Posts tagged ‘Design’
Dowling Duncan Redesigns the US Bank Notes
Dowling Duncan has submitted a design concept to a competition being run by New York designer Richard Smith. The Dollar ReDe$ign Project hopes to bring about change for everyone. Richard Smith states that he ‘wants to rebrand the US Dollar, rebuild financial confidence and revive our failing economy.’ Dowling Duncan explains the designs below: Why
40 Amazing Architecture and Interior Design Blogs
Most of us will never be lucky enough to have a place nice enough to land in the pages of Dwell magazine, but that doesn’t mean we can’t try. These architecture and interior design blogs offer amazing tips that will have your pad pimped out in no time. Design*Sponge MoCo Loco Apartment Therapy Arch Daily
Design a Business Card You Can Be Proud Of
On the path to a lifestyle of bling, you’ll need to set yourself apart from the crowd. Business cards are often taken for granted which is quite sad, because it’s one of the most important elements of your visual identity. Once your conversation with the new party ends, your business card takes over as their
Redesign Number 18
18 different Kineda designs in a little less than 10 years. That averages out to almost two designs a year. I’ve abandoned the lovely Shoryuken black design that many have grown to love, and went with a what I call the clean-airy look. There are still tweaks to be made here and there to the
Porsche Design Edition Cayman S
Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany, is to expand its mid-engine coupé model range with the launch, in November 2007, of the Cayman S “Porsche Design Edition 1â€, a limited-edition special series. Porsche has incorporated various design disciplines into this very special mid-engine coupé: the black exterior emphasizes the purist
MASH Studios LAX Wall Mounted Desk
Have a room in your place that’s a tad too small for a traditional desk or are you a sucker for clean design? If so, try the LAX Wall Mounted Desk ($675) from Mash Studios that helps reduce visual space by extending a mere 20″ into your living space. The desk, made of English Walnut
Doctored Magazine Covers
The June/July issue of Men’s Fitness enhanced Andy Roddick’s bicep muscles — so much so that Roddick said he stopped in his tracks when he saw the cover while walking through the airport. Eight other celebrity magazine covers are featured by ABC News, including those of Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Brad and Angelina, and OJ
Are You the Next Great Handbag Designer?
Marie Claire and Glam Media have joined forces to create a competition for aspiring handbag designers. Starting today aspiring designers can submit their handbag sketches on Glam.com, where the fashion community will vote for their favorites. The lucky winner will receive a trip to New York, a one-night stay at a posh New York hotel,
Create Stunning 2D Animations
Have you ever wanted to turn your photos into 2D animations similar to the ones popularized in the graphic novel, “A Scanner Darkly?” If so, Director Richard Linklater who performed the animations for the movie will show you how. “Director Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly impressed audiences this summer with a stunning 2D animation style
The Magic of Photoshop
The Evolution of Beauty shows off how radically different the advertising industry can change a model’s look. Makeup of course is essential to making anyone look glamorous, but Photoshop is the real magic in Hollywood.
Artvertising – The Million Dollar Facade Project
Remember the success of the Million Dollar Homepage? Some clever students over at Sandberg Institute have taken it a step further, by launching Artvertising – The Million Dollar Facade Project. Instead of pixels on a screen, they are selling tile space off a huge building in the heart of Amsterdam. The project is getting a
Tight on Space? Bonbon has a Solution.
If you’re still living in a compact apartment or loft, Bonbon has created the Doc sofa bed / bunk bed unit that’ll maximize the space in your crib. One swift movement transforms the ready made bunk bed into a sofa, for times when guests are over. The Doc is also built with removable covers that
CSS Reboots that Earned a Bookmark
It’s been two days since the May 1st Reboot, and it’s given me enough time to finally sort through the 15 pages of new designs from the standards community. The majority of the list is overwhelmingly populated with personal blogs and portfolios of designers. Not surprising since the competition is all about design. However, it’d
Rebooted!
Download Screenshot Welcome to Kineda’s 14th design since 1997! This newest design came in part of my participation in the May 1st, 2006 CSS Reboot. The CSS Reboot promotes standards based designs which we’ve been helping to promote since the reboot started back in Fall 2005. The new design focuses on a clean magazine style
Super Mario Stamps
The Japan Post will be taking pre-orders for special limited edition Super Mario Bros. stamps! They started the sale on April 3rd, and it’ll last about two months. Price is Â¥3,150 which is about $25US. Mario rules. I want to put all these stamps on my Apple MacBookPro: Princess, Luigi and Mushroom! For more info,
Bento Box Art
Looks like the creative Japanese have found another time wasting craze – Bento Box Art! Bento is Japanese for a single-portion takeout meal. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish. For more bento box art, click here.
2006 Bloggies – Nominate Kineda!
It’s now the sixth year of the world’s most established weblog awards, the Bloggies. Personal Web publishing never stops growing, and that means this year the public will have more contenders than ever to select from when choosing the year’s best weblogs. Please head over to the
Thai Human Face Bread
28 yr. old, Kittiwat Unarom, a son of a baker in Thai has created the first ever realistic, “Human Face Bread”. The bread was created as a project towards his Master of Arts degree in Bangkok. The bread was designed to make people question whether they are eating the bread or if the bread is
Insane Origami Skills
If you thought you had some insane folding skills, you haven’t seen the work of Hojyo Takashi.
Backside Watch
The Backside watch is one of the best conversation starting watches on the market. Open Concepts markets the watch for the cheerful, enthusastic and unusual person. They better be just that, since the Backside watch has a sticker price of $1000 and can’t measure time precisely! For more info on the Backside watch, click here.
CSS Reboot Fall 2005
It’s been a couple days since the November 1st Fall CSS Reboot. I’d like to thank Benjamin Adam for putting on such a fine community event to promote web standards-based design. Kineda participated in the 1st reboot back in May of this year, which gave a glimpse of the product you see today. Since then,
Nokia 8801 – Fashion Phone
Drawing upon modern watchmaking and jewelry techniques, Nokia has unveiled a truly inspired mobile phone for today’s connoisseurs of quality and taste. Encased in a slim stainless steel body, the Nokia 8801 subtly glides open to reveal a number of distinctive details, each meticulously considered and researched to complement the prestige and quality of the
CSS REBOOT
Kineda has just been added to the CSS Reboot Gallery. CSS Reboot is an attempt to bring together web professionals who design with CSS(Cascading Style Sheets) and Web standards in mind. The May 1st CSS Reboot is a way to show everyone just how great semantic, accessible design can be. Vote for Terry Ng(Kineda) on
