[Via PSFK] The defining decorative element of a library has always been the books themselves. But now that institutions are tossing their stacks in favor of digital collections, the question arises: How do you design a library when print books are no longer its core business? At the University of Amsterdam, Dutch designers Studio Roelof [...]
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2 Comments » Yanko Design presents a project from designer Arthur Xin. The bed that the designer is offering is very functional. It has LED reading lights above your head, speakers for music to be played to wake you up, a flower box on the sides, LED light to help the plant grow, and more! But why the [...]
Zalim Posted in Design, Innovations Tags: Arthur Xin, bed, Design, Ecotypic Bed, energy No Comments » Marinemine company and Estonian designer Mati Karmin have come up with a very interesting project. They collect Russian marine bombs from the old battlefield in the Gulf of Finland to convert them into different pieces of modern art furniture: fireplaces, lamp holders, chairs, tables, bath tubs, aquariums and many more. Share on Facebook
Zalim Posted in Design Tags: Design, Estonia, Finland, furniture, Marinemine, Mati Karmin No Comments » Interesting metaphor from Romanian agency Tempo Advertising in their print ad for Colgate’s dental floss. The idea is to demonstrate that a piece of food stuck between your teeth is so annoying that you can’t get it off your mind. With Colgate Floss you will forget about this problem and concentrate on more important issues. [...]
Zalim Posted in Advertising, Design Tags: Advertising, Colgate, Colgate Floss, Design, print, Romania No Comments » Super cool print campaign from DDB Budapest, Hungary. The ads are made for the Art Directors Club Hungary, and the idea is to bring together some creative minds for a contest of art directors. Campaign dubbed Play Seriously features some innocent toys that find themselves in rather serious adult situations. Good idea, nicely finished Credits: [...]
Zalim Posted in Advertising, Design Tags: Advertising, Art Directors Club, DDB, DDB Budapest, Design, Hungary, print No Comments » A very nice funny print campaign from McDonald’s in France called Come As You Are. The prints were developed by agency BETC Euro RSCG, France, and they feature some interesting movie characters that come to have a bite at McDonald’s. Special thanks for Cinderella’s drive-through on a pumpkin, that was hilarious Credits: Advertising Agency: BETC [...]
Zalim Posted in Advertising, Design Tags: Advertising, BETC Euro RSCG, Design, Euro RSCG, france, mcdonalds, print No Comments » Agency JWT Lisbon, Portugal has created a print work for CIN the company producing stuff to protect wood from ageing and damages from insects. Woodtec is their best selling product to keep wood in shape for ages, which is nicely demonstrated in this ad from JWT. The ad features the well-known wood guy Pinoccio who [...]
Zalim Posted in Advertising, Design Tags: Advertising, CIN, Design, JWT Lisbon, Portugal, print, Woodtec No Comments » Euro RSCG Zürich has developed an ad campaign for Swiss bikers. The ad draws attention to the roads covered with slippery manholes, which become the reason of many road accidents with motorbikes – as many as 800 accidents of this kind happen annually just in Switzerland. The print calls to get rid of the slippery [...]
Zalim Posted in Advertising, Design Tags: Advertising, biker, Design, Euro RSCG, Euro RSCG Zurich, motorcycle, road safety, Switzerland No Comments » Interesting thinking from McCann Erickson Istanbul. Their campaign named Peel off the bug, made for insect fighters from Bocek Avcisi calls for your worst fears Getting rid of insects is just this easy, says the slogan. “Easy” here means you have to overcome your fear of roaches and see the slogan on the other side [...]
Zalim Posted in Advertising Tags: Advertising, Bocek Avcisi, McCann Erickson, McCann Erickson Istanbul, sticker, Turkey 2 Comments » Very nice piece of advertising from Ogilvy Group Hungary made for Mattel Hot Wheels. One of the prints features a little kid getting a ticked, while on the other one a policeman is hunting for a “felon” with a spike strip. Apparently, speeding is bad, though possible, with the Hot Weels Credits: Advertising agency: Ogilvy [...]
Zalim Posted in Advertising, Design Tags: Advertising, Design, Hot Wheels, Hungary, Istvan Labady, Mattel, Ogilvy, Ogilvy Group Hungary, print No Comments » 
