Infographic Of The Day: The Mega Companies Behind 90% Of Media We all know that everything you see on TV, and much of what you read online, is ultimately owned by a few mega corporations. But if you were pressed about how much those companies actually own, I’d bet you’d be off by about a factor of 2. Frugal Dad--the same company behind that Walmart infographic we did recently--took it upon themselves to show exactly how concentrated our media landscape actually is. As the chart rather alarmingly points out, the revenue for those six companies is $275.9 billion. Which sounds like an awfully big number--and starts to set your bullshit detector off. (For one, GE’s revenues alone are $150 billion, and almost all of that comes from heavy industry and finance.
Friday Fun: useless or not so designs? You decide Fun | August 6, 2010 2:05 PM | Leave a Comment We've picked up a few designs from the surrounding blogosphere for you have a laugh or to admire or both or neither. Maybe useless maybe not, you decide... Tags: Blogs 可持续性设计 By Jonas Damon - March 31, 2014 其实设计并不像大众看起来那么简洁明了。往往产品最终看起来井然有序，但在达到那个结果的过程中是凌乱无章的，并且伴随着一些被遗弃在地板上的犹如碎片般堆积的创意、愿景和可能性。不幸的是，通常来说可持续性往往是那些被遗弃的瑰宝之一。
ONLINE SUPERHEROES: BATTLE FOR THE INTERNET From the creative mind of Caldwell Tanner, illustrator of College Humor, writer of his own captivating and hilarious illustration blog, and graphic artist/comedian extraordinaire, now comes “The Internet League of Justice” illustration series! Imagine if the most popular online websites and social media networks were superheroes! What powers would they have?
Jun Mitani Is A Paper Magician: Constructing Unbelievable Origami Forms From Torafu Architects’ 2D to 3D pop-up paper vases to Josh Ritter’s 12,000-piece cut and paste music video, paper remains one of the oldest and most diversely applied materials for creative expression. Today, we explore the wafer-thin constructions of Japanese computer scientist Jun Mitani. From his first intrigues with paper design to his inimitable collaboration with fashion designer Issey Miyake, the 3D origami craftsman explains his trials and triumphs with paper. The Creators Project: Please introduce yourself and your work with paper.
Seoul Design Foundation Origin of communication of Design·Creation Inustry, DDP DDP is the biggest three dimensional atypical building in the world as the world's first ‘Origin of Communication of Design·Creation Industry ’ and ‘Forward Base of Creation Industry’ to drive the future growth of Seoul. It was designed by Zaha Hadid, the world's architect and consists of five facilities for announcement of new product and exhibition, public performance, business, shopping and relaxation. DDP presents all the people with more rich life and creative inspiration by useful contents and efficient management. Vision “Communication of Design·Creation Industry” DDP will become to be multiplex cultural space communicating design·creation industry by exchanging and cooperating with citizens, world's citizens and experts.
30 Very Creative Logo Designs for Your Inspiration We see hundreds of logos each day, from the moment we wake up and turn off the alarm from our shiny smartphone. Even if we see so many logos, only a few will stay in our memory because most of them are boring or plain ugly. Those who can make it are made by designers who know how to give personality to an image and how to inject feelings into the consumer. In this article you can see a selection of 30 very creative logo designs that will surely be remembered by you. Inequality Records Michael Jackson
Faucet that allows only 1 liter of water - Seoul Colors 1ℓimit faucet doesn’t necessarily changes how we physically interact with faucets but will definitely impact our behavior and environmental awareness when using water. Designers Yonggu Do, Dohyung Kim & Sewon Oh realized that we use approximately 6 liters of water per second and came up with a much more environmentally friendly faucet design that allows the user to use only 1 liter of water before it is refilled. Although the water is refilled whenever the user closes the faucet, it still effectively transforms our behavior when spending water and creates environmental awareness by forcing this “1 limit”. via Yanko
50 Extremely Awesome Examples of Typography This time we’re gonna show you some truly inspiring works with text, also referred to as typography. This can be used many places; in magazines, advertisements, websites, logos and more. These great pieces will show you that there are no boundaries and that you can make almost anything with text if you have a good portion of creativity and talent. Graphic Design « Tang Yau Hoong Architectural Lighting Architectural Lighting Magazine Editorial Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Publishing Rememberthelittleguy & Toypaper - Doodles, Interactive Design and Paper Toys! Once upon a time there was an afternoon project that turned into a weekend project that turned into a website that turned into Toypaper. All that adds up to a HUGE amount of time spent cutting and gluing paper - far too much time if I am honest so it's time to put the cap back on the glue for a while. If you are reading this expecting to find papertoys then don't worry, I have put them all at the bottom this page just for you.
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