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!
When I first saw this photograph, it was a moment of deep thought. For a few seconds this image rattled my focused mind and my imagination swelled with questions that my eyes wanted answered. The imagery is very strong. It looks like the cover of Nevermind, it looks like the split second after a shark bite, or even the ink spray of a squid. Then my mind lapsed into deep thought, again, about explosions in space, vivid colors in darkness, and what it may sound like to see and hear bursts of light in the nothingness of space. All in all, I hope that you may find some inspiration in viewing this photograph, and perhaps it stirs your imagination into some moment of abstract thought like I encountered.
William Sonoma offers this set of animal cookie cutters to make your own detailed assortment of homemade zoo cookies. The spring-loaded handle presses details into the cookie to get your kids’ imaginations roaring. And not only does the site offer this cool kitchen gadget, it also has a video tutorial of how to make the homemade cookies, with recipe and all!
