30 Breathtaking Examples of Landscape Photography

by linen on Feb 22, 2012 • 3 Comments

Is your camera collecting dust instead of images? Then you need some inspiration! Today we bring you a wonderful collection of beautiful landscape photographs from around the world.

Graphic Design

30 More Clever Logos With Hidden Symbolism

by linen on Feb 21, 2012 • 4 Comments

Continuing our series of posts on logo design with hidden symbolism, today we bring you another wonderful list of inspiring logo designs.

Photography

Surreal Long Exposure Photographs of Gold Fireflies by Yuki Karo

by linen on Feb 2, 2012 • No Comments

Japanese photographer Yuki Karo goes to various places around Maniwa and Okayama Prefecture in Japan and uses long exposure to capture some stunning shots of gold fireflies. The results are just mind blowing! One may think that the artists has found a way to take photographs in his dreams.

Art

Rainbow Car Atlas Made of 2,500 Toy Cars

by linen on Jan 6, 2012 • 2 Comments

UK-based artist David T. Waller used 2,500 toy cards to create this beautiful and colorful installation piece titled Car Atlas. Last year, his work won the People’s Award at the Arts Depot Open.

Art

What Happens When You Give Thousands of Stickers to Thousands of Kids

by Tom on Jan 2, 2012 • 2 Comments

Ever wonder what would happen if you gave your kids thousands of stickers and complete freedom? Then you have to see these cool pictures taken in the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane where artist Yayoi Kusama created a completely white domestic environment and gave museum’s smallest visitors thousands of...

Other

How 33 Famous Brands Got Their Names

by linen on Dec 20, 2011 • 1 Comment

You see these big company names each and every day, but do you know what they actually mean? In order to help you fill this gap of knowledge, we made a visual list of famous company name etymologies.

Industrial Design

28 Cool Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers

by linen on Dec 15, 2011 • No Comments

If you haven't bought your Christmas present yet, always remember that there are two popular types of presents: 1) something you can drink and 2) something that can help you drink. This time we've focused on the latter, and handpicked 28 unique gift ideas for wine lovers.

Architecture

Amazing Infinity Pool on 55-Storey Marina Bay Sand Hotel in Singapore

by linen on Dec 14, 2011 • 4 Comments

Located along the Marina Bay waterfront, Marina Bay Sands features three cascading hotel towers topped by an extraordinary sky park. At the top of the 55-storey hotel is a 150-meter infinity swimming pool, the world’s largest outdoor pool at that height. Perched 191 metres above the ground, the pools are...

Photography

Genetic Portraits by Ulric Collette

by Tom on Dec 12, 2011 • 3 Comments

While doing “an image a day” type of project Canada-based photographer Ulric Collette accidentally ended up creating his first genetic portrait (the first picture on our list). It was made by splicing together photographs of himself and his son. Interestingly enough, the new combined faces of relatives look quite normal...

Other

30 Best Dear Blank, Please Blank Letters

by Tom on Nov 30, 2011 • 6 Comments

Dear blank, please blank is an ironic project by Hans Johnson and Jared Wunsch that ask users to share their frustrations and bad experiences in the simple letter format: "Dear…/Please…/Sincerely…" The submissions vary from the funny to the rude, and visitors can vote for the best letters. Now Dear blank,...

Graphic Design / Web Design

30 Best Photoshop Tutorials

by Tom on Nov 29, 2011 • 3 Comments

The best why to learn Photoshop is of course by watching lots of tutorials, and the best part is that there are thousands of them, not to mention that most of them are completely free. That's why we've handpicked 30 best Photoshop tutorials from 2009 till 2011, so all you...

Web Design

26 Beautiful Free Retro Fonts

by linen on Nov 16, 2011 • 53 Comments

It has been long since we posted our last free font collection, so we decided it's a high time to do one more. The use of retro and vintage themes in design is still very popular, so it's always good to have a big font collection. That's why we...

Industrial Design

Beardo Beard Hat with Detachable Beard

by Tom on Nov 1, 2011 • 6 Comments

Over 18 and still can’t grow a beard? Or are you a female who always had a secret dream of having a beard? Then look no further than Beardo beard hat!

Photography

25 Breathtaking Examples of Long Exposure Photography

by Tom on Oct 17, 2011 • 19 Comments

When I started writing this article, I thought that long exposure photography was overdone to death, and that the hardest part would be selecting 25 best shots from thousands of incredibly good photos. Wrong! It may be overdone, but good shots are incredibly rare. So my advice to you (and...

