iPod Speakers

These classy speakers are a site for sore eyes! Simple and classic, curious as to how good the sound quality is. Posted in The Design Blog, they are available in maple and cherry wood. "Clutter free music" is an appropriate term.

Compact Furniture!

The Design Blog posts about a great new furniture piece. The design is great for small apartments where space is limited. I know as someone looking into a (most likely small) apartment on a limited budget, I'd definitely purchase this!

Live Scribe

Livescribe is a pen that records notes digitally and audibly. Designboom posts of how they recently updated their software to include games, music, and translation to another language. This a pretty cool product getter better. I think the best part is how you can touch the part of the notes and it will bring you to the audio from that part of the lecture!

Cute mushroom hook!

Japanese designer Masako Sato creates this cute mushroom hook!

I think there's a great market for cute home accessories like this. They are unique and stylish. I could even see places like children's stores, schools, and places like that buying in bulk!

WiFi Scale

Designboom posts about a Scale that has WiFi, enabling it to transfer data directly to your computer or mobile device. The website plays the fitness card, making it seem like if you buy this scale you will be able to lose weight more easily, because you can keep track of things like BMI and body composition. I think this is a cool idea, but I doubt it will be the turning point for people to become healthier!

Digital Camera with Projector!

Designboom posts about a great new Nikon camera which features a projector! In addition to this the camera also boasts 12.1 megapixels and a 2.7 inch lcd display. The projector isn't of the highest quality, but the idea is there. This way people don't have to crowd around the little camera...it projects onto any flat surface. I'm pumped to see if this idea will catch on!

Poster Sketches for the Student Art Show

Poster Sketches for the Student Art Show

Sketch 1:

I would print out S,T,U, etc on letter paper, with the letter taking up the whole page. Then I'd photography the paper hanging with an interesting background (think brick wall, wildlife, birdcage, etc). Then collage them together.

Sketch 2:

The idea with the head sillohette, with type filling the head. the type would be fine arts classes.

Sketch 3:

Thick block letters masked by "art" textures. Abstract photos of things like paint palettes, still life stuff, MAC puters, etc. - OR - the same idea in reverse. High res image of a close up of a palette with the letters knocked out.

Sketch 4:

FB done artsy. type in FB font, but painted. Info made to look sort of like a profile.

Sketch 5:

Simple basic font. With Rectangle/simple line graphics. All the same colors (tinted and whatnot) but diff textures, referring to diff. departments (paint, pencil, blog screen print, etc). Very subtle textures, but enough to notice, oooh thats paint, etc. Or colors could be CMYK/RGB idea.

Sketch 6:

Same idea as 2, but instead of head silhouette, just a circle/dot.