February 10, 2011

A ‘Low-Tech’ Tablet to Replace Your Moleskines

I found this in Taxi.com today and I just needed to share it:
A ‘Low-Tech’ Tablet to Replace Your Moleskines - DesignTAXI.com

No iPad, no Kindle, no iPhone, no Wacomb tablet, no Mac Book Pro has made me as excited as this little gadget here....
Welcome NoteSlate, you're awesome!!!


Framing Copenhagen

Framing Copenhagen on the Behance Network
by  Peter Ørntoft : http://www.peterorntoft.com/
From the designer:
"This poster is the result of a poster workshop with Mervyn Kurlansky. I wanted to examine if it was possible to create an interaction between the poster medium and the user. The result was a poster that asks the user to frame his favorite detail of a public space of a city (in this case Copenhagen). With the 5 different outlined shapes in the poster the user can frame anything from small details to big 3D objects. By doing this the user can inform other users about the hidden gems of the public space
 The user of the poster can leave a note for the forthcoming viewer"



What a beautiful Idea!!!
I love how designers are putting the idea of interaction and social media outside of the screens.... Making it a concept more than technology. Let's now put our phones and computers aside and interact with the world!!

December 17, 2010

5 Design Trends That Small Businesses Can Use in 2011

Taken from mashabe.com 
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.


"In the past 12 months, we’ve seen a lot of changes in the world of web design. Growing popularity in the mobile device space — including smartphones and tablets like the iPad — have refined the way many users access and interact with content...."
1. Lose the Flash
2. Upgrade your Fonts
3. Mobile Compatible/Optimized Sites
4. Blog inspired
5. Touch the Future: HTML5 and CSS3
Read the whole article:
5 Design Trends That Small Businesses Can Use in 2011

December 8, 2010

Color Collective - Color Resources for Designers

Color Collective

Designer Lauren Willhite took the time and the effort to create a blog that not only gives you color palettes that are fresh and unexpected, but she also pairs them up with the image that inspire them as a visual reference. Definitely a must check for color!!