Photography

Long Exposure Photos of Air Traffic Above San Francisco

by Tom on Oct 5, 2011 • 1 Comment

TweetEmail TweetEmailThere are probably no photographer left in the world who hasn’t tried to take the same old long exposure photo of car traffic at night. It has become so normal, that nobody ever bothered looking up in the sky…not until one guy did it and received all the glory...

20 Creative Sexy Advertising Examples

by linen on Sep 28, 2011 • 14 Comments

Whether it’s good or bad – sexuality is considered one of the most powerful tools of marketing and particularly advertising. So when it comes to creating an advertisement and you don’t have too many clever ideas – always remember one general rule – sex sells.

Architecture / Interior Design

Breathtaking Underwater Bedroom in Maldives

by Tom on Sep 14, 2011 • No Comments

About five years ago, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island opened the very first all-glass, undersea restaurant. To celebrate their anniversary, the restaurant offered guests the chance to not only eat under the sea, but sleep under it as well. Sleep? I can't imagine anyone falling a sleep in this place, especially...

Art

Wastelandscape Made of 65,000 Old CDs

by linen on Sep 2, 2011 • No Comments

French artist Elise Morin and architect Clémence Eliard hand-sewed together 65,000 old CDs to create this enormous 500-squere meter undulating landscape, so-called 'Wastelandscape' which overtakes the 'Halle D'aubervilliers' of Paris's centquatre.

23 Vintage Ads That Would be Banned Today

by linen on Aug 15, 2011 • 5 Comments

Today's advertisements are far away from being in conformity with high moral standards, but after looking back to some offensive, racist and sexist vintage ads – today’s ads are as good as gold. Besides being discriminating, ads in those days were also full of lies, but whether we like it...

Art

Stunning Body Art Illusions by Craig Tracy

by Tom on Jul 25, 2011 • 6 Comments

Born and raised in New Orleans La, USA, Craig Tracy has always been an artist. A graduate with honors from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Craig was a professional Freelance Illustrator by the age of twenty. Actually, he hated being an illustrator, and felt that it was mind-numbingly boring...

Art

Photorealistic Pictures Drawn With a BIC Pen

by Tom on Jul 20, 2011 • 43 Comments

At first sight they may look like some pretty sharp blue photographs, however all those pictures are actually hand drawn with a simple Bic ballpoint pen! His source of inspiration comes from his own photographs of nights out with his friends,so you can only imagine how wild his parties are,...

Photography

Breathtaking Close-Ups of the Human Eye

by Tom on Jun 20, 2011 • 5 Comments

Whoever told you "your eyes are beautiful" simply never looked at them close enough. A 34-year-old Armenian physics teacher Suren Manvelyan used his friends, colleagues and pupils as models to make these amazing close-ups of the human eye. He never thought he would see anything like that - when viewed...

40 Clever and Creative Bus Stop Advertisements

by Tom on Jun 13, 2011 • No Comments

Plain bus stop advertising cannot get consumer’s attention effectively because of one-way communication. Usually, people are bored to death waiting for a bus, so everyone would thank an advertiser for giving a little game to play, and eventually maybe even buy the product later. Here are 40 of the world's...

Industrial Design

25 Fun and Creative Kitchen Gadgets

by linen on Jun 9, 2011 • 1 Comment

Who said that cooking has to be a boring and serious business? There are many fun and clever kitchen gadgets to help you there. These quirky little things we're about to show you will definitely make you smile, and hopefully even make your work in the kitchen easier.

40 Dangerously Creative Billboard Ads

by linen on May 18, 2011 • 3 Comments

Billboard advertisements are designed to catch a person’s attention and create a memorable impression very quickly, leaving the reader thinking about the advertisement after they have driven past it. That's why there are no place for boring ads alongside highways.

Industrial Design / Interior Design

25 Unusual And Creative Beds

by linen on May 11, 2011 • 6 Comments

We spend about one-third of our lives asleep, and if you live for 90 years, 30 years would be spent sleeping. So, the next time you buy a new bed, keep in mind that you will spend a huge amount of your life just lying on this piece of furniture....

Industrial Design

15 Gift Ideas for Photographers

by Tom on May 5, 2011 • 3 Comments

Today, when almost everyone has a DSLR, and "[put a name]photography.com" website, you probably can't go wrong with a gift related to photography. That's why we want to show you this list of 15 cool photography gadgets. The items vary from useful to fun, but we hope you will find...

Industrial Design

33 Things To Make Your Office Fun and Inspiring Again

by linen on May 2, 2011 • 1 Comment

You have to face it, your office is your second home, and it’s probably a good idea to make it fun, inspiring and cozy.To help you do that, we’ve picked 33 creative things and gadgets to bring back fun and inspiration to your workplace again!

