We love hitotoki. So here’s the heads up. hitotoki is now accepting submissions for their London pages, so any readers from London with an interesting story about the big smoke should head on over to the submissions page and start typing. Also, I have it on good authority that hitotoki are also looking for a few illustrators to illustrate the new London articles. Send them an email if you think you’re up to it.
Ok, so this is a bit old (2004 to be precise), but it’s still damn cool! The world’s biggest skateboard built by Foundation.
Start Drawing dot Org is, perhaps as my title suggests, a portal for Asian artists to showcase their work. There’s some really great stuff over there, some of it contemporaray and some with a quite definite Asian influence.
Before there was fffound there was found magazine. This magazine hits where fffound misses, an insight into someones life, a fleeting glance at a persons inner-most thoughts, or even outer-most thoughts. Highly personal, highly beautiful. A must read.
Ok so maybe it’s a bit juvenile but hey, I laughed. Fuck this book is comprised of photos of street signs with the word ‘fuck’ strategically placed over part of them (but you already guessed that, right?). Some of the photos had me laughing out loud! Kinda reminds me of I park lik an idiot.
TED stands for technology, entertainment, design and according to the website, it began as a conference in 1984. It’s obvious TED has evolved over the years and the website definitely reflects this with hundreds of video talks of people who are the leaders in whichever field they represent. Definitely a place to go to get inspired.
According to wikipedia the definition of reverse graffiti is:
Reverse graffiti also known as clean tagging, dust tagging or grime writing, is a method of removing dirt from a surface while creating graffiti on walls or other surfaces. It is usually done by removing dirt/dust with the fingertip(s) from windows or other dirty surfaces.
Check out this great article at inhabitat.
UPDATE: Watch a video of the process hereÂ
Deadgood are a UK based industrial design team, focussed on creating products that people will love. Shown above are the very smart hanger and bookshelf.
The Paperclip Lamp is a beautiful piece of utilitarian design. Designed to look and bend like a paperclip, this lamp is a must have for any office.
Our world is important for so many reasons, not only for the fact that without it, we as a species would not exist. As such we need to work on preserving it and keeping it safe for future generations.
Greenpeace are the world’s largest organisation dedicated to this cause. At a glance they help safeguard our world against:
It’s strongly recommended that you check out their website (www.greenpeace.org) to see how you can help. It’s in the best interests of not only yourself, but everyone around you.
This post was encouraged by Blog Action Day.
