Archive for February, 2009

Excellent retro prints and wallpapers from Kristina Miletieva

You can buyprints at Etsy shop and wallpapers on Flickr. Also visit Kristina Miletieva personal website.

RETRO BLUE PEAR

40 wonderful photos of worlds Carnival celebrations

“It is Carnival Season in many countries around the world with a Roman Catholic heritage. Celebrations and parades put on just prior to the observance of Lent. Tomorrow will be the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but the past couple of weeks have seen parades and celebrations throughout Europe, the Caribbean and South America - notably Venice, Italy and Brazil. Collected here are just a glimpse of some of the elaborate celebrations of this Carnival season.” via Boston.com

Academicos do Grande Rio samba school dancers perform in the Sambodrome on the first night of the Carnival samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 23, 2009

Retro posters and ads

Flickr photostream of brilliant retro posters and ads.

Sewing susan

WTF? calendar

WTF? calendar

Idea Gintaras Lukoševičius,  calendar design Joe Lanman

The Crisis of Credit Visualized - wonderfully executed video


The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis.
Crisisofcredit.com

The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to quickly supply the essence of the situation to those unfamiliar and uninitiated. This project was completed as part of my thesis work in the Media Design Program, a graduate studio at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

For more on my broader thesis work exploring the use of new media to make sense of a increasingly complex world, visit jdjarvis.com.

Google Aptera 2e Electric Car

via Design you trust

Google Will Introduce Aptera 2e Electric Car in October

Music from sand


Diego Stocco - Music From Sand from Diego Stocco on Vimeo.