The Weepies currently playing on our beloved GenevaSound XL at swissmiss studio:
(thank you for introducing me to The Weepies, Billy!)
Graphite
Graphite on Paper by Meggie Schwendemann. Beautiful. Brings up memories from art school in Geneva.
Illustration by Nick Lu
Made me look. Illustration by Nick Lu.
Eternal Helium Ballon
(image by joan braun)
How crazy cool are these Eternal Helium Balloons? (Love the cloud!)
They are entirely made of fabric and there is in fact no helium in them. They are stuffed with kapok, and feel like a soft pillow. A tiny flap fixed at the top allows mounting it to your ceiling. It is key to hang them up as high as possible, in order to recreate the magic illusion of a real flying helium balloon! The most beautiful effect is obtained in setting a bunch of balloons together, forming a “balloon bouquet”. All these pieces are delicately handmade in my own workshop in Paris, in limited edition.
Check out more projects by Clementine Henrion over on her site.
(thank you christophe)
My first PrintSociety purchase
I am thrilled about my first PrintSociety purchase: The amazing Ampersand Print by Conor & David. Make sure to watch the making of video. Did you know: The ampersand was first seen in the 1st century AD and this short text in Irish and English charts its history and role in the English language.
Alphabet
Can anyone tell me who this is from? Saw it over on PrintSociety. Designed by Beauchamping, view his etsy store here.
(By the way, PrintSociety’s Size Chart made me laugh)
How do people see you on Twitter
Michael has an interesting post about Twitter Lists in which I learned about MustExist.com/list_tags. Enter your twitter name see the names of Twitter lists associated with your account. Here’s mine about swissmiss. Some of the tags that made me laugh are designhappy, beasts_of_twitter, mayo (?) and webrockers.
What are some of yours that made you chuckle?
Pile To File
Not that one really needs a paper weight, but this one made me look: Pile To File.
Motif Cubes
These Motif Cubes strike a perfect balance of being a kids toy yet being so stylish you want to keep it out in your living room at all times. Perfect gift for the designy parent (and kiddo).
(via designmilk)
Lego Architecture Series Empire State Building
Lego Architecture Series Empire State Building. Is that a perfect Holiday Gift for a little one or Architecture/Lego obsessed grown-up? Yes!
Tim Burton MoMA Spot
Tim Burton animates the MoMA Logo:
On view at MoMA November 22, 2009–April 26, 2010
For more information please visit www.moma.org/timburton.
printsociety.com
Print Society is a brand new site and already an amazing place to find art you can actually buy. If you’re an artist Print Society offers a unique opportunity to get the word out about about your art and sell prints faster. Some fantastic artists are already on board and from what I can tell the potential is huge! The amazing, lovely Laura Holder is their first front page curator!
(Congrats Saha, another fantastic idea and execution!)
Cardboard Fireplace
Cardboard Fireplace. Made me smile.
useful or beautiful
“Have nothing in your house that
you do not know to be useful,
or believe to be beautiful.”
– William Morris
(via mnmlst.com/quotes)
eyewriter.org
The EyeWriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people, who are suffering from ALS, with creative technologies. It is a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to draw using only their eyes.
(thank you zachary)
The universe…
“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.”
—Muriel Rukeyser
(via fourthstorymedia)
What is Google Wave?
This Google Wave video made me laugh:
Typekit now available to the public
Typekit just became available to the public. What does it do? It is allows you to use real fonts on the web. It’s a subscription-based service for linking to high-quality Open Type fonts from some of the worlds best type foundries. We are entering a new era of Type Possibilities on the web. Gasping for air!
The introductory pricing will remain for a while, so sign up now to get the best deal.
LongLiveAnalog | Chad Kouri
Last week I had the pleasure to meet Chad Kouri, one of the forces behind The Post Family here at swissmiss studio.
Lucky me, he gave me the above collage as a gift which will soon be hanging in Ella’s room. YAY! Check out the rest of his collages on his site, longliveanalog.com. (Is that the coolest url ever?) Also, make sure to pay The Post Family a visit.
Design Limericks for your Amusement
There once was a UI Designer
Who thought a right-nav was more finer.
But users bemoaned
When they could not find “Home”,
And simply restarted their browser.
There was an “Adobe Updater”
Who’s button said “Update me later”.
Whenever we’d work,
It popped up like a jerk.
And so we are “Updater” haters!
15 Top Graphic Design Limericks for your Amusement, by Douglas Bonneville
(via smashingmagazine)
