NYC/CreativeMornings with Debbie Millman

I am excited to announce next week’s NewYork/CreativeMornings with wonderful Debbie Millman.

WHEN/WHERE

NewYork/CreativeMornings, February 25th 2010, 8.30am – 10am. Please note that rsvp will open on monday february 21st at 11am over at creativemornings.eventbrite.com.

This month’s event will be hosted by the generous folks over at the amazing Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO. If you are not familiar with the space, get ready for a real treat.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Debbie Millman is a partner and president of the design division at Sterling Brands, one of the leading brand identity firms in the country. Millman is president of AIGA, and chair of the School of Visual Arts’ master’s program in Branding. She is a contributing editor to Print magazine and host of the podcast “Design Matters.” She is the author of How To Think Like A Great Graphic Designer (Allworth Press, 2007),The Essential Principles of Graphic Design (Rotovision, 2008) and Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design (How Books, 2009).

HOW TO SIGN UP

R.S.V.P will open at 11am on monday february 21st over at creativemornings.eventbrite.com!

Please let us know if you r.s.v.p’d but can no longer make it. Our events fill up quickly and we usually keep a waiting list. Thank you! And at the morning of the event, make sure to put on your chatty networking hats!

BREAKFAST SPONSORS

Breakfast will be sponsored by our main sponsor MailChimp and this month’s co-sponsor Freshbooks.

Check out our new website: www.creativemornings.com

Also happening next week:

L O S A N G E L E S
Date: February 25, 2011
Speaker: K.Kirk+N.Strandberg of Eight Hour Day
Host: Ford&Ching
Sponsor: Media Temple
Organizer: Jon Setzen

More info and rsvp at losangelescreativemornings.eventbrite.com

S A N F R A N C I S C O
Date: February 25, 2011 | Chapter Kick-Off!
Speaker: Laura Brunow Miner
Host: Typekit (crazy awesome space!)
Sponsors: Happy Cog and Typekit
Organizer: Greg Storey

More info and rsvp at sfcreativemornings.eventbrite.com

Gazelle

I just received my (second-hand) Gazelle bicycle! I am so happy I might burst! While I love my Strida, I was ready for a comfortable cruiser type of bike, which could also fit a kids seat. The Gazelle it is! But now, where is spring?

Check out the History of Gazelle Bicycles Video below. (I want one of those kids basket to go on the back!)

The Rucksack



I am drooling over this beauty of a Rucksack. (Yet another Etsy find.) You can carry the Rucksack at your side, with the leather handle, or wear it on your back with the 2 adjustable shoulder straps.

No Whining

I need this No Whining Pillow for my daughter.

Midget & Giant

Ryuji Nakamura created this miniature paper model house to sit ontop of his iMac, in front of the iSight webcam. It transforms a webcam view into something straight of out of Alice in Wonderland. How can this not make you smile?

(Johnny from Spoon Tamago just emailed me and said that he found this originally. Here’s his post.)

German Love and Likor

Here’s a T-Shirt for all of you that speak German or have an affinity for the language:

“Ich möchte Dir sagen, daβ ich Dich nie verlassen werde. Und dann, wenn Du traurig bist, könnte ich Dir immer ein biβchen Likör geben, um dein Herz zu aufwärmen. xo”

Basically this means that I’ll be there for you always. And I’ll get you drunk when you’re sad.

(Not crazy about the type treatment, but the message made me chuckle.)

Reversible Sign Necklace

This Reversible Sign Necklace made me laugh. Hat tip to the DesignGlut ladies!

3D Glasses Necklace

Beautifully nerdy: 3D Glasses Necklace by Designglut.

Componibili Laundry Basket

My studiomate Jennifer blogged this modular laundry basket called Componibili yesterday. She is suggesting you use it as toy storage! Brilliant! I was instantly thinking they would make good recycling containers. This could work in our studio!

(via minordetails)

Knapsack

I am totally loving this Fatboy Knapsack. I must get one! Summer picnics anyone? What the heck, I’ll have a picnic on one of these in our studio.

(via betterlivingthroughdesign)

Gnome Life

Gnome Life, a wonderfully surprising tumblr-blog I just discovered. It documents the life of a gnome that just recently moved to NYC. Quite poetic!

