It was almost a year ago when I posted this cool video from Japan, but it was brought to my attention just yesterday that there is a slightly better rendition of Tetris that also uses people as pixels. I do believe that this series of vide [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
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Modern Toilet Diner, a Taipei-based, washroom-themed restaurant—that has been open since 2004—lets you realize the secret dream of eating fecal-like ice cream out of a toilet bowl. Adding on top of the cleverly posed dish ware, the dec [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Friday, November 16th, 2007
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While I know a few people that have been know to say, “My name is blah, blah, Google me.” This new product may be just a little excessive. It’s called the Vanity Ring, a ring with a small display that—when plugged in to [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Sunday, October 14th, 2007
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While it’s easy to love the “cuteness” factor of many new foods that come out of Japan, this is certainly not one of those instances. Canned Bread comes in a vending machine and is, well, bread in a can. There are many di [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
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When I touch down in Tokyo in a few weeks, the first thing I’m looking for is Human Tetris. Enough said.
Posted by: todd smith on Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
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All the credit goes to kk on this one, the man is stealth. Unfortunately, in this instance Mark was not.
Posted by: todd smith on Friday, February 23rd, 2007
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The struggle to find a balance between work and life is hard for anyone in creative industry, but even more so for creatives who freelance; for these unlucky individuals, work life and home life often fall into a single space. I’ve s [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
Categories: Learning, Tips, Vancouver | 2 Comments »
It almost seems wrong to slot these words next to each other, but the reality is that we now live in an age where devices such as laptops, iPods, PDA’s and headphones can be charged wirelessly (and thoughtlessly). Wildcharge (Est. 200 [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Friday, December 8th, 2006
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A couple of years back there was a mass reclamation of perfectly preserved lumber that had been submerged up to 50 years ago in transport through rivers; useful, but modern design now has a way to get a little more profit from that which l [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Sunday, December 3rd, 2006
Categories: Design, Learning, Pop Culture | 1 Comment »
And he called VFS out. Let me start by saying that the youtube generation is for the most part lazy and uneducated, but here comes a young man with a little more thought than the average internet troll. Charlie Winter, when finding a VFS fi [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Categories: Inspiration, Pop Culture | 2 Comments »
RT @gdcbc: To honour fallen designer Leo Obstbaum, please contribute to Emily Carr's Memorial Award in his name: (Link)
RT @gdcbc: CBC's tribute to Leo Obstbaum, deceased designer responsible for the 'look' of the #Vancouver2010 #Olympics: (Link)
RT @MarkBusse: People often say I have a big head, but that's hogwash. This photo proves my head is just right: (Link)
Love this diagram of the creative process as a continuum from research (uncertainty) to design (clarity). (Link)
Our newest designer Dana is awesome. You should hear her talk to marketing people when they call. Don't mess with the Dana.
This is the best Olympic training video I have seen to date ;-) (Link)
Missed what it was like to be in Vancouver when Crosby scored the winning goal this weekend? Watch (and listen) to THIS! (Link)
Google acquires Picnik, thus expanding it's dominance in the cloud computing domain. Who needs PhotoShop anymore! (Link)
RT @MarkBusse: @TimeFox is now on Twitter and has released an iPhone app! I just updated some projects hours I forgot to log. #productivity
RT @MarkBusse: How do you define professional success? For me, it has to be working with people that feel more like family than employee ...
Our client Eclipse's brand design is highlighted in an article on page 12 of BIV's 2010 How-To Book: (Link) (PDF available)
BLOG POST: "Using Twitter For Business" can powerful, but can also be a risky proposition if not done well. (Link)
RT @MarkBusse: Yikes! Just found out that the firm who recently beat us on a web project was C&G Partners in NYC! Punching above our weight!
Want one of these spiral clocks. Maybe I will wait until the more economical version is released. (Link)
A fantastic stop motion animation: (Link)
