Just because

Just posting to post - I drew this.

Shine a Light

I love the simplicity of this light. It looks great for camping and will fit in anyones backpack, not to mention the Tom's shoes business model. I like to see equity make it's way into a viable business model. http://www.luminaidlab.com/index

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Occupy Portland getting Evicted Live

I know this isn't design but I think it's something worth sharing.

http://www.koinlocal6.com/content/live/default.aspx

DIY minimalist desk

Even though we have an office, sometimes we need two desks at the same time. There is a little space next to the bed, about 30" wide, that could be used to solve this problem. I'm looking for a minimalist desk that I can build myself with minimalist tools (we don't have a power-anything).

It would also be great to have a little drawer for chapstick, etc.

Here is the space (don't worry, new bedding is on it's way).

And here is some inspiration.

Wall-Mounted Desk -MASHstudios

Shifty - Daniel Schofield

Maggi's Minimalist Oak Desk - Design Sponge

Boxoffice - chris&ruby

Storch - Nando Schmidlin

Thoughts?

 
 Now it's time for a little self promotion. I think this is one of Sister's favorite.
www.davidapatterson.com

CAD vs Pencil

As a design industry professional I've been wrestling with the argument of CAD vs Pencil and it's the same discussion over and over again.  Finally someone has figured out a new way to answer that question. http://www.daltonmghetti.com/

Occupy Design

So I've been following the Occupy Wall street movement wondering what I can do as a designer to support  those out there standing up for us all. After a little searching I came across occupydesign.org.  As described on their website,

"Occupy Design is a grassroots project connecting designers with on-the-ground demonstrators in the Occupy Togethermovement. The project’s goal is to create freely available visual tools around a common graphic language to unite the 99%. The project places an emphasis on producing infographics and icons to improve the communication of the movement’s messages and the data surrounding them across the world."

It's either this or I start designing locally built, gluten free, vegan tents.

The Knife Maker

I really like when people find what they are good at and take pride in there craft. That's exactly what Joel over at Cut Brooklyn did when his writing career turned out to be less than lucrative.  Check out this great video over at http://thisismadebyhand.com/. I had know idea a chef's knife had five different lines.

Fear me and my Unicorn of Death!

In todays world it's easy to forget about the magical powers of unicorn's

People are Funny!

Jerry Ware at Atlas Tattoo in portland

Flagging tape - it's not just for road work

With enough obsession and motivation even flagging tape can be amazing

http://www.megangeckler.com/

Wood Block + Spray Paint = Feature on Apartment Therapy

and that isn't necessarily a bad thing...

Trift Stools by Judith Seng

Wild Naugas

I think someone was finally able to snap a photo of Nauga's in their natural environment. It's a shame to see these cute creatures slaughtered for their delicate hides.

http://www.biologiska.se/

It cam from outerspace

I really like the new Dali Museum in St. Petersburg but I can help but be reminded of the "Blob"

http://design.org/blog/dali-museum-beautiful-architecture-hok

to design or not to design

Thanks Jessica,

I think every designer should see this.

via: designsoujourn

Motorcycle Weekend

Went to a local motorcycle show here in Portland over the weekend and can't stop imagining what it would be like to ride this thing.

Look closely and you can see the unused front brakes on the bicycle front end. As for the back brakes, well that piece of metal rubbing against the tire is sure to stop you on a dime. Still I can't help but want one. www.theonemotorcycleshow.com

Finally.... a tablet that makes sense

I have no idea why a person would want an iPad.  But then again, I bought an Alex, so I'm clearly not good at picking tech trends.  Regardless, this is a tablet design that I am excited about.

Asus EeePad Slider: Available May 2011

Samsung Sliding PC 7: Available March 2011

Fun, Friendly, and Felted

when it's cold outside you should put a coat on everything

http://www.kam-kam.org/

When the apocalypse arrives you can still have tasty desserts. Thanks to Christopher Thetard’s human powered mix master, when the zombies attack your dinner party will go off with out a hitch.

http://www.christoph-thetard.de

Nothing naked here

Thanks to Hamburg based designer Anne Lorenze even my furniture is better dressed than me.

http://www.annelorenz.com/

Waste Stool

I think this is a great use of industrial materials from designer Filipa Ricardo, and it even looks comfortable.

http://www.filiparicardo.com/