Straw Dog Design is a hub for designer and blue sky day-dreamer Josiah DePaoli. It contains a blog, and a link to a portfolio and resume (you can find those above under "My Stuff"). It will change your life.
Oddly interesting article at AllEars that takes a look at a rather unique facet of the Disney World parks: the lampposts. Lighting has always been a strong thematic element of the Disney Parks, but I’ve never paid much attention to the lampposts themselves. Jack Spence took the time to document lampposts from all over the four parks, and it’s pretty amazing to see just how varied these lighting elements are and how they reflect the theme and visual style of the different areas they’re placed in. The link above is to part four of the article series (Animal Kingdom) but be sure to check out the other parts featuring the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Faceout Books is a blog created to showcase the latest in book design. Their latest post details a thesis project from artist Jim Tierney: a really stunning set of Jules Verne book covers. Definintel worth checking out the post at Faceout has done a great job of using the Cargo CMS to cleanly showcase the design as well as a lot of the process behind it.
Pretty neat look/interview up over at Brand New focusing on DJ Neff’s new campaign for Chiquita Bananas. Simple, yet very solidly tied to the original brand.
Friday Awesomeness is back. Thanks to the sun finally showing its face in Oregon, this weeks theme will be: LIGHT. As always, hit the jump for the rest of the awesomeness. Lumitectura by Barno
So things on Straw Dog have been a little…slow lately. The reason being: I was in Disney World. A good time was had by all. We tried a little web2.0/social media experiment while we were there linking Twitter with the new (to us) frontiers of Tumblr and Ustream. Anyhow, great trip, super inspiring; the trip will probably affect/inspire posts on here for a while.
And since I feel it would be a wasteful post to bore you the rambling above, hit the jump for some initial impressions of Disney’s Expedition Everest ride (and a video or two). Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Albanese photographs landscapes. The twist is, all his landscapes are of his own creation. That image to the left? Faux fur, cotton, and tile grout. The landscapes encompass everything from vast mountains to icy tundras and utilize everything from paprika to sugar and Jell-O to pull it off. Albanese expounds on his work:
My work involves the construction of small-scale meticulously detailed models using various materials and objects to create emotive landscapes. Every aspect from the construction to the lighting of the final model is painstakingly pre-planned using methods which force the viewers perspective when photographed from a specific angle. Using a mixture of photographic techniques such as scale, depth of field, white balance and lighting I am able to drastically alter the appearance of my materials.
It’s no secret that I love the work of Linzie Hunter. Although, since I have neglected to mention that on the blog before, perhaps it is a secret. It is up to you to decide, loyal reader.
Anyhow, Linzie’s Spam One-Liners project is just crafty enough to be on the likes of The Little Things We Do, but just designy and hilarious enough for the world of Straw Dog. Linzie is crazy awesome @ illustrative work and hand-lettering. She put that skill to good use with the Spam One-Liners project by taking snappy/outlandish sayings from the spam we all see in our mailboxes and turning each one into a separate work. Everything from “Welcome to the world of the slim people” to “One Day the Tooth Fairy May Save Your Child’s Life.” Be sure to check out the whole collection, and if you really love it buy the book (which contains 30 one-liners as individual postcards).
Super annoyed that Discovery apparently refuses to allow embedding of their videos both from their site, and from their YouTube page. Get with the times guys.
So, we’re going to take a step back in time a couple years, and I’m simply going to provide you a link to this awesome video of an awesome space-saving, transforming apartment designed by Gary Chang. Using tracks, wheels, and other great design elements, he is able to get 24 different room combinations out of his 360 sq. foot apartment.
While you’re checking it out, also view some of the other clips. It’s pretty interesting to see some of the innovative design ideas (ground up vinyl records in flooring!) people come up with while building green homes.
Hit the jump for another design by the same creator, as well as instructions for how to create business cards that double as a flashlight and even dial your phone number. Read the rest of this entry »
Straw Dog Design is a hub for designer and blue sky day-dreamer Josiah DePaoli. It contains a blog, and a link to a portfolio and resume (you can find those above under "My Stuff"). It will change your life. For more info about this site, check out my About page.
Oddly interesting article at AllEars that takes a look at a rather unique facet of the Disney World parks: the lampposts. Lighting has always been a strong thematic element of the Disney Parks, but I’ve never paid much attention to the lampposts themselves. Jack Spence took the time to document lampposts from all over the four parks, and it’s pretty amazing to see just how varied these lighting elements are and how they reflect the theme and visual style of the different areas they’re placed in. The link above is to part four of the article series (Animal Kingdom) but be sure to check out the other parts featuring the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
