Ingenuity at its best.

Weblove.

I've seen this posted in a couple of places now and wondered whether he ever got the girl?

The answer...

Create your own Snowflake.

Just click on the banner above for some wholesome and clean fun by PopularFront.

Vintage Logos.

Thanks to some scanning by a certain Mr_Carl on Flickr, there's a nice collection of Vintage Logos from the 70's book 'World of Logotypes' right here. 

Or cool is old?

via ffffound

The Life Clock.

This Life Clock is measured in years, not minutes and hours. I wonder how I'd go with this on my wall? Would it motivate me more or would I feel like I'm counting down the hours to my inevitable death?...

The Life Clock by Bertrand Planes via BoingBoing 

Disconnected.

I discovered this today but I don't know who the poignant genius is that created it (Apologies).

SUPER Markets.

MPREIS is a family-owned supermarket chain in Austria. Instead of using the same generic blueprints for each new store, MPREIS employs the skill of up and coming architects to create site-specific stores that are in harmony with their environment. Each store is unique, with an unusual attention to detail inside and out. Super.

Via Bad Banana Blog

NetNannies.

If you're not a knitter but you need something knitted, check out the dolls at NetGranny! They'll do you a mean skivvy. This is Annelies, currently working on 3 pairs of socks. 

Design Wisdom.

_You cannot NOT have a user experience.
Lou Carbone
_Easy is Hard.
Peter Lewis, NY Times
_The user is NOT a lower life form.
Ken Becker
_The details are not the details. They make the design.
Charles Eames
_Like all forms of design, visual design is about problem solving, not about personal preference or unsupported opinion.
Bob Baxley, 2003
_Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
Steve Jobs, 2003
_Just because nobody complains doesn’t mean all parachutes are perfect.
Benny Hill

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