Things I would have liked to have put on my Christmas list:
Vintage Camera Pillows
Found on www.swiss-miss.com/2011/12/vintage-camera-pillows.html and originally from www.etsy.com/listing/83835293/vintage-amica-eyelux-camera-canvas?ref=fp_treasury_12
PicNYC Table
Found on www.likecool.com/picNYC_TABLE–Furniture–Home.html and originally from www.haikocornelissen.com/work/picnyc-table/
Table and chairs cabinet
Found on www.likecool.com/Transformer_chest_has_two_chairs_and_a_table–Furniture–Home.html and originally fromclaudiosibille.com/ludovico.php
About a year ago my wife and I spotted an independant graphic designer, Kyleigh, who was selling paper cuts through Not on The High Street. We liked her work and got in touch to commission a special piece for my wife’s sister in law’s wedding.
Even though Kyleigh was just about to have a baby, she completed the work in time for the wedding and we were very pleased with what we received – so much so we sent her a photo of the happy couple it was commissioned for and she wrote a nice blog peice about it.
Who would steal someone’s biography?
I’ve since followed Kyleigh on twitter and today read about another paper cut designer who has stolen chuncks of Kyleigh’s personal biography.
The designer by the name Panda Paper has stolen the openning paragraph of Kyleighs biography word for word. I thought I’d post a question on Panda Paper’s facebook page to ask why. The comment was deleted 30 minutes later. So I posted a “review” on the review tab on her facebook page. I was then blocked from the page altogether.
It seems Paper Panda doesn’t want to explain them self, or want anyone to know that although they have great creative skills at producing beautiful work, they can’t write a sentence about who they really are.
I would advice anyone considering buying a paper cut to use a designer who is original and open about their work.
Spread the word!
See screenshots of the two biographies below.
*** UPDATE ***
Panda Paper has been in touch with Kyleigh – the issue is apparently the fault of a student web designer who copied information without Panda Paper’s knowledge.
Seeing as there will be a blank space on many newsagents shelves next Sunday maybe this is the time to start you dream of creating your own newspaper? Of the designers I follow online, Ben Terret stands out and is one of the founders of Newspaper Club, a small company run by the Really Intersting Group which lets you design and print your own newspapers. Black and white or colour, 4 to 64 pages, one edition or thousands.
They have examples of festive newspapers, conference programs and wedding favours.
Find out more on their site www.newspaperclub.com, have a look at the papers they’ve printed on Flickr and follow their blog / twitter – @newspaperclub
Two industrial design students at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, have created a new bicycle saftey system that uses the bike’s movement to light the wheels. Ethan Frier and Jonathan Ota have a created a system which lights the wheels white while the bike is in motion, and red if it detects the bike is slowing down.
They have blogged their whole project on tumblr at surg2011.tumblr.com/ with photos and videos. A trailer of what there have created is below:
Thanks to the guys at etre for finding this: www.etre.com/blog/2011/06/project_aura/
This is an excellent book case – it’s massive, fits every book you could own and instructs it’s owner exactly what should be done with the contents.
From www.likecool.com, www.kraftfuttermischwerk.de and fasel.soup.io
Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before? A radio which connects to your shower and is powered by the water passing through it. The only problem could be if it slows down the flow of water, but apart from that it’s an ingenious idea.
You can see who sells it at www.google.co.uk/products or read more about it and it’s inventor on the guardian site: www.guardian.co.uk and see other products from the same firm here: www.tangogroup.net
This is a brilliantly simple idea. Personalise it using a coloured pen of your choice.
Thanks to www.davidairey.com/universal-wrapping-paper/ and it’s creators www.fabiomilito.com/index.php?/2009/wrapping-paper/ and Francesca Guidotti.
Digital agency DARE are recruiting a few roles, and have have a nice visual way of advertising:
Thanks to ewarwoowar.typepad.com
Noupe have gathered together over 60 photoshop tutorials covering everything from redeye to dynamic lighting and restoration to colour blending.
Take a look: www.noupe.com/tutorial/useful-photography-related-tutorials.html
