Netdiver Mag

Gotta luv the Happy Cog’aoke 2 website! Nice
interface, usability and functionalities.

Flavors.me allows anyone to create an elegant website using personal content from around the internet. Watch the video to see the functionalities. How about that?

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See my page as an example.

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via: Craig Elimeliah

Harvested some interesting websites that each have a unique approach to their current contexts. The new trend, as you can see is all about ‘black/gray/white’ which are making a return as the favored color for contrast.

Do you think minimalist / empty is the new full?

Working on a new website? Don’t go dark – do something like Toko Design. Show your best work in a one-page with a proeminent contact link.

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Large negative expanses (white space), simple top text navigation to projects and huge visuals to show off capabilities as This Studio did.

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Got to make your visitors choose between two different sections? Make sure to use as Counter-Print did, explicit text with no ambiguities.

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Super confident in your work? Then use merely a slideshow with easy next / previous links. Make sure clicking images takes to a more detailed section of the projects as Build did.

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Use large black blocks for navigation and smaller lines to create an elegant minimalist effect to seperate sections as Subtraction did.

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An excellent idea to put emphasis on the latest project delivered as Iain Claridge Studio did. Playing off grayscales affords a nice neutral interface.

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Lastly, only dare using pop-ups windows if you have no other way to show a large portfolio as did Studio Newwork did.

The Pictoplasma Berlin Festival brings together an international scene of artists, directors, designers and agencies, offering a unique forum for all those working with – or simply loving – the visualisation and application of contemporary character design.

The lively exchange between the various disciplines highlights the importance of characters in contemporary visual culture.

Upcoming: April 9 – 10

This just made my day! CSS Mess pictures compares any normal browsers to IE6! Download the larger version to read all captions.

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via: Boulat and JF

Established in 2007, DRPCLQ (DropClique Design Division) is a one man creative outlet of New York based designer, Pete Golibersuch who shows an eye candy full portfolio of art direction and branding assignments.

Worth visiting from top to bottom.

Another hot spot based in Auckland and London, but operating globally, Special Problems. As a directing team are adept in both live action and animation, and are immediately involved in all aspects of the production process.

Watch their reel to see what they can do!

This girl can draw! Pepa Prieto is very well known for her illustrated characters that are both endearing and odd at same time. Her work has been published and exhibited all over.

Is it just me or there are a lot of newly relaunched websites going for huge visuals and lateral scrolling? MoCo Loco is one example that comes to mind. Well one of my fav bunch of people Duane King and company have redesigned Thinking for a Living that kept its signature soft pink background and nice typographic treatment for sections. Personally I really like it.

What do you think? Like or not? Works or not?

Melting snow on my back balcony that caught my eye (no retouching). Snapped a snow shaped E! Snowgraphy???

‘Coalition of the Willing‘ is an animated film about an online war against global warming in a post-Copenhagen world, and is being crafted by a network of 24 artists from around the world using varied and eclectic film making techniques.

Initiated by A Knife Party Production.

Last November the Translations 03 symposium took place, which was about authorship in design. View the title movie and how the poster serie came to be in order to visualise the five different authorships in design. Go see the making of.

Nice DIY concept and approach.

Dear Sesame St. by Bran Dougherty-Johnson

“We, the undersigned, would like to register our concern over the contest you are now conducting with Aniboom. We are concerned that your contest includes a solicitation of original design concepts, characters and content to be produced on a speculative basis by cartoonists, artists, motion designers and animators.”

Just signed it! Please DO so too!

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via: Michael Urman

Patrick King gave us a shout about TypographyShop which celebrates love of design and typography as well as offering pithy quips about our field with lovely tees. A portion of sales are given to education programs.

My favs: Love.Love.Love and Make the logo smaller!

Really liking the The Knife poster for Crema by Joven Berakha.

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And the Home art print by Kevin Mercer.

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And The World of Charles & Ray Eames posters by Ed Nacional.

