Minimal blood loss guaranteed, 12 easy steps, using household items.‘Wouldn't it be funny if you were sitting on the subway reading a book and the cover said something like, How to Murder a Complete Stranger and Get Away With It?' And yeah, I mean, just imagine what people around you would think -- especially when you finished it."The quote above came from Michelle Watters' husband and was the spark that got the ball rolling for Flapart a "company that could create, develop, print and sell covers that would make people laugh and have fun!"They currently have over have over 20...
The Visual Rage of Emory Douglas
From the 1967 until the early 1980's when the Black Panther Party disbanded Emory Douglas was their Minister of Culture. During that time he produced hundreds of pieces of graphic art to accompany the Panther message.The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles is hosting an exhibition of Douglas's work titled Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas. The exhibit, curated by Sam Durant with MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel, presents almost 150 examples of Emory Douglas’s work.From the Press Release:"At a time when political unrest, war protests, and social inequality have again reached a boiling point, but where...
Book Time
The cool clock manufacturer Karlsson has a small line of table clocks in book format. They are 20 x15 x 20 cm and are designed by Sjoerd van Heumen. The Karlsson brand belongs to the Present Time family whose "mission is bringing contemporary design to add fun and a personal touch to life."
Illuminated Book
The call it The Enlightenment. It was created by Studiomeiboom out of the NetherlandsDetails:White Plexiglas.24 cm high x 17 cm wide x 8 cm deepComes with a 9 watt energy-saving bulb.Price:€89.00 with 10% going to charity.Their pitch:Light Up Your World - There are a lot of books about the Enlightenment, but none of them actually provide light. Studiomeiboom has combined this idea into a lamp which is in the form of a book. Not a heavy book, a light book. Not a book of absolute truths. It is, however, a book which sets you thinking but which does not tell...
The E-Reader Design Invitational
The folks at the industrial design site Core77 asked its users to submit design prototypes for e-readers.The challenge:"Love it or hate it, Amazon’s Kindle Reader has people talking about digital reading devices. No matter what side of the fence you are on, here’s your chance to show the world your vision of the perfect Digital eBook. We want you to take an hour out of your day to design the perfect Digital eBook."The results are pretty impressive. Here two examples of the over 50 entries received. The winner will receive a $125 NIKE gift certificate. I suspect the opportunities for...