After personally going through the task of popping in and pulling out plugs for a long weekend away from home, I would have loved to have seen a couple of these at my fingertips last Thursday night. This is another simple idea brought to fruition; simple problem, simple solution — great design! These color-coded clip-on tags are a great way to visually manage the cords behind your computer or beneath your TV, making it easy to identify which one you want to tug out of the socket.
Not since Kazimir Malevich have I seen such great work that was done as white on white. This set of paper art by Simon Schubert is fantastic. Click the link to see more; there are plenty of inspiring views like twisting staircases, architectural scenes and infinite hallways. Highly creative, but as simple as embossing a crisp piece of paper; I hope these images are an inspiration to you.
This product is so cool that you can’t even order it; you have to pre-order it. This 2GB Ravage Transformer USB is made from either 80% (C8) or 90% (C9) authentic Transformers, customized to hold 2GB of information. For $43 you can have one set on the reserve list and mailed to you later this year. I think this is a pretty clever design for storing data, but modifying a Transformer may offend some fanatic collectors.
Adjust your speakers and sit back for this one. This is an inspiring video about all things creative. The video was presented at a benefit show for the Ontario College of Art and Design back in 2005, but it has stood the test of time.
This bicycle built for three is a great design, made with the whole family in mind. Though it does look like a Duchamp painting come to life, this three-seater will definitely turn a few heads. It makes me wonder how many customized bikes like this have turned out from someone’s garage; it looks like it could pass for something from the 1920’s.
Though it is not new, the “wow” factor of this paint is still spreading like ripples in a pond. Chalkboard magnetic paint makes any surface, well, a chalkboard or magnetic surface. At a pricey $35 for 16 ounces, or 12.5 square feet, you probably won’t go out and paint your whole house with it, but it would be great for jazzing up your kid’s room or kitchen cabinets. Imagine the possibilities!
3M Canada hosted a design competition and the above are the winning entries, both from students of the Ontario College of Art and Design. The Scotch tape dispenser and post-it note dispensers were awarded the grand prize of actually going into production for the 2010 line of office products. I am in awe at how simple, yet clever the tape dispenser design is. Bravo to the winners!
This image is cool for two reasons. For one, the aesthetics. Vivid oranges and yellows, the whimsical patterns and trance-like spiral on the left. Secondly, it is the path of our robotic friend, the Roomba. Taken over the course of 30 minutes, blogger Signaltheorist used long-exposure photography to capture light and motion to create an art form. Nice work.
This wireless surge protector switch takes the chore out of conserving energy. Simply assign your electronic devices to the ‘always on’ or ‘can be powered down’ ports of this surge protector. Then, the next time you leave home, all you have to do is use the wireless switch that you mount next to your light switch to save on your electric bill. Simply brilliant!
After stumbling across this video, yeah, I thought it was funny. And yes, it has a good beat. I am seeing a formula here, though: good product + famous spokesman + good beat = huge sales (or at least a lot of online traffic). After seeing so many “as seen on” products and almost becoming numb to their format, I thought this was a pretty fresh approach that should be used for every infomercial from here on out.
After personally going through the task of popping in and pulling out plugs for a long weekend away from home, I would have loved to have seen a couple of these at my fingertips last Thursday night. This is another simple idea brought to fruition; simple problem, simple solution — great design! These color-coded clip-on tags are a great way to visually manage the cords behind your computer or beneath your TV, making it easy to identify which one you want to tug out of the socket.