Oh! I’m liking this! The website made by Fudge is like a screen capture that includes, guidelines, selected type, the familiar gray square background and portion of the toolbar.. Now that’s taking a metaphor and translating it down to every tiny detail.

Smart concept!

“I Love Nice People Who Make Cool Things” so do we. This phrase has been illustrated in numerous variations by Will Bryant.

Undeniable the talent of this young designer, Dimo Trifonov who already has a good mastering for altering photography, shapes and forms.

TomorrowStudio are a young, multi-disciplinary design studio in East London. Promising. Keep an eye on them.

Nice reflex photographic essay Social Collages for Yiorgo Seleftheriades and art directed by Stefanos Michaelides.

Angello Garcia aka Cubotoy is making toys. Paper toys that is that are simply amazing.. his website is a total mess though. Maybe someone would like to give him a hand.

FriendsWithYou relaunch a new website! Big, bigger and bold and bolder. Yummy as usual.

Caught my eye today: BLEED a multi-disciplinary design consultancy based in Oslo, Norway. Working to challenge today’s conventions around art, visual language, media and identity. Website, logo and portfolio are outstanding!

Hola Amiga has got a short run of hand-made pillows that I simply find irresistible!

It may hurt your eyes, because Obey Your Brain ain’t shy of using extreme visual bling, photographic artifacts and loads of.. animated .gif (!!!) to convey the creativity of the peeps hosting their music and art on the website.

Refreshing also, to see that such websites still exist. It means that the web 2.0 has not drain and silenced all possibilities.

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You can buy some kewl shirts and accessories too.

Heading out to elucidate what’s the latest concerning accident I had past September. There is still numbness, swelling, the scar of the open laceration still quite sensitive and gross nail growing after 2x surgery to derail infection.

X-Ray of my ‘alien’ right thumb. Was taken 3+ months after accident. Look at the tip you can still see the fracture. As Doc said: “It took a massive impact to smash the bone as that!”

Matthew Dent is a young freelance illustrator who draws happy-go-lucky little creatures. He works on a whole range of different briefs, from editorial illustrations, snowboards, T-shirts, programs to posters.

Now that’s a little mind boggling iPhone app (and iPad) game that I wanted to cover: Eliss a multi-touch marvel indeed! It’s very pretty, a multi-strategic level of challenges and definitely not easy!

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View the movie, download and get hours of fun ahead!

JD Hooge (x Second Story) founded Gridplane 10 yrs ago, to help big and small clients bring their stories to life. Gridplane specializes in unifying practical user interaction with engaging design to craft unique experiences. As you can see, the website is all about sobriety, light gray background and blue / black thumbnails, links, etc.

He is well-know for his extraordinary dataviz projects. No slowing down in sight for this interactive veteran.

Because Studio is the independent design practice of Loz Ives, a young chap from the north of England who has a keen eye for detail, simplicity and relevance within the work he produces.

Just LUV his print and branding portfolio!

iG Ad Campaign. The first campaign created by Lew’Lara/TBWA for IG (Internet Group) aims to advertise the women channel of the Brazilian portal. The Why Not? concept shows women versions of well-known public icons.

Totally rad!

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via: Eric Steuten

Re:design. Re:cycle. Re:purposed camera lens as bracelets. Discovered by destruction. re:vision’s Craig Arnold is a photographer who broke a lens and began designing a unique line of jewellery. Each cuff is one-of-a-kind. The cuffs listed here are sold-out.

Wow!

There ya go! Absolutely calorie-free, Sweet Chocolate Gift set PDF Felt Pattern for Valentine Day!

If you like to draw, as I do, one drawing a day keeps the trouble away or keeps you inspired or keeps your brain at the tip of your fingers. Self-assigned projects like ENCREetPAPIER, are proof of the difficulty and joy of doing so: some will be ok, other blah and other will be excellent.

Cute! Mimipong Tear Purses: “Although we might be on the road to economic recovery, it is better to be safe rather than sorry so it’s best to keep tabs on our spending.”

