Exceptional Student Design
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Penguin has posted its list of 2008 Design Award winners (for book cover design) and there’s some amazing work to be seen. My personal favorite is Jez Burrows‘ On The Road cover concept (pictured at right), but I think the typewriter seatbelt buckle is a bit of a clichete. Nonetheless, it’s great work.
Check out the full set of winners here.
(via Coudal)
Spring Cleaning: 15″ MacBook Pro, 30″ Cinema Display and OLPC XO Laptop on eBay
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
It’s been a busy start to 2008 for Bainbridge Studios, but one thing I’ve been meaning to do for weeks now is get some computer hardware up on eBay to clear out. Having recently switched to a new 2.4 GHz MacBook (Black) as my main machine, I’m selling my previous workhorse, a 2.33 Ghz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, along with a BookEndz docking station and my mammoth 30″ Cinema Display (the new MacBook can’t drive a 30″ at full resolution, so I’ve downgraded to a new 23″ Cinema Display).
I’ve got all three up now on eBay, along with the XO laptop we acquired from the One Laptop Per Child program’s “Give a Laptop, Get a Laptop” program back in December.
If you’re interested in any of these items, you can check them out now on eBay:
15″ MacBook Pro 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD
30″ Apple Cinema Display
BookEndz Docking Station for 15″ MacBook Pro
OLPC XO Laptop
Update (5/28/08 - 10:15am PDT): The 30″ Cinema Display has sold, but bidding is open on the MacBook Pro and the BookEndz, and the Buy It Now is still in place for the XO.
Update (5/30/08 - 11:30am PDT): The OLPC XO Laptop has now sold.
Obey Obama
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Shepard Fairey, he of the ubiquitous Obey art installations, stickers, clothing and more, has produced a pair of limited edition posters supporting Barack Obama’s candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Fairey, in his own words:
I believe with great conviction that Barack Obama should be the next President. I have been paying close attention to him since the Democratic convention in 2004. I feel that he is more a statesman than a politician. He was against the war when it was an unpopular position (and Hillary was for the war at that time), Obama is for energy and environmental conservation. He is for healthcare reform. Check him out for yourself www.barackobama.com. Proceeds from this print go to produce prints for a large statewide poster campaign.
The “Hope” design (shown to the right) is being apparently being utilized by the Obama camp as a part of an awareness campaign; the second design, “Progress“, was released by Fairey today for sale (limited to 250 pieces) and sold out almost immediately.
(via Creative Review)
Give a Laptop, Get a Laptop
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
We’re heading into the final days of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative allowing you to purchase one XO laptop to donate to a child in another country and one XO for your own personal use. The combo deal runs $399 and the retail value of the donated XO ($200) is tax deductible.
This offer was initially set to run only for a week last month, but due to overwhelming demand, has been held over through December 31st.
As if the chance to grab an XO for yourself isn’t enough of a hook, there are a number of additional offers added to sweeten the deal, including a complimentary one-year subscription to T-Mobile’s HotSpot wi-fi access, a $360 value.
For more info, go to www.laptop.org.
Goodbye to a Legendary Backyard Rink
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
If this isn’t sure-fire evidence for the effects of global warming, I don’t know what is: Wayne Gretzky’s dad, Walter Gretzky, has given up on his legendary backyard ice rink in Ontario due to warmer winters and difficulty maintaining the ice. It’s now (sadly) a swimming pool.
(via the Globe & Mail).
Making Pre-Flight Instructions Worth Paying Attention To
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Though there’s only so much variation you can expect in pre-flight safety instructions on commercial airlines these days, Virgin America offers a refreshing and entertaining slant on the typical instructional video.
The concept for the video was done by Anomaly and Wild Brain is responsible for the animation.
(via Coudal)
Ahhh…. The Memories
Sunday, January 7th, 2007
Now this brings me back to childhood!
The complete set of 1980s GI Joe PSAs…. (via Coudal).
70 Degrees in New York City? In January?
Friday, January 5th, 2007
It’s January 5th, trees are blossoming in New York City and the temperatures there could hit 70 degrees tomorrow. Of course, as the White House will continue to assert, there’s nothing to this whole “global warming” craziness, is there?
Mapping the Trends of 2007
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
Jason Kottke has an interesting link up today for a series of visual maps (based on Subway maps), done by Information Architects, that are designed to show inter-relationships between companies and technology trends in the coming year.
Ideally, the whole point of utilizing any form of visual metaphor such as a map would be to make the information easier to take in and process for the end-user. Unfortunately, these visuals seem to miss that point entirely.
Click here to view the full Information Architects post » (via Kottke)
A Great Holiday Video Greeting
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Six Apart, publishers of Movable Type and TypePad, two of the more popular blogging platforms, published a great holiday video greeting that’s definitely worth checking out. Credit to Coudal for the link.
Click here to view the clip on YouTube »