it appears to be just a prototype at this stage and could be difficult to implement for real, but the idea behind the plug and player is genius… if you ask me
(via ‘bright’)
me news
shoe shop
niels ‘shoe’ meulman has opened an unruly gallery site and webshop, a few real bargains for those with 3 grand to spare…
blush
a still-life movie by ‘scheltens & abbenes’ commissioned by ‘scholten & baijings’ for their overview exhibition ‘blush’ at the ‘stedelijk’ in den bosch, the netherlands
brighter, then lighter
looked at one way the annual ‘logolounge’ trends 2011 roundup could be seen as a fairly cynical attempt to debunk the myth of originality, or to unmask the imitators… looked at another way it could be seen as proof that graphic design (and identity design in particular) is as susceptible to the whim of the times as any other area of communication
after all if design is the vehicle we use to clarify and define are lives and the world we live in, what’s wrong with that? although admittedly some of those logos chosen to illustrate the case are a bit naff to be honest…
water babe
i love this portrait shot by ‘krijn van noordwijk’ for the ‘nrc’ newspaper this weekend of pro swimmer ‘ranomi kromowidjojo’, very nice