Vanishing Point is a sweet video in which music chords and even single notes are seamlessly syncopated with motion graphics. Produced by Bonsajo.

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via: Brian Hoff

The Superpunks photo essay by Jan van Holleben is one of many quirky, out there experiments he has done through the years. In this particular one (as in others as well), he takes unexpected daily objects and accessories and turns them into something else altogether.

Proof of a mind capable of conceptualizing forms and then finding the object that renders his vision.

This series of video explore the junction of skateboarding and design. Like — you know —no one wants a bland or blank board. Why so? View the episodes and find some simle, yet compelling insights.

Skate and Create broadcasted by Wieden + Kennedy.

Episodes: #1 – #2 – #3 – #4 – #6

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via: Jinx Skateboards

Pablo Lopez aka Holaskate hailing from Chile is simply terrific! His drawing and painting skills are through the roof! LUV his work!

214 Magazine is a large format magazine produced as part of London Fashion Week.
Photography by Mel Bles. Designed by Shaz Madani!

The Goteborg Opera house new website is a nice tour de force from FB (Forsman & Bodenfors from Sweden). The interface is enticing, navigation simple and detailed enough. Pick one of the featured shows, choose listen, and see what happens. Nice touch!

While browsing, each sections is well written and presented with photography and even video clips. For visitors and fans, easy to get tickets and even book a table for dinner.

Jorge Restrepo aka Wonksite is spearheading quite a career. From mix media, to illustration and photography, his style is eclectic, colorful and brimming with creative qualities.

Always lovely to see what he’s been up to.

Make room for the super heroes from Resoluut hailing from Amsterdam! The spanking new website is smartly designed and ads value to the service offering from this online communication group. They specializes in interactive interface design for websites, mobiles and touchscreens.

Hop over and see for yourself!

Hard Graft describes themselves as “purveyors of fine handmade lifestyle accessories” and no kidding, these are gorgeous! Simplicity, loads of pockets, very slick and neutral in colors.

Gotta luv these! And their website? Very nice too!

The extra talented Beata Szczecinska aka Cityabyss who has a penchant for integrating fashion, photography and design elements, has updated her website with loads of new work. Want to own some her original illustrations?

Visit her online shop.

Push over Bill! Keyboard Shortcut Skins for Macs by Photojojo! You know that photoshop whiz kid friend of yours? The one that plays his keyboard like a Steinway as he dodges and burns his way to photographic perfection?

That could be you!

Reserves just recently released four new typefaces, one of which is Sevigne, a highly refined couture inspired sans-serif which includes more than 130 unique ligatures.

Jessica Hische is a typographer (who prefers drawing a font from scratch is easier than scouring the Internet to find the right one) and illustrator working in Brooklyn, New York. She paid her dues working at a high profile shop (Louise Fili Ltd) and now is freelancing full-time with a scoreboard of impressive clients and recognitions as proof.

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You can do a virtual tour of her soho via Grain Edit.

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She runs the Daily Drop Cap which as name implies, a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap is posted daily.

Hapchanced on the FLIGHT 001 (pronounced flight one) Manhattan store years ago! The brand was conceived in 1998 aboard Air France flight 023 somewhere between New York and Paris. John Sencion and Brad John were two business travelers who had spent far too much time preparing for their trip envisioned a travel store as streamlined as flight itself.

When not curating the best travel products in the world, they continue to develop travel products for the world.

Onesidezero still revelling in cute monster illustrations and experimental designs.

Oh! Using quotes to create the letters ‘E’ and ‘B’ is a simple and brilliant identity solution that Mihail Mihaylov came up with for Eastside Bookshop. Luv the second level meaning inferred by quote marks which are the staple of story telling and writing in context.

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via: Design You Trust

Romain Lenancker created this paper installation for Amusement Magazine. Niiiice!

Can’t wait to see the new website for Part & Parcel, the creative agency of principals Damien Correll and Garrett Morin. They boast 10 years of combined experience, a like-minded network and a genuine love for their work. They also have the resources to fulfill creative needs from concept through production.