Neighborhood Necklaces

How very cool are these Brooklyn Neighborhood Necklaces? Ann of the Blue Ribbon General Store in Boerum Hill told me about them. If ever you’re close by her store, make sure to go by. It’s a gift-givers paradise.

(Next step up on all of these script necklaces is a less cheesy typeface!)

Tilo Red = 1

As if Valentine’s day wasn’t enough to be giddy, we are also celebrating swissmisster’s 1st birthday over here at casa swissmiss! I feel like it was just yesterday when I wrote this post. And yes this means it took me an entire year to finally post about Tilo’s birth announcement cards which were printed by the wonderful Kyle Van Horn. The drawing in the front of the card is by Tilo’s sister Ella. It was her first stab at stick figures. I was 7months pregnant at the time. So she drew me with Tilo in my tummy. Adorable? YES!

Art piece needs a temporary new home

Brooklyn based artist Ian Trask is trying to find a home for the above pictured cardboard sculpture. It’s been on a wall in the grand ballroom of Webster Hall for the last 8 months, and due to renovations had to come down. He is trying to find a suitable semi-permanent home so that he doesn’t have to discard the piece.

Do you have space for it? If so, get in touch with Ian.

♥ / FUSE

A big thank you to FUSE for sponsoring this week’s RSS Feed.

FUSE: Design & Culture // Brand Identity & Packaging (April 11-13, Westin River North, Chicago) is the only conference that focuses on brand strategy, brand identity, and design. Now in its 15th year, FUSE has become the event of choice for hundreds of brand strategists, designers, packaging leaders, and trendhunters. Fuse is best known for delivering the perfect blend of big picture inspiration and real world best practices. Visionary keynotes in 2011 include Ian Schrager, Karim Rashid, and Michio Kaku. Designers, brand, insights and marketing executives from Facebook, Target, P&G, Coca-Cola, 3M and more will share ground breaking stories from their everyday lives that stand to have tremendous impact on YOUR business. For more on speakers and to find out about FUSE’s incomparable networking opportunities visit www.iirusa.com/fuse.

The 2010 event sold out, so if you are interested make sure to reserve your spot quickly. Swiss Miss readers save 20% off the standard rate, simply mention promotion code: FUSE11SWISS when registering. Register now.

Pick your Cupid

Fun Illustration by Ji Lee. Happy Valentine’s day everyone!

Cardboard DollHouse

Now here’s a refreshing new take on Dollhouses. Our children’s gorilla created this simple cardboard building with urban fronts for your playing city-minded child. I like it!

Float

What a gem of a find over at Paul Octavious’ blog:

Float Documentary Trailer from Phil Kibbe on Vimeo.

Paper Tweet


Are you in an office with people who are not on Twitter and you have no idea how to communicate with them? Use this Paper Tweet Pad.

Remade in Switzerland

Victorinox has a new brand called Remade in Switzerland. The designs are by the young designer Christopher Raeburn from England. He is known for his pioneering work creating ethically aware and innovative men’s and womenswear collections from re-appropriated military fabrics. An MA graduate of the prestigious Royal College of Art in 2006, Ræburn launched in 2008 his label utilising decommissioned military stocks of uniform and parachute fabrics to create functional, intelligent, and meticulously crafted garments.

Check out this stop cool stop motion video.

(thank you Jens)

Stamps of Disapproval

This set of 12 stamps (of disapproval) made me laugh. They are a brainchild of recent RISD MFA grad Heather K. Phillips. Buy them here.

(thank you ninja)

Snow Type

What does a Norwegian Typography lover do when there is too much snow? They go outside and make type from snow. Of course!

Conductor: mta.me

Conductor: www.mta.me from Alexander Chen on Vimeo.

At www.mta.me, Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Using the MTA’s actual subway schedule, the piece begins in realtime by spawning trains which departed in the last minute, then continues accelerating through a 24 hour loop. The visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 diagram.

more info.

(thank you Veronica)

Robo Rainbow

This Robo Rainbow Video made me smile. (And yes, I realize it is not ok to vandalize other people’s property.)

robo-rainbow from mudlevel on Vimeo.

(Thank you Ivar)