Electrolux introduces its Vac from the Sea initiative: vacuum cleaners constructed with pieces of ocean debris. Each of the five vacuum cleaners pictured above represents the ocean or sea where the plastics originated. They are fully functional, and built with the same core as the Ultra One Green-model vacuum cleaners. This Swedish company has scavenged … Continued
“Flower Turtle” designed by Olivia Gamache, age 7 My turtles shell is made out of colorful flowers. Some grow on top of her shell. Everyone likes to pick her up and smell her pretty flowers. —Olivia “SHARK ATTACK” designed by Erica Hankins, age 8 It’s Scary —Erica The Museum of Glass in Tacoma has the most … Continued
No web page has ever been “here”. Google uses the textual content of links to determine the subject of the linked page. There are some simple practices that can make the links you create more valuable. Bad: The Bob Loblaw Law Blog is here. The link doesn’t contain any words that are relevant to the … Continued
Pacific Crest School is celebrating 25 years of excellence in Montessori education! This is the logo we created for the occasion. The layering of simple shapes captures the fun and dynamic energy of Pacific Crest. It can stand alone, or work along side with the School’s logo (as pictured above). The festivities kick-off on September … Continued
National Geographic has a cool selection of vintage U.S. Parks posters. The posters were produced in response to the Great Depression as part of the WPA, artwork was created for public buildings while assisting struggling artists. Our current Great Recession has inspired more and more people to get out and enjoy a relatively cheap national … Continued
Where are the hot photo spots in your city? Eric Fischer took the time to create city maps based on Flickr’s geotag data. Tourist photos are red, locals are blue, and yellow is unknown. If you are a tourist, this is a great way to find out where the locals hang out.
Did you know there is an International Garden Festival? In fact there has been 22nd of them! And one is happening right now in France. I came across this beautiful public art garden installation by French architects Meir Lobaton Corona and Ulli Heckmann, titled Outside-in. Outside-in is a garden within a garden, a “micro-universe” where … Continued
A daily quote from a favorite book, thematically paired with a song. This is a side project from one of my favorite bloggers Maria Popova. “Every living thing is, from the cosmic perspective, incredibly lucky simply to be alive. Most, 90 percent and more, of all the organisms that have ever lived have died without viable … Continued
Eastern State Penitentiary, an imposing castle, was built to watch over the citizens of Philadelphia. It held prisoners for 141 years, from 1829 to 1971. It was initially designed to hold prisoners in complete isolation. The Quakers of Pennsylvania thought that undisturbed reflection would turn scoundrels into a citizens. To achieve this isolation the building … Continued
Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself designed by Allen Crawford; combines Walt Whitman’s acclaimed “Song of Myself” with Crawford’s inventive illustrations and hand drawn lettering. It’s quite impressive, so much so that design superhero Milton Glaser sent Crawford a note of congratulations. Likely, more meaningful to Crawford than any award or article. Each 117 spread is a work of art in … Continued