Archive for April, 2008

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

More things I don’t need…

Lego style iPod speakers

Now you can share your favorite music with your friends anywhere. The camouflaged up and down volume buttons on the front allow for quick and easy volume control when your boss or teacher is sneaking up on you! No battery is required for power – just plug the super compact mini dock [...]

2 Comments » - Posted in All Things Apple, Web 2.OH, design, industrial design by Niki Brown

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Love Hate Think Believe Feel Wish

I am a regular user of Twitter – a sort of micro-blogging service that asks you to answer the question: What are you doing? It’s a good way to keep track of what your friends are doing throughout the day. I have to say that I’m quite addicted. I was reading my morning blogs [...]

1 Comment » - Posted in Web 2.OH, design, information design by Niki Brown

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Do you know what you eat?

Do you know what you eat? The DNA of genetically modified plants may contain the genes of insects, animals or even viruses.
Kinda freaky to visualize it this way. I usually buy organic stuff when I can – but I’m glad I stopped eating meat.

via Tanya Moseeva / behance.net

4 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, design by Niki Brown

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Pixel Couch

If I could find this in some sort of red and black color scheme or even a monochromatic color scheme I would so buy it!
Royal College of Art graduate (UK) Cristian Zuzunaga has devised a fabric based on a ‘pixel’ concept, which is being produced by Danish manufacturer Kvadrat and sold through Moroso.

[via Coolhunter ]

1 Comment » - Posted in Web 2.OH, design, furnature by Niki Brown

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

I Hate Paper

Well, thats not quite true. I hate wasting paper. I hate printing things. I also especially dislike copiers. People print things all the time without thinking about the impact it has on the environment.
I was reading the Tree Hugger blog this morning and this article made me smile.
U.S. Schools Tackle Global Warming in National Day [...]

1 Comment » - Posted in Web 2.OH by Niki Brown

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Cushy CMS Review

While working on a client site I was asked, “Will I be able to edit the content of my site?” I had set a goal to design this clients site with a CMS in mind. First I tried messing around with textpattern. After getting it installed (not to difficult) I just kinda gave up easily. [...]

7 Comments » - Posted in Web 2.OH, design by Niki Brown