Category: Friday links (Page 6 of 8)

Happy New Year gif by Risa Rodil @ Dribble

A few links:

• Some very interesting choices in this list of the best children’s books of 2015 by Maria Popova of BrainPickings.
• I think we all need to get one Refugees Welcome sticker set.
• Love these sculptural lights by Home Adventures.
• Very funny apps to download for 2016 by the New Yorker.
• Amusing Cheeseboard Animals for those new year cheese platters.
• 3Doodler 3D Pen: The world’s first pen that draws in three dimensions in real time. Amazing what it can do.
• Are you an Instagram Husband?
• I am not sure I would put these Emoji oil paintings my house.
• Japanese retailer Muji has designed a  brilliant set of ultra-simple cabins.
• The sad economics of internet fame, an interesting read.

Happy New Year and have a great weekend!

Gym gif by Dribble

A few links:

• Love this photographic series with architectural details featuring pastel hues in urban spaces.
• Year-round, no-maintenance greenery for your house.
• Now hipsters with plaid shirts can make their own matching cake, with this hilarious lumberjack tree trunk cake .
• Photos of New Yorkers on their lunch-breaks from the 1970’s.
•  An Emotional Baggage tote.
• A line of jewellery that could save your life, at least in India.

Have a good weekend!

Christmas Mickey Mouse by Giphy

A few links:

• How addiction to technology is taking over our lives by the “Peace for Paris” illustrator.
• I want to try making this risotto. Looks simple and delicious.
• It would be fun to receive one of these biscuit cards.
• Interesting book about The Typewriter. A graphic history of the beloved machine.
• A different cats calendar for 2016.
• Another fun christmas ornament set: this time it’s macaroons.
• I totally agree with this Guide to Thoughtful Giving.

Have a good weekend!

“You Go First” by “Un gif dans ta gueule”

A few links:

• Paintings found in flea markets are creatively combined to form extraordinary fictional landscapes.
• Upload a photo or scan of your children’s line drawing and Minted will create a custom letterpress or gold foil-pressed card for you. Good idea for Christmas cards.
• A desk with plenty of storage tricks.
• A long read, but some good advice for startups in this article.
• Prototypo is an interesting parameter-based font generator.
• Cosmos: A beautiful set of magnetic wooden blocks with cool minimalist aerospace forms.

Have a good weekend!

Black Poppies by Lisa Congdon

A few links:

• I would never expect toilet papers to be fun. Only in Japan…
• Colourful architectural installation made entirely out of 30,000 Post-it notes.
• My kids are going on a scout camping excursion tomorrow. But, I think they would love a camp-themed pyjama party on any occasion.
• Have you ever seen a Blue Dragon before?
• Kuvva, streams beautiful wallpapers right to your desktop, every day of the week.
•  Not only David Bowie has a new album out called ★ (pronounced Blackstar), but also, the cover artwork is beautiful.

Have a good weekend!

Pattern by Julia Rothman

A few links:

• I am happy I found this excellent site with tutorials for small arts & crafts projects for the kids.
• A fifties style chair in concrete that looks great.
• Every parent can relate to the Anti-Lego slippers.
• My kids would looove this playroom.
• Remember these? Apparently they were called boomboxes.
• If you’re visiting Paris, here’s what you need to know about flights, hotels, getting around and how to help in the wake of the attacks.
• A lettering poster with 286 variations of the word ‘the’.
• The interesting story behind the ‘Peace for Paris’ illustration.

Have a good weekend!

“Friday” lettering by Hendry Juanda from Indonesia.

A few links:

• A fun gift for your friends’ newborn baby.
• A square becomes a circle (!) in this optical illusion video, from the London-based artist trio called Troika.
• The people behind Lost my name can create a personalized children’s story book just for your child, based on the name you will give them. Great idea for a holiday gift.
• I just love the happy, sun-drenched images of photographer Max Wanger. His use of negative space is impressive.
• Beautiful technicolor digital lettering by Velvet Spectrum.
• The new iPad Pro, in case you were considering.

Have a good weekend!

Pattern by Lotta Jansdotter

A few links:

• The Star Wars waffle maker. A Death Star for breakfast anyone?
• Check out hipster Barbie’s Instagram account. I find it very relatable, only days after an Australian teenager with more than 600,000 followers quit Instagram claiming social media ‘is not real life’.
• Absurd photo portraits of auto mechanics in classic Renaissance style.
• GIF dance party! Indescribable fun.
• This font is actually “set in concrete“.
• If you are meticulous with your coffee’s temperature, this mug is for you.
• This online shop has great vintage Hello and airmail labels. Remember these?

Have a good weekend!

Gif by art-sheep.com

A few links:

• I found these very amusing: 10 of the worst fears that all designers have. The designers among us will understand!
• Did you know there is a Pantone color for each Disney Princess?
• Great use of typography in this video, which presents the participants for a Moscow design festival.
• I love these personalized embroidered necklaces. Very girly.
• Art installations using sweet materials such as candy and sugar. Sweet stuff.
• I find this club poster very interesting. Reminds me a little of Hannah Höch’s work.
• A smart and cute surveillance camera: Ulo, a pet owl interacting with you through eye expressions.

Have a good weekend!

Illustration by Mike Lowery

A few links:

• Moon Parka: Outerwear made from synthetic spider silk. Yes. Spider silk.
• I love this artist’s style: Paris-based Fanny Nushka Moreaux portrays women so elegantly and gives a certain quality from another era.
• In the book “Presenting Shakespeare: 1,100 Posters from Around the World”, it is interesting to see the different visual approaches for posters created for Shakespeare’s most famous plays.
• How many likes does your shirt have? This t-shirt only has 1 like, but it’s big.
• “Do it for mom (Do it for Denmark)”. A Danish travel agency is joining forces with wannabe grandmas in the fight against Denmark’s low birth rate. Hilarious.
• This chair looks a little weird, but also seriously comfortable.
• This Ice Cream Stick font made me smile.

Have a good weekend!