qwerty sound machine

came across this early in the morning and had mad fun for like an hour. it basically turns your keyboard into a drum machine subsequently adding itself to the list of ways one can procrastinate actually working.

check it here

keyed up

Designed by 5.5 Designers, the appropriately titled "iamaKey" "itsaKey" and "passKey" usb drives functionally helps prevent the very frequent and horrific dilemma of a lost or misplaced flashdrive by turning it into a key. Obviously if one were to lose their keys altogether they would be SOL, but this is definitely a stylish step in the right direction.

LaCie-USB Keys

skin deep

Andrzej Dragan

time for design

Time just announced The Design 100: Today's Most Influential Design.
more here

hellbent

Hell Bent - Kenna

this video is a bit of a flashback to 2001....i remember the impact that the video left when i first saw it. i must admit the message is still as strong today, and in many ways even more relevant now than it was in 2001.

cuban b

This series of posters was done to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cuba's revolution. Along the same vein as much of the highly popular and currently relevant (a la Shephard Fairey) propaganda and cuban poster art, graphic artist José Papiol Torrent showcased each letter as its own poster incorporating relevant imagery and photography reflecting the revolution.







mas aqui

happy earth day

Dear Earth,

Through my species frivolous, inconsiderate and wasteful ways, we have pulluted your oceans, depleted your ozone and deforested your beautiful jungles. Though, we have left you permanently scarred by our endless amounts of metal, concrete and starbucks, please believe that there has been a conscious change rising to the surface for a long time now and accept my apology on behalf of my kind. Unfortunately, the damage may never fully be repaired however, we are finally headed in the right direction, one as clear as your summer skies and one that will ensure the future will too understand that analogy. So on this day, we honor you and say thank you for all that you provide, for without you there would be no us.

Love,
Humanity