Archive for June, 2008
Romania, I’m coming
Today I’m leaving to Romania for 2,5 weeks. I’ll have plenary there co-organized by my school. I hope I will be fun and good experience. I had several choices – to go to Romania or Ukraine (Crimea) or stay at Latvia. I chose Romania because I have never been there.
ore details to follow. I hope [...]
Not a lamp. Not a box.
Two nice lamp designs by Dutch designer David Graas made out of cardboard: NOT A BOX and NOT A LAMP:
Actually you can make something similar by yourself. Just get a cardboard box and a little imagination.
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Russian Roulette vodka liquor
Pretty interesting design concept. Russian Roulette is vodka liquor with strawberry - lime taste. It has 15% alcohol. Russian Roulette comes in 8 edged silver cardboard boxes that reminds revolver’s cylinder with one bullet thus making direct associations with notorious game.
There’s four shooters in one box. Drink it with four friends at the same time. [...]
When less is more
Sometime less can be more. Even in design. This simple packaging design samples in Japanese traditions are works of designer Mayuko Hari.
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Anti smoking ads
Here are some nice anti - smokiong posters / ads. Maybe not a very innovative idea still impressive, i think.
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Food sculptures
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