When Mercedes asked Toronto photographer Don Dixon to shoot an introduction ad for the New Turbo 320, he said, “Why not?” To get things in order for the shoot, he called the Toronto Zoo to make a date with a camel, next was an Extensis scan through his massive stock library to find a parched desert road, followed by...
Eric Karjaluoto, Creative Director & Principal, smashLAB Eric Karjaluoto is a bald man with a lot of ideas. He studied at the Emily Carr Institute and now leads creative efforts at smashLAB, where he focuses on brand strategy, identity, and interactive design. He has worked on a number of diverse projects for clients in the public and private sector....
A great artist, who’s work I’ve just recently been introduced to thanks to Holly@decor8. The ink sketches and watercolour paintings by Stella Im Hultberg perfectly exude the sad, sophisticated energy of the postmodern ingenue…Every character is shadowed, stained, and soiled with glamour. Want to see more? Check out Stella’s sketchpad.
These are definite classics. The Fortuny Lights, designed by Mariano Fortuny in the early 1900′s …photographer-style fixtures that are absolutely stunning. The brightest of them all…the new printed “Ornaments” version shown above. via Design Within Reach
The new iPod ads take place at a new club. I think I like the hip hop club better. The new club is a prog rock punky kind of stylized place with a Warhol-like 60’s feel. All the ads are addictive but getting tired. The most obvious shift is not the design but the change in target audience. Apple...
The Art Director’s Club is one of the most prestigious design awards you can have on your mantle. Their 86th Annual Awards design competition is open to pros and students, and includes a broad range of expected categories – interactive, illustration, photography, as well as the forward-thinking category called “Hybrid” which allows for submissions of designs including, in the...
The Sun Jar is an ingenious and rather charming lighting concept from designer Tobias Wong. Just as jam jars store jam, the Sun Jar stores sunshine. You sit the jar on your windowsill during the day, then when it gets dark the Sun Jar automatically turns itself on and glows with the day’s sunshine. The jar contains a solar...
