Sleevefacing
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Ideas, Music, Packaging
The art of sleevefacing is when one or more persons obscure or augment any part of their body or bodies with record sleeve(s) causing an illusion. Here are a few great examples.
The United States of Tron
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Illustration, Politics
Tron Lincoln, Peanut Butter Washington, 300 Jackson and Mighty Morphin Power Lincoln are just a few of the “characters” found in this Flickr Government Tender Refacing set. Although I don’t endorse it, I do admit I find it quite amusing.
The Real Life Garfield
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Funny, Other
Impressive X-Ray Photography
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Photography
Photographer Nick Veasey uses x-ray technology to create mesmerizing and intriguing art. Among things he’s photographed: A bulldozer, a bus full of people, many various animals and even a Boeing 777 in a hangar, which took over 500 separate x-rays of individual elements to make up the finished image.
Trendy (and environmental) Parking
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Architecture
Although a “green parking garage” sounds like an oxymoron to me, there is no doubt the eye-catching aesthetics of the new Santa Monica Civic Center parking structure has broken the mold from the sterile and mundane. The building will soon be the first LEED certified parking garage in the United States, and the structure even has spaces set aside for electric vehicles and offers free bike parking. (via inhabitat)
Creating Marvels Out of a $40 Wii Remote
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Gadgets, Ideas, Technology
Check out this video of Johnny Lee showing off his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer.
Creative Japanese Barcodes
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Illustration, Packaging
These creative barcodes have received a radical makeover by a Japanese firm D-Barcode, and their ideas have ended up on grocery products all over Japan. (via darkroastedblend)
Obamery
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Magazines, Politics
The morphic cover of the New Republic’s latest issue.
… and another interpretation from HUB college
A Few Steps Behind
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Graphic Design, Information Design
Above, the new face of British currency, announced by the Royal Mint. The striking new designs, selected from an open competition that attracted four thousand entries, are the work of a 26-year old graphic designer named Matthew Dent. They are Mr. Dent’s first foray into currency design.
Below, the new five dollar bill, introduced last month by the United States Department of the Treasury. The new design, which features a big purple Helvetica five, is the work of a 147-year-old government agency called the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It employs 2,500 people, and has an annual budget of $525,000,000. (content via HF&J).
What is Reality?
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Funny, Other
Pundo3000 compared 100 products with the advertising on their respective packages, and the results are pretty dramatic. As the mantra goes, things aren’t always as they appear. (via Computerlove).
Starbucks vs. Walmart
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Other
