage Dictionary, that pulls your writings from social media, or elsewhere, and turns it into a self-portrait photo mosaic. It’s good to see a traditional brand and passé product reinvent itself in today’s modern media and put the consumers at the center of the conversation. …
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Plush Toys these days seem to fall somewhere in the spectrum between Super Cute (Hello Kitty, ZsuZsu Pets) and Ugly Cute (Uglydoll). Clump-o-Lumps from KnockKnock seem to skew towards the latter, with a pleasant “weird is cool” vibe. And there’s s twist. These stuffed toys unzip into three different pieces …
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