German ads for the board game. Delicious. (My goddamned corporate overlords won’t let me click through to see the rest of the campaign. Firewalls eat ass.)

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Classic seatbelts recycled as the perfect camera strap… slides over clothes, wide enough to not slit your throat, adjustable, and gorgeous. That’s “Porsche purple” and “T-bird teal” up there.

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One Jason Scott came across a Windows 3.1 from an old Gateway system just loaded with… hmm… ”classic” cow-themed desktops. This is some combination of bat-shit insane and bat-shit awesome.

Some of my faves:

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“032209: Drano” - by Kate Bingaman-Burt

The crüe at Inside the Frozen Mammoth are giving away something (I’m not sure what—probably not a free frozen mammoth) if you tell them what you bought today and how much it cost you—so go tell them what you bought. The whole thing is inspired by the consumption-inspired illustrations of Kate Bingaman-Burt. Good job, Kate. [More…]

Gorgeous movie poster, intriguing movie, terrible movie tagline. Check the trailer (go for hi-res):

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I’m diggin this expandable, aluminum, triangular, squary, dramatic, space-hogging bookshelf system from Italian firm Fitting. Makes me want a big room with a 30 foot ceiling and an enviable collection of antiquated books.

A few more shots after the jump.

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Might there be hope? Say hello to Peapod, a “Neighborhood Electric Vehicle” from Chrysler. Yeah — the Sebring folks.

Limited to 25mph and getting 30 miles on a charge, this cuddly little guy won’t be displacing the Accord. That said, it could be a fantastic little “lifestyle” ride in the beach towns I frequent (removable all-glass roof, Aeron-esque seating, etc.), and I can see there be being many other uses for a well-designed wee-whip that comfortably seats 4 plus luggage.

The interior has strong super-cheap-American-standard potential — and a $12,000 price point hurts — but overall I’m diggin this. And it looks like they have a wee pickup notion as well.

A few more shots after the jump (smiley steering wheel!), many more at Engadget.

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In May of 2006, a female Sunday Morning reporter went out on the streets of New York City to ask passers-by what they thought about her 3/4 carat diamond solitaire engagement ring. “It says that he tried his best… but that it wasn’t good enough,” said one lady. “Well, its fine… for a friendship ring,” replied another. Another bystander replied that “you need a magnifying glass to see it.”

This provided the motivation behind Washington DC artist Lee Gainer’s work “Two Months Salary”. Lee researched the average wage for a variety of occupations and found nine rings that person would be “expected” to purchase for his beloved. (Given the “two months’ salary” rule invented by the diamond industry.)

I’ve long been disturbed by the “ooh shiny!” level that women seem reduced to in the world of engagement. This work shines a light on it. Are you comfortable saying that A-list actors love their spouses more than truck drivers?

Three more after the jump, full work at Lee’s site

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Originally imagined by Ironic Sans, built by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.

What’s *really* neat about this is how the colors interplay. Where all of the LEDs hit, a white color (additive RGB) is produced. Then, as you subtract one of those three colors– as in the shadow of a single LED, the results are subtractive colors, and the hands on our clock face are in the colors cyan, magenta, and yellow. It’s just magical.

A photo of the clock at night after the jump: [More…]

This is a gorgeous print showcasing a 1918 artist’s conception of space travel (reminds me of a previous retro future space post).

…the body is like that of a steamship, front-weighted like an airplane, with airelons and control surfaces both fore (like the Wright flyer) and aft (like most airplanes) — and not only did the artist theorize a single spacefaring airship, he or she put together several designs of varying shape, including a space-faring zeppelin in the distance.

Huge wonderful full-size image.

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Has anyone heard of this flick? Looks eerie and awesome. Trailer on the movie’s site.

Oh and it’s playing for a week at the Ken Cinema starting this Friday.

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In this litigious society, I think it would only be right and fair for Disney to sue Disney for everything they’ve got. This video, showing the blatant duplication of Disney choreography, should be entered as evidence.

Back from a long hiatus! I just finished a zine with some new writing and art. I will be handing them out around Golden Hill in SD but if you want one email me! They’re free. walkerstephwork@gmail.com

Smashing today posted an article today showcasing a bunch of delightful logo work. These are some of my favorites.

I think the Media Factory is my fave, though Wordpress cropped it a little tight here.

Give Smashing some love, since I stole (and then Wordpress abused) their nicely-squared images. And because they’re wonderful.

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