20 Creative Yoga and Fitness Advertisements

by Tom on Apr 28, 2011 • No Comments

We have collected 20 most creative Yoga and Fitness Advertising examples, and now we are more than happy to share it with you. So grab a lettuce leaf, sit on your exercise bike and start scrolling down the list!

Industrial Design

17 Design Ideas Inspired By Nature

by linen on Mar 31, 2011 • 9 Comments

No matter how advanced our society and technology is, we can never forget our origins, and we always need something green around us. Of course, the best idea is actually spending some time in the countryside, but it's not always possible, so the only thing left is probably bringing some...

Industrial Design

Creative Motorcycle Helmets

by Tom on Mar 21, 2011 • 6 Comments

After receiving more than 16,000 inquiries from the Internet users as to whether the company is willing to actually bring the concept into life, there might even be a chance of seeing these creative motorcycle helmets in the stores some day.

Industrial Design / Interior Design

20 Creative And Modern Chairs

by linen on Mar 11, 2011 • 9 Comments

Before you start scrolling down the list, first take a look at what you are sitting on. Now that you've done that - it's time to see 20 really creative and modern chair designs that will make you feel bad about your chair.

33 Creative Shopping Bag Advertisements

by Tom on Nov 24, 2010 • 7 Comments

"Do you need a bag for your products sir? Yes, please." And that's it - you've just become another walking advertisement without even being aware of that.

Sand Glass LED Traffic Lights by Thanva Tivawong

by Tom on Nov 19, 2010 • 5:17 pm 17 Comments

Several years ago when I visited Estonia, I really liked their Traffic Lights because they had these electronic LED timers showing exactly how much time was left for the lights to change.

Now Thanva Tivawong takes it into another level by introducing even more intuitive and visually appealing hourglass-inspired design.

Would you replace the current classical stoplights with these new Sand Glass Traffic Lights?

What do you think?

http://www.boredpanda.com/hour-glass-led-traffic-lights-pic/ Hour Glass LED Traffic Lights [Pic] | Bored Panda

[...] Thanva Tivawong redesigned the traffic light. The new hourglass-inspired design is not only visually appealing, but [...]
Mimi

And colorblind people will use this, how?
http://wazneeni.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/what-the-sand-glass-traffic-lights-are-really-saying/ What The Sand Glass Traffic Lights Are Really Saying « WazNeeni.com

[...] 19, 2010 by wazneeni This is my interpretation of what the Sand Glass Traffic Lights, designed by Thanva Tivawong, are really telling [...]
poko

with the help from a friend who hasn’t got colorblindness
http://www.ufunk.net/design/nouveau-concept-de-design-de-feu-rouge/ Nouveau concept de design de Feu Rouge | Ufunk.net

[...] nouveau concept de Feu Rouge par le designer Thanva Tivawong, en forme de sablier. Bien sûr, le sablier en question, composé de LED, affiche le temps restant [...]
Mikeeee

It’s so easy to forget all those color-blinded people when you are normal this cool concept could never become a reality just because of this little thing designer has forgotten. However, a little innovation could help – lets say additional lcd screen (or the same screen but enlarged to the left or right) with classical traffic light circles.
erique

I don’t care about the colorblinded people! I want it on the streets!
eleonora

oh, i’d love to see such thing in the streets
dazed and confused

The yellow are pretty confusing, maybe a video could help, but if you need to explain your design, then it is not a good design.
http://www.freelacomunicacao.com Thiago Freela

Very nice!!!
Its cool but

the double yellows are confusing, fix thats and its alright.
http://humansindesign.tumblr.com HumansinDesign

I have a response to this (and why it won’t work even though it’s pretty) on my blog: http://goo.gl/fCHOS
Sheikah

If you call a mostly-unrelated youtube video a proper response…
http://www.marckonys.com John

Very cool! Love the design of the traffic light
http://myrtonos.myopenid.com/ Myrtonos

“However, a little innovation could help – lets say additional lcd screen (or the same screen but enlarged to the left or right) with classical traffic light circles. ”

We could place an illuminated stop bar which is on for the red phase and off at other times, this is already in use in Houston, Texas.

Total colourblindness is very rare and also associated with reduced visual acuity, below the driving test line.
Also, red-green colourblindness is not as common as is widely thought, most of that portion do not have blindness to any colour but a weakness. As the stop wolud be very red and the proceed very green, red-green colourweak people would not normally have any problems telling the difference.
Kira

How, if you’ve just noticed the light or turned onto the street, are you supposed to know whether that yellow light is going green or red? It doesn’t serve its purpose. Also, YES to the colour blind thing.
Philip Newell

Design will not work because colorblind portion of population will not know to stop / go… Also, when 1st seeing the light, one will not know if yellow means 1) Ready or 2) Prepare to Stop.