Creative inspiration – Toy Machines
Form follows function but not in this case. It doesn’t work but it soooo works! Look at this thing! Its awesome! More pics and full article at: Design Boom
Creative Inspiration – Booom!
I love’s me an onomatopoeia. I also loves me some dope Japanese typography. It’s the old raver in me. So these two, coming together, to make word explosions makes me super happy! Check out the full article on It’s nice that.
Meow!
Creative inspiration – Got any Jungle?
Wrap your ear holes around this gear. Showing my age again. I remember when Jungle was the new sound. This is some of the maddest Jungle from back in the day. Get on it. Panic. Here come the drums.
Creative inspiration – Mad, French, Spy Merde
Based on real accounts from French spies, this gritty series reveals what life is like for the deep cover agents. This is the best spy drama I’ve seen in forever, makes homeland look silly.
We’re three seasons in and left brutalised after every episode. And it’s on free to air on SBS in Australia. BOOM!
Creative inspiration – Cars of the future
Japan’s government has set its eyes on the sky, announcing big investment plans into the developing of flying cars and they look like something from Wipeout.
I know you have to start somewhere but seriously, the one in this video can fuck right off!
Design inspiration – Light Soy – By Heliograph
I really didn’t put the word out hard enough that I would have loved one of these for Father’s Day. Made by the Rad people over at heliograph, these lamps are right up my street.
Creative inspiration – Talking race karts
Those looking for an alternative to cars or reprieve from public transit can thank Aldekas Studio for a new set of wheels that’s both stylish and environmentally conscious. The Mexico-based designer repurposed the fenders and headlights of a Volkswagen Beetle— which officially is the Type 1 model th
This is happening
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit transforms the Nintendo Switch into a controller for an actual toy race kart. The kart is fitted with a camera, giving the player a first-person view of its perspective as it whizzes around your living room, bedroom, or wherever you have some open floor space to play.
Source: Nintendo’s newest Mario Kart is the best video game you never knew you
Design inspiration – Absence in design
Karel Martens on paying attention to the things we don’t seeOne of the best-known names in graphic design, the Dutch modernist master and teacher reflects on his work and career to date.
Source: “Absence in design is very important”: Karel Martens on paying attention to the things we don’t see
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More visual stimuli from the always awesome: DETHJUNKIE*
Creative inspiration – Limp baloons
Source: Limp Balloons Slump Over Each Other in Pastel Sculptures by Artist Joe Davidson
Creative inspiration – Skate-in-the-dark
Super Dope! I want to skate this so hard!
A gallery inside the Triennale Milano museum is transformed into a fluorescent skateboarding venue in this installation by South Korean artist Koo Jeong A.
Source: Glow-in-the-dark skatepark created inside Triennale Milano by Koo Jeong A
Creative inspiration – How to funk in 2 Mins
Turns out I really like a bit of live loop boxing. This guys a bit of a gun a it. Well worth checking of some of his vids
Design inspiration – Lisa Congdon
I haven’t listened to this one yet but Lisa Congdon is rad. It’s in my podcast queue.
Source: Clever Podcast Ep. 108: Artist Lisa Congdon – Design Milk
Creative inspiration – Tiny People
Pretty much what it says on the tin. They’re rad. Check em.
Source: Tiny People in Paint Impastos