Stay tuned!

Designers United is a design team based in Greece. It that was brought into being by acclaimed art directors Dimitris koliadimas and Dimitris Papazoglou in order to engage visual research and systematic methodology into the design process. DU creates print and digital graphics that enable businesses, art institutions and other organizations to improve and strengthen their visual language.

Here’s a small sample of their diverse and supra nice work.

Jeffrey Bowman aka MrBowlegs shows the behind the scene of this Computer Arts projects installation to create the cover. We show it because we luv paper sculptures and DIY stuff.

Mysterious and exhuberant cornucopia of fish, seaweed, oddities and flowers details abound in Zhou Fan illustrations.

In late 2007, he was selected as one of the top 25 emerging Chinese artists (out of over 1300 applicants) at the Chinese Art Prize (CAP) and was given the special mention prize, which had never been awarded before. The Chinese Art Prize launched his career, and allowed him to gain much more exposure.

Big, bold graphics 2.0 web(site) redesign for SOFA who make some really good Mac and web applications from icons to entire interfaces.

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Interesting as well, to see how they came to and designed the Sofa Icon.

Luis Mallo oh so-so-so organized photography from the Open Secrets series, as if obsessing with backrooms grids.

Pouf it up by Camilla Hounsell Halvorsen who is a Master student in Design at Oslo National Academy of the Arts. The colourful Drops pouf consists of an inner tube covered with recycled upholstery material. The pouf has been inspired by the process behind making tassels. Drops pouf introduces elements of childish delight and colourfulness into the user’s everyday life.

Tom Lovell, a recent graphic design graduate, designed this astute mailer material for Ctrl+Alt+Shift (choose link), a charity wanting to raise awareness about the lack of money specifically raised for women in developing countries.

Won’t say more, see the solution he found! Hats off!

Peter Dahmen has created six diffierent paper sculptures pop-ups! Can you fathom the 3d vision one must possess to achieve something like this? And the patience to actually build these?

View the movie! Splendidly rendered!

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via: Designyoutrust

Must see collection of Web services covers therapy by Stéphane Massa-Bidal aka Rétrofuturs.

Now if you want to have a superb experience designing your own casing – head-on out to Case-Mate: I Make My Case. Right-on! Find an artist you like (from a decent roster), pick an available case or design yours from a blank with the bits and pieces supplied by each artist. Paint, colorize, mirror or kaleidoscope it in real time and.. the best part? Own it for a reasonable price.

Smart push stating how the artists would have done it, and you can buy pre-designed ones too.

The art of (magazine) cover designed by Gordon Reid! Rarely do we see the before and after. From shy it seems, to bold!

Hyperakt works with clients who fight for social justice, celebrate cultural diversity, advance the pursuit of knowledge, and share our entrepreneurial spirit. Their mission statement is as awe inspiring as their website and their work!

Now that is a really really perfect combination!

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Found this interesting blog entry More than Generally Dynamic posters designed by Erik Nitsche.

Totally rad promotional piece for the Sony Playstation Portable. Created at Mainframe along side Red Design and animated by Mutanthands. Luv the idea of transposing and constructing a real place to convey the virtual space. Also the superb props, stop motion and lighting all contribute to generating an outstanding concept.

Must see!

Trending? Another craze for miniatures? This time mid-century modern chairs as hand-made (in Montreal) bling: Tiny Little Chairs pendants by Bruxe design with Uranium.

View the lookbook.

Series of little people photography – wait till you see the scale of these! Baffling our sense and perception of reality.

Featured: Slinkachu (Italy + London)

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Featured: Slinkachu Clothes Line

Fun! Couldn’t resist playing the Verbatim monster building championship website. Think they can engage in some kind of a fight but just seeing the random assemblage was ample (fun) for me.

Create your own!

Bulldog develops a comprehensive rebranding program for an iconic Maltese brand: Calleja. View the case study! Indication of worthiness? Check the clever reversable posters they did!