Category Archives: Design

All things design – graphic, industrial, interior, etc. Art with a pragmatic bent.

solar bulb

I sure wouldn’t mind having a few of these solar-charged lightbulbs hanging around. (via Uncrate)

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Pantone-inspired Christmas cards

Christmas cards with bold colors that represent different aspects of the season? Yes please. Check out the Pantone-inspired Christmas cards (and posters). (via Curatedmag)

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Of Alarm Clocks and Volume Controls

Why does an alarm clock’s volume control go all the way to silence? I’m sure it’s a matter of time and money savings by using the default range of the electrical component, but it seems strange that you’d ever silence … Continue reading

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I promise…

If only I could get everybody who sends email in my office to sign one of these… (via swissmiss) UPDATE: Ack…fixed the link.

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Time Around

This clock over at the MoMA Store has me drooling…

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Chocolate Pie Chart

This edible info graphic is spectacular. I wonder how it tastes… (via swissmiss)

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Ladle

This is an absolutely brilliant design for a ladle whether it’s used for punch or a pot of chicken soup: (via Gems Sty)

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A Functional Heart

In a manner of speaking: (via, etc.)

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Shave Yourself!

This past weekend Valerie and I finally stopped by 1601 Overbrook Road at what seems to be a clearing house for estate sales. What you see above is what I bought; a (likely) late-40′s Gillette Super Speed razor. I haggled … Continue reading

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Brain Baked

Things could be slow this week, folks… Between a crazy busy work week and crap-loads of work around the house, my mind isn’t all there lately. But I did get something nifty, recently

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