This Bento lunch looks like it might eat you instead of the other way around.
Category: Fun
Type Books
Visit the Type Books site for their fun organizational animation.
Amazing Places
With travel as a major theme for the studio in 2012, this amazing collection of photos from around the globe seems fitting to start the new year off. via The Cool Hunter
Jib Jab Retrospective
A Very Lovecraft Christmas
H.P. Lovecraft would feel very much at home with this awesome Cthulhu Christmas tree.
Awesome People Hanging Out Together
It’s easy to get lost in this collection of photos that capture moments between celebrities, musicians, artists, athletes and politicians. Visit Awesome People Hanging Out Together.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
As if Santa Claus doesn’t have enough on his plate, what with delivering toys across our planet in one night.
Chess Sets
10 unusual and creative chess sets via Design Soak.
Happy Thanksgiving
Here’s hoping everyone enjoys their tryptophan-induced naps, Macy Day Parade background noise and Christmas light string untangling. Wishing safe travels for everyone.
The Vet and the Noob
Oil!
Check out this great collection of oil can graphics (and related anti-freeze can above) at Atomic Western’s flickr group.
Toys That Kill
Mix chemicals! Pour molten lead! Detect radiation! Visit this overview of vintage children’s toys with deadly consequences via Cracked. I’d say this would make for an interesting trip down memory lane, but any child that played with these toys is most likely dead by now from the cumulative side effects.
San Diego Comic Con 2011- Day 3
Today’s sales were a record for a single day’s effort for us. Thus we were both very focused on staying close to the booth. What follows are some additional shots around the convention floor before the doors opened, a couple of booth shots of talented folks (and new friends) and more costume fun.
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Making a Coca-Cola Sign
Photographs documenting start to finish of the first Coca-Cola neon sign for Piccadilly Circus in 1954. See more via Creative Review.
Netflix Envelope Doodles
Netflix customers create a new form of mail art, sure to brighten the day of a few lucky postal workers. View a fun collection here.
A Short History of Production
A creative variation of printing. This example of book printing utilized four different types of printers for each of the CMYK colors.
Captain America Video Game Trailer
501st Legion TK Helmet Project
Creative collection of custom Stormtrooper helmets viewable HERE.
Off Course
Off Course is a phobia-centric mini-golf course and exhibit curated by Kevin O’Callaghan for the School of Visual Arts MFA Design program. This clever project features 18 holes of phobia-fairways. Pictured above: Camille McMorrow’s Testophobia- Fear of Taking Tests. (via Imprint)