This cube contains 2,222 holes and is made with a block of walnut, precision laser cut, hand assembled and coated with flaxseed oil.
Via MetaFilter.
Another company updates their product and logo. Unlike Pepsi’s refresh, Snapple has been losing the war against growing health concerns with staple ingredients for such drink makers, mainly high-fructose corn syrup. Brand New discusses the new Snapple logo in light of what seems to be a growing trend due to downward sales for many companies:
As I mentioned earlier, these bottles and the logo are slick — this is half compliment and half condemnation. Everything is very well considered and composed, from the textures in the background, to the fruit imagery, to the typography, but in everything that they have gained in execution they have lost in attitude. And, as I see it, these new bottles are perhaps a bigger reflection of an overall slump in the delivery of the Snapple we have grown accustomed to.
I did not know this, but apparently Snapple was the official drink of New York as a $166 million five-year contract, though it was recently scaled back due to lack of revenues. Despite this, I don’t really think a complete makeover is necessary to sell me on the idea of a healthier or holistic Snapple drink. The NY Times lists the differences in ingredients used for the “best stuff on earth”.
The old ingredient list for Lemon Snapple Iced Tea: “water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, tea, natural flavors.” Calories: 200. The new ingredient list: “filtered water, sugar, citric acid, tea, natural flavors.” Calories: 160.
I will certainly miss the old logo and designs, considering how the new packaging will make it indistinguishable from other “health” tea drinks. I remember when high-fructose corn syrup wasn’t a big deal, and as a kid I would think Kiwi Strawberry Snapple was a healthy alternative to soda. Oh well.
Via NY Times.
Mega late pass on this great set of subliminal messages your fonts are sending out to the rest of the world.
Elliot Gray is a graphic artist based out of Seattle.
Resier and Umemoto Architects have designed an office tower for Dubai.
For the building’s skin a new concept is being proposed. rather than the typical curtain wall solution, they proposed an economical floor to ceiling window-wall assembly which also allows for the creation of the buildings folded forms. The glazing steps rather than wraps and will be entirely standardized. The building’s reticulated skin is made of perforated aluminum panels. these will have a beneficial effect both aesthetically and environmentally, shading the building from glare and heat, yet allowing for directed views from within the offices.
This mockup reminds me of solar cells or some texture on a Metal Gear from the Metal Gear Solid series or a Summon from the Final Fantasy series.
Via designboom.
A remarkably intricate series of cutouts from everyday toilet paper rolls by Yuken Teruya.
Via booooooom!
Stephanie Simek uses peculiar materials to produce a range of rather unique jewelry pieces.
The simple pendant necklace features a real honeycomb beeswax form that is preserved in a plastic coating. this pendant hangs from a sterling silver chain that is interwoven with a milk protein-based fibre that gives it a white glimmer. The combination of the two is unexpected, but familiar at the same time.
I quite like the gold-lined quail egg necklace as well.
Via designboom.
The building consists of floating spaces and soft surfaces. Its performance and conference spaces are situated at 15 meters
above the entrance hall. the grand theater, with a capacity of 1.900 seats and stage tower, with a flexible conference hall for 2.500 directly opposite, is positioned at the core in the center of the building, while the smaller conference spaces are arranged like pearls around this core.
Via designboom.
Kurt Schwitters, formally known as Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters, was a German painter who worked on various elements of what would become installation art.
This took place very gradually; work started in about 1923, the first room was finished in 1933, and Schwitters subsequently extended the Merzbau to other areas of the house until he fled to Norway in early 1937. Most of the house was let to tenants, so that the final extent of the Merzbau was less than is normally assumed. On the evidence of Schwitters’ correspondence, by 1937 it had spread to two rooms of his parents’ apartment on ground floor, the adjoining balcony, the space below the balcony, one or two rooms of the attic and possibly part of the cellar. (via Wikipedia)
Via hcimmi.
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Ever since watching Showtime’s Dexter, a drama about the secret life of a serial killer, I’ve been addicted to the opening sequence. The week I caught up with season three, I had a craving for meat and eggs. Now I’m off to get a french press so I can grind and make my own coffee in the mornings. Thank you Dexter.
A really great visual concept. I’ve always been a sucker for manmade objects in nature, especially utilizing reflects as camouflage.
The cube design incorporates a kitchen, sleeping area, living area and a terrace.
Similar cubes were created by Kelli Anderson, juxtaposing reflective cubes in natural spaces.
Via designboom.
At my weekly Lost viewing party last Wednesday, the abhorrent advert for Pepsi came on to display its recently rebranded logo of Pepsi Max. My friend, Niki, was quick to associate it with the Obama logo, and rightfully so. There is something intrinsically 50/50 about a shift in the logo of a major company. In their case, a leaked presentation of the redesign (6.1MB, pdf) was released online. You have to read it to fully grasp the insanity of this proposal. It reads more like an intro to Scientology rather than a carbonated refreshment.
BREATHTAKING is a strategy based on the evolution of 5000+ years of shared ideas in design philosophy creating an authentic Constitution of Design.
It goes on to discuss the golden ratio of famous creations and the parallelism of the Pepsi ratio to that of paintings and Renaissance architecture. It’s also supposed to reflect, depending on the orientation of the stripes, a smiley face with different emotions. I really don’t buy it, and it doesn’t really sell me on drinking any Pepsi. It does kind of look like a fat person overdosing on soda, though.
Image via blow at life.
Jeff Hamada for Converse (RED)
Jeff Hamada of booooooom! has collaborated with Converse and (PRODUCT)RED to create a crazy looking pair of All-Stars.
Hypebeast.com recently interviewed Jeff about his work as well as the Converse project.
It’s always nice to see young, talented designers get the opportunity to work on great projects such as this one.