From France this is a beast of a wall calendar measuring in at 17x16x1.5″. Inside the plastic frame sit 56 ‘windows’ which turn around to reveal the dates, month and day. The pattern alone, so retro, is *amazing* but when it is interspersed with numbers it is magnificent. Unique, collectible and in good vintage condition. And already SOLD. Bummer.
Every bike has personality, but does yours have enough personality to sport a mustache? Give your bike a bit of bling and help it to stand out from the crowd with a copper mustache head badge. Approximately 1″ tall by 2″ wide. Keep it flush against the frame, or bend the curls out for even more fun. Made me smile.
(thank you anna)
This minimal teacup had me gasp for air. A beauty.
This is not only a useful but also a pretty towel. Seen over at Bailey Doesn’t Bark.
(via @whimsyandspice)
Two swissmiss thumbs up for these stuffed felt letters.
How much would a little one love one of these fox-shaped scarfs? Mini Foks in Ginger
The Foks is a fox-shaped scarf, designed by Celapiu and made entirely by hand in their studio. Lovely!
How incredibly cool are these 3D house numbers made out of solid concrete? Fabulous!
Love this twist on an inflatable mattress with straps for easy transport: Hotel In A Bag.
(via my friend martina and maybe also stilsucht)
Print beautiful large type on pretty much anything and I’ll fall in love with it. Even Dinner Plates.
Here’s the perfect gift for the Helvetica Obsessed in your circle of friends.
Hey Milwaukee! I am so excited to announce an upcoming tomorrow’s speaking engagement in your lovely town! Join me for an AIGA Talk on Friday November 6th, 2009 6:30pm at Hanson Dodge who will be generously hosting the event.
We are lucky to hear from contemporary designer and fresh-as-a-minute blogger extraordinaire Tina Roth Eisenberg. Counting her blog Swiss Miss as a vibrant part of her business model, Eisenberg is a Swiss designer who now resides in New York City. She studied design in Geneva and Munich and has worked at several prominent NYC design firms, including Thinkmap, where she was Design Director and helped design the award-winning Visual Thesaurus. Eisenberg now runs her own studio, with recent clients including the Museum of Modern Art and the Food Network. The self-proclaimed “Swiss Miss” says, “My aesthetics reveal my Swiss roots – I am a firm believer in white space and clean, elegant design.” Tina Roth Eisenberg is a well-rounded, gregarious and energetic designer and true lover of design. She will share insights into the work she’s done in New York City and how her blog has opened many doors.
Register Now! See you on November 6th! Yay!
Also read the followin article over on Mashable: Google Dashboard: Now You Know What Google Knows About You.
Simplicity, many people think,
is an end in itself
But they’re getting it backwards
Simplicity is the path, the means
It’s not a far off destination,
somewhere in the future
It’s right here, right now
It’s taking things one at a time
It’s asking simple questions
It’s taking simple actions
It’s doing it slowly
It’s considering and being conscious,
with everything
When you find yourself becoming overwhelmed
on the path to simplicity
Taking a complicated, frenzied path
to get there
Stop, consider, and choose
the simpler path
And take it slowly
And easily
And lovely
Simplicity is the path, not just the destination, by Leo Babauta
Last night I attended the Parsons Networked Design Talk organized by the Parsons AAS Graphic Design Program in which I am an adjunct professor.
So, picture this: The presentation is in full swing and the founders of BurdaStyle.com are talking about the latest redesign of their site and show a “Persona” that their design studio (Area17) put together. And guess what, the picture on this made up persona is ME! I almost fell off my chair laughing.
It’s quite funny to go to a talk of people you have never met, no know much about and then boom, you see yourself on the big screen. In their Presona Profile my name is Janice Hampton, I live in Kansas, am 42 and am considered a “Life Long Hobbyist”. Oh, and I am a bank teller.
Here’s a picture I snapped:
(One of the designers at Area17 is a friend of mine and grabbed the images of flickr. Exactly what I do when I need to come up with a Persona-Face. Thanks for the laugh, Kemp!)
swissmiss: “Oh no! G! Come Look! We have a water leak in our bathroom!”
G: “Oy!”
silence, staring
swissmiss: “Kinda pretty, huh?” (snapping photos)
G: “Yup!”
“I’ve realized that I can’t stand conferences. To me, conferences are akin to watching television without Tivo, or going to AAA to get a triptik instead of mapping a journey on Google. Conferences are an old workhorse model–a mix of passive consumption and fluorescent lighting–that is at odds with the seeds of inspiration they are supposed to inspire.”
Fixing Conferences: Six Lessons From the Designers Accord Summit, by Valerie Casey
Team Carsonified will be returning to New York City in two weeks to bring back The Future of Web Design. They’ve gathered an interesting list of speakers for the two days of workshops and talks. (Happy to see my studio-mate Liz Danzico being one of them!)
If you enter SWISSMISS during online ticket purchase, it will entitle you to 15% off!
See you there?
I so need to get this Speaker Onesie for (the still unborn) swissmister.
(thank you for the sweet shout-out on twitter, heavy rotation!)
I am a proud member of the Authentic Jobs Network and happy to announce that we just relaunched a new and improved site. Cameron did some major UI/Design magic and completely retooled Authentic Jobs to help you better connect with talented web, design, and creative professionals. Post a job and take 20% off with promo code RETOOLED.
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Since 2005, Authentic Jobs has offered their unconditional money-back guarantee. If you’re not 100% satisfied with the results from your listing, request a full refund within 30 days after your listing expires. Easy peasy. So, post a job and give it shot. You’ve got nothing to lose, literally. Good luck finding your next hire!
