Pantone Pen Print

I have tons of books I haven't thoroughly gone through yet. One of them is by Daniel Eatock entitled, Imprint. In case it matters to anyone he is also the person behind Indexhibit, the well-known portfolio site.
Above is something by Daniel that came out of what I like to refer to as, an experiment. Half art, half science. And I just love the simplicity and cohesiveness of the whole concept. Actually it's more than that -- it's randomness, chance, playfulness, uncertainty, anticipation, surprise, structure... all in one. That's what I love about it.

Pantone Pen Print
640 x 900mm, ink on paper
Edition 73 original prints
– One complete set of Letraset TRIA Pantone markers
– arranged in the colour spectrum
– left for one month
– resting on their nibs
– on a stack of 500 SRA1 sheets
– 70gsm uncoated white paper
The edition number was determined by the number of sheets the ink bled through from the possible 500.
The numbering of each sheet corresponds to the position it was within the stack and also determined its value.
The final sheet the ink reached, (furthest from the top) was numbered 1 / 73 and valued at £1, the one above numbered 2 / 73 and valued at £2 etc. The top sheet (the sheet the pens rested on) was numbered 73 / 73 and valued at £73

If you prefer to view it on his website, click through here. But if you're happy where you are, below are some pictures.

27 of 73

12 of 73

Khoi Vinh

I was helping out with a side project for work, when Javi brought this amazing piece to my attention to get ideas from. It is actually way more than I ever dreamed of doing for what I was working on, but the concept and the product are something to admire; it really communicates. Khoi Vinh is kind of a genius.

Via Khoi VInh's blog, Subtraction.

Skin

Expandable maternity dress that can be worn forever.
This is funny. All my pregnant friends should wear this turtle outfit.

Via Design Observer.

The One Who Got Away

Not only is the content amazing, but so is the website itself -- the interactivity (disappearing smoke) and the navigation (keyboard controlled).

Roland Tiangco: Dirt poster

Prit-ty cool poster/concept by Roland Tiangco, a recent graduate of Parson's Communication Design program. It's an interactive one, so click the image below to see the sequence.

via OK great.

Sky on a Stick - $4 @ ReForm School

Not worth $4, but amusing concept.

Polite Umbrella

via swissmiss

How cute is this! Personification of an umbrella.
I feel like such an impostor because I find everything on swissmiss's page genius and stimulating, and worthy of sharing.

The Lost Tribes of New York City

Urban anthropologists Andy & Carolyn London interview some of New York City's more overlooked citizens.


Via swissmiss.

Politics

I want to share 2 links with you.
First one is from Javi, which is a heartwarming coming together of both sides (48% republican, 52% democrat)
http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/
Second one is the website of the new transition (soon to be) government. I think it's really cool that they have this. I actually feel like I can take part.
http://change.gov/

Your Name On Toast

I love work like this. And people who work like this.
You buy your name on toast and your toast will appear on their homepage -- the position depends on how much you "contributed". 100% of proceeds goes to a charity of your choice.
This is an excerpt from the How It Works part of their web page.
I just love their whole attitude and philosophy about it.

Here's why we hope it'll work:
Your Name On Toast is a silly idea.
Silly ideas get talked about a lot. (You can help with this- please digg us or post us on your blog).
Lots of people come to the site.
Lots of people see your name on toast (your actual name...on actual toast)

You get lots of traffic driven to your site.
That's the idea anyway. We hope it